1997 Season
FBS Conference Rankings
Conference standings
11 conferences · six-team sample adjustment| Rank | Conference | Teams | Adjusted rating | Team average | Average raw points | Average strength |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SEC | 12 | 178.72 | 202.95 | 210.92 | 191.11 |
| 2 | Pac-10 | 10 | 162.37 | 181.64 | 187.96 | 174.51 |
| 3 | ACC | 9 | 150.30 | 163.67 | 170.20 | 157.91 |
| 4 | Big Ten | 11 | 146.62 | 155.56 | 161.87 | 151.76 |
| 5 | Big 12 | 12 | 141.97 | 147.83 | 149.40 | 152.76 |
| 6 | Conference USA | 7 | 114.80 | 101.56 | 101.63 | 114.16 |
| 7 | FBS Independents | 9 | 110.75 | 97.75 | 103.05 | 105.84 |
| 8 | Western Athletic | 16 | 108.15 | 99.86 | 101.34 | 107.83 |
| 9 | Big East | 8 | 107.41 | 90.29 | 87.89 | 110.42 |
| 10 | Mid-American | 12 | 106.04 | 93.94 | 92.47 | 109.58 |
| 11 | Big West | 6 | 93.39 | 56.54 | 54.23 | 80.32 |