2002 Season
FBS Conference Rankings
Conference standings
12 conferences · six-team sample adjustment| Rank | Conference | Teams | Adjusted rating | Team average | Average raw points | Average strength |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SEC | 12 | 169.53 | 185.21 | 194.08 | 174.54 |
| 2 | Big Ten | 11 | 168.80 | 185.51 | 195.97 | 171.57 |
| 3 | Big 12 | 12 | 166.24 | 180.28 | 188.75 | 170.20 |
| 4 | Pac-10 | 10 | 162.72 | 177.45 | 185.24 | 169.69 |
| 5 | ACC | 9 | 161.33 | 176.77 | 184.80 | 170.52 |
| 6 | Big East | 8 | 161.24 | 178.55 | 188.68 | 166.75 |
| 7 | FBS Independents | 6 | 130.92 | 123.67 | 129.53 | 125.56 |
| 8 | Mountain West | 8 | 110.23 | 89.27 | 88.11 | 105.25 |
| 9 | Conference USA | 10 | 109.60 | 92.45 | 91.44 | 108.40 |
| 10 | Sun Belt | 7 | 105.56 | 77.61 | 72.10 | 112.17 |
| 11 | Western Athletic | 10 | 102.90 | 81.73 | 79.21 | 100.30 |
| 12 | Mid-American | 14 | 101.63 | 85.98 | 82.17 | 103.29 |