2003 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 | 168.52 | 181.76 | 188.37 | 178.11 |
| 2 | Big 12 | 12 | 165.89 | 177.81 | 185.42 | 170.10 |
| 3 | Big Ten | 11 | 164.09 | 176.11 | 184.74 | 170.00 |
| 4 | ACC | 9 | 164.07 | 178.75 | 185.39 | 175.81 |
| 5 | Pac-10 | 10 | 158.85 | 168.93 | 173.72 | 168.70 |
| 6 | Big East | 8 | 157.75 | 169.52 | 183.46 | 154.82 |
| 7 | Mountain West | 8 | 138.10 | 135.14 | 136.37 | 139.35 |
| 8 | FBS Independents | 4 | 134.92 | 124.23 | 114.50 | 137.45 |
| 9 | Mid-American | 14 | 117.89 | 107.53 | 104.90 | 123.28 |
| 10 | Conference USA | 11 | 116.66 | 102.81 | 102.37 | 111.63 |
| 11 | Western Athletic | 10 | 115.36 | 99.34 | 96.56 | 116.29 |
| 12 | Sun Belt | 8 | 96.99 | 63.20 | 56.11 | 107.95 |