2004 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 | 166.55 | 180.19 | 189.00 | 175.18 |
| 2 | Big 12 | 12 | 165.66 | 178.85 | 185.27 | 173.13 |
| 3 | ACC | 11 | 164.31 | 177.97 | 182.98 | 178.03 |
| 4 | Pac-10 | 10 | 162.20 | 175.95 | 181.74 | 176.59 |
| 5 | Big Ten | 11 | 151.50 | 158.17 | 165.86 | 151.70 |
| 6 | Big East | 7 | 141.38 | 143.19 | 144.99 | 144.66 |
| 7 | Mountain West | 8 | 140.04 | 140.61 | 140.73 | 152.22 |
| 8 | FBS Independents | 4 | 130.77 | 118.01 | 117.33 | 104.25 |
| 9 | Western Athletic | 10 | 125.06 | 116.54 | 117.13 | 124.96 |
| 10 | Conference USA | 11 | 124.08 | 115.79 | 116.58 | 126.54 |
| 11 | Sun Belt | 9 | 100.96 | 75.42 | 69.67 | 103.70 |
| 12 | Mid-American | 14 | 96.33 | 77.92 | 76.98 | 95.98 |