Sports Rivalries

Power Average=Average Conference Rankings (The lower the better)

NCAA Football Bowl Record History

Best Bowl Records

2015: Conference USA 5-1

2014: SEC 7-3

2013: WAC 2-0, Conference USA 4-1

2012: Big Twelve 6-2, MAC 4-1

2011: Mountain West 4-1

2010: Mountain West 4-1

2003: Big Ten 5-2

2010 Conference Re-Alignment

1-SEC-Southeastern (31.43): Bowl Record: 7-5

SEC over Big Ten (1-0): Alabama over Wisconsin

SEC over PAC-12 (1-0): Texas A&M over Arizona State

SEC over ACC (3-0): South Carolina over North Carolina, Auburn over Louisville, LSU over Syracuse

SEC over American Association (2-1): Missouri over Connecticut, South Carolina over Central Florida, Memphis State over Mississippi

SEC over Conference USA (6-0): Mississippi State over Southern Mississippi, Arkansas over UTEP, Alabama over Middle Tennessee, Vanderbilt over Middle Tennessee, Mississippi State over Louisiana Tech, LSU over Western Kentucky

SEC over Mountain West (3-0): Mississippi over Fresno State, Texas A&M over Nevada, Auburn over San Jose St.

SEC over Sunbelt (6-0): Florida over New Mexico St., Georgia over Louisiana-Monroe, Kentucky over Louisiana-Lafayette, Missouri over Arkansas State, Alabama over Louisiana-Monroe, Mississippi over New Mexico State

SEC over MAC (2-1): Tennessee over Bowling Green, Toledo over Arkansas, LSU over Eastern Michigan

2-PAC 12-Pacific Athletic Conference (39.67): Bowl Record: 5-3

PAC-12 over ACC (1-0): UCLA over Virginia

PAC-12 over Big 12 (1-0): California over Texas

PAC-12 over Mountain West (10-2): Hawaii over Colorado, Boise State over Washington, UCLA over UNLV, Arizona over Nevada, California over San Diego State, Utah over Utah State, Arizona State over New Mexico, Washington over Utah State, Colorado over Colorado State, Oregon St. over San Jose St., Washington St. over Wyoming, Utah over Fresno St.

PAC-12 over American Association (1-0): Stanford over Central Florida

PAC-12 even with Independents (1-0): UCLA over BYU, Notre Dame over USC

PAC-12 over MAC (1-0): Colorado over Massachusetts

PAC-12 over Conference USA (1-0): Arizona over Texas-San Antonio

PAC-12 over Sunbelt (3-0): USC over Arkansas St., USC over Idaho, Oregon over Georgia State

3-Big Ten (41.93): Bowl Record: 6-5

Big Ten over PAC-12 (3-2): Utah over Michigan, Northwestern over Stanford, Michigan over Oregon State, Michigan State over Oregon, Washington State over Rutgers

Big Ten even with Big 12 (2-2): TCU over Minnesota, Iowa over Iowa State, Rutgers over Kansas, West Virginia over Maryland

Big Ten over MAC (10-2): Illinois over Kent State, Michigan State over Western Michigan, Bowling Green over Maryland, Wisconsin over Miami-OH, Penn State over Buffalo, Minnesota over Kent State, Ohio State over Northern Illinois, Northwestern over Ball State, Michigan State over Central Michigan, Bowling Green over Purdue, Minnesota over Ohio Univ., Ohio State over Western Michigan

Big Ten over ACC (4-3): Ohio State over Virginia Tech, North Carolina over Illinois, Northwestern over Duke, Virginia Tech over Purdue, Miami-FL over Nebraska, Iowa over Pittsburgh, Indiana over Wake Forest

Big Ten over Mountain West (6-0): Ohio State over Hawaii, Minnesota over Colorado State, Michigan over UNLV, Michigan State over Air Force, Wisconsin over Hawaii, Penn State over San Diego State

Big Ten over Conference USA (4-1): Marshall over Purdue, Indiana over Florida International, Nebraska over Southern Mississippi, Iowa over North Texas St., Illinois over Middle Tennessee

Big Ten over Independents (2-1): BYU over Nebraska, Michigan over BYU, Penn State over Army

Big Ten over Sunbelt (3-0): Nebraska over South Alabama, Wisconsin over Troy State, Indiana over Western Kentucky

8-MAC-Mid-American (88.62): Bowl Record 2-3

MAC over Mountain West (2-1): Northern Illinois over UNLV, Eastern Michigan over Wyoming, Nevada over Buffalo

MAC over Conference USA (3-2): Ohio University over Marshall, Buffalo over Florida Atlantic, Marshall over Kent State, Western Kentucky over Miami-OH, Massachusetts over Florida International

MAC over Sunbelt (3-2): Ohio Univ. over Idaho, Georgia Southern over Western Michigan, Akron over Louisiana-Lafayette, Toledo over Arkansas State, Georgia State over Ball State

Independents (53.00): Bowl Record: 2-1

Independents over Big 12 (1-0): Notre Dame over Texas

Independents over American Association (4-1): Connecticut over Army, BYU over Connecticut, Notre Dame over Navy, BYU over East Carolina, BYU over Cincinnati

Independents over Mountain West (2-0): BYU over Boise State, Navy over Air Force

Independents over MAC (2-0): Army over Eastern Michigan, Notre Dame over Massachusetts

11-Sun Belt Conference (104.82): Bowl Record: 1-2

Sunbelt over Mountain West (2-0): South Alabama over San Diego St., Appalachian State over Wyoming

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