College Football Conference Standings
1973 Season · 13 conferences · 129 ranked teams
| Place | Conference | Teams | Avg Rating | Avg Rank | NOW | Record | Win % | Non-Conf | NC % | Top Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Eight | 8 | 2.213 | 33.4 | 190 | 53-33 | .616 | 27-7 | .794 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) #1 |
| 2 | SEC | 10 | 2.457 | 38.5 | 202 | 68-45 | .602 | 34-11 | .756 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) #5 |
| 3 | Mid-American | 6 | 2.659 | 43.7 | 105 | 41-23 | .641 | 26-8 | .765 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) #4 |
| 4 | Southwest Conference | 8 | 3.398 | 58.5 | 38 | 45-42 | .517 | 18-15 | .545 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) #9 |
| 5 | Big Ten | 10 | 3.800 | 67.1 | -9 | 52-56 | .481 | 13-17 | .433 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) #7 |
| 6 | Ivy League | 8 | 3.802 | 62.8 | -4 | 34-34 | .500 | 6-6 | .500 |  Harvard (HARVARD) #29 |
| 7 | Western Athletic | 8 | 3.905 | 66.4 | -14 | 44-46 | .489 | 17-19 | .472 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) #12 |
| 8 | Pac-12 | 8 | 4.100 | 69.0 | -30 | 40-48 | .455 | 12-20 | .375 |  USC #14 |
| 9 | FBS Independents | 36 | 4.256 | 71.6 | -80 | 194-194 | .500 | 194-194 | .500 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) #2 |
| 10 | ACC | 7 | 4.376 | 76.9 | -69 | 33-44 | .429 | 13-24 | .351 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) #16 |
| 11 | Southern Conference | 8 | 4.661 | 78.5 | -45 | 41-44 | .482 | 17-20 | .459 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) #18 |
| 12 | Pacific Coast Athletic | 5 | 4.948 | 75.0 | -11 | 24-25 | .490 | 16-17 | .485 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) #11 |
| 13 | Missouri Valley | 7 | 4.982 | 89.6 | -135 | 29-47 | .382 | 9-27 | .250 |  Tulsa (TULSA) #54 |
Conferences are ordered by average Power Up rating (lower is better). Non-conference records exclude games between members of the same conference. Click a conference for full standings.