No Change for the Poor: SEC, Big 12 Remain 1-2 in Conference Strength

This weekend was full of upsets and poll-changing games.  However, most games are starting to be in conference—thus there will not be too many changes to conference strength.

The SEC and Big 12 maintain their 1-2 spots in conference strength.  The Big Ten stays at No. 3 as the ACC moves up to fourth.  The MWC holds off the Big East for fifth.

Some interesting records jump out though.  With Virginia Tech and Florida State obtaining wins, the ACC moves to 4-0 on the Big 12.  The Pac-10's struggles are mounting with a 0-3 record versus the Big 12 and a 1-5 mark against the MWC.

(I saw an error in my analysis and quickly edited this article.)

Conference strength through games played on Sept. 27, 2008

Rank	Conference	OOC Record	Rating
1	SEC	27-5	0.6655
2	Big 12	38-10	0.6471
3	Big 10	31-9	0.6185
4	ACC	26-10	0.6000
5	MWC	21-10	0.5763
6	Big East	20-11	0.5744
7	Pac-10	13-13	0.5472
8	WAC	15-16	0.4974
9	Independents	8-10	0.4829
10	Conference USA	16-21	0.4646
11	MAC	17-26	0.4526
12	Sun Belt	8-21	0.4046