How good were the teams in conference play over the last five years? In the CFN 5-Year Program analysis, here are the rankings of the teams and how well they did in their respective leagues.
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Out of all 130 FBS college football teams, how do they rank when they have to crank up the conference action?
For the independents – like Notre Dame, BYU and Army – the overall record is counted like a conference record.
The league championship games aren’t a part of this – regular season conference records only – with the winning percentage the element of the Five-Year Program Analysis.
130 Kansas
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.067
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 130
5-Year Conference Record: 3-42
129 Rutgers
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.091
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 128
5-Year Conference Record: 4-40
T127 UTEP
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.150
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T117
5-Year Conference Record: 6-34
T127 Texas State
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.150
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T123
5-Year Conference Record: 6-34
126 UConn
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.175
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 126
5-Year Conference Record: 7-33
125 Oregon State
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.178
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 129
5-Year Conference Record: 8-37
124 East Carolina
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.200
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T108
5-Year Conference Record: 8-32
123 Arkansas
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.225
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T108
5-Year Conference Record: 9-31
T121 Maryland
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.227
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 107
5-Year Conference Record: 10-34
T121 Illinois
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.227
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 125
5-Year Conference Record: 10-34
T118 Rice
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.250
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T108
5-Year Conference Record: 10-30
T118 Ball State
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.250
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T121
5-Year Conference Record: 10-30
T118 Vanderbilt
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.250
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T123
5-Year Conference Record: 10-30
T115 Kent State
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.275
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 127
5-Year Conference Record: 11-29
T115 San Jose State
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.275
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T108
5-Year Conference Record: 11-29
T115 South Alabama
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.275
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T93
5-Year Conference Record: 11-29
114 UMass
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.288
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 115
5-Year Conference Record: 13-43
113 New Mexico State
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.292
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 113
5-Year Conference Record: 14-34
112 Purdue
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.318
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 116
5-Year Conference Record: 14-30
T108 Tulane
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.325
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T108
5-Year Conference Record: 13-27
T108 Charlotte
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.325
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T121
5-Year Conference Record: 13-27
T108 New Mexico
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.325
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T93
5-Year Conference Record: 13-27
T108 UNLV
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.325
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T108
5-Year Conference Record: 13-27
T105 Texas Tech
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.333
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T100
5-Year Conference Record: 15-30
T105 Arizona
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.333
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T83
5-Year Conference Record: 15-30
T105 Coastal Carolina
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.333
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T83
5-Year Conference Record: 10-20
104 Indiana
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.341
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 120
5-Year Conference Record: 15-29
NEXT: College Football Conference Winning Percentage Rankings: Top 100
T98 Tulsa
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.350
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T97
5-Year Conference Record: 14-26
T98 Boston College
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.350
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T97
5-Year Conference Record: 14-26
T98 Syracuse
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.350
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T102
5-Year Conference Record: 14-26
T98 Duke
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.350
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T88
5-Year Conference Record: 14-26
T98 Missouri
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.350
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T80
5-Year Conference Record: 14-26
T98 Ole Miss
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.350
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T86
5-Year Conference Record: 14-26
97 Colorado
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.356
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 114
5-Year Conference Record: 16-29
T93 Wake Forest
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.375
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T108
5-Year Conference Record: 15-25
T93 Old Dominion
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.375
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T72
5-Year Conference Record: 15-25
T93 Eastern Michigan
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.375
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T102
5-Year Conference Record: 15-25
T93 Hawaii
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.375
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T102
5-Year Conference Record: 15-25
92 California
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.378
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 96
5-Year Conference Record: 17-28
T84 Georgia Tech
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.400
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T64
5-Year Conference Record: 16-24
T84 UTSA
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.400
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T88
5-Year Conference Record: 16-24
T84 Akron
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.400
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T72
5-Year Conference Record: 16-24
T84 Bowling Green
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.400
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T72
5-Year Conference Record: 16-24
T84 UCLA
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.400
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T83
5-Year Conference Record: 18-27
T84 South Carolina
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.400
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T88
5-Year Conference Record: 16-24
T84 Tennessee
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.400
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T88
5-Year Conference Record: 16-24
T84 ULM
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.400
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T93
5-Year Conference Record: 16-24
83 Nebraska
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.409
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 78
5-Year Conference Record: 18-26
T81 Virginia
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.425
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T97
5-Year Conference Record: 17-23
T81 Georgia State
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.425
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T102
5-Year Conference Record: 17-23
80 Minnesota
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.432
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 92
5-Year Conference Record: 19-25
79 Iowa State
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.444
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T100
5-Year Conference Record: 20-25
NEXT: College Football Conference Winning Percentage Rankings: Top 75
T74 SMU
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.450
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T102
5-Year Conference Record: 18-22
T74 NC State
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.450
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T64
5-Year Conference Record: 18-22
T74 Fresno State
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.450
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T59
5-Year Conference Record: 18-22
T74 Kentucky
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.450
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T86
5-Year Conference Record: 18-22
T74 Mississippi State
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.450
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T59
5-Year Conference Record: 18-22
73 Arizona State
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.467
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T64
5-Year Conference Record: 21-24
T70 North Carolina
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.475
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T72
5-Year Conference Record: 19-21
T70 North Texas
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.475
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T80
5-Year Conference Record: 19-21
T70 Nevada
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.475
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T72
5-Year Conference Record: 19-21
T68 Baylor
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.489
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 71
5-Year Conference Record: 22-23
T68 Kansas State
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.489
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T57
5-Year Conference Record: 22-23
T65 Cincinnati
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.500
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T64
5-Year Conference Record: 20-20
T65 Buffalo
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.500
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 79
5-Year Conference Record: 20-20
T65 Colorado State
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.500
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T49
5-Year Conference Record: 20-20
T59 Florida State
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.525
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T34
5-Year Conference Record: 21-19
T59 Louisville
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.525
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T59
5-Year Conference Record: 21-19
T59 FIU
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.525
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T59
5-Year Conference Record: 21-19
T59 Central Michigan
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.525
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T64
5-Year Conference Record: 21-19
T59 Wyoming
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.525
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T72
5-Year Conference Record: 21-19
T59 Texas A&M
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.525
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T64
5-Year Conference Record: 21-19
58 Texas
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.533
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T57
5-Year Conference Record: 24-21
57 Michigan State
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.545
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T31
5-Year Conference Record: 24-20
56 Auburn
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.550
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T59
5-Year Conference Record: 22-18
55 BYU
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.554
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 53
5-Year Conference Record: 36-29
T53 TCU
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.556
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T25
5-Year Conference Record: 25-20
T53 West Virginia
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.556
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T42
5-Year Conference Record: 25-20
52 Liberty
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.561
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 48
5-Year Conference Record: 23-18
51 Army
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.563
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T54
5-Year Conference Record: 36-28
NEXT: College Football Conference Winning Percentage Rankings: Top 50
T48 Florida Atlantic
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.575
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T80
5-Year Conference Record: 23-17
T48 Utah State
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.575
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T49
5-Year Conference Record: 23-17
T48 Georgia Southern
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.575
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T28
5-Year Conference Record: 23-17
47 Oregon
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.578
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 47
5-Year Conference Record: 26-19
T40 Houston
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.600
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T25
5-Year Conference Record: 27-18
T40 USF
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.600
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T34
5-Year Conference Record: 24-16
T40 Pitt
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.600
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T42
5-Year Conference Record: 24-16
T40 Virginia Tech
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.600
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 56
5-Year Conference Record: 24-16
T40 Marshall
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.600
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T34
5-Year Conference Record: 24-16
T40 Miami Univ.
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.600
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T64
5-Year Conference Record: 24-16
T40 Louisiana
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.600
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T42
5-Year Conference Record: 24-16
39 Northwestern
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.614
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T23
5-Year Conference Record: 27-17
T37 Oklahoma State
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.622
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T42
5-Year Conference Record: 28-17
T37 Utah
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.622
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T54
5-Year Conference Record: 28-17
T34 Miami
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.625
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T42
5-Year Conference Record: 25-15
T34 Middle Tennessee
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.625
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T21
5-Year Conference Record: 25-15
T34 Air Force
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.625
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T49
5-Year Conference Record: 25-15
33 Washington State
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.644
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T40
5-Year Conference Record: 29-16
T31 UCF
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.650
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T21
5-Year Conference Record: 26-14
T31 Troy
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.650
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T28
5-Year Conference Record: 26-14
30 Iowa
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.659
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T31
5-Year Conference Record: 29-15
T28 Stanford
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.667
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 16
5-Year Conference Record: 30-15
T28 Washington
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.667
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T25
5-Year Conference Record: 30-15
NEXT: College Football Conference Winning Percentage Rankings: Top 20
T20 Navy
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.675
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T40
5-Year Conference Record: 27-13
T20 WKU
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.675
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T34
5-Year Conference Record: 27-13
T20 Louisiana Tech
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.675
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 18
5-Year Conference Record: 27-13
T20 Southern Miss
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.675
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T49
5-Year Conference Record: 27-13
T20 Ohio
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.675
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T28
5-Year Conference Record: 27-13
T20 Northern Illinois
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.675
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 10
5-Year Conference Record: 27-13
T20 Toledo
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.675
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 8
5-Year Conference Record: 27-13
T20 Florida
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.675
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T34
5-Year Conference Record: 27-13
19 Western Michigan
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.700
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T11
5-Year Conference Record: 28-12
18 USC
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.711
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 19
5-Year Conference Record: 32-13
T15 Memphis
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.725
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T11
5-Year Conference Record: 29-11
T15 San Diego State
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.725
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T11
5-Year Conference Record: 29-11
T15 LSU
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.725
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T34
5-Year Conference Record: 29-11
T13 Michigan
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.727
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T23
5-Year Conference Record: 32-12
T13 Penn State
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.727
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T31
5-Year Conference Record: 32-12
12 Notre Dame
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.734
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 20
5-Year Conference Record: 47-17
NEXT: College Football Conference Winning Percentage Rankings: Top 10
T10 Temple
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.750
2019: 5-3
2018: 7-1
2017: 4-4
2016: 7-1
2015: 7-1
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T11
5-Year Conference Record: 30-10
T10 Georgia
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.750
2019: 7-1
2018: 7-1
2017: 7-1
2016: 4-4
2015: 5-3
2019 Ranking (2018 season): T11
5-Year Conference Record: 30-10
9 Wisconsin
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.773
2019: 7-2
2018: 5-4
2017: 9-0
2016: 7-2
2015: 6-2
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 7
5-Year Conference Record: 34-10
8 Arkansas State
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.775
2019: 5-3
2018: 5-3
2017: 6-2
2016: 7-1
2015: 8-0
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 9
5-Year Conference Record: 31-9
7 UAB
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.792
2019: 6-2
2018: 7-1
2017: 7-1
2016: Didn’t Play
2015: Didn’t Play
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 17
5-Year Conference Record: 19-5
6 Boise State
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.825
2019: 8-0
2018: 7-1
2017: 7-1
2016: 6-2
2015: 5-3
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 6
5-Year Conference Record: 33-7
5 Appalachian State
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.875
2019: 7-1
2018: 7-1
2017: 7-1
2016: 7-1
2015: 7-1
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 4
5-Year Conference Record: 35-5
4 Alabama
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.900
2019: 6-2
2018: 8-0
2017: 7-1
2016: 8-0
2015: 7-1
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 1
5-Year Conference Record: 36-4
3 Ohio State
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.909
2019: 9-0
2018: 8-1
2017: 8-1
2016: 8-1
2015: 7-1
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 2
5-Year Conference Record: 40-4
2 Oklahoma
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.911
2019: 8-1
2018: 8-1
2017: 8-1
2016: 9-0
2015: 8-1
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 5
5-Year Conference Record: 41-4
1 Clemson
5-Year Conference Win %: 0.950
2019: 8-0
2018: 8-0
2017: 7-1
2016: 7-1
2015: 8-0
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 3
5-Year Conference Record: 38-2
