Which college football conference wins the most games against other conferences?

In the season that ended in January 2026, the Big Ten won 74.1% of its games against FBS teams from other conferences, bowls included, ahead of the SEC at 72.9% and the Big 12 at 66.7%. The Mid-American won the fewest, 15.9%. Games against lower-division (FCS) teams don't count, independents such as Notre Dame aren't a conference, and conferences with fewer than 6 FBS teams that season, such as the Pac-12 in 2024 and 2025, are left out.

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Measure: Games won against FBS teams from other conferences (%). Written from the data below.

  • Big Ten has the highest figure, 74.1%, followed by SEC (72.9%) and Big 12 (66.7%).
  • Mid-American has the lowest figure, 15.9%, followed by Conference USA (29.5%) and Sun Belt (32%).
  • The highest is 4.7 times the lowest.

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Chartly. “Which college football conference wins the most games against other conferences?” Chart. Data: CollegeFootballData.com, college football games, https://collegefootballdata.com/ (data as of January 20, 2026). https://chart.ly/charts/college-football-conference-non-conference-wins (accessed November 5, 2026).

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Conference Games won against FBS teams from other conferences (%)
Big Ten 74.1
SEC 72.9
Big 12 66.7
American Athletic 54
ACC 53.1
Mountain West 37.2
Sun Belt 32
Conference USA 29.5
Mid-American 15.9

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