Which college football conferences won the most games against other conferences over 10 seasons?

Over the 10 seasons from 2016 to 2025, the SEC won 72.6% of its games against FBS teams from other conferences, bowls included, ahead of the Big Ten at 70.4% and the Big 12 at 63.0%. The Mid-American Conference won 27.2%. Teams count for the conference they were in each season, so realignment moves teams between bars; the Pac-12 counts through 2023, before most of its teams left. Games against lower-division (FCS) teams don't count.

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

  • SEC has the highest figure, 72.6%, followed by Big Ten (70.4%) and Big 12 (63%).
  • Mid-American has the lowest figure, 27.2%, followed by Conference USA (29.2%) and Sun Belt (39.3%).
  • The highest is 2.7 times the lowest.

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Conference Games won against FBS teams from other conferences (%)
SEC 72.6
Big Ten 70.4
Big 12 63
Pac-12 55.7
ACC 55.4
American Athletic 46.3
Mountain West 41.6
Sun Belt 39.3
Conference USA 29.2
Mid-American 27.2

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