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Conference USA

2023 · through CFP Finals

Conference USA was the 10th-ranked FBS conference in 2023 by average FanBoardHQ CFP rankings, with 1 team in the top 25. Liberty led the conference, ranked 23rd in the FanBoardHQ CFP.

Projected Standings

Every member ordered by projected conference win total — per-game win probabilities combined across each team’s conference schedule. Click any column to re-sort.

TeamEfficiency rankSOR rankConf. sched. rankOverall recordConf. recordProj. conf. wins
Liberty3319913-19-09.0
New Mexico State8255810-57-27.0
Jacksonville State765369-46-26.0
Western Kentucky796078-55-35.0
Middle Tennessee9910634-83-53.0
Louisiana Tech12412413-92-62.0
Sam Houston11112523-92-62.0
UTEP11512253-92-62.0
FIU13211744-81-71.0

Head-to-head Schedule Comparison

Read a column top to bottom for that team’s full conference schedule — opponents (the rows) are ordered by projected conference wins, so you can see whether a team drew more of the top or the bottom of the league. Cell shade = margin; click a result for the game breakdown, a “Wk N” cell for the matchup projection.

Conference win total projections

Probability of each final conference win total, from per-game win probabilities combined across the schedule. Darker green = more likely; each team’s single most likely total is in bold.

Team0 wins1 win2 wins3 wins4 wins5 wins6 wins7 wins8 wins9 wins
Liberty0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%
New Mexico State0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%
Jacksonville State0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%
Western Kentucky0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Middle Tennessee0.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Louisiana Tech0.0%0.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Sam Houston0.0%0.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
UTEP0.0%0.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
FIU0.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%

Every model rank

Where each member sits in every FanBoardHQ model. Default order is projected conference wins; click any column to re-sort. Pass/Rush Eff blend EPA/play, success rate, and yards/play, standardized over the FBS field.

Offensive EffDefensive EffOverall Efficiency
TeamPass O EffRush O EffTotal Off EffPass D EffRush D EffTotal Def EffOverall Eff
Liberty828781039333
New Mexico State751172103668582
Jacksonville State124711118244076
Western Kentucky581195210611610179
Middle Tennessee10110210477567999
Louisiana Tech9512210099130130124
Sam Houston1231371281089274111
UTEP9811311783134115115
FIU13110113311973123132

Compare teams

Pick up to three teams to compare their strengths across every model.

OverallOffenseDefensePass ORush OPass DRush DTempo
LibertyNew Mexico State

Further from center = better (FBS percentile).

Quadrant records

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Overall
Liberty0-10-02-011-013-1
New Mexico State0-01-21-18-210-5
Jacksonville State0-00-20-29-09-4
Western Kentucky0-10-20-18-18-5
Middle Tennessee0-20-10-24-34-8
Louisiana Tech0-10-10-23-53-9
Sam Houston0-00-10-53-33-9
UTEP0-10-10-33-43-9
FIU0-00-10-24-54-8

Weekly GameScore Efficiency Rating

Each team's single-game GameScore, week by week — points better (or worse) than an average team, opponent-adjusted. Green = strong, red = weak, centered at 0. Click a week header to rank that week’s performances, or a cell for that game.

TeamWeek 0Week 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8Week 9Week 10Week 11Week 12Week 13Week 14
Liberty2.910.811.79.6-11.820.5-3.716.111.624.715.710.610.1
New Mexico State-38.1-10.6-6.2-0.1-13.7-10.48.513.1-10.6-5.613.532.2-3.2-5.5
Jacksonville State-14.0-3.2-12.0-1.2-9.14.8-14.6-3.63.9-1.319.5-4.3
Western Kentucky4.34.8-13.711.47.4-6.8-3.1-10.8-2.8-21.6-12.36.8
Middle Tennessee-18.216.2-6.4-21.2-19.7-16.5-13.14.0-7.57.5-15.3-14.2
Louisiana Tech-25.4-11.2-16.1-15.15.9-14.9-13.6-11.8-20.6-32.4-40.6
Sam Houston-11.5-6.2-33.0-7.47.3-26.4-26.7-20.5-25.50.9-4.8-8.0
UTEP-4.1-3.1-25.0-5.0-15.6-38.9-6.9-32.5-7.9-15.8-8.3-16.6
FIU-20.4-11.6-7.4-23.5-16.9-31.0-9.7-29.9-39.1-20.6-33.3