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2024 · through CFP Finals

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Conference USA was the 11th-ranked FBS conference in 2024 by average FanBoardHQ CFP rankings, with 0 teams in the top 25. Sam Houston led the conference, ranked 56th 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
Jacksonville State8165109-58-18.0
Sam Houston9643610-36-26.0
Western Kentucky907498-66-36.0
Liberty1046988-45-35.0
Louisiana Tech11710845-84-44.0
FIU10811554-83-53.0
UTEP12812573-93-53.0
Kennesaw State12913122-102-62.0
Middle Tennessee13212433-92-62.0
New Mexico State13012713-92-62.0

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.

Jacksonville StateSam HoustonWestern KentuckyLibertyLouisiana TechFIUUTEPKennesaw StateMiddle TennesseeNew Mexico State
Jacksonville StateL 11-21L 12-52L 21-31L 37-44L 31-34·L 24-63L 20-42L 13-54
Sam HoustonW 21-11W 31-14L 18-20L 3-9L 7-10L 21-41L 17-23·L 11-31
Western KentuckyW 52-12L 14-31W 38-21W 12-7·L 17-44L 14-31L 21-49L 28-41
LibertyW 31-21W 20-18L 21-38·L 24-31L 10-28W 27-24L 17-37L 24-30
Louisiana TechW 44-37W 9-3L 7-12·W 17-10L 10-14L 0-33L 21-48W 33-30
FIUW 34-31W 10-7·W 31-24L 10-17W 30-21W 27-26L 24-35L 13-34
UTEP·W 41-21W 44-17W 28-10W 14-10L 21-30L 35-43W 20-13L 35-42
Kennesaw StateW 63-24W 23-17W 31-14L 24-27W 33-0L 26-27W 43-35W 14-5·
Middle TennesseeW 42-20·W 49-21W 37-17W 48-21W 35-24L 13-20L 5-14W 36-21
New Mexico StateW 54-13W 31-11W 41-28W 30-24L 30-33W 34-13W 42-35·L 21-36
Exp. wins for a #25 team8.47.58.37.57.47.47.57.47.47.3
Conf. sched. difficulty rank10th6th9th8th4th5th7th2nd3rd1st
Projected conf. wins8.06.06.05.04.03.03.02.02.02.0
Conference record8-16-26-35-34-43-53-52-62-62-6

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
Jacksonville State0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%0.0%
Sam Houston0.0%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%0.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Liberty0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%—
Louisiana Tech0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%—
FIU0.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%—
UTEP0.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%—
Kennesaw State0.0%0.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%—
Middle Tennessee0.0%0.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%—
New Mexico State0.0%0.0%100.0%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
Jacksonville State7050528512010281
Sam Houston104110120361025896
Western Kentucky6113097871308290
Liberty1194410611190101104
Louisiana Tech126137130567280117
FIU831311225210791108
UTEP13012613211296114128
Kennesaw State128138134118132111129
Middle Tennessee99136124137131134132
New Mexico State137114131128121123130

Compare teams

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

OverallOffenseDefensePass ORush OPass DRush DTempo
Jacksonville StateSam Houston

Further from center = better (FBS percentile).

Quadrant records

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Overall
Jacksonville State0-10-00-29-29-5
Sam Houston0-00-11-19-110-3
Western Kentucky0-10-10-28-28-6
Liberty0-00-00-08-48-4
Louisiana Tech0-00-21-14-55-8
FIU0-10-00-14-64-8
UTEP0-10-10-13-63-9
Kennesaw State0-00-00-22-82-10
Middle Tennessee0-10-10-13-63-9
New Mexico State0-10-00-23-63-9

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 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8Week 9Week 10Week 11Week 12Week 13Week 14Week 15
Jacksonville State-42.5-11.5-11.77.610.04.9-6.11.5-9.7-11.52.8-5.728.3
Sam Houston16.2-25.01.9-4.83.32.3-27.5-8.3-10.6-20.2-13.5-12.4
Western Kentucky-24.24.517.3-1.27.62.713.5-9.4-7.4-21.4-25.2-4.3-38.3
Liberty-15.5-15.7-7.81.5-13.4-25.8-15.80.6-12.17.5-6.0
Louisiana Tech-21.7-12.9-34.8-18.82.6-24.4-21.2-10.5-7.41.0-12.32.9
FIU-3.916.7-33.1-18.9-6.6-9.3-27.4-10.8-3.5-3.5-23.4-16.7
UTEP-21.1-25.7-25.5-15.9-31.9-31.6-6.5-14.8-38.8-24.4-18.5-12.1
Kennesaw State-14.4-34.0-25.7-25.5-37.3-34.6-9.1-21.2-21.8-11.1-12.2-40.6
Middle Tennessee-13.6-22.7-53.9-31.4-13.5-45.4-18.4-26.3-12.5-40.7-46.6-24.1
New Mexico State-15.9-19.4-38.5-26.6-31.8-32.2-13.4-32.2-23.3-14.9-6.5-34.2