Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Updated: July 21, 1:23 PM ET
AQ evaluation data, 2004-2007
1. Average rank of highest-ranked team in BCS Standings
1. Pac-12..........................................3.5
2. Southeastern................................3.5
3. Big Ten..........................................4.25
4. Big 12............................................4.5
5. Atlantic Coast................................8.25
6. Big East.........................................9.0
7. Mountain West............................14.25
8. Western Athletic..........................16.75
9. Conference USA...........................40.975
10. Mid-American..............................55.25
11. Sun Belt......................................68.625
2. Average conference ranking (ranking of all teams in the conference by the six computers)
1. Pac-12...........................................40.17
2. Southeastern................................40.65
3. Big 12...........................................42.38
4. Atlantic Coast...............................42.47
5. Big Ten.........................................42.65
6. Big East........................................46.76
7. Mountain West..............................67.46
8. Western Athletic............................76.36
9. Conference USA.............................81.41
10. Mid-American...............................89.82
11. Sun Belt.......................................93.52
3. Adjusted Top 25 performance ranking (number of teams in top 25 of BCS standings, as a percentage of the top conference)
1. Southeastern..................................100.00%
2. Big Ten............................................78.35%
3. Pac-12.............................................66.29%
4. Big 12..............................................64.29%
5. Atlantic Coast..................................57.14%
6. Big East...........................................49.11%
7. Western Athletic..............................22.32%
8. Mountain West................................20.09%
9. Conference USA.................................0.00%
10. Mid-American....................................0.00%
11. Sun Belt............................................0.00%
Threshold for annual automatic qualification: top six in rankings No. 1 and No. 2 and top 50 percent in No. 3.
Threshold to be considered by the Presidential Oversight Committee for a waiver: top six in Nos. 1 and 2 rankings, or top five in one and top seven in the other, and top 33.3 percent in No. 3.
