Conference Power Rankings: 2005 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS)

Final Standings: 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007

Rank	Conference	Score	OOC Record	# Teams	Best Team	Worst Team
1.	Big Ten Conference	601.79	31-10	11	#3 Penn State (11-1)	#106 Illinois (2-9)
2.	Big XII Conference	596.78	36-8	12	#1 Texas (13-0)	#91 Oklahoma State (4-7)
3.	Atlantic Coast Conference	581.17	32-12	12	#5 Virginia Tech (11-2)	#115 Duke (1-10)
4.	Pacific 10 Conference	559.98	26-10	10	#2 USC (12-1)	#102 Washington (2-9)
5.	Southeastern Conference	551.11	30-12	12	#8 Alabama (10-2)	#105 Ole Miss (3-8)
6.	Big East Conference	490.18	20-16	8	#7 West Virginia (11-1)	#112 Syracuse (1-10)
7.	Mountain West Conference	474.25	15-17	9	#6 TCU (11-1)	#109 UNLV (2-9)
8.	Division I-A Independents	446.44	18-22	4	#14 Notre Dame (9-3)	#116 Temple (0-11)
9.	Conference USA	441.71	18-24	12	#22 Tulsa (9-4)	#114 Tulane (2-9)
10.	Mid-American Conference	424.88	14-24	12	#25 Toledo (9-3)	#118 Kent State (1-10)
11.	Western Athletic Conference	388.13	10-24	9	#26 Nevada (9-3)	#119 New Mexico State (0-12)
12.	Sun Belt Conference	307.33	6-27	8	#73 UL Lafayette (6-5)	#111 FAU (2-9)