Conference Index
Records do not reflect forfeits and vacated games.
Active Conferences
- SRS back to 1949-50
| Rk | Conference | From | To | W | L | W-L% | SRS | SOS | AP | NCAA | FF | NC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Athletic Conference | 2014 | 2024 | 2262 | 1751 | .564 | 6.37 | 4.12 | 17 | 27 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Atlantic Coast Conference | 1954 | 2024 | 12776 | 8304 | .606 | 10.76 | 6.83 | 209 | 267 | 50 | 15 |
| 3 | America East Conference | 1980 | 2024 | 5758 | 6378 | .474 | -7.34 | -5.41 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Atlantic 10 Conference | 1977 | 2024 | 9209 | 7998 | .535 | 3.38 | 2.66 | 36 | 121 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Atlantic Sun Conference | 1979 | 2024 | 6441 | 6862 | .484 | -7.71 | -5.20 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Big 12 Conference | 1997 | 2024 | 6257 | 4009 | .609 | 12.18 | 7.88 | 99 | 159 | 12 | 3 |
| 7 | Big East Conference | 1980 | 2024 | 10009 | 6592 | .603 | 11.04 | 7.34 | 148 | 242 | 25 | 11 |
| 8 | Big Sky Conference | 1964 | 2024 | 7537 | 7579 | .499 | -4.78 | -2.84 | 2 | 56 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Big South Conference | 1986 | 2024 | 5049 | 5544 | .477 | -9.65 | -6.45 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Big Ten Conference | 1899 | 2024 | 18415 | 13189 | .583 | 10.59 | 7.81 | 210 | 300 | 53 | 10 |
| 11 | Big West Conference | 1970 | 2024 | 7538 | 7283 | .509 | -0.75 | 0.19 | 22 | 65 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Coastal Athletic Association | 1980 | 2024 | 6591 | 6535 | .502 | -2.57 | -1.80 | 1 | 50 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Conference USA | 1996 | 2024 | 6406 | 5360 | .544 | 2.85 | 1.92 | 26 | 60 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | Horizon League | 1980 | 2024 | 6085 | 5973 | .505 | -1.46 | -0.62 | 7 | 51 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Independent | 1893 | 2024 | 67310 | 47918 | .584 | -2.71 | -1.10 | 156 | 260 | 37 | 6 |
| 16 | Ivy League | 1902 | 2024 | 10662 | 10471 | .505 | -6.05 | -4.35 | 13 | 77 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | 1982 | 2024 | 6047 | 6382 | .487 | -4.37 | -3.47 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Mid-American Conference | 1947 | 2024 | 10745 | 10214 | .513 | -1.23 | -0.36 | 8 | 76 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | 1972 | 2024 | 5944 | 8145 | .422 | -14.30 | -9.32 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Missouri Valley Conference | 1908 | 2024 | 13853 | 11662 | .543 | 3.46 | 2.75 | 61 | 109 | 18 | 4 |
| 21 | Mountain West Conference | 2000 | 2024 | 4367 | 3314 | .569 | 5.14 | 3.47 | 24 | 65 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Northeast Conference | 1980 | 2024 | 6196 | 7360 | .457 | -9.84 | -7.21 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Ohio Valley Conference | 1949 | 2024 | 8997 | 8914 | .502 | -5.57 | -3.65 | 13 | 71 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Pac-12 Conference | 1916 | 2024 | 16083 | 11881 | .575 | 8.40 | 6.32 | 129 | 217 | 35 | 15 |
| 25 | Patriot League | 1991 | 2024 | 4006 | 4536 | .469 | -7.77 | -5.76 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Southeastern Conference | 1933 | 2024 | 17071 | 12639 | .575 | 7.29 | 5.07 | 174 | 255 | 33 | 11 |
| 27 | Southern Conference | 1921 | 2024 | 15742 | 14984 | .512 | -6.35 | -4.14 | 27 | 77 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Southland Conference | 1969 | 2024 | 7188 | 7630 | .485 | -7.97 | -5.28 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Summit League | 1983 | 2024 | 5442 | 5702 | .488 | -5.24 | -3.22 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Sun Belt Conference | 1977 | 2024 | 7547 | 7127 | .514 | -1.84 | -1.28 | 7 | 62 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Southwest Athletic Conference | 1978 | 2024 | 5259 | 7239 | .421 | -14.24 | -8.97 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Western Athletic Conference | 1963 | 2024 | 9145 | 7582 | .547 | 2.47 | 1.98 | 38 | 100 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | West Coast Conference | 1953 | 2024 | 8866 | 7880 | .529 | -0.04 | 0.54 | 39 | 96 | 5 | 2 |
| Rk | Conference | From | To | W | L | W-L% | SRS | SOS | AP | NCAA | FF | NC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Athletic Conference | 2014 | 2024 | 2114 | 1779 | .543 | 7.53 | 5.88 | 13 | 21 | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | Atlantic Coast Conference | 1982 | 2024 | 8838 | 5695 | .608 | 14.09 | 9.14 | 150 | 225 | 24 | 3 |
| 3 | America East Conference | 1983 | 2024 | 4435 | 4849 | .478 | -9.63 | -6.13 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Atlantic 10 Conference | 1983 | 2024 | 7841 | 7272 | .519 | 0.52 | 0.94 | 29 | 94 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Atlantic Sun Conference | 1992 | 2024 | 4569 | 5124 | .471 | -9.22 | -5.45 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Big 12 Conference | 1997 | 2024 | 6073 | 3919 | .608 | 14.28 | 9.38 | 100 | 160 | 9 | 4 |
| 7 | Big East Conference | 1982 | 2024 | 8597 | 6563 | .567 | 9.55 | 6.93 | 85 | 163 | 26 | 9 |
| 8 | Big Sky Conference | 1989 | 2024 | 4786 | 5159 | .481 | -4.75 | -2.13 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Big South Conference | 1986 | 2024 | 4524 | 5350 | .458 | -13.76 | -9.60 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Big Ten Conference | 1982 | 2024 | 8567 | 6449 | .571 | 13.59 | 9.92 | 122 | 194 | 11 | 1 |
| 11 | Big West Conference | 1984 | 2024 | 5282 | 5837 | .475 | -3.40 | -0.53 | 17 | 50 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Coastal Athletic Association | 1984 | 2024 | 5991 | 5633 | .515 | -1.93 | -1.13 | 13 | 43 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Conference USA | 1996 | 2024 | 5902 | 5303 | .527 | -0.50 | -0.25 | 12 | 58 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Horizon League | 1987 | 2024 | 4885 | 5240 | .482 | -3.34 | -1.69 | 7 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Independent | 1982 | 2024 | 4912 | 6053 | .448 | -18.32 | -6.05 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | Ivy League | 1982 | 2024 | 4246 | 4730 | .473 | -3.66 | -2.03 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | 1982 | 2024 | 5661 | 6110 | .481 | -9.11 | -6.34 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Mid-American Conference | 1982 | 2024 | 7111 | 7066 | .502 | -0.28 | 0.16 | 5 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | 1982 | 2024 | 5372 | 6849 | .440 | -14.87 | -8.96 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Missouri Valley Conference | 1982 | 2024 | 6314 | 6259 | .502 | -0.28 | 1.39 | 10 | 56 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Mountain West Conference | 2000 | 2024 | 3849 | 3532 | .521 | -1.15 | 0.15 | 9 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Northeast Conference | 1983 | 2024 | 5148 | 6556 | .440 | -13.63 | -9.17 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Ohio Valley Conference | 1982 | 2024 | 5714 | 6386 | .472 | -9.05 | -5.59 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Pac-12 Conference | 1987 | 2024 | 7131 | 5320 | .573 | 15.20 | 11.58 | 103 | 160 | 20 | 3 |
| 25 | Patriot League | 1991 | 2024 | 3928 | 4443 | .469 | -8.22 | -5.40 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Southeastern Conference | 1982 | 2024 | 10347 | 5918 | .636 | 14.88 | 9.01 | 198 | 271 | 43 | 12 |
| 27 | Southern Conference | 1983 | 2024 | 5105 | 5285 | .491 | -8.63 | -5.61 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Southland Conference | 1982 | 2024 | 6071 | 6543 | .481 | -12.68 | -7.98 | 10 | 43 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Summit League | 1993 | 2024 | 4202 | 4593 | .478 | -3.71 | -1.14 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Sun Belt Conference | 1983 | 2024 | 6464 | 6020 | .518 | -5.51 | -3.97 | 25 | 60 | 8 | 1 |
| 31 | Southwest Athletic Conference | 1982 | 2024 | 4874 | 6268 | .437 | -17.73 | -9.54 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Western Athletic Conference | 1991 | 2024 | 4765 | 4928 | .492 | -6.63 | -3.57 | 8 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | West Coast Conference | 1986 | 2024 | 5067 | 4756 | .516 | 2.59 | 3.34 | 9 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
Defunct Conferences
- SRS back to 1949-50
| Rk | Conference | From | To | W | L | W-L% | SRS | SOS | AP | NCAA | FF | NC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American South Conference | 1988 | 1991 | 440 | 305 | .591 | 1.19 | -0.88 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | American West Conference | 1995 | 1996 | 77 | 144 | .348 | -12.45 | -3.66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Big Eight Conference | 1929 | 1996 | 7014 | 5520 | .560 | 7.16 | 5.61 | 69 | 105 | 20 | 2 |
| 4 | Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 1932 | 1962 | 2178 | 2099 | .509 | -10.01 | -7.12 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | East Coast Conference | 1959 | 1994 | 4562 | 4413 | .508 | -8.74 | -6.39 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Eastern Intercollegiate Conference | 1933 | 1939 | 438 | 341 | .562 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Great Midwest Conference | 1992 | 1995 | 483 | 312 | .608 | 10.86 | 5.51 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Great West Conference | 2010 | 2013 | 273 | 420 | .394 | -14.39 | -7.32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Gulf Star Conference | 1985 | 1987 | 164 | 223 | .424 | -10.46 | -6.59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Middle Atlantic States Conference North | 1946 | 1949 | 244 | 201 | .548 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | Metropolitan Collegiate Conference | 1966 | 1969 | 392 | 356 | .524 | -8.02 | -4.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference | 1976 | 1995 | 2466 | 1785 | .580 | 6.65 | 4.55 | 21 | 44 | 5 | 2 |
| 13 | Metropolitan New York Conference | 1934 | 1963 | 2196 | 1190 | .649 | 0.53 | 0.83 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | Middle Three Conference | 1943 | 1952 | 123 | 144 | .461 | -11.77 | -5.56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | New Jersey-New York 7 Conference | 1977 | 1979 | 165 | 169 | .494 | -1.53 | -0.08 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Northern California Conference | 1938 | 1939 | 106 | 90 | .541 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | Skyline Conference | 1911 | 1962 | 4227 | 3628 | .538 | -1.44 | -0.46 | 10 | 23 | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | Southwest Conference | 1915 | 1996 | 7892 | 6982 | .531 | 0.48 | 0.94 | 21 | 78 | 12 | 0 |
| 19 | Western New York Little Three Conference | 1947 | 1958 | 565 | 343 | .622 | 4.21 | 2.76 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Yankee Conference | 1938 | 1976 | 1917 | 1707 | .529 | -11.87 | -8.72 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Rk | Conference | From | To | W | L | W-L% | SRS | SOS | AP | NCAA | FF | NC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American South Conference | 1988 | 1991 | 365 | 329 | .526 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2 | American West Conference | 1995 | 1996 | 67 | 151 | .307 | 0 | |||||
| 3 | Big Eight Conference | 1982 | 1996 | 1968 | 1450 | .576 | 21 | 36 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | Cosmopolitan Conference | 1983 | 1986 | 276 | 291 | .487 | 0 | |||||
| 5 | East Coast Conference | 1982 | 1994 | 1006 | 1058 | .487 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | Great Midwest Conference | 1992 | 1995 | 358 | 384 | .482 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Great West Conference | 2010 | 2013 | 293 | 463 | .388 | -17.09 | -8.97 | 0 | |||
| 8 | Gulf Star Conference | 1985 | 1987 | 222 | 191 | .538 | 0 | |||||
| 9 | High Country Athletic Conference | 1982 | 1990 | 737 | 711 | .509 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | Intermountain Athletic Conference | 1982 | 1982 | 34 | 23 | .596 | 0 | |||||
| 11 | Middle Eastern College Association | 1987 | 1987 | 53 | 54 | .495 | 0 | |||||
| 12 | Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference | 1982 | 1995 | 1549 | 1316 | .541 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | Mountain West Athletic Conference | 1983 | 1988 | 689 | 610 | .530 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | Northern Pacific Conference | 1982 | 1986 | 547 | 474 | .536 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | North Star Conference | 1984 | 1992 | 838 | 942 | .471 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | Northern California Conference | 1982 | 1982 | 19 | 8 | .704 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | New South Women's Athletic Conference | 1986 | 1991 | 537 | 585 | .479 | 0 | |||||
| 18 | Northwest Basketball League | 1982 | 1982 | 72 | 37 | .661 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | Oil Country Athletic Conference | 1984 | 1985 | 75 | 93 | .446 | 0 | |||||
| 20 | Pacific West Conference | 1982 | 1986 | 652 | 416 | .610 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 21 | Seaboard Conference | 1985 | 1989 | 426 | 509 | .456 | 0 | |||||
| 22 | Southwest Conference | 1982 | 1996 | 1937 | 1606 | .547 | 21 | 33 | 3 | 2 |
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