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 | 2025 | 2325 | 1791 | .565 | 5.90 | 3.68 | 17 | 27 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Atlantic Coast Conference | 1954 | 2025 | 12873 | 8353 | .606 | 10.77 | 6.72 | 209 | 267 | 50 | 15 |
| 3 | America East Conference | 1980 | 2025 | 5796 | 6427 | .474 | -7.42 | -5.40 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Atlantic 10 Conference | 1977 | 2025 | 9290 | 8038 | .536 | 3.38 | 2.53 | 36 | 121 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Atlantic Sun Conference | 1979 | 2025 | 6479 | 6922 | .483 | -7.66 | -5.04 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Big 12 Conference | 1997 | 2025 | 6344 | 4038 | .611 | 12.38 | 7.61 | 99 | 159 | 12 | 3 |
| 7 | Big East Conference | 1980 | 2025 | 10076 | 6614 | .604 | 11.07 | 7.16 | 148 | 242 | 25 | 11 |
| 8 | Big Sky Conference | 1964 | 2025 | 7574 | 7620 | .498 | -4.75 | -2.74 | 2 | 56 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Big South Conference | 1986 | 2025 | 5095 | 5581 | .477 | -9.54 | -6.33 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Big Ten Conference | 1899 | 2025 | 18530 | 13218 | .584 | 10.72 | 7.69 | 210 | 300 | 53 | 10 |
| 11 | Big West Conference | 1970 | 2025 | 7588 | 7320 | .509 | -0.73 | 0.21 | 22 | 65 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Coastal Athletic Association | 1980 | 2025 | 6651 | 6594 | .502 | -2.64 | -1.80 | 1 | 50 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Conference USA | 1996 | 2025 | 6456 | 5389 | .545 | 2.79 | 1.87 | 26 | 60 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | Horizon League | 1980 | 2025 | 6127 | 6023 | .504 | -1.57 | -0.61 | 7 | 51 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Ivy League | 1902 | 2025 | 10699 | 10499 | .505 | -6.05 | -4.38 | 13 | 77 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | 1982 | 2025 | 6088 | 6441 | .486 | -4.58 | -3.47 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Mid-American Conference | 1947 | 2025 | 10795 | 10260 | .513 | -1.30 | -0.38 | 8 | 76 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | 1972 | 2025 | 5969 | 8193 | .421 | -14.31 | -9.20 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Missouri Valley Conference | 1908 | 2025 | 13909 | 11699 | .543 | 3.42 | 2.71 | 61 | 109 | 18 | 4 |
| 20 | Mountain West Conference | 2000 | 2025 | 4418 | 3346 | .569 | 5.21 | 3.43 | 24 | 65 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Northeast Conference | 1980 | 2025 | 6225 | 7413 | .456 | -9.89 | -7.07 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Ohio Valley Conference | 1949 | 2025 | 9033 | 8965 | .502 | -5.65 | -3.60 | 13 | 71 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Patriot League | 1991 | 2025 | 4042 | 4582 | .469 | -7.85 | -5.68 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Southeastern Conference | 1933 | 2025 | 17181 | 12656 | .576 | 7.51 | 5.03 | 174 | 255 | 33 | 11 |
| 25 | Southern Conference | 1921 | 2025 | 15789 | 15019 | .512 | -6.32 | -4.09 | 27 | 77 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | Southland Conference | 1969 | 2025 | 7226 | 7683 | .485 | -7.91 | -5.15 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Summit League | 1983 | 2025 | 5480 | 5742 | .488 | -5.27 | -3.16 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Sun Belt Conference | 1977 | 2025 | 7604 | 7184 | .514 | -1.93 | -1.29 | 7 | 62 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Southwest Athletic Conference | 1978 | 2025 | 5281 | 7313 | .419 | -14.26 | -8.54 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Western Athletic Conference | 1963 | 2025 | 9182 | 7623 | .546 | 2.38 | 1.97 | 38 | 100 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | West Coast Conference | 1953 | 2025 | 8919 | 7917 | .530 | 0.07 | 0.56 | 39 | 96 | 5 | 2 |
| Rk | Conference | From | To | W | L | W-L% | SRS | SOS | AP | NCAA | FF | NC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Athletic Conference | 2014 | 2025 | 2164 | 1826 | .542 | 6.95 | 5.44 | 13 | 21 | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | Atlantic Coast Conference | 1982 | 2025 | 8945 | 5731 | .609 | 14.42 | 8.70 | 150 | 225 | 24 | 3 |
| 3 | America East Conference | 1983 | 2025 | 4472 | 4889 | .478 | -9.54 | -6.11 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Atlantic 10 Conference | 1983 | 2025 | 7907 | 7327 | .519 | 0.44 | 0.63 | 29 | 94 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Atlantic Sun Conference | 1992 | 2025 | 4622 | 5161 | .472 | -9.19 | -5.31 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Big 12 Conference | 1997 | 2025 | 6177 | 3960 | .609 | 14.52 | 8.79 | 102 | 160 | 9 | 4 |
| 7 | Big East Conference | 1982 | 2025 | 8652 | 6591 | .568 | 9.61 | 6.81 | 85 | 163 | 26 | 9 |
| 8 | Big Sky Conference | 1989 | 2025 | 4828 | 5187 | .482 | -4.60 | -1.96 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Big South Conference | 1987 | 2025 | 4531 | 5394 | .457 | -14.04 | -9.30 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Big Ten Conference | 1982 | 2025 | 8729 | 6495 | .573 | 14.13 | 9.34 | 122 | 194 | 11 | 1 |
| 11 | Big West Conference | 1984 | 2025 | 5312 | 5885 | .474 | -3.83 | -0.45 | 17 | 50 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Coastal Athletic Association | 1984 | 2025 | 6030 | 5692 | .514 | -2.49 | -1.28 | 13 | 43 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Conference USA | 1996 | 2025 | 5943 | 5328 | .527 | -0.47 | -0.27 | 12 | 58 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Horizon League | 1987 | 2025 | 4917 | 5285 | .482 | -3.58 | -1.59 | 7 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Ivy League | 1982 | 2025 | 4281 | 4762 | .473 | -3.37 | -1.87 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | 1982 | 2025 | 5746 | 6221 | .480 | -9.30 | -6.09 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Mid-American Conference | 1982 | 2025 | 7193 | 7131 | .502 | -0.50 | 0.15 | 5 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | 1982 | 2025 | 5413 | 6903 | .440 | -14.91 | -8.58 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Missouri Valley Conference | 1982 | 2025 | 6356 | 6299 | .502 | -0.25 | 1.39 | 10 | 56 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Mountain West Conference | 2000 | 2025 | 3908 | 3566 | .523 | -1.02 | 0.07 | 8 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Northeast Conference | 1983 | 2025 | 5162 | 6615 | .438 | -14.11 | -8.77 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Ohio Valley Conference | 1982 | 2025 | 5790 | 6446 | .473 | -9.01 | -5.23 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Patriot League | 1991 | 2025 | 3970 | 4476 | .470 | -8.22 | -5.47 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Southeastern Conference | 1982 | 2025 | 10448 | 5946 | .637 | 15.51 | 8.60 | 198 | 271 | 43 | 12 |
| 25 | Southern Conference | 1982 | 2025 | 5155 | 5330 | .492 | -8.65 | -5.55 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Southland Conference | 1982 | 2025 | 6112 | 6585 | .481 | -12.31 | -7.21 | 10 | 43 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Summit League | 1993 | 2025 | 4237 | 4623 | .478 | -3.64 | -1.04 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Sun Belt Conference | 1983 | 2025 | 6515 | 6069 | .518 | -5.35 | -3.63 | 25 | 60 | 8 | 1 |
| 29 | Southwest Athletic Conference | 1982 | 2025 | 4952 | 6380 | .437 | -17.72 | -8.55 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Western Athletic Conference | 1991 | 2025 | 4803 | 4976 | .491 | -6.71 | -3.45 | 8 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | West Coast Conference | 1986 | 2025 | 5110 | 4793 | .516 | 2.31 | 3.26 | 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 | 7013 | 5521 | .560 | 7.16 | 5.61 | 69 | 105 | 20 | 2 |
| 4 | Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 1932 | 1962 | 2178 | 2093 | .510 | -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 | Independent | 1893 | 2024 | 67325 | 47925 | .584 | -2.71 | -1.10 | 156 | 260 | 37 | 6 |
| 11 | Middle Atlantic States Conference North | 1946 | 1949 | 244 | 201 | .548 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | Metropolitan Collegiate Conference | 1966 | 1969 | 392 | 356 | .524 | -8.02 | -4.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference | 1976 | 1995 | 2466 | 1785 | .580 | 6.65 | 4.55 | 21 | 44 | 5 | 2 |
| 14 | Metropolitan New York Conference | 1934 | 1963 | 2196 | 1190 | .649 | 0.53 | 0.83 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | Middle Three Conference | 1943 | 1952 | 123 | 144 | .461 | -11.77 | -5.56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | New Jersey-New York 7 Conference | 1977 | 1979 | 165 | 169 | .494 | -1.53 | -0.08 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Northern California Conference | 1938 | 1939 | 106 | 90 | .541 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | Pac-12 Conference | 1916 | 2024 | 16083 | 11881 | .575 | 8.40 | 6.32 | 129 | 217 | 35 | 15 |
| 19 | Skyline Conference | 1911 | 1962 | 4226 | 3630 | .538 | -1.44 | -0.46 | 10 | 23 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | Southwest Conference | 1915 | 1996 | 7892 | 6982 | .531 | 0.48 | 0.94 | 21 | 78 | 12 | 0 |
| 21 | Western New York Little Three Conference | 1947 | 1958 | 565 | 343 | .622 | 4.21 | 2.76 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | Big Eight Conference | 1982 | 1996 | 1995 | 1484 | .573 | 21 | 36 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | Cosmopolitan Conference | 1983 | 1987 | 327 | 426 | .434 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | East Coast Conference | 1982 | 1994 | 1033 | 1085 | .488 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Gulf Star Conference | 1985 | 1987 | 222 | 191 | .538 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | High Country Athletic Conference | 1982 | 1990 | 737 | 713 | .508 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | Intermountain Athletic Conference | 1982 | 1982 | 189 | 150 | .558 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | Independent | 1982 | 2024 | 6387 | 7366 | .464 | -18.35 | -5.66 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 1 |
| 12 | Middle Eastern College Association | 1987 | 1987 | 53 | 54 | .495 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference | 1982 | 1995 | 1549 | 1316 | .541 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | Mountain West Athletic Conference | 1982 | 1988 | 704 | 623 | .531 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | Northern Pacific Conference | 1982 | 1986 | 547 | 474 | .536 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | North Star Conference | 1984 | 1992 | 841 | 954 | .469 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | Northern California Conference | 1982 | 1982 | 57 | 34 | .626 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | New South Women's Athletic Conference | 1986 | 1991 | 537 | 585 | .479 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | Northwest Basketball League | 1982 | 1982 | 104 | 60 | .634 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | Oil Country Athletic Conference | 1984 | 1985 | 108 | 172 | .386 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | Pac-12 Conference | 1987 | 2024 | 7131 | 5320 | .573 | 15.20 | 11.58 | 103 | 160 | 20 | 3 |
| 22 | Pacific West Conference | 1982 | 1986 | 652 | 416 | .610 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 23 | Seaboard Conference | 1985 | 1989 | 463 | 557 | .454 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | Southwest Conference | 1982 | 1996 | 1990 | 1622 | .551 | 22 | 33 | 3 | 2 |
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