Conference Summary

Conference Summary Table
Overall Bowls SRS Polls
Rk Conference Schs G W L Pct G W L Pct SRS SOS Pre Final Champion
1Big Ten Conference111277456.569743.5717.945.5855Northwestern, Ohio State
2Southeastern Conference121348158.5835501.0006.043.7055Florida
3Pacific-10 Conference101126253.539413.2505.523.9822Arizona State
4Big 12 Conference121357466.529523.4005.333.9464Texas
5Big East Conference8914845.516422.5002.952.9233Miami (FL), Syracuse, Virginia Tech
6Atlantic Coast Conference91005152.495413.2502.603.0232Florida State
7Conference USA6663235.478101.0001.502.4100Houston, Southern Mississippi
8Western Athletic Conference161849195.489211.500-3.66-2.4302BYU
9Independent111216657.537211.500-4.07-4.4512
10Big West Conference6672939.4261101.000-11.54-8.8000Nevada, Utah State
11Mid-American Conference101114765.420101.000-12.04-9.3000Ball State

Consensus All-Americans

  • * indicates unanimous selection

1996 Leaders