2012 CONFERENCE FORECAST = KCFR Projected Standings
POWER = preseason power rating ( not adjusted for partial season suspensions )
HOME = home field advantage (computed from 10-year attendance, W/L and ATS record)
AWAY = non-home adjustment (red indicates negative value) (10 year records)
H 2 H = head-to-head results of Power and Home/Away applied to 2012 schedule
PROB = average of winning probability percentage for each conference game
rating = combination of H2H and PROB adjusted for 25% chance of upset
"ACC Atlantic" POWER HOME AWAY H 2 H PROB rating
Florida State  86.99 4.22 0.39 7 - 1 66% 0.820
Clemson  87.28 5.04 0.16 7 - 1 64% 0.815
North Carolina State 78.52 3.98 0.08 5 - 3 55% 0.606
Wake Forest  67.15 3.59 0.29 3 - 5 41% 0.384
Boston College  69.73 4.08 0.67 2 - 6 44% 0.298
Maryland  58.54 3.76 0.18 0 - 8 31% 0.077
 
"ACC Coastal" POWER HOME AWAY H 2 H PROB rating
Virginia Tech 86.27 5.14 1.56 7 - 1 62% 0.810
North Carolina  77.53 3.65 0.11 6 - 2 56% 0.702
Virginia  75.53 4.59 0.54 5 - 3 54% 0.603
Georgia Tech  75.68 3.96 0.76 5 - 3 52% 0.599
Duke  69.73 2.01 0.25 1 - 7 41% 0.196
Miami-Florida 63.42 3.47 0.62 0 - 8 36% 0.089
 
"BIG EAST" POWER HOME AWAY H 2 H PROB rating
Rutgers  83.61 4.06 0.31 7 - 0 60% 0.901
Louisville  78.00 4.31 0.87 6 - 1 55% 0.782
Cincinnati  76.63 4.31 0.32 5 - 2 54% 0.670
South Florida  74.00 4.09 0.26 4 - 3 51% 0.555
Pittsburgh  72.59 4.22 0.60 2 - 5 48% 0.334
Connecticut  71.58 4.83 0.08 2 - 5 47% 0.331
Syracuse 69.29 3.48 0.70 2 - 5 44% 0.325
Temple  67.17 3.69 0.21 0 - 7 41% 0.103
 
"BIG 10 Leaders" POWER HOME AWAY H 2 H PROB rating
Wisconsin  90.74 5.53 0.38 7 - 1 67% 0.823
Illinois  77.37 3.28 0.53 5 - 3 52% 0.598
Penn State  73.78 5.10 0.14 3 - 5 52% 0.411
Purdue  75.26 3.96 0.19 3 - 5 49% 0.404
Ohio State  74.30 6.33 1.07 3 - 5 45% 0.393
Indiana  54.49 3.32 1.38 0 - 8 25% 0.064
 
"BIG 10 Legends" POWER HOME AWAY H 2 H PROB rating
Michigan 95.29 5.05 0.19 8 - 0 70% 0.924
Michigan State  89.66 4.06 0.24 6 - 2 64% 0.722
Nebraska  88.12 4.87 0.14 6 - 2 59% 0.711
Iowa  72.21 5.60 0.03 5 - 3 47% 0.586
Northwestern  66.89 3.21 0.38 1 - 7 40% 0.193
Minnesota  63.79 3.60 0.15 1 - 7 31% 0.172
 
"BIG 12" POWER HOME AWAY H 2 H PROB rating
Oklahoma  94.74 6.00 0.46 9 - 0 61% 0.904
Oklahoma State 99.21 5.21 0.77 8 - 1 67% 0.833
West Virginia  90.30 4.43 1.62 6 - 3 57% 0.642
Texas  87.87 5.29 1.52 6 - 3 54% 0.635
Baylor  87.85 3.58 0.68 5 - 4 52% 0.546
Kansas State  88.42 4.45 0.02 4 - 5 53% 0.465
T C U 85.52 5.26 0.65 4 - 5 51% 0.460
Iowa State  77.77 4.04 0.84 2 - 7 41% 0.270
Texas Tech  78.57 5.09 0.02 1 - 8 43% 0.190
Kansas  60.88 4.17 0.77 0 - 9 22% 0.054
 
"C-USA East" POWER HOME AWAY H 2 H PROB rating
Southern Mississippi 80.79 4.22 0.50 8 - 0 68% 0.921
East Carolina  68.01 4.45 0.26 5 - 3 53% 0.601
Marshall 72.39 4.24 1.14 4 - 4 54% 0.509
Central Florida  68.59 4.08 0.17 4 - 4 52% 0.504
U A B  54.70 3.34 0.64 1 - 7 34% 0.180
Memphis  45.62 2.67 0.65 0 - 8 28% 0.071
 
"C-USA West" POWER HOME AWAY H 2 H PROB rating
Houston  88.59 4.34 0.08 8 - 0 73% 0.934
Tulsa  80.16 4.00 0.40 7 - 1 64% 0.815
S M U  71.86 2.80 0.84 4 - 4 53% 0.508
Texas-El Paso  65.13 3.33 0.30 3 - 5 43% 0.389
Rice  60.42 4.29 0.79 2 - 6 40% 0.288
Tulane  55.29 2.28 0.46 2 - 6 38% 0.282
 
"MID-AMERICAN East" POWER HOME AWAY H 2 H PROB rating
Ohio 76.36 4.06 0.10 8 - 0 67% 0.916
Bowling Green  70.29 3.18 0.62 6 - 2 58% 0.708
Miami-Ohio 66.77 3.61 0.30 6 - 2 56% 0.703
Kent State  67.63 2.80 0.64 4 - 4 54% 0.510
Massachusetts 51.60 4.05 0.21 2 - 6 38% 0.282
Buffalo  54.85 2.35 0.51 0 - 8 35% 0.088
Akron  38.08 2.92 0.77 0 - 8 19% 0.047
 
"MID-AMERICAN West" POWER HOME AWAY H 2 H PROB rating
Northern Illinois  76.89 4.42 0.73 8 - 0 68% 0.920
Toledo  75.11 4.73 0.38 7 - 1 63% 0.814
Western Michigan  67.62 3.12 0.15 4 - 4 52% 0.506
Ball State  66.90 3.10 0.55 3 - 5 47% 0.399
Central Michigan  62.11 3.92 0.43 2 - 6 48% 0.308
Eastern Michigan  65.70 2.14 0.63 2 - 6 45% 0.299
 
"MOUNTAIN WEST" POWER HOME AWAY H 2 H PROB rating
Boise State  81.53 5.11 1.67 8 - 0 72% 0.931
Nevada  70.06 4.68 0.21 7 - 1 57% 0.798
Wyoming  71.76 3.39 0.54 6 - 2 58% 0.708
San Diego State 70.94 3.94 0.57 5 - 3 57% 0.610
Fresno State  67.29 3.04 0.43 4 - 4 53% 0.508
Air Force  58.54 3.65 0.46 4 - 4 50% 0.500
Colorado State  53.49 3.48 1.01 3 - 5 39% 0.379
Hawaii 56.63 4.22 0.05 2 - 6 44% 0.297
U N L V  53.24 2.89 1.82 1 - 7 38% 0.188
New Mexico  46.85 3.07 0.00 0 - 8 32% 0.080
 
"PACIFIC 12 North" POWER HOME AWAY H 2 H PROB rating
Oregon  97.89 5.42 1.06 8 - 1 72% 0.847
Stanford  92.56 4.32 0.05 7 - 2 63% 0.741
California  80.68 4.78 0.09 5 - 4 48% 0.538
Washington  78.91 3.23 0.91 4 - 5 47% 0.451
Oregon State  73.44 4.32 0.22 3 - 6 44% 0.360
Washington State  65.38 3.09 0.18 1 - 8 37% 0.176
 
"PACIFIC 12 South" POWER HOME AWAY H 2 H PROB rating
U S C  101.54 5.67 1.08 9 - 0 71% 0.927
Utah  83.24 4.90 0.84 7 - 2 58% 0.729
U C L A  83.08 4.94 0.51 6 - 3 57% 0.642
Arizona State  67.10 4.76 0.53 2 - 7 37% 0.259
Arizona  68.72 3.82 0.79 2 - 7 37% 0.258
Colorado 60.82 4.06 1.06 0 - 9 29% 0.072
 
"SEC East" POWER HOME AWAY H 2 H PROB rating
Georgia  92.05 5.17 1.22 7 - 1 63% 0.813
South Carolina  90.79 4.53 0.27 7 - 1 56% 0.796
Vanderbilt  82.33 2.83 0.15 5 - 3 51% 0.596
Tennessee  80.00 4.42 0.79 4 - 4 47% 0.493
Missouri  83.87 4.70 0.18 3 - 5 50% 0.407
Florida  78.87 5.17 0.55 1 - 7 45% 0.207
Kentucky  67.60 4.11 0.03 0 - 8 33% 0.082
 
"SEC West" POWER HOME AWAY H 2 H PROB rating
L S U  100.78 5.09 1.22 8 - 0 67% 0.918
Alabama  97.43 4.86 1.30 7 - 1 66% 0.820
Arkansas  93.52 4.81 0.37 5 - 3 61% 0.622
Texas A&M  81.33 4.73 0.65 4 - 4 47% 0.491
Auburn  84.27 5.19 0.57 3 - 5 49% 0.405
Mississippi State 73.11 3.20 0.73 2 - 6 38% 0.283
Mississippi  65.73 3.89 0.64 0 - 8 27% 0.067
 
"SUN BELT" POWER HOME AWAY H 2 H PROB rating
La-Lafayette  72.60 3.37 0.29 8 - 0 60% 0.900
Florida Int'l 73.53 3.14 0.39 7 - 1 62% 0.812
Arkansas State  72.06 4.35 0.69 6 - 2 59% 0.710
Western Kentucky  71.29 3.15 0.76 5 - 3 59% 0.617
North Texas 62.30 2.98 0.45 4 - 4 51% 0.503
La-Monroe  61.94 3.19 0.08 4 - 4 49% 0.497
South Alabama 56.34 3.80 0.30 3 - 5 45% 0.393
Troy  57.78 4.60 0.19 2 - 6 45% 0.301
Middle Tennessee  49.12 3.07 0.09 1 - 7 36% 0.184
Florida Atlantic  46.86 2.40 0.69 0 - 8 33% 0.083
 
"WESTERN ATHLETIC" POWER HOME AWAY H 2 H PROB rating
Louisiana Tech 78.71 4.29 0.82 6 - 0 72% 0.931
Utah State 69.40 3.20 0.63 5 - 1 61% 0.777
San Jose State  64.72 3.76 0.72 4 - 2 56% 0.639
Texas State 54.59 3.57 0.21 2 - 4 44% 0.360
Idaho  48.79 2.78 0.87 2 - 4 37% 0.341
U T S A 52.19 3.82 1.04 1 - 5 41% 0.227
New Mexico State  51.38 2.69 1.01 1 - 5 40% 0.224
 
"FBS Independents" POWER HOME AWAY H 2 H PROB rating
Army  63.92 2.28 0.35 0 - 1 n/a n/a
Brigham Young  84.36 4.54 0.56 0 - 1 n/a n/a
Navy  63.18 3.58 1.15 1 - 1 n/a n/a
Notre Dame 82.14 3.97 0.68 2 - 0 n/a n/a
"BIG SKY" POWER HOME AWAY H 2 H PROB rating
Montana State 71.06 3.41 0.19 8 - 0 68% 0.919
Eastern Washington 66.83 3.29 0.24 7 - 1 60% 0.805
Weber State 60.93 2.99 0.12 7 - 1 59% 0.803
North Dakota 57.95 3.46 0.30 6 - 2 53% 0.695
Cal Poly 55.39 3.44 0.08 5 - 3 55% 0.606
Northern Arizona 53.55 2.98 0.07 5 - 3 52% 0.598
Montana 59.45 3.74 0.71 4 - 4 55% 0.512
UC-Davis 56.56 3.11 0.10 4 - 4 51% 0.501
Portland State 53.34 2.90 0.29 3 - 5 49% 0.403
Idaho State 42.66 2.67 0.68 2 - 6 40% 0.287
Southern Utah 54.53 2.69 0.51 1 - 7 45% 0.207
Sacramento State 45.36 2.68 0.43 0 - 8 37% 0.092
Northern Colorado 35.75 2.34 0.44 0 - 8 28% 0.071
 
"BIG SOUTH" POWER HOME AWAY H 2 H PROB rating
Stony Brook 64.73 3.30 0.04 6 - 0 73% 0.934
Coastal Carolina 53.88 3.25 0.27 5 - 1 61% 0.778
Liberty 50.72 3.30 0.09 4 - 2 57% 0.643
Gardner-Webb 42.05 2.98 0.02 3 - 3 47% 0.492
Presbyterian 43.48 2.91 0.12 2 - 4 49% 0.371
Charleston Southern 31.32 2.71 0.39 1 - 5 34% 0.210
V M I 27.43 2.30 0.60 0 - 6 29% 0.073
 
"COLONIAL" POWER HOME AWAY H 2 H PROB rating
Towson 69.75 2.62 0.23 8 - 0 64% 0.909
Old Dominion 66.99 3.35 1.05 7 - 1 64% 0.816
James Madison 63.89 3.62 0.36 6 - 2 64% 0.722
New Hampshire 63.32 3.45 0.34 6 - 2 62% 0.716
Delaware 60.22 3.45 0.17 5 - 3 57% 0.611
Maine 59.67 3.01 0.16 4 - 4 56% 0.516
Villanova 46.96 3.26 0.33 3 - 5 43% 0.389
William & Mary 48.47 3.14 0.18 2 - 6 41% 0.290
Richmond 38.76 2.92 0.28 1 - 7 36% 0.183
Georgia State 38.11 2.79 0.75 1 - 7 34% 0.180
Rhode Island 35.41 2.40 0.55 1 - 7 30% 0.168
 
"IVY LEAGUE" POWER HOME AWAY H 2 H PROB rating
Harvard 63.45 3.58 0.83 7 - 0 77% 0.941
Cornell 49.18 2.55 0.37 6 - 1 60% 0.792
Brown 44.69 2.92 0.20 4 - 3 55% 0.567
Pennsylvania 42.26 3.27 0.64 4 - 3 52% 0.559
Yale 42.35 3.17 0.48 4 - 3 52% 0.559
Dartmouth 33.04 2.31 0.54 2 - 5 40% 0.315
Princeton 26.38 2.45 0.01 1 - 6 34% 0.192
Columbia 23.72 2.09 0.64 0 - 7 30% 0.076
 
"MID-EASTERN" POWER HOME AWAY H 2 H PROB rating
South Carolina State 49.27 3.68 0.61 8 - 0 64% 0.910
Bethune-Cookman 49.92 3.06 0.61 7 - 1 62% 0.812
Norfolk State 49.64 2.86 0.19 6 - 2 61% 0.714
North Carolina A&T 45.27 2.56 0.46 5 - 3 55% 0.606
Howard 41.22 2.27 0.22 5 - 3 53% 0.600
Morgan State 41.52 2.64 0.04 4 - 4 55% 0.512
Florida A&M 40.30 3.54 0.21 4 - 4 55% 0.511
Hampton 41.50 3.23 0.47 3 - 5 55% 0.420
Delaware State 29.34 2.64 0.08 1 - 7 38% 0.188
NC Central 22.61 2.86 0.11 1 - 7 34% 0.178
Savannah State 13.08 1.64 0.66 0 - 8 19% 0.048
 
"MISSOURI VALLEY" POWER HOME AWAY H 2 H PROB rating
North Dakota State 77.85 3.44 0.40 8 - 0 71% 0.929
Northern Iowa 65.93 3.54 0.46 7 - 1 60% 0.805
Illinois State 62.34 3.08 0.05 6 - 2 55% 0.701
South Dakota State 59.88 3.44 0.01 5 - 3 53% 0.602
Indiana State 59.12 2.20 0.68 5 - 3 52% 0.598
Youngstown State 61.57 3.10 0.09 4 - 4 53% 0.507
Missouri State 47.54 2.84 0.44 3 - 5 38% 0.377
South Dakota 49.19 3.45 0.26 1 - 7 39% 0.192
Southern Illinois 48.73 3.39 0.39 1 - 7 39% 0.191
Western Illinois 46.27 2.96 0.07 0 - 8 39% 0.098
 
"NORTHEAST" POWER HOME AWAY H 2 H PROB rating
Duquesne 48.03 3.32 0.24 8 - 0 58% 0.895
Albany-NY 49.95 3.34 0.26 7 - 1 60% 0.807
Monmouth 48.02 2.63 0.50 6 - 2 58% 0.707
Bryant 41.75 3.08 0.11 4 - 4 51% 0.502
Sacred Heart 40.69 2.55 0.06 4 - 4 49% 0.499
Wagner 39.75 2.71 0.10 3 - 5 48% 0.402
St Francis-PA 38.23 1.90 0.71 3 - 5 46% 0.396
Robert Morris 31.76 2.69 0.09 1 - 7 39% 0.192
Central Connecticut 31.31 3.48 0.08 0 - 8 39% 0.099
 
"OHIO VALLEY" POWER HOME AWAY H 2 H PROB rating
Eastern Kentucky 59.11 3.32 0.18 8 - 0 62% 0.904
Jacksonville State 56.34 3.54 0.38 7 - 1 59% 0.803
Murray State 56.92 2.76 0.36 6 - 2 59% 0.709
Tennessee Tech 51.49 2.81 0.30 4 - 4 53% 0.507
Tennessee-Martin 47.03 3.01 0.34 4 - 4 48% 0.494
Tennessee State 49.30 2.75 0.09 3 - 4 49% 0.444
Eastern Illinois 44.81 2.93 0.07 2 - 5 46% 0.328
Austin Peay 39.79 2.26 0.28 1 - 7 39% 0.192
SE Missouri State 36.92 2.67 0.37 0 - 8 36% 0.090
 
"PATRIOT" POWER HOME AWAY H 2 H PROB rating
Lehigh 57.76 3.02 0.58 6 - 0 62% 0.905
Georgetown 56.09 2.10 0.33 5 - 1 59% 0.772
Colgate 48.74 3.39 0.42 3 - 3 51% 0.504
Bucknell 48.53 2.44 0.28 3 - 3 50% 0.501
Holy Cross 48.09 2.81 0.05 3 - 3 50% 0.500
Lafayette 40.73 2.78 0.29 1 - 5 42% 0.229
Fordham 35.88 2.69 0.00 0 - 6 36% 0.089
 
"PIONEER" POWER HOME AWAY H 2 H PROB rating
Drake 49.19 3.29 0.20 8 - 0 67% 0.916
San Diego 51.69 3.17 0.59 7 - 1 69% 0.830
Jacksonville 40.63 3.10 0.06 6 - 2 55% 0.701
Marist 36.14 2.52 0.06 5 - 3 51% 0.596
Dayton 36.13 3.20 0.98 4 - 4 52% 0.506
Butler 27.52 2.41 0.31 3 - 5 44% 0.392
Morehead State 25.84 2.85 0.03 3 - 5 41% 0.384
Davidson 27.71 2.37 0.04 2 - 6 44% 0.299
Campbell 28.07 2.09 0.34 2 - 6 43% 0.295
Valparaiso 18.55 2.00 0.41 0 - 8 33% 0.082
 
"SOUTHERN" POWER HOME AWAY H 2 H PROB rating
Georgia Southern 74.58 3.30 0.37 8 - 0 67% 0.919
Wofford 67.24 3.38 0.47 7 - 1 59% 0.805
Appalachian State 60.96 3.94 0.47 5 - 3 53% 0.600
Chattanooga 59.94 2.30 0.28 5 - 3 50% 0.594
Furman 60.43 3.46 0.16 4 - 4 52% 0.504
Samford 58.61 2.69 0.17 3 - 5 49% 0.404
Elon 56.49 2.70 0.01 2 - 6 47% 0.304
The Citadel 54.81 2.93 0.47 2 - 6 44% 0.299
Western Carolina 41.40 2.27 0.54 0 - 8 29% 0.073
 
"SOUTHLAND" POWER HOME AWAY H 2 H PROB rating
Sam Houston State 82.38 3.22 0.11 7 - 0 82% 0.955
Stephen F Austin 62.64 2.69 0.18 6 - 1 61% 0.796
Central Arkansas 61.48 3.48 0.35 5 - 2 60% 0.686
McNeese State 56.30 3.41 0.45 4 - 3 54% 0.564
Northwestern State 54.06 2.99 0.30 3 - 4 50% 0.446
SE Louisiana 46.00 2.89 0.60 2 - 5 40% 0.315
Lamar 32.52 2.67 0.26 1 - 6 25% 0.170
Nicholls State 34.21 2.82 0.29 0 - 7 27% 0.068
 
"SWAC East" POWER HOME AWAY H 2 H PROB rating
Jackson State 54.30 3.04 0.12 9 - 0 67% 0.918
Alabama A&M 48.76 3.33 0.36 8 - 1 62% 0.821
Alabama State 47.07 3.04 0.26 6 - 3 60% 0.649
Mississippi Valley 24.07 2.34 0.47 1 - 8 33% 0.166
Alcorn State 22.59 2.80 0.08 0 - 9 33% 0.082
 
"SWAC West" POWER HOME AWAY H 2 H PROB rating
Grambling 44.22 3.77 0.53 7 - 2 57% 0.726
Prairie View 42.10 2.86 0.09 5 - 4 53% 0.550
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 39.49 2.54 0.06 4 - 5 51% 0.460
Southern U 34.08 3.10 0.27 3 - 6 46% 0.364
Texas Southern 28.14 2.52 0.33 2 - 7 39% 0.263