Predicting College Football's Conference Standings in 2016

* denotes conference champion
(T)-Tie

American (East)
1. South Florida (12-1, 8-0)*
2. Temple (11-1, 7-1)
3. Cincinnati (7-5, 4-4)
4. East Carolina (6-6, 3-5)
5. Connecticut (5-7, 2-6)
6. Central Florida (3-9, 1-7)

American (West)
1. Houston (12-1, 8-0)
2. Navy (8-4, 6-2)
(T) Tulsa (9-3, 6-2)
4. Memphis (6-6, 3-5)
5. SMU (3-9, 1-7)
6. Tulane (1-11, 0-8)

ACC (Atlantic)
1. Florida State (13-0, 8-0)*
2. Clemson (11-1, 7-1)
3. Louisville (9-3, 6-2)
4. Boston College (6-6, 3-5)
5. Wake Forest (6-6, 2-6)
6. Syracuse (2-10, 1-7)
7. NC State (2-10, 0-8)

ACC (Coastal)
1. North Carolina (9-4, 6-2)
(T) Miami (9-3, 6-2)
3. Pittsburgh (8-4, 5-3)
(T) Virginia Tech (7-5, 5-3)
5. Georgia Tech (6-6, 3-5)
6. Virginia (3-9, 1-7)
7. Duke (2-10, 0-8)

Big 10 (East)
1. Ohio State (12-1, 9-0)*
2. Michigan (11-1, 8-1)
3. Michigan State (9-3, 7-2)
4. Penn State (6-6, 5-4)
5. Indiana (6-6, 3-6)
6. Maryland (5-7, 2-7)
7. Rutgers (3-9, 1-8)

Big 10 (West)
1. Iowa (11-2, 8-1)
2. Wisconsin (7-5, 5-4
(T) Northwestern (8-4, 5-4)
(T) Nebraska (7-5, 5-4)
5. Minnesota (7-5, 5-4)
6. Illinois (2-10, 1-8)
7. Purdue (1-11, 0-9)

Big 12
1. Oklahoma (11-1, 9-0)*
2. Oklahoma State (11-1, 8-1)
3. TCU (10-2, 7-2)
4. Texas (8-4, 6-3)
5. Baylor (8-4, 5-4)
6. West Virginia (7-5, 4-5)
7. Texas Tech (6-6, 3-6)
8. Kansas State (4-8, 2-7)
9. Iowa State (3-9, 1-8)
10. Kansas (1-11, 0-9)

Conference USA (East)
1. Middle Tennessee State (8-5, 7-1)
(T) Western Kentucky (9-3, 7-1)
3. Marshall (8-4, 6-2)
4. Florida Atlantic (6-6, 4-4)
(T) Old Dominion (6-6, 4-4)
6. Florida International (2-10, 1-7)

Conference USA (West)
1. Southern Miss (10-3, 7-1)*
2. Louisiana Tech (7-5, 5-3)
(T) Rice (7-5, 5-3)
4. UTEP (5-7, 3-5)
5. Texas San Antonio (3-9, 2-6)
6. North Texas (1-11, 0-8)

Independents
Notre Dame (12-0)
BYU (7-5)
Army (6-6)
UMass (1-11)

Mid-American (East)
1. Bowling Green (7-6, 6-2)
2. Ohio (8-4, 5-3)
3. Akron (5-7, 4-4)
4. Kent State (4-8 2-6)
5. Buffalo (2-10, 1-7)
6. Miami-Ohio (1-11, 0-8)

Mid-American (West)
1. Western Michigan (10-3, 7-1)*
(T) Toledo (10-2, 7-1)
3. Northern Illinois (8-4, 6-2)
(T) Central Michigan (8-4, 6-2)
5. Ball State (2-10, 1-7)
6. Eastern Michigan (3-9, 0-8)

Mountain West (Mountain)
1. Boise State (13-0, 8-0)*
2. Air Force (10-2, 6-2)
3. Colorado State (9-3, 5-3)
4. Utah State (6-6, 4-4)
5. New Mexico (7-5, 3-5)
6. Wyoming (1-11, 0-8)

Mountain West (West)
1. San Diego State (12-1, 8-0)
2. Nevada (10-2, 7-1)
3. UNLV (6-6, 4-4)
4. Fresno State (3-9, 2-6)
5. San Jose State (2-10, 1-7)
6. Hawai'i (2-11, 0-8)

Pac-12 (North)
1. Washington (12-1, 8-1)*
(T) Stanford (10-2, 8-1)
3. Washington State (9-3. 7-2)
(T) Oregon (9-3, 7-2)
5. California (3-9, 2-7)
6. Oregon State (1-11, 0-9)

Pac-12 (South)
1. USC (7-6, 6-3)
(T) UCLA (8-4, 6-3)
3. Arizona (8-4, 5-4)
4. Utah (7-5, 4-5)
5. Colorado (3-9, 2-7)
6. Arizona State (2-10, 0-9)

SEC (East)
1. Tennessee (12-1, 8-0)
2. Florida (9-3, 6-2)
3. Georgia (9-3, 5-3)
4. Kentucky (6-6, 3-5)
(T) Missouri (6-6, 3-5)
6. Vanderbilt (4-8, 1-7)
7. South Carolina (2-10, 0-8)

SEC (West)
1. Alabama (12-1, 7-1)*
(T) Mississippi (10-2, 7-1)
3. LSU (10-2, 6-2)
4. Auburn (7-5, 4-4)
5. Texas A&M (7-5, 3-5)
(T) Mississippi State (7-5, 3-5)
7. Arkansas (3-9, 0-8)

Sun Belt
1. Appalachian State (10-2, 8-0)*
2. Georgia Southern (8-4, 7-1)
(T) Arkansas State (8-4, 7-1)
4. Troy (7-5, 5-3)
(T) Louisiana Lafayette (7-5, 5-3)
6. Georgia State (6-6, 4-4)
7. South Alabama (4-8, 3-5)
(T) Idaho (4-8, 3-5)
9. Louisiana Monroe (2-10, 1-7)
(T) New Mexico State (1-11, 1-7)
11. Texas State (1-11, 0-8)