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 | 2496 | 1953 | .561 | 5.87 | 3.76 | 18 | 28 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Atlantic Coast Conference | 1954 | 2025 | 13107 | 8574 | .605 | 10.73 | 6.85 | 212 | 271 | 51 | 15 |
| 3 | America East Conference | 1980 | 2025 | 5898 | 6532 | .474 | -7.41 | -5.46 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Atlantic 10 Conference | 1977 | 2025 | 9492 | 8220 | .536 | 3.35 | 2.61 | 36 | 122 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Atlantic Sun Conference | 1979 | 2025 | 6623 | 7076 | .483 | -7.70 | -5.18 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Big 12 Conference | 1997 | 2025 | 6586 | 4239 | .608 | 12.36 | 8.05 | 104 | 166 | 13 | 3 |
| 7 | Big East Conference | 1980 | 2025 | 10221 | 6758 | .602 | 11.06 | 7.37 | 149 | 247 | 25 | 11 |
| 8 | Big Sky Conference | 1964 | 2025 | 7697 | 7749 | .498 | -4.80 | -2.85 | 2 | 57 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Big South Conference | 1986 | 2025 | 5201 | 5686 | .478 | -9.55 | -6.39 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Big Ten Conference | 1899 | 2025 | 18787 | 13430 | .583 | 10.71 | 7.88 | 215 | 308 | 53 | 10 |
| 11 | Big West Conference | 1970 | 2025 | 7737 | 7454 | .509 | -0.78 | 0.16 | 22 | 66 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Coastal Athletic Association | 1980 | 2025 | 6824 | 6764 | .502 | -2.66 | -1.88 | 1 | 51 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Conference USA | 1996 | 2025 | 6593 | 5505 | .545 | 2.78 | 1.88 | 26 | 61 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | Horizon League | 1980 | 2025 | 6265 | 6158 | .504 | -1.56 | -0.70 | 7 | 52 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Ivy League | 1902 | 2025 | 10781 | 10577 | .505 | -6.02 | -4.34 | 13 | 78 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | 1982 | 2025 | 6243 | 6603 | .486 | -4.55 | -3.60 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Mid-American Conference | 1947 | 2025 | 10941 | 10408 | .512 | -1.31 | -0.42 | 8 | 77 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | 1972 | 2025 | 6057 | 8289 | .422 | -14.28 | -9.29 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Missouri Valley Conference | 1908 | 2025 | 14071 | 11845 | .543 | 3.41 | 2.71 | 61 | 110 | 18 | 4 |
| 20 | Mountain West Conference | 2000 | 2025 | 4565 | 3486 | .567 | 5.20 | 3.55 | 24 | 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Northeast Conference | 1980 | 2025 | 6324 | 7521 | .457 | -9.91 | -7.24 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Ohio Valley Conference | 1949 | 2025 | 9170 | 9096 | .502 | -5.66 | -3.72 | 13 | 72 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Patriot League | 1991 | 2025 | 4157 | 4711 | .469 | -7.84 | -5.82 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Southeastern Conference | 1933 | 2025 | 17438 | 12834 | .576 | 7.49 | 5.20 | 182 | 269 | 35 | 12 |
| 25 | Southern Conference | 1921 | 2025 | 15918 | 15140 | .513 | -6.33 | -4.14 | 27 | 78 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | Southland Conference | 1969 | 2025 | 7379 | 7830 | .485 | -7.91 | -5.22 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Summit League | 1983 | 2025 | 5591 | 5847 | .489 | -5.21 | -3.21 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Sun Belt Conference | 1977 | 2025 | 7775 | 7360 | .514 | -1.93 | -1.35 | 7 | 63 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Southwest Athletic Conference | 1978 | 2025 | 5409 | 7481 | .420 | -14.27 | -8.93 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Western Athletic Conference | 1963 | 2025 | 9287 | 7731 | .546 | 2.37 | 1.91 | 38 | 101 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | West Coast Conference | 1953 | 2025 | 9062 | 8055 | .529 | 0.05 | 0.59 | 41 | 98 | 5 | 2 |
| Rk | Conference | From | To | W | L | W-L% | SRS | SOS | AP | NCAA | FF | NC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Athletic Conference | 2014 | 2025 | 2331 | 1978 | .541 | 7.00 | 5.46 | 13 | 22 | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | Atlantic Coast Conference | 1982 | 2025 | 9185 | 5934 | .608 | 14.44 | 9.44 | 155 | 233 | 24 | 3 |
| 3 | America East Conference | 1983 | 2025 | 4550 | 4985 | .477 | -9.63 | -6.21 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Atlantic 10 Conference | 1983 | 2025 | 8095 | 7504 | .519 | 0.51 | 0.85 | 29 | 96 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Atlantic Sun Conference | 1992 | 2025 | 4765 | 5306 | .473 | -9.21 | -5.54 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Big 12 Conference | 1997 | 2025 | 6388 | 4140 | .607 | 14.56 | 9.57 | 107 | 167 | 9 | 4 |
| 7 | Big East Conference | 1982 | 2025 | 8801 | 6723 | .567 | 9.65 | 7.05 | 86 | 165 | 27 | 10 |
| 8 | Big Sky Conference | 1989 | 2025 | 4946 | 5313 | .482 | -4.65 | -2.10 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Big South Conference | 1987 | 2025 | 4628 | 5499 | .457 | -14.01 | -9.75 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Big Ten Conference | 1982 | 2025 | 8972 | 6691 | .573 | 14.16 | 10.29 | 127 | 206 | 12 | 1 |
| 11 | Big West Conference | 1984 | 2025 | 5444 | 6021 | .475 | -3.79 | -0.92 | 17 | 51 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Coastal Athletic Association | 1984 | 2025 | 6197 | 5866 | .514 | -2.47 | -1.55 | 13 | 44 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Conference USA | 1996 | 2025 | 6071 | 5453 | .527 | -0.54 | -0.28 | 12 | 59 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Horizon League | 1987 | 2025 | 5056 | 5421 | .483 | -3.57 | -1.87 | 7 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Ivy League | 1982 | 2025 | 4361 | 4841 | .474 | -3.46 | -1.90 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | 1982 | 2025 | 5897 | 6383 | .480 | -9.28 | -6.51 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Mid-American Conference | 1982 | 2025 | 7348 | 7274 | .503 | -0.48 | 0.03 | 5 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | 1982 | 2025 | 5498 | 7000 | .440 | -14.86 | -8.90 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Missouri Valley Conference | 1982 | 2025 | 6516 | 6461 | .502 | -0.18 | 1.41 | 10 | 57 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Mountain West Conference | 2000 | 2025 | 4042 | 3701 | .522 | -1.05 | 0.18 | 8 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Northeast Conference | 1986 | 2025 | 5120 | 6592 | .437 | -14.08 | -9.42 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Ohio Valley Conference | 1982 | 2025 | 5921 | 6584 | .473 | -9.04 | -5.59 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Patriot League | 1991 | 2025 | 4092 | 4596 | .471 | -8.25 | -5.53 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Southeastern Conference | 1982 | 2025 | 10691 | 6115 | .636 | 15.48 | 9.41 | 206 | 281 | 45 | 12 |
| 25 | Southern Conference | 1982 | 2025 | 5243 | 5419 | .492 | -8.61 | -5.60 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Southland Conference | 1982 | 2025 | 6258 | 6730 | .482 | -12.39 | -7.79 | 10 | 44 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Summit League | 1993 | 2025 | 4351 | 4730 | .479 | -3.65 | -1.09 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Sun Belt Conference | 1983 | 2025 | 6694 | 6245 | .517 | -5.36 | -3.82 | 25 | 61 | 8 | 1 |
| 29 | Southwest Athletic Conference | 1982 | 2025 | 5083 | 6538 | .437 | -17.70 | -9.51 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Western Athletic Conference | 1991 | 2025 | 4916 | 5080 | .492 | -6.63 | -3.59 | 8 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | West Coast Conference | 1986 | 2025 | 5249 | 4933 | .516 | 2.36 | 3.14 | 9 | 49 | 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 | 67284 | 47892 | .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 | 363 | 448 | .448 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | East Coast Conference | 1982 | 1994 | 1268 | 1291 | .496 | 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 | 6263 | 7266 | .463 | -16.82 | -5.46 | 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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