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Post-Bowl Power 5 Conference Breakdown

ACC
Bowl eligible teams: 10 of 14 (71.4%)
Bowl record: 4-6 (.400)
Record vs. Power 5 (and Notre Dame): 11-18 (.379)

11 wins
ACC teams: 97-48 (.669)
ACC opponents: 79-62 (.560)
Difference: +0.109
Combined score: 419-235 (average of 38.1 - 21.4 = +16.7)

18 losses
ACC teams: 122-104 (.540)
ACC opponents: 172-64 (.729)
Difference: -0.189
Combined score: 370-646 (average of 20.6 - 35.9 = -15.3)

Overall
ACC teams: 219-152 (.590)
ACC opponents: 251-126 (.666)
Difference: -0.076
Combined score: 789-881 (average of 27.2 - 30.4 = -3.2)


Big XII
Bowl eligible teams: 8 of 10 (80.0%)
Bowl record: 5-3 (.625)
Record vs. Power 5 (and Notre Dame): 8-8 (.500)

8 wins
Big XII teams: 75-32 (.701)
Big XII opponents: 59-45 (.567)
Difference: +0.134
Combined score: 307-180 (average of 38.4 - 22.5 = +15.9)

8 losses
Big XII teams: 57-47 (.548)
Big XII opponents: 64-41 (.609)
Difference: -0.061
Combined score: 219-285 (average of 27.4 - 35.6 = -8.2)

Overall
Big XII teams: 132-79 (.626)
Big XII opponents: 123-86 (.589)
Difference: +0.037
Combined score: 526-465 (average of 32.9 - 29.1 = +3.8)


Big Ten
Bowl eligible teams: 8 of 14 (57.1%)
Bowl record: 7-1 (.875)
Record vs. Power 5 (and Notre Dame): 14-7 (.667)

14 wins
Big Ten teams: 119-62 (.657)
Big Ten opponents: 99-80 (.553)
Difference:
Combined score: 502-301 (average of 35.9 - 21.5 = +14.4)

7 losses
Big Ten teams: 55-35  (.611)
Big Ten opponents: 63-29 (.685)
Difference: -0.074
Combined score: 147-243 (average of 21.0 - 34.7 = -13.7)

Overall
Big Ten teams: 174-97 (.642)
Big Ten opponents: 162-109 (.598)
Difference: +0.044
Combined score: 649-544 (average of 30.9 - 25.9 = +5.0)


Pac-12
Bowl eligible teams: 9 of 12 (75.0%)
Bowl record: 1-8 (.111)
Record vs. Power 5 (and Notre Dame): 8-10 (.444)

8 wins
Pac-12 teams: 60-44 (.577)
Pac-12 opponents: 48-52 (.480)
Difference: +0.097
Combined score: 274-197 (average of 34.3 - 24.6 = +9.7)

10 losses
Pac-12 teams: 78-54 (.591)
Pac-12 opponents: 89-42 (.679)
Difference: -0.088
Combined score: 245-414 (average of 24.5 - 41.4 = -16.9)

Overall
Pac-12 teams: 138-98 (.585)
Pac-12 opponents: 137-94 (.593)
Difference: -0.008
Combined score: 519-611 (average of 28.8 - 33.9 = -5.1)


SEC
Bowl eligible teams: 10 of 14 (71.4%)
Bowl record: 5-6 (.455)
Record vs. Power 5 (and Notre Dame): 11-13 (.458)

11 wins
SEC teams: 110-39 (.738)
SEC opponents: 88-52 (.629)
Difference: +0.109
Combined score: 329-228 (average of 29.9 - 20.7 = +9.2)

13 losses
SEC teams: 94-70 (.573)
SEC opponents:111-60 (.649)
Difference: -0.076
Combined score: 250-431 (average of 19.2 - 33.2 = -14.0)

Overall
SEC teams: 204-109 (.652)
SEC opponents: 199-112 (.640)
Difference: +0.012
Combined score: 579-659 (average of 24.1 - 27.5 = -3.4)


Bowl eligibles
1) Big XII: 80.0%
2) Pac-12: 75.0%
3) ACC: 71.4%
3) SEC: 71.4%
5) Big Ten: 57.1%

Bowl record
1) Big Ten: .875
2) Big XII: .625
3) SEC: .455
4) ACC: .400
5) Pac-12: .111

Record vs. Power 5 (and Notre Dame)
1) Big Ten: .667
2) Big XII: .500
3) SEC: .458
4) Pac-12: .444
5) ACC: .379

Overall Record Differential
1) ACC: -0.076
2) Pac-12: -0.008
3) SEC: +0.012
4) Big XII: +0.037
5) Big Ten: +0.044

Combined score
1) Big Ten: +5.0
2) Big XII: +3.8
3) ACC: -3.2
4) SEC: -3.4
5) Pac-12: -5.1

Overall
1) Big XII: 11 (out of 25)
2) Big Ten: 13 (out of 25)
3) SEC: 16 (out of 25)
4) Pac-12: 18 (out of 25)
5) ACC: 20 (out of 25)

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