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Pre-Bowl Power 5 Conference Breakdown

ACC
Bowl eligible teams: 10 of 14 (71.4%)
Record vs. Power 5 (and Notre Dame): 9-13 (.409)

9 wins
ACC teams: 77-33 (.700)
ACC opponents: 61-47 (.565)
Difference: +0.135
Combined score: 312-152 (average of 34.7 - 16.9 = +17.8)

13 losses
ACC teams: 72-81 (.471)
ACC opponents: 109-48 (.694)
Difference: -0.223
Combined score: 272-500 (average of 20.9 - 38.5 = -17.6)

Overall
ACC teams: 149-114 (.567)
ACC opponents: 170-95 (.642)
Difference: -0.075
Combined score: 584-652 (average of 26.5 - 29.6 = -3.1)


Big XII
Bowl eligible teams: 8 of 10 (80.0%)
Record vs. Power 5 (and Notre Dame): 4-6 (.400)

4 wins
Big XII teams: 37-13 (.740)
Big XII opponents: 26-23 (.531)
Difference: +0.209
Combined score: 170-89 (average of 42.5 - 22.3 = +20.2)

6 losses
Big XII teams: 34-38 (.472)
Big XII opponents: 42-31 (.575)
Difference: -0.103
Combined score: 157-201 (average of  26.2 - 33.5 = -7.3)

Overall
Big XII teams: 71-51 (.582)
Big XII opponents: 68-54 (.557)
Difference: +0.025
Combined score: 327-290 (average of 32.7 - 29.0 = +3.7)


Big Ten
Bowl eligible teams: 8 of 14 (57.1%)
Record vs. Power 5 (and Notre Dame): 7-6 (.538)

7 wins
Big Ten teams: 45-39 (.536)
Big Ten opponents: 36-47 (.433)
Difference: +0.103
Combined score: 278-147 (average of 39.7 - 21.0 = +18.7)

6 losses
Big Ten teams: 43-30 (.589)
Big Ten opponents: 52-21 (.712)
Difference: -0.123
Combined score: 128-217 (average of 21.3 - 36.2 = -14.9)

Overall
Big Ten teams: 88-69 (.561)
Big Ten opponents: 88-68 (.564)
Difference: -0.003
Combined score: 406-364 (average of 31.2 - 28.0 = +3.2)


Pac-12
Bowl eligible teams: 9 of 12 (75.0%)
Record vs. Power 5 (and Notre Dame): 7-3 (.700)

7 wins
Pac-12 teams: 53-33 (.616)
Pac-12 opponents: 39-45 (.464)
Difference: +0.152
Combined score: 244-183 (average of 34.9 - 26.1 = +8.8)

3 losses
Pac-12 teams: 19-18 (.514)
Pac-12 opponents: 20-16 (.556)
Difference: -0.042
Combined score: 73-149 (average of 24.3 - 49.7 = -25.4)

Overall
Pac-12 teams: 72-51 (.585)
Pac-12 opponents: 59-61 (.492)
Difference: +0.093
Combined score: 317-332 (average of 31.7 - 33.2 = -2.5)


SEC
Bowl eligible teams: 10 of 14 (71.4%)
Record vs. Power 5 (and Notre Dame): 7-9 (.438)

7 wins
SEC teams: 61-25 (.709)
SEC opponents: 43-38 (.531)
Difference: +0.178
Combined score: 208-135 (average of 29.7 - 19.3 = +10.4)

9 losses
SEC teams: 57-50 (.533)
SEC opponents: 72-37 (.727)
Difference: -0.194
Combined score: 142-298 (average of 15.8 - 33.1 = -17.3)

Overall
SEC teams: 118-75 (.611)
SEC opponents: 115-75 (.605)
Difference: +0.006
Combined score: 350-433 (average of 21.9 - 27.1 = -5.2)


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%

Record vs. Power 5
1) Pac-12: .700
2) Big Ten: .538
3) SEC: .438
4) ACC: .409
5) Big XII: .400

Overall Record Differential
1) ACC: -0.075
2) Big Ten: -0.003
3) SEC: +0.006
4) Big XII: +0.025
5) Pac-12: +0.093

Combined score
1) Big XII: +3.7
2) Big Ten: +3.2
3) Pac-12: -1.5
4) ACC: -3.1
5) SEC: -5.2

Home games
1) Big XII: 30.0%
2) Big Ten: 30.8%
3) ACC: 40.9%
4) SEC: 43.8%
5) Pac-12: 60.0%

Overall
1) Big XII: 12 (out of a possible 25)
2) Big Ten: 13 (out of 25)
3) ACC: 15 (out of 25)
4) Pac-12: 16 (out of 25
5) SEC: 18 (out of 25)

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