Conference Power Rankings: 2008 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS)
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| Rank | Conference | Score | OOC Record | # Teams | Best Team | Worst Team |
| 1. | ![]() Southeastern Conference |
589.64 | 43-13 | 12 | #2 Florida (13-1) | #96 Mississippi State (4-8) |
| 2. | ![]() Big XII Conference |
582.32 | 42-13 | 12 | #1 Texas (12-1) | #112 Iowa State (2-10) |
| 3. | ![]() Big East Conference |
568.00 | 33-14 | 8 | #15 Cincinnati (11-3) | #104 Syracuse (3-9) |
| 4. | ![]() Atlantic Coast Conference |
564.33 | 41-17 | 12 | #21 Virginia Tech (10-4) | #93 Duke (4-8) |
| 5. | ![]() Big Ten Conference |
541.24 | 33-18 | 11 | #8 Penn State (11-2) | #107 Indiana (3-9) |
| 6. | ![]() Mountain West Conference |
523.13 | 28-13 | 9 | #4 Utah (13-0) | #113 San Diego State (2-10) |
| 7. | ![]() Pacific 10 Conference |
514.63 | 19-17 | 10 | #3 USC (12-1) | #120 Washington (0-12) |
| 8. | ![]() Western Athletic Conference |
437.63 | 19-23 | 9 | #6 Boise State (12-1) | #116 Idaho (2-10) |
| 9. | ![]() Conference USA |
432.88 | 22-32 | 12 | #18 Rice (10-3) | #117 SMU (1-11) |
| 10. | ![]() Mid-American Conference |
415.75 | 22-35 | 13 | #14 Ball State (12-2) | #115 Miami (OH) (2-10) |
| 11. | ![]() Sun Belt Conference |
385.37 | 14-28 | 8 | #48 Troy (8-5) | #119 North Texas (1-11) |
| 12. | ![]() FBS Independents |
363.42 | 18-28 | 4 | #46 Navy (8-5) | #118 Western Kentucky (2-10) |

















