Conference Power Rankings: 2008 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS)
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| Rank | Conference | Score | OOC Record | # Teams | Best Team | Worst Team |
| 1. | ![]() Big XII Conference |
593.64 | 38-10 | 12 | #1 Texas (11-1) | #112 Iowa State (2-10) |
| 2. | ![]() Southeastern Conference |
584.66 | 37-11 | 12 | #2 Alabama (12-0) | #96 Mississippi State (4-8) |
| 3. | ![]() Atlantic Coast Conference |
575.21 | 37-11 | 12 | #21 Boston College (9-3) | #93 Duke (4-8) |
| 4. | ![]() Big Ten Conference |
569.73 | 32-12 | 11 | #8 Penn State (11-1) | #106 Indiana (3-9) |
| 5. | ![]() Big East Conference |
567.40 | 28-12 | 8 | #13 Cincinnati (10-2) | #104 Syracuse (3-9) |
| 6. | ![]() Mountain West Conference |
525.04 | 25-11 | 9 | #7 Utah (12-0) | #113 San Diego State (2-10) |
| 7. | ![]() Pacific 10 Conference |
496.65 | 14-17 | 10 | #6 USC (10-1) | #120 Washington (0-11) |
| 8. | ![]() Western Athletic Conference |
461.28 | 18-18 | 9 | #4 Boise State (12-0) | #116 Idaho (2-10) |
| 9. | ![]() Mid-American Conference |
443.49 | 22-30 | 13 | #9 Ball State (12-0) | #115 Miami (OH) (2-10) |
| 10. | ![]() Conference USA |
429.36 | 18-30 | 12 | #22 Tulsa (10-2) | #118 SMU (1-11) |
| 11. | ![]() Sun Belt Conference |
380.42 | 12-27 | 8 | #45 Troy (7-4) | #119 North Texas (1-11) |
| 12. | ![]() FBS Independents |
371.14 | 17-26 | 4 | #40 Navy (7-4) | #117 Western Kentucky (2-9) |

















