2011 NCAA FBS Non-Conference Results

Now that the NCAA FBS bowl season has concluded, let's take a look at how the different NCAA conferences fared when a team in one FBS conference plays against a team in another FBS conference - including the bowl games. How is this done?

I downloaded all the schedule results data from the 2011 NCAA FBS season from www.ncaa.org. It is in an .csv file that you can download and import into a spreadsheet. After calculating each games result as a win or loss, and after listing each team conference and each teams opponent's conference including non-FBS or FCS conference teams (for each game), then I sorted the data to find all the non-conference games by each of the 11 conferences (the 11th being the four independent teams and listing them as a conference). Once that is completed, for each conference I listed out the non-conference games and calculated out their winning percent by the other conferences (and FCS) along with their winning percentage for BCS conferences.

To begin with, let's see how each of the 11 FBS conferences fared against all non-conference games.

ACC

The ACC was 21-22 against non-conference FBS opponents last season for a 0.488 winning percentage, and was 12-1 against FCS opponents last year. For BCS non-conference opponents the ACC was 9-16 for a 0.360 winning percentage. By conference the ACC's winning percentage (won-lost) was:
Big 10 = 0.500 (2-2)
Big 12 = 0.250 (1-3)
Big East = 0.500 (4-4)
CUSA = 0.667 (4-2)
Independent = 0.250 (1-3)
Mid American = 0.500 (1-1)
Mountain West = (no non-conference games were played)
Pac 12 = 0.000 (0-2)
SEC = 0.286 (2-5)
Sun Belt = 1.000 (5-0)
WAC = 1.000 (1-0)

Big 10

The Big 10 conference was 30-18 against non-conference FBS opponents last season for a 0.625 winning percentage, and was 9-1 against FCS opponents last year. For BCS non-conference opponents the Big 10 conference was 9-10 for a 0.474 winning percentage. By conference the Big 10's winning percentage (won-lost) was:
ACC = 0.500 (2-2)
Big 12 = 0.000 (0-3)
Big East = 1.000 (1-0)
CUSA = 0.333 (1-2)
Independent = 0.250 (1-3)
Mid American = 0.917 (11-1)
Mountain West = 1.000 (3-0)
Pac 12 = 0.714 (5-2)
SEC = 0.250 (1-3)
Sun Belt = 0.800 (4-1)
WAC = 0.500 (1-1)

Big 12

The Big 12 conference was 27-5 against non-conference FBS opponents last season for a 0.844 winning percentage, and was 6-0 against FCS opponents last year. For BCS non-conference opponents the Big 12 conference was 12-5 for a 0.706 winning percentage. By conference the Big 12's winning percentage (won-lost) was:
ACC = 0.750 (3-1)
Big 10 = 1.000 (3-0)
Big East = 0.500 (1-1)
CUSA = 1.000 (5-0)
Independent = 1.000 (1-0)
Mid American = 1.000 (4-0)
Mountain West = 1.000 (2-0)
Pac 12 = 0.833 (5-1)
SEC = 0.000 (0-2)
Sun Belt = 1.000 (1-0)
WAC = 1.000 (2-0)

Big East

The Big East conference was 21-16 against non-conference FBS opponents last season for a 0.568 winning percentage, and was 8-0 against FCS opponents last year. For BCS non-conference opponents the Big East conference was 7-11 for a 0.389 winning percentage. By conference the Big East's winning percentage (won-lost) was:
ACC = 0.500 (4-4)
Big 10 = 0.000 (0-1)
Big 12 = 0.500 (1-1)
CUSA = 0.600 (3-2)
Independent = 0.750 (3-1)
Mid American = 0.889 (8-1)
Mountain West = (no non-conference games were played)
Pac 12 = 0.000 (0-2)
SEC = 0.400 (2-3)
Sun Belt = 0.000 (0-1)
WAC = (no non-conference games were played)

Conference USA (CUSA)

The CUSA conference was 23-28 against non-conference FBS opponents last season for a 0.451 winning percentage, and was 7-0 against FCS opponents last year. For BCS non-conference opponents the CUSA conference was 5-12 for a 0.294 winning percentage. By conference the CUSA's winning percentage (won-lost) was:
ACC = 0.333 (2-4)
Big 10 = 0.667 (2-1)
Big 12 = 0.000 (0-5)
Big East = 0.400 (2-3)
Independent = 0.333 (2-4)
Mid American = 0.556 (5-4)
Mountain West = 0.667 (2-1)
Pac 12 = 1.000 (1-0)
SEC = 0.000 (0-2)
Sun Belt = 0.500 (3-3)
WAC = 0.800 (4-1)

Independent's

The Independents (Army, BYU, Navy and Notre Dame) were 21-22 against non-conference FBS opponents last season for a 0.488 winning percentage, and was 3-0 against FCS opponents last year. For BCS non-conference opponents the Independent's were 8-8 for a 0.500 winning percentage. By conference the Independent's winning percentage (won-lost) was:
ACC = 0.750 (3-1)
Big 10 = 0.750 (3-1)
Big 12 = 0.000 (0-1)
Big East = 0.250 (1-3)
CUSA = 0.667 (4-2)
Mid American = 0.200 (1-4)
Mountain West = 0.200 (1-4)
Pac 12 = 0.250 (1-3)
SEC = 0.333 (1-2)
Sun Belt = 1.000 (1-0)
WAC = 0.833 (5-1)

Mid American Conference

The Mid American Conference was 24-44 against non-conference FBS opponents last season for a 0.353 winning percentage, and was 12-1 against FCS opponents last year. For BCS non-conference opponents the Mid American Conference was 2-23 for a 0.080 winning percentage. By conference the Mid American's winning percentage (won-lost) was:
ACC = 0.500 (1-1)
Big 10 = 0.083 (1-11)
Big 12 = 0.000 (0-4)
Big East = 0.111 (1-8)
CUSA = 0.444 (4-5)
Independent = 0.800 (4-1)
Mountain West = 0.500 (2-2)
Pac 12 = (no non-conference games were played)
SEC = 0.000 (0-7)
Sun Belt = 0.615 (8-5)
WAC = 1.000 (3-0)

Mountain West Conference

The Mountain West Conference was 17-19 against non-conference FBS opponents last season for a 0.472 winning percentage, and was 7-2 against FCS opponents last year. For BCS non-conference opponents the Mountain West Conference was 3-8 for a 0.273 winning percentage. By conference the Mountain West's winning percentage (won-lost) was:
ACC = (no non-conference games were played)
Big 10 = 0.000 (0-3)
Big 12 = 0.000 (0-2)
Big East = (no non-conference games were played)
CUSA = 0.333 (1-2)
Independent = 0.800 (4-1)
Mid American = 0.500 (2-2)
Pac 12 = 0.500 (2-2)
SEC = 0.500 (1-1)
Sun Belt = 0.500 (1-1)
WAC = 0.545 (6-5)

Pac 12 Conference

The Pac 12 Conference was 18-16 against non-conference FBS opponents last season for a 0.529 winning percentage, and was 7-1 against FCS opponents last year. For BCS non-conference opponents the Pac 12 Conference was 7-13 for a 0.350 winning percentage. By conference the Pac 12's winning percentage (won-lost) was:
ACC = 1.000 (2-0)
Big 10 = 0.286 (2-5)
Big 12 = 0.167 (1-5)
Big East = 1.000 (2-0)
CUSA = 0.000 (0-1)
Independent = 0.750 (3-1)
Mid American = (no non-conference games were played)
Mountain West = 0.500 (2-2)
SEC = 0.000 (0-1)
Sun Belt = 1.000 (1-0)
WAC = 0.833 (5-1)

Southeastern Conference

The Southeastern Conference was 35-8 against non-conference FBS opponents last season for a 0.814 winning percentage, and was 12-0 against FCS opponents last year. For BCS non-conference opponents the Southeastern Conference was 12-4 for a 0.750 winning percentage. By conference the SEC's winning percentage (won-lost) was:
ACC = 0.714 (5-2)
Big 10 = 0.750 (3-1)
Big 12 = 1.000 (2-0)
Big East = 0.600 (3-2)
CUSA = 1.000 (2-0)
Independent = 0.667 (2-1)
Mid American = 1.000 (7-0)
Mountain West = 0.500 (1-1)
Pac 12 = 1.000 (1-0)
Sun Belt = 1.000 (5-0)
WAC = 0.800 (4-1)

Sun Belt Conference

The Sun Belt Conference was 11-29 against non-conference FBS opponents last season for a 0.275 winning percentage, and was 3-0 against FCS opponents last year. For BCS non-conference opponents the Sun Belt Conference was 2-12 for a 0.143 winning percentage. By conference the Sun Belt's winning percentage (won-lost) was:
ACC = 0.000 (0-5)
Big 10 = 0.200 (1-4)
Big 12 = 0.000 (0-1)
Big East = 1.000 (1-0)
CUSA = 0.500 (3-3)
Independent = 0.000 (0-1)
Mid American = 0.385 (5-8)
Mountain West = 0.500 (1-1)
Pac 12 = 0.000 (0-1)
SEC = 0.000 (0-5)
WAC = (no non-conference games were played)

Western Athletic Conference (WAC)

The Western Athletic Conference was 10-31 against non-conference FBS opponents last season for a 0.244 winning percentage, and was 5-0 against FCS opponents last year. For BCS non-conference opponents the Western Athletic Conference was 7-15 for a 0.318 winning percentage. By conference the WAC's winning percentage (won-lost) was:
ACC = 0.000 (0-1)
Big 10 = 0.500 (1-1)
Big 12 = 0.000 (0-2)
Big East = (no non-conference games were played)
CUSA = 0.200 (1-4)
Independent = 0.167 (1-5)
Mid American = 0.000 (0-3)
Mountain West = 0.455 (5-6)
Pac 12 = 0.167 (1-5)
SEC = 0.200 (1-4)
Sun Belt = (no non-conference games were played)