Week 1 Football Conference Power Rankings
| Rank | Conference | ROS |
| 1 | Big 12 Conference | 0.8750 |
| 2 | Big East Conference | 0.8333 |
| 3 | Southeastern Conference | 0.7272 |
| 4 | Big Ten Conference | 0.7000 |
| 5 (tie) | Atlantic Coast Conference | 0.5000 |
| 5 (tie) | Pacific-12 Conference | 0.5000 |
| 7 | Mid-American Conference | 0.4545 |
| 8 (tie) | IA Independents | 0.4000 |
| 8 (tie) | Mountain West Conference | 0.4000 |
| 10 | Conference USA | 0.3000 |
| 11 | Western Athletic Conference | 0.2222 |
| 12 | Sun Belt Conference | 0.1111 |