With all of the recent conference expansion, many teams and conferences are still trying to figure out where it will all stop. Ohio State is in pretty good shape as the so-called flag bearer of one of the two healthiest conferences — the SEC and Big Ten.
However, aside from that, many athletic directors and suit-wearing administrators across the other Power Five conferences are trying to figure out how they can survive and be as sustainable as possible in the future. Much of that will no doubt boil down to what schools remain or are a part of each conference in the future.
With all of that in mind, Sports Illustrated set out to rank every Power Five school and what their desirability is when it comes to conference value. It used five measurements with the lower index scores winning out:
- Football Rank
- Academics
- All Sports
- Attendance
- Viewership
Using those metrics, SI attributed a total score for desirability. You can take a look at all 69 Power Five rankings, but we’re focusing solely on the top 25 here, with Ohio State sitting in an extreme position of strength, at least according to the formula SI devised.
But first, let’s get the explanation of each measurement out of the way.
