| Elite | Pretty Good | Average | Mediocre | Jock School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACC | Notre Dame, Virginia, Duke, Boston College, North Carolina, Wake Forest | Georgia Tech, Miami, Syracuse, Clemson | Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh | Florida State, NC State | Louisville |
| Big 10 | Northwestern, Michigan | Wisconsin, Penn State, Illinois, Ohio State, Purdue | Iowa, Michigan State, Rutgers, Maryland, Minnesota, Indiana | Nebraska | |
| Big 12 | Texas | Baylor, Texas Christian | Kansas, Iowa State, Oklahoma | Texas Tech, West Virginia, Oklahoma State, Kansas State | |
| Pac 12 | Stanford, Berkeley, USC, UCLA | Washington | Colorado | Oregon, Arizona, Arizona State | Oregon State, Utah, Washington State |
| SEC | Vanderbilt | Florida, Georgia | Texas A&M, Alabama | Auburn, Tennessee, South Carolina, Missouri | Arkansas, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Louisiana State, Kentucky |