Now that the 2018 college football season is over and everyone has had time to digest Clemson’s beatdown of Alabama, it’s time to take a look back at the 10 conferences of the Football Bowl Subdivision (and the six independent schools, taken together as a group) to see how they performed relative to expectations this year. When there are only four spots to compete for in the College Football Playoff, the top-end quality and depth of each league can have serious implications on how each season plays out.
No league is without its flaws, and one conference did receive a failing grade, but at the end of our assessment, there was a familiar logo atop the heap.