2012 ACC was least competitive
2013 ACC and B1G were least competitive
2014 Big 12 was least competitive
Big 12
2012 8-26 against top 25; 4-5 in bowls; 4-2 against P5 in non-conference; Final AP poll #12 KSU; #15 OU; #19 UT
2013 8-26 against top 25; 3-3 in bowls; 2-4 against P5 in non-conference; Final AP poll #6 OU; #13 BU; #17 OSU
2014 9-31 against top 25; 2-5 in bowls; 4-6 against P5 in non-conference; Final AP poll #3 TCU; #7 Baylor; #18 KSU
B1G
2012 9-20 against top 25; 2-5 in bowls; 5-9 against P5 in non-conference; Final AP poll #3 Ohio State; #17 Northwestern; #24 Michigan; #25 Nebraska
2013 8-37 against top 25; 2-5 in bowls; 8-11 against P5 in non-conference; Final AP poll #3 Michigan State; #12 Ohio State; #22 Wisconsin
2014 11-33 against top 25; 6-5 in bowls; 6-11 against P5 in non-conference; Final AP poll #1 Ohio State; #5 Michigan State; #13 Wisconsin
SEC
2012 19-52 against top 25; 6-3 in bowls; 8-6 against P5 in non-conference; Final AP poll #1 Alabama; #5 Georgia; #5 A&M; #8 USC; #9 Florida; #14 LSU; #23 Vanderbilt
2013 22-49 against top 25; 7-3 in bowls; 9-7 against P5 in non-conference; Final AP poll #2 Auburn; #4 USC; #5 Missouri; #7 Alabama; #14 LSU; #18 A&M; #24 Vanderbilt
2014 23-49 against top 25; 7-5 in bowls; 5-6 against P5 in non-conference; Final AP poll #4 Alabama; #9 Georgia; #11 Mississippi State; #14 Missouri; #17 Ole Miss; #22 Auburn
ACC
2012 4-29 against top 25; 4-2 in bowls; 4-9 against P5 in non-conference; Final AP poll #10 FSU; #11 Clemson
2013 7-31 against top 25; 6-4 in bowls; 6-8 against P5 in non-conference; Final AP poll #1 FSU; #8 Clemson
2014 12-32 against top 25; 4-7 in bowls; 10-7 against P5 in non-conference; Final AP poll #5 FSU; #8 Georgia Tech; #15 Clemson; #24 Louisville
Pac 12
2012 8-29 against top 25; 4-4 in bowls; 6-5 against P5 in non-conference; Final AP poll #2 Oregon; #7 Stanford; #20 Oregon State
2013 15-40 against top 25; 6-3 in bowls; 10-7 against P5 in non-conference; Final AP poll #9 Oregon; #11 Stanford; #16 UCLA; #19 USC; #21 Arizona State; #25 Washington
2014 18-35 against top 25; 6-3 in bowls; 8-3 against P5 in non-conference; Final AP poll #2 Oregon; #10 UCLA; #12 Arizona State; #19 Arizona; #20 USC; #21 Utah
2013 ACC and B1G were least competitive
2014 Big 12 was least competitive
Big 12
2012 8-26 against top 25; 4-5 in bowls; 4-2 against P5 in non-conference; Final AP poll #12 KSU; #15 OU; #19 UT
2013 8-26 against top 25; 3-3 in bowls; 2-4 against P5 in non-conference; Final AP poll #6 OU; #13 BU; #17 OSU
2014 9-31 against top 25; 2-5 in bowls; 4-6 against P5 in non-conference; Final AP poll #3 TCU; #7 Baylor; #18 KSU
B1G
2012 9-20 against top 25; 2-5 in bowls; 5-9 against P5 in non-conference; Final AP poll #3 Ohio State; #17 Northwestern; #24 Michigan; #25 Nebraska
2013 8-37 against top 25; 2-5 in bowls; 8-11 against P5 in non-conference; Final AP poll #3 Michigan State; #12 Ohio State; #22 Wisconsin
2014 11-33 against top 25; 6-5 in bowls; 6-11 against P5 in non-conference; Final AP poll #1 Ohio State; #5 Michigan State; #13 Wisconsin
SEC
2012 19-52 against top 25; 6-3 in bowls; 8-6 against P5 in non-conference; Final AP poll #1 Alabama; #5 Georgia; #5 A&M; #8 USC; #9 Florida; #14 LSU; #23 Vanderbilt
2013 22-49 against top 25; 7-3 in bowls; 9-7 against P5 in non-conference; Final AP poll #2 Auburn; #4 USC; #5 Missouri; #7 Alabama; #14 LSU; #18 A&M; #24 Vanderbilt
2014 23-49 against top 25; 7-5 in bowls; 5-6 against P5 in non-conference; Final AP poll #4 Alabama; #9 Georgia; #11 Mississippi State; #14 Missouri; #17 Ole Miss; #22 Auburn
ACC
2012 4-29 against top 25; 4-2 in bowls; 4-9 against P5 in non-conference; Final AP poll #10 FSU; #11 Clemson
2013 7-31 against top 25; 6-4 in bowls; 6-8 against P5 in non-conference; Final AP poll #1 FSU; #8 Clemson
2014 12-32 against top 25; 4-7 in bowls; 10-7 against P5 in non-conference; Final AP poll #5 FSU; #8 Georgia Tech; #15 Clemson; #24 Louisville
Pac 12
2012 8-29 against top 25; 4-4 in bowls; 6-5 against P5 in non-conference; Final AP poll #2 Oregon; #7 Stanford; #20 Oregon State
2013 15-40 against top 25; 6-3 in bowls; 10-7 against P5 in non-conference; Final AP poll #9 Oregon; #11 Stanford; #16 UCLA; #19 USC; #21 Arizona State; #25 Washington
2014 18-35 against top 25; 6-3 in bowls; 8-3 against P5 in non-conference; Final AP poll #2 Oregon; #10 UCLA; #12 Arizona State; #19 Arizona; #20 USC; #21 Utah