For most of college football history, the conference champ(s) were crowned by having the best regular season record. Times have changed, but to recognize this old achievement, this thread for recognizing the teams that finished with the best overall record in the regular season in their conference.

I'm nicknaming the Big Ten award, the Western Cup in honor of the original nickname for the conference, the Western Conference.

Big Ten (Western Cup)
Michigan State 8-0 (Co-Champs)
Ohio State 8-0 (Co-Champs)


ACC
Florida State 8-0 (Outright Champs)


PAC-12
Arizona State 8-1 (Outright Champs)


SEC
Alabama 7-1 (Co-Champs)
Auburn 7-1 (Co-Champs)
Missouri 7-1 (Co-Champs)


Conference USA
Marshall 7-1 (Co-Champs)
Rice 7-1 (Co-Champs)

Mid-American Conference
Northern Illinois 8-0 (Outright Champs)


Mountain West
Fresno State 7-1 (Co-Champs)
Utah State 7-1 (Co-Champs)



The remaining conferences aren't finished with the regular season games, but since they don't have conference championship games will crown their champs the old fashion way anyway. Here's how they stand.

Big 12 Standings
Oklahoma State 7-1
Baylor 7-1
Texas 7-1


Oklahoma State wins a share of the title with a win at Oklahoma. The winner of Texas/Baylor does the same. The Texas/Baylor wins outright with an Oklahoma State loss to Oklahoma.

American Standings
Central Florida 7-0
Cincinnati 6-1
Louisville 6-1

Central Florida has at least a share of the title. They win it outright with a win this week. The Louiville/Cincinnati winner gets a share of it if UCF losses.


Sun Belt Standings
Louisiana-Lafayette 5-1
Arkansas State 5-2

Louisiana-Lafayette has won at least a share of the title. They win it outright with a win over South Alabama this week.

Full Standings coming in next posts.

Full Standings:

Big Ten Regular Season Standing (Western Cup)
Michigan State 8-0 (co-Champs)
Ohio State 8-0 (co-Champs)
Wisconsin 6-2
Iowa 5-3
Nebraska 5-3
Minnesota 4-4
Penn State 4-4
Indiana 3-5
Michigan 3-5
Illinois 1-7
Northwestern 1-7
Purdue 0-8


ACC Regular Season Standing
Florida State 8-0 (outright champs)
Clemson 7-1
Duke 6-2
Georgina Tech 5-3
Miami (FL) 5-3
Virginia Tech 5-3
Boston College 4-4
North Carolina 4-4
Syracuse 4-4
Maryland 3-5
Pitt 3-5
Wake Forest 2-6
North Carolina State 0-8
Virgina 0-8


PAC-12 Regular Season Standings
Arizona State 8-1 (Outright Champs)
Oregon 7-2
Stanford 7-2
Southern California 6-3
UCLA 6-3
Washington 5-4
Arizona 4-5
Oregon State 4-5
Washington State 4-5
Utah 2-7
Colorado 1-8
California 0-9


SEC Regular Season Standings
Alabama 7-1 (Co-Champs)
Auburn 7-1 (Co-Champs)
Missouri 7-1 (Co-Champs)
South Carolina 6-2
Georgia 5-3
LSU 5-3
Texas A&M 4-4
Vanderbilt 4-4
Florida 3-5
Mississippi State 3-5
Ole Miss 3-5
Tennessee 2-6
Arkansas 0-8
Kentucky 0-8


Conference USA Regular Season Standings
Marshall 7-1 (Co-Champs)
Rice 7-1 (Co-Champs)
East Carolina 6-2
Middle Tennessee 6-2
North Texas 6-2
UTSA 6-2
Tulane 5-3
Florida Atlantic 4-4
Louisiana Tech 3-5
Tulsa 2-6
Florida International 1-7
Southern Miss 1-7
UAB 1-7
UTEP 1-7



Mid-American Conference Regular Season Standings
Northern Illinois 8-0 (Outright Champs)
Ball State 7-1
Bowling Green 7-1
Buffalo 6-2
Central Michigan 5-3
Toledo 5-3
Akron 4-4
Ohio U. 4-4
Kent State 3-5
Eastern Michigan 1-7
Massachusetts 1-7
Western Michigan 1-7
Miami (OH) 0-8


Mountain West Regular Season Standings
Fresno State 7-1 (Co-Champs)
Utah State 7-1 (Co-Champs)
Boise State 6-2
San Diego State 6-2
Colorado State 5-3
San Jose State 5-3
UNLV 5-3
Nevada 3-5
Wyoming 3-5
New Mexico 1-7
Air Force 0-8
Hawaii 0-8


Here are the conferences still following this format. Still a week left here.

Big 12 Standing
Oklahoma State 7-1
Baylor 7-1
Texas 7-1
Oklahoma 6-2
Kansas State 5-4
Texas Tech 4-5
Iowa State 2-7
Texas Christian 2-7
West Virginia 2-7
Kansas 1-8


American Standings
Central Florida 7-0 (at least co-champs)
Cincinnati 6-1
Louisville 6-1
Houston 5-3
Southern Methodist 4-3
Connecticut 2-5
Rutgers 2-5
South Florida 2-5
Memphis 1-6
Temple 1-7


Sun Belt Standings
Louisiana-Lafayette 5-1 (at least co-Champs)
Arkansas State 5-2
Louisiana-Monroe 4-3
Troy 4-3
Western Kentucky 4-3
South Alabama 3-3
Texas State 2-5
Georgia State 0-7