It’s hard to believe, but we’re nearing the midpoint of the 2016 college football season. Following Saturday's (and, thanks to Hurricane Matthew, Sunday’s) action, we’re through six weeks of gridiron action, and counting the conference championship weekend, eight full weekends remain.

While plenty of action lies ahead, we have enough evidence to make judgment on which teams are contenders and which are pretenders—and, for that matter, which leagues hold more of the former than the latter.

Here’s a look at which conferences are rising to the top as 2016 hits the halfway point and which are falling behind. Overall strength is determined by which teams are thriving not only at the top, but a...

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