Not too shocking--lower the score, the better the athletic program.
Rankings are 1-10, 10 being toughest and 1 easiest. Ratings were compiled after discussions with conference officials and recruiters across the nation.
ATLANTIC COAST
9 Wake Forest
8 Duke
7 Georgia Tech
6 Boston College
6 North Carolina
6 Virginia
4 Maryland
4 Florida State
4 Miami
2 Clemson
2 NC State
2 Virginia Tech 

BIG EAST
7 Syracuse
6 Connecticut
6 Pittsburgh
4 Rutgers
2 Cincinnati
2 Louisville
2 USF
2 West Virginia 

BIG TEN
9 Northwestern
7 Michigan
7 Penn State
6 Illinois
5 Indiana
5 Iowa
5 Purdue
5 Wisconsin
4 Minnesota
3 Michigan State
3 Ohio State 

BIG 12
7 Texas
7 Missouri
5 Colorado
5 Oklahoma
5 Kansas
5 Nebraska
4 Baylor
4 Texas A&M
3 Iowa State
3 Texas Tech
2 Kansas State
2 Oklahoma State 

CONFERENCE USA
10 Rice
8 SMU
8 Tulane
5 Tulsa
5 UCF
4 Houston
4 Memphis
3 Southern Miss
2 East Carolina
2 Marshall
2 UAB
2 UTEP 

MID-AMERICAN
7 Buffalo
7 Miami (Ohio)
6 Ohio U.
5 Kent State
4 Ball State
3 Northern Illinois
3 Eastern Michigan
3 Central Michigan
3 Western Michigan
2 Akron
2 Bowling Green
2 Toledo 

MOUNTAIN WEST
8 Air Force
6 San Diego State
5 TCU
4 Wyoming
3 UNLV
3 BYU
3 Colorado State
3 New Mexico 

PACIFIC-10
9 Stanford
8 UCLA
6 Cal
5 Arizona
5 Oregon
5 Washington
3 Arizona State
3 Oregon State
3 Washington State
3 USC 

SOUTHEASTERN
9 Vanderbilt
7 Georgia
5 Florida
5 Kentucky
3 Alabama
3 Arkansas
3 Auburn
3 LSU
3 Ole Miss
2 Mississippi State
2 South Carolina
2 Tennessee 

SUN BELT
3 Louisiana-Lafayette
3 Louisiana-Monroe
2 Arkansas State
2 Florida Atlantic
2 Florida International
2 North Texas
1 Middle Tennessee
1 Troy 

WESTERN ATHLETIC
4 Hawaii
4 Nevada
3 Fresno State
2 Boise State
2 Idaho
2 San Jose State
2 Louisiana Tech
1 New Mexico State
1 Utah State 

INDEPENDENTS
9 Army
9 Navy
7 Notre Dame
2 Temple