What college conference has produced the most starting quarterbacks?

I thought it would be fun to list every starting quarterback as if the season started today, to see which division in college football had the most quarterbacks.  I will first list the players by conference in the NFL then have a total of each conference below those.

AFC East

E.J. Manuel – Buffalo Bills – ACC

Ryan Tannehill – Miami Dolphins – Big 12

Tom Brady – New England Patriots – Big 10

Geno Smith – New York Jets – ACC

AFC North

Joe Flacco – Baltimore Ravens – FCS

Andy Dalton – Cincinnati Bengals – Mountain West

Brian Hoyer – Cleveland Browns – Big 10

Ben Roethlisberger – Pittsburgh Steelers – MAC

AFC South

Case Keenum – Houston Texans – Conference USA

Andrew Luck – Indianapolis Colts – Pac 10

Chad Henne – Jacksonville Jaguars – Big 10

Jake Locker – Tennessee Titans – Pac 10

AFC West

Peyton Manning – Denver Broncos – SEC

Alex Smith – Kansas City Chiefs – Mountain West

Matt Schaub – Oakland Raiders – ACC

Philip Rivers – San Diego Chargers – ACC

 

NFC East

Tony Romo – Dallas Cowboys – FCS

Eli Manning – New York Giants – SEC

Robert Griffin III – Washington Redskins – Big 12

Nick Foles – Philadelphia Eagles – Pac 10

NFC North

Jay Cutler – Chicago Bears – SEC

Matthew Stafford – Detroit Lions – SEC

Aaron Rodgers – Green Bay Packers – Pac 10

Matt Cassel – Minnesota Vikings – Pac 10

NFC South

Matt Ryan – Atlanta Falcons – ACC

Cam Newton – Carolina Panthers – SEC

Drew Brees – New Orleans Saints – Big 10

Josh McCown – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – FCS

NFC West

Carson Palmer – Arizona Cardinals – Pac 10

Sam Bradford – St. Louis Rams – Big 12

Colin Kaepernick – San Francisco 49ers – Mountain West

Russell Wilson – Seattle Seahawks – Big 10
So here is a breakdown by Conference from Most to Least

Pac 10 – 6

SEC – 5

Big 10 – 5

ACC – 5

Big 12 – 3

FCS – 3

Mountain West – 3

MAC – 1

Conference USA – 1