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FantasyHQ play-by-play (cfbfastR) · 2023

EPA per Play

Higher EPA/play means more expected points created per snap. Success rate is the share of positive-EPA plays.

SP+ power rankings EPA efficiency PPA / game

Overall #1

LSU

+0.260 EPA/play

Best success rate

Oregon

48.9% Success

Most total EPA

Oregon

+282.6 Total EPA

# Team Conf EPA/play Success Total EPA Games
1 LSU SEC 0.260 47.1% 275.8 13
2 Oregon Big Ten 0.245 48.9% 282.6 14
3 Georgia SEC 0.201 46.9% 230.2 14
4 Kansas Big 12 0.155 44.0% 154.7 13
5 Washington Big Ten 0.147 43.5% 186.7 15
6 USC Big Ten 0.135 39.0% 145.1 13
7 South Alabama Sun Belt 0.130 38.8% 146.8 13
8 Oklahoma SEC 0.123 43.6% 142.8 13
9 Memphis American Athletic 0.122 40.4% 135.5 13
10 Liberty Conference USA 0.121 41.2% 147.3 14
11 Oregon State Pac-12 0.111 40.8% 114.1 13
12 Michigan Big Ten 0.110 40.3% 123.5 15
13 Arizona Big 12 0.107 42.1% 113.2 13
14 Notre Dame FBS Independents 0.106 43.3% 103.7 13
15 Ole Miss SEC 0.104 39.3% 122.4 13
16 North Texas American Athletic 0.104 38.3% 115.4 12
17 Missouri SEC 0.097 37.4% 109.7 13
18 Florida SEC 0.095 36.7% 100.9 12
19 UNLV Mountain West 0.094 40.3% 110.6 14
20 Kansas State Big 12 0.094 39.4% 110.6 13
21 UAB American Athletic 0.092 40.0% 100.1 12
22 Alabama SEC 0.092 37.9% 106.7 14
23 San José State Mountain West 0.092 37.0% 94.6 13
24 Texas State Pac-12 0.092 42.3% 108.0 13
25 Texas SEC 0.091 40.5% 110.4 14
26 Ohio State Big Ten 0.089 38.8% 93.3 13
27 Boise State Pac-12 0.085 39.7% 98.6 14
28 North Carolina ACC 0.085 40.6% 99.9 13
29 UCF Big 12 0.082 39.8% 89.1 13
30 TCU Big 12 0.081 40.9% 86.1 12
31 West Virginia Big 12 0.081 38.7% 91.1 13
32 SMU ACC 0.079 39.3% 96.3 14
33 Toledo Mid-American 0.079 39.7% 91.2 14
34 Georgia Tech ACC 0.073 37.9% 79.0 13
35 New Mexico State Conference USA 0.071 38.6% 84.6 15
36 App State Sun Belt 0.065 40.3% 80.0 14
37 Florida State ACC 0.059 37.1% 67.4 14
38 New Mexico Mountain West 0.058 37.2% 60.8 12
39 Louisiana Sun Belt 0.055 38.9% 58.8 13
40 Texas A&M SEC 0.055 39.1% 61.5 13
41 Penn State Big Ten 0.052 40.7% 58.8 13
42 Miami ACC 0.050 38.4% 54.2 13
43 Oklahoma State Big 12 0.045 37.8% 58.1 14
44 Kentucky SEC 0.042 32.4% 39.0 13
45 Maryland Big Ten 0.036 35.7% 39.2 13
46 James Madison Sun Belt 0.036 38.3% 39.7 13
47 Cincinnati Big 12 0.035 36.3% 38.1 12
48 Air Force Mountain West 0.034 37.8% 34.7 13
49 Coastal Carolina Sun Belt 0.033 36.8% 36.4 13
50 Utah State Pac-12 0.028 35.3% 33.0 13
51 Boston College ACC 0.027 34.6% 31.2 13
52 Louisville ACC 0.027 41.6% 31.9 14
53 Rice American Athletic 0.027 37.0% 28.2 13
54 South Carolina SEC 0.027 33.9% 28.0 12
55 Colorado Big 12 0.026 34.9% 28.4 12
56 UTSA American Athletic 0.026 35.2% 31.0 13
57 Tennessee SEC 0.025 37.6% 28.9 13
58 Western Kentucky Conference USA 0.024 35.1% 26.8 13
59 Virginia Tech ACC 0.022 36.3% 24.0 13
60 Iowa State Big 12 0.021 29.8% 20.9 13
61 Fresno State Pac-12 0.021 37.1% 22.2 13
62 Duke ACC 0.019 35.5% 20.3 13
63 Washington State Pac-12 0.019 38.9% 20.4 12
64 Troy Sun Belt 0.015 35.6% 18.2 14
65 Illinois Big Ten 0.012 37.8% 12.5 12
66 Northern Illinois Mountain West 0.009 35.9% 10.1 13
67 Arkansas SEC 0.008 33.7% 8.3 12
68 Baylor Big 12 0.008 35.0% 8.2 12
69 Wyoming Mountain West 0.006 35.8% 5.6 13
70 Arkansas State Sun Belt 0.002 33.4% 1.6 13
71 Tulsa American Athletic 0.000 34.8% 0.3 12
72 San Diego State Pac-12 0.000 37.0% 0.1 12
73 NC State ACC -0.005 35.1% -5.5 13
74 Central Michigan Mid-American -0.006 33.3% -6.6 12
75 Indiana Big Ten -0.007 35.9% -6.7 12
76 Bowling Green Mid-American -0.007 37.1% -7.2 13
77 Auburn SEC -0.008 36.3% -8.5 13
78 Tulane American Athletic -0.009 36.4% -10.2 14
79 Georgia Southern Sun Belt -0.011 39.8% -12.8 13
80 Massachusetts Mid-American -0.012 36.5% -11.1 12
81 Louisiana Tech Sun Belt -0.013 32.8% -13.5 12
82 Texas Tech Big 12 -0.013 37.1% -15.3 13
83 California ACC -0.014 34.3% -16.3 13
84 Colorado State Pac-12 -0.014 35.1% -15.2 12
85 South Florida American Athletic -0.014 33.3% -19.0 13
86 Georgia State Sun Belt -0.015 34.1% -16.9 13
87 Minnesota Big Ten -0.016 35.2% -16.7 13
88 Virginia ACC -0.016 34.5% -18.1 12
89 Rutgers Big Ten -0.019 33.7% -19.9 13
90 Miami (OH) Mid-American -0.019 33.3% -20.1 14
91 UTEP Mountain West -0.020 32.4% -20.5 12
92 Stanford ACC -0.024 34.0% -26.5 12
93 Jacksonville State Conference USA -0.028 36.5% -34.4 13
94 Florida Atlantic American Athletic -0.030 33.9% -29.3 12
95 Temple American Athletic -0.031 34.0% -32.9 12
96 Wisconsin Big Ten -0.033 36.9% -37.5 13
97 UCLA Big Ten -0.034 36.1% -38.4 13
98 Clemson ACC -0.035 37.7% -43.0 13
99 Hawai'i Mountain West -0.035 33.7% -39.7 13
100 Houston Big 12 -0.040 32.5% -39.3 12
101 Ball State Mid-American -0.044 35.2% -44.4 12
102 Southern Miss Sun Belt -0.045 32.5% -51.1 12
103 Ohio Mid-American -0.045 38.3% -50.3 13
104 Purdue Big Ten -0.047 34.3% -51.2 12
105 Vanderbilt SEC -0.047 31.7% -46.5 12
106 Utah Big 12 -0.050 34.3% -55.9 13
107 Western Michigan Mid-American -0.050 33.6% -57.5 12
108 Middle Tennessee Conference USA -0.063 32.9% -67.2 12
109 Arizona State Big 12 -0.064 32.8% -67.8 12
110 Wake Forest ACC -0.075 34.7% -74.6 12
111 Syracuse ACC -0.077 31.7% -84.7 13
112 Army American Athletic -0.078 35.2% -72.2 12
113 Mississippi State SEC -0.078 30.3% -75.9 12
114 Northwestern Big Ten -0.079 32.5% -85.8 13
115 Eastern Michigan Mid-American -0.088 31.2% -93.6 13
116 Sam Houston Conference USA -0.089 31.3% -94.7 12
117 UConn FBS Independents -0.092 32.5% -91.6 12
118 BYU Big 12 -0.093 30.8% -94.7 12
119 Buffalo Mid-American -0.093 34.7% -94.9 12
120 Nebraska Big Ten -0.095 31.1% -90.4 12
121 Old Dominion Sun Belt -0.097 30.9% -107.0 13
122 Pittsburgh ACC -0.102 30.5% -97.0 12
123 Marshall Sun Belt -0.104 32.8% -117.8 13
124 Michigan State Big Ten -0.113 29.1% -115.3 12
125 Kent State Mid-American -0.114 30.1% -113.9 12
126 Charlotte American Athletic -0.121 28.1% -125.7 12
127 Nevada Mountain West -0.122 30.4% -124.1 12
128 Florida International Conference USA -0.128 29.2% -124.3 12
129 UL Monroe Sun Belt -0.136 27.8% -141.0 12
130 Akron Mid-American -0.142 32.1% -134.9 12
131 Navy American Athletic -0.174 28.0% -170.3 12
132 East Carolina American Athletic -0.175 29.2% -175.5 12
133 Iowa Big Ten -0.184 27.4% -204.6 14

College football power rankings guide

What are CFB power rankings?

Expected Points Added (EPA) measures how much a play changes a team’s chance to score. FantasyHQ’s 2023 EPA leaderboard ranks FBS teams by EPA per play from play-by-play data, with success rate and pass/rush splits so you can see which offenses create the most value snap-to-snap.

Last updated: August 24, 2026

Definition

Expected Points Added (EPA) measures how much a play changes a team’s chance to score. FantasyHQ’s 2023 EPA leaderboard ranks FBS teams by EPA per play from play-by-play data, with success rate and pass/rush splits so you can see which offenses create the most value snap-to-snap.

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Frequently asked questions

What are 2023 CFB power rankings on FantasyHQ?

FantasyHQ CFB power rankings use SP+ (and EPA / PPA boards) to rank teams by efficiency, not just record. Open https://fantasyhq.co/cfb-analytics/leaderboards for the 2023 table with offense, defense, and special teams splits.

What is SP+ in college football?

SP+ is an opponent-adjusted rating from Bill Connelly that estimates how many points better (or worse) a team is than average. Higher overall and offensive SP+ is better; lower defensive SP+ is better.

How is this different from ESPN FPI?

ESPN FPI is ESPN’s proprietary Football Power Index. FantasyHQ publishes SP+, EPA per play, and PPA boards from CFBD and play-by-play data — a free efficiency view you can cross-check with FPI, the AP Top 25, and CFP rankings. We do not claim to reproduce ESPN FPI.

What is the difference between SP+, EPA, and PPA?

SP+ is a season-long opponent-adjusted team rating. EPA measures expected points added per play from FantasyHQ play-by-play. PPA (predicted points added) averages game-level efficiency from CollegeFootballData. Switch metrics on the leaderboards page to compare the same season three ways.

Is this the same as AP Top 25 or CFB rankings?

No. AP Top 25, Coaches Poll, and CFP rankings live on FantasyHQ’s CFB Rankings board at https://fantasyhq.co/cfb-hq/rankings. Leaderboards here are analytics power boards (SP+ / EPA / PPA), not voter or committee polls.

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