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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
# Team Conf EPA/play Success Total EPA Games
1 Vanderbilt SEC 0.241 45.1% 252.0 13
2 USC Big Ten 0.197 45.4% 205.3 13
3 North Texas American Athletic 0.179 45.4% 222.9 14
4 UConn FBS Independents 0.169 43.5% 180.9 13
5 Georgia Tech ACC 0.163 44.5% 180.3 13
6 Memphis American Athletic 0.156 40.2% 178.3 13
7 Cincinnati Big 12 0.153 40.6% 153.3 13
8 Tennessee SEC 0.143 42.7% 172.3 13
9 Navy American Athletic 0.142 43.8% 146.3 13
10 Rutgers Big Ten 0.141 40.5% 152.0 12
11 UNLV Mountain West 0.138 41.4% 162.3 14
12 Ohio State Big Ten 0.138 46.6% 148.0 14
13 Arkansas SEC 0.132 40.2% 135.9 12
14 Florida State ACC 0.132 41.3% 137.2 12
15 Utah Big 12 0.127 45.2% 144.8 13
16 Ole Miss SEC 0.121 43.7% 167.2 15
17 Duke ACC 0.116 41.2% 142.0 14
18 NC State ACC 0.112 37.2% 122.7 13
19 Temple American Athletic 0.110 37.1% 101.9 12
20 Air Force Mountain West 0.109 40.8% 111.9 12
21 Georgia SEC 0.096 42.8% 117.2 14
22 Texas State Pac-12 0.096 40.5% 115.1 13
23 UTSA American Athletic 0.096 39.6% 107.9 13
24 Indiana Big Ten 0.090 44.4% 120.4 16
25 Delaware Conference USA 0.086 40.3% 100.7 13
26 South Florida American Athletic 0.085 41.0% 100.0 13
27 Kansas Big 12 0.084 42.9% 83.3 12
28 Nebraska Big Ten 0.083 42.5% 86.7 13
29 Oregon Big Ten 0.081 41.9% 97.6 15
30 Washington Big Ten 0.079 43.3% 81.1 13
31 BYU Big 12 0.078 40.3% 94.6 14
32 Georgia Southern Sun Belt 0.078 39.5% 94.0 13
33 Virginia Tech ACC 0.076 37.8% 76.5 12
34 Penn State Big Ten 0.074 41.9% 72.2 13
35 Baylor Big 12 0.073 42.3% 81.3 12
36 Auburn SEC 0.072 39.6% 75.6 12
37 Texas A&M SEC 0.067 41.0% 76.5 13
38 Missouri SEC 0.066 41.1% 75.1 13
39 Missouri State Conference USA 0.064 36.5% 72.2 13
40 Utah State Pac-12 0.064 37.1% 71.7 13
41 UAB American Athletic 0.061 39.2% 64.2 12
42 Illinois Big Ten 0.061 42.2% 65.3 13
43 Purdue Big Ten 0.061 38.3% 61.5 12
44 Notre Dame FBS Independents 0.060 40.8% 56.5 12
45 Eastern Michigan Mid-American 0.059 37.2% 64.9 12
46 Tulane American Athletic 0.057 40.6% 69.1 14
47 Florida Atlantic American Athletic 0.057 38.1% 66.1 12
48 SMU ACC 0.056 38.3% 62.3 13
49 TCU Big 12 0.054 39.5% 62.2 13
50 East Carolina American Athletic 0.053 41.4% 66.5 13
51 Kentucky SEC 0.052 38.8% 52.8 12
52 James Madison Sun Belt 0.047 40.6% 58.4 14
53 UCF Big 12 0.047 37.5% 47.9 12
54 Mississippi State SEC 0.045 36.3% 53.7 13
55 Miami ACC 0.045 40.6% 61.1 16
56 Texas SEC 0.043 37.0% 47.3 13
57 Kansas State Big 12 0.043 37.1% 40.6 12
58 Michigan Big Ten 0.043 40.9% 45.2 13
59 Florida SEC 0.042 37.5% 40.4 12
60 South Alabama Sun Belt 0.042 35.0% 46.0 12
61 Kennesaw State Conference USA 0.039 37.4% 49.3 14
62 Southern Miss Sun Belt 0.039 33.6% 48.7 13
63 UCLA Big Ten 0.038 38.4% 35.9 12
64 Ohio Mid-American 0.037 38.2% 42.3 13
65 Army American Athletic 0.035 36.4% 37.8 13
66 Colorado State Pac-12 0.034 33.7% 33.9 12
67 Boise State Pac-12 0.033 36.6% 43.8 14
68 New Mexico Mountain West 0.027 37.7% 27.2 12
69 App State Sun Belt 0.026 36.3% 31.7 13
70 Northwestern Big Ten 0.025 40.1% 26.6 13
71 Boston College ACC 0.024 38.3% 25.5 12
72 Jacksonville State Conference USA 0.023 38.8% 28.5 14
73 Alabama SEC 0.022 38.9% 27.4 15
74 Colorado Big 12 0.020 31.8% 20.6 12
75 Iowa Big Ten 0.019 40.2% 19.3 13
76 Arizona State Big 12 0.017 35.7% 20.1 13
77 Arkansas State Sun Belt 0.016 38.8% 20.0 13
78 Syracuse ACC 0.014 33.9% 16.1 12
79 Coastal Carolina Sun Belt 0.014 30.3% 17.1 13
80 Arizona Big 12 0.013 39.5% 14.2 13
81 Florida International Conference USA 0.012 36.5% 14.1 13
82 Pittsburgh ACC 0.010 37.4% 11.2 13
83 Hawai'i Mountain West 0.009 36.6% 10.9 13
84 Georgia State Sun Belt 0.006 35.5% 6.4 12
85 Western Kentucky Conference USA 0.005 39.0% 5.6 13
86 LSU SEC 0.005 36.4% 5.0 13
87 Clemson ACC 0.003 37.9% 2.8 13
88 Louisiana Sun Belt 0.000 35.0% 0.5 13
89 Michigan State Big Ten 0.000 36.1% 0.2 12
90 Marshall Sun Belt -0.001 38.7% -1.3 12
91 Stanford ACC -0.003 31.7% -2.8 12
92 New Mexico State Conference USA -0.004 34.8% -5.0 12
93 Maryland Big Ten -0.009 34.8% -9.3 12
94 Miami (OH) Mid-American -0.011 34.8% -13.1 14
95 California ACC -0.012 36.7% -13.9 13
96 Tulsa American Athletic -0.012 38.7% -13.7 12
97 Houston Big 12 -0.013 39.7% -15.3 13
98 Louisiana Tech Sun Belt -0.013 36.8% -14.6 13
99 Louisville ACC -0.015 39.6% -16.8 13
100 Iowa State Big 12 -0.018 38.4% -18.8 12
101 Texas Tech Big 12 -0.019 41.0% -24.1 14
102 Middle Tennessee Conference USA -0.020 37.7% -21.6 12
103 UL Monroe Sun Belt -0.022 29.3% -21.8 12
104 San José State Mountain West -0.022 36.7% -24.4 12
105 Minnesota Big Ten -0.023 36.1% -22.1 12
106 Rice American Athletic -0.024 31.9% -26.2 13
107 North Carolina ACC -0.025 35.7% -23.6 12
108 Toledo Mid-American -0.025 39.4% -27.6 13
109 Liberty Conference USA -0.026 37.8% -26.4 12
110 Virginia ACC -0.032 36.5% -42.2 14
111 Oklahoma SEC -0.035 35.2% -39.6 13
112 Nevada Mountain West -0.044 33.6% -42.0 12
113 San Diego State Pac-12 -0.048 37.6% -52.1 13
114 UTEP Mountain West -0.049 30.7% -51.5 12
115 Old Dominion Sun Belt -0.052 40.1% -58.1 13
116 Wyoming Mountain West -0.053 33.9% -55.7 12
117 Oregon State Pac-12 -0.054 37.6% -58.7 12
118 Washington State Pac-12 -0.055 36.2% -61.9 13
119 Kent State Mid-American -0.057 31.9% -52.1 12
120 Bowling Green Mid-American -0.065 34.0% -64.4 12
121 Troy Sun Belt -0.067 33.1% -81.9 14
122 Buffalo Mid-American -0.068 36.1% -71.2 12
123 Central Michigan Mid-American -0.069 34.9% -73.8 13
124 Massachusetts Mid-American -0.074 28.2% -78.6 12
125 Charlotte American Athletic -0.080 31.2% -76.7 12
126 Akron Mid-American -0.081 37.4% -85.9 12
127 Northern Illinois Mountain West -0.083 30.5% -83.2 12
128 Western Michigan Mid-American -0.084 38.6% -101.6 14
129 West Virginia Big 12 -0.089 31.8% -98.0 12
130 South Carolina SEC -0.089 32.7% -91.4 12
131 Ball State Mid-American -0.094 29.3% -94.2 12
132 Wake Forest ACC -0.096 32.3% -112.2 13
133 Oklahoma State Big 12 -0.097 30.8% -95.9 12
134 Sam Houston Conference USA -0.109 33.1% -110.6 12
135 Fresno State Pac-12 -0.135 35.9% -150.9 13
136 Wisconsin Big Ten -0.138 33.4% -123.9 12

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 2025 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 2025 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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  3. Read offense vs defense splits — then open a team page or box score.

vs ESPN FPI & polls

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Frequently asked questions

What are 2025 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 2025 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.

Are FantasyHQ CFB analytics leaderboards free?

Yes. SP+, EPA, and PPA team leaderboards, box scores, standings, and schedule tools are free to use in the browser.