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CollegeFootballData predicted points · 2015

Predicted Points Added

Offense PPA is higher-better. Defense PPA is lower-better (points allowed per play).

SP+ power rankings EPA efficiency PPA / game

Overall #1

Baylor

+0.374 Off PPA

# Team Conf Off PPA Def PPA Games
1 Baylor Big 12 0.374 0.115 13
2 Bowling Green Mid-American 0.354 0.103 14
3 Arkansas SEC 0.340 0.229 13
4 North Carolina ACC 0.338 0.158 14
5 Western Kentucky Conference USA 0.325 0.154 13
6 Navy American Athletic 0.324 0.142 13
7 Ole Miss SEC 0.318 0.039 13
8 Western Michigan Mid-American 0.312 0.193 12
9 Texas Tech Big 12 0.312 0.346 13
10 Stanford Pac-12 0.293 0.160 14
11 Southern Miss Conference USA 0.290 0.063 14
12 Oregon Pac-12 0.287 0.200 13
13 TCU Big 12 0.285 0.077 13
14 California Pac-12 0.281 0.170 13
15 LSU SEC 0.278 0.115 12
16 Oklahoma Big 12 0.269 0.058 13
17 Notre Dame FBS Independents 0.269 0.141 13
18 Clemson ACC 0.261 -0.013 15
19 Mississippi State SEC 0.259 0.118 13
20 Toledo Mid-American 0.255 0.028 11
21 Oklahoma State Big 12 0.252 0.142 13
22 Houston American Athletic 0.251 0.081 14
23 App State Sun Belt 0.242 -0.026 13
24 USC Pac-12 0.240 0.113 14
25 Air Force Mountain West 0.239 0.137 14
26 Louisiana Tech Conference USA 0.238 0.082 13
27 Tulsa American Athletic 0.238 0.228 13
28 Arizona Pac-12 0.238 0.232 13
29 Memphis American Athletic 0.231 0.132 13
30 Ohio State Big Ten 0.225 0.026 13
31 Cincinnati American Athletic 0.221 0.159 13
32 Georgia Southern Sun Belt 0.216 0.128 13
33 Indiana Big Ten 0.215 0.211 13
34 South Florida American Athletic 0.214 0.082 13
35 UCLA Pac-12 0.211 0.089 13
36 Alabama SEC 0.203 -0.011 15
37 Georgia Tech ACC 0.202 0.136 12
38 Florida State ACC 0.202 0.081 13
39 Nebraska Big Ten 0.197 0.132 13
40 San José State Mountain West 0.195 0.138 13
41 San Diego State Mountain West 0.193 -0.009 14
42 BYU FBS Independents 0.192 0.055 13
43 NC State ACC 0.188 0.097 13
44 Middle Tennessee Conference USA 0.187 0.042 13
45 Georgia SEC 0.185 -0.008 13
46 Iowa Big Ten 0.184 0.066 14
47 Washington State Pac-12 0.182 0.141 13
48 West Virginia Big 12 0.178 0.055 13
49 Michigan Big Ten 0.175 -0.015 13
50 Auburn SEC 0.172 0.138 13
51 New Mexico Mountain West 0.171 0.172 13
52 Boise State Mountain West 0.170 0.019 13
53 Tennessee SEC 0.169 0.096 13
54 Washington Pac-12 0.168 0.028 13
55 Pittsburgh ACC 0.168 0.162 13
56 Nevada Mountain West 0.165 0.164 13
57 Colorado State Mountain West 0.165 0.173 13
58 Georgia State Sun Belt 0.164 0.110 13
59 Arizona State Pac-12 0.162 0.202 13
60 East Carolina American Athletic 0.159 0.147 12
61 Miami ACC 0.155 0.155 13
62 Louisville ACC 0.155 0.075 13
63 Rutgers Big Ten 0.154 0.225 12
64 Arkansas State Sun Belt 0.153 0.115 13
65 Central Michigan Mid-American 0.152 0.110 12
66 Louisiana Sun Belt 0.152 0.204 12
67 Army FBS Independents 0.151 0.192 12
68 Rice Conference USA 0.149 0.326 11
69 Virginia ACC 0.148 0.188 12
70 Texas Big 12 0.145 0.171 12
71 Michigan State Big Ten 0.143 0.108 14
72 Ohio Mid-American 0.141 0.106 13
73 Kentucky SEC 0.138 0.113 12
74 Eastern Michigan Mid-American 0.137 0.352 12
75 Buffalo Mid-American 0.132 0.102 11
76 New Mexico State Sun Belt 0.131 0.293 12
77 Texas State Sun Belt 0.130 0.305 11
78 Colorado Pac-12 0.129 0.158 12
79 Idaho Sun Belt 0.125 0.331 11
80 South Carolina SEC 0.125 0.231 12
81 Utah State Mountain West 0.122 0.101 13
82 Iowa State Big 12 0.122 0.203 12
83 Virginia Tech ACC 0.120 0.121 13
84 Northern Illinois Mid-American 0.119 0.064 14
85 Wisconsin Big Ten 0.119 0.014 13
86 Marshall Conference USA 0.117 0.000 13
87 Utah Pac-12 0.117 0.063 13
88 UNLV Mountain West 0.116 0.218 12
89 Texas A&M SEC 0.115 0.091 13
90 Minnesota Big Ten 0.115 0.112 13
91 Kansas State Big 12 0.112 0.226 13
92 SMU American Athletic 0.112 0.313 12
93 Florida International Conference USA 0.111 0.153 11
94 Troy Sun Belt 0.108 0.165 12
95 Wyoming Mountain West 0.107 0.284 12
96 Temple American Athletic 0.106 0.035 14
97 Duke ACC 0.105 0.131 13
98 Florida SEC 0.104 0.015 14
99 Old Dominion Conference USA 0.101 0.173 12
100 Massachusetts Mid-American 0.088 0.166 12
101 Syracuse ACC 0.086 0.156 12
102 Penn State Big Ten 0.075 0.075 13
103 Akron Mid-American 0.072 0.075 13
104 UTSA Conference USA 0.065 0.169 12
105 Oregon State Pac-12 0.063 0.230 12
106 Purdue Big Ten 0.061 0.188 12
107 Ball State Mid-American 0.060 0.304 12
108 South Alabama Sun Belt 0.056 0.206 12
109 UL Monroe Sun Belt 0.049 0.167 13
110 Maryland Big Ten 0.048 0.151 12
111 Illinois Big Ten 0.048 0.057 12
112 UConn American Athletic 0.040 0.077 13
113 Hawai'i Mountain West 0.038 0.202 12
114 Florida Atlantic Conference USA 0.037 0.124 12
115 Tulane American Athletic 0.026 0.197 12
116 Miami (OH) Mid-American 0.021 0.126 12
117 Northwestern Big Ten 0.017 -0.028 13
118 Wake Forest ACC 0.015 0.151 12
119 UTEP Conference USA 0.015 0.192 11
120 Boston College ACC 0.006 -0.107 12
121 Vanderbilt SEC -0.009 0.006 12
122 Fresno State Mountain West -0.017 0.250 12
123 Kansas Big 12 -0.017 0.311 12
124 Charlotte Conference USA -0.036 0.138 12
125 North Texas Conference USA -0.039 0.288 12
126 Missouri SEC -0.043 0.016 12
127 UCF American Athletic -0.043 0.266 12
128 Kent State Mid-American -0.099 0.069 10

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Predicted Points Added (PPA) estimates scoring value created or allowed on each play. FantasyHQ’s 2015 PPA leaderboard averages offense and defense PPA across games so you can compare team efficiency beyond raw yards and points.

Last updated: August 24, 2026

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Predicted Points Added (PPA) estimates scoring value created or allowed on each play. FantasyHQ’s 2015 PPA leaderboard averages offense and defense PPA across games so you can compare team efficiency beyond raw yards and points.

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