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CollegeFootballData predicted points · 2016

Predicted Points Added

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

SP+ power rankings EPA efficiency PPA / game

Best defense

Alabama

-0.119 Def PPA

# Team Conf Off PPA Def PPA Games
1 Western Kentucky Conference USA 0.386 0.171 14
2 Oklahoma Big 12 0.372 0.172 13
3 Louisiana Tech Conference USA 0.370 0.238 14
4 Western Michigan Mid-American 0.361 0.135 14
5 South Florida American Athletic 0.357 0.201 12
6 Middle Tennessee Conference USA 0.342 0.198 13
7 Toledo Mid-American 0.337 0.143 12
8 Navy American Athletic 0.329 0.277 14
9 New Mexico Mountain West 0.329 0.249 13
10 Louisville ACC 0.324 0.027 13
11 Washington Pac-12 0.321 -0.001 14
12 Pittsburgh ACC 0.305 0.186 13
13 Texas Tech Big 12 0.298 0.317 12
14 Boise State Mountain West 0.278 0.118 13
15 Colorado State Mountain West 0.274 0.214 12
16 North Carolina ACC 0.273 0.159 13
17 Oklahoma State Big 12 0.268 0.159 13
18 Oregon Pac-12 0.258 0.314 12
19 Florida State ACC 0.255 0.100 13
20 Alabama SEC 0.247 -0.119 15
21 Washington State Pac-12 0.244 0.145 13
22 Army FBS Independents 0.239 0.094 12
23 Miami ACC 0.234 0.063 13
24 LSU SEC 0.230 0.004 12
25 Kansas State Big 12 0.230 0.108 13
26 USC Pac-12 0.228 0.135 13
27 Clemson ACC 0.227 -0.021 15
28 San Diego State Mountain West 0.227 0.040 13
29 Baylor Big 12 0.226 0.109 13
30 Penn State Big Ten 0.224 0.106 14
31 Georgia Tech ACC 0.222 0.218 13
32 Texas A&M SEC 0.222 0.098 13
33 Memphis American Athletic 0.219 0.155 13
34 California Pac-12 0.217 0.303 12
35 Tulsa American Athletic 0.217 0.092 13
36 Air Force Mountain West 0.212 0.145 12
37 Old Dominion Conference USA 0.211 0.166 12
38 Tennessee SEC 0.207 0.160 13
39 West Virginia Big 12 0.207 0.114 13
40 Mississippi State SEC 0.206 0.220 13
41 Ohio State Big Ten 0.206 -0.057 13
42 Michigan Big Ten 0.206 -0.055 13
43 Southern Miss Conference USA 0.205 0.123 13
44 Northern Illinois Mid-American 0.203 0.282 12
45 Iowa State Big 12 0.203 0.239 12
46 Wyoming Mountain West 0.201 0.207 13
47 Arkansas SEC 0.195 0.191 13
48 Ole Miss SEC 0.195 0.239 12
49 Hawai'i Mountain West 0.194 0.259 14
50 Missouri SEC 0.189 0.177 12
51 TCU Big 12 0.188 0.165 13
52 UNLV Mountain West 0.188 0.235 12
53 Auburn SEC 0.187 0.069 13
54 Nevada Mountain West 0.185 0.225 11
55 East Carolina American Athletic 0.185 0.237 12
56 Notre Dame FBS Independents 0.184 0.154 12
57 Eastern Michigan Mid-American 0.184 0.198 13
58 App State Sun Belt 0.183 0.045 12
59 Kentucky SEC 0.182 0.229 13
60 UTSA Conference USA 0.174 0.141 12
61 Texas Big 12 0.167 0.180 12
62 Temple American Athletic 0.164 0.042 14
63 Miami (OH) Mid-American 0.160 0.093 13
64 Virginia Tech ACC 0.159 0.073 14
65 Michigan State Big Ten 0.158 0.142 12
66 Wisconsin Big Ten 0.155 0.031 14
67 Georgia Southern Sun Belt 0.155 0.142 12
68 NC State ACC 0.152 0.067 13
69 Stanford Pac-12 0.148 0.148 13
70 Central Michigan Mid-American 0.146 0.132 13
71 BYU FBS Independents 0.146 0.060 12
72 Utah Pac-12 0.145 0.132 13
73 Kent State Mid-American 0.145 0.169 11
74 Utah State Mountain West 0.144 0.155 12
75 Houston American Athletic 0.143 0.030 13
76 Florida Atlantic Conference USA 0.143 0.347 11
77 Ball State Mid-American 0.139 0.211 12
78 Arizona Pac-12 0.137 0.277 10
79 Akron Mid-American 0.131 0.196 12
80 Colorado Pac-12 0.128 0.028 13
81 Arizona State Pac-12 0.128 0.283 12
82 Maryland Big Ten 0.127 0.152 13
83 UCLA Pac-12 0.126 0.058 12
84 South Alabama Sun Belt 0.124 0.135 13
85 Duke ACC 0.118 0.195 11
86 Northwestern Big Ten 0.116 0.090 13
87 Georgia SEC 0.115 0.112 13
88 SMU American Athletic 0.115 0.165 12
89 Nebraska Big Ten 0.112 0.118 13
90 Ohio Mid-American 0.111 0.080 14
91 Minnesota Big Ten 0.111 0.075 13
92 Iowa Big Ten 0.110 0.089 13
93 Vanderbilt SEC 0.107 0.122 13
94 Georgia State Sun Belt 0.105 0.088 12
95 Oregon State Pac-12 0.105 0.118 12
96 Idaho Sun Belt 0.105 0.187 11
97 South Carolina SEC 0.102 0.128 13
98 Rice Conference USA 0.102 0.305 12
99 New Mexico State Sun Belt 0.100 0.212 11
100 Troy Sun Belt 0.098 0.110 11
101 UTEP Conference USA 0.097 0.239 11
102 Massachusetts FBS Independents 0.096 0.193 12
103 Indiana Big Ten 0.094 0.086 13
104 Arkansas State Sun Belt 0.089 0.012 13
105 Charlotte Conference USA 0.089 0.187 11
106 Syracuse ACC 0.088 0.243 12
107 San José State Mountain West 0.083 0.267 12
108 Louisiana Sun Belt 0.080 0.078 13
109 Florida International Conference USA 0.078 0.231 12
110 Purdue Big Ten 0.078 0.253 12
111 North Texas Conference USA 0.075 0.124 13
112 Buffalo Mid-American 0.056 0.174 12
113 Illinois Big Ten 0.055 0.148 12
114 Marshall Conference USA 0.054 0.288 10
115 Florida SEC 0.050 -0.065 13
116 UCF American Athletic 0.050 -0.038 12
117 Tulane American Athletic 0.047 0.082 12
118 Cincinnati American Athletic 0.047 0.111 12
119 Virginia ACC 0.041 0.228 12
120 Fresno State Mountain West 0.038 0.203 12
121 UL Monroe Sun Belt 0.032 0.273 12
122 Bowling Green Mid-American 0.029 0.260 11
123 Wake Forest ACC 0.023 0.085 13
124 UConn American Athletic 0.018 0.191 12
125 Kansas Big 12 0.007 0.180 12
126 Boston College ACC -0.007 0.032 13
127 Texas State Sun Belt -0.012 0.260 12
128 Rutgers Big Ten -0.053 0.183 12

College football power rankings guide

What are CFB power rankings?

Predicted Points Added (PPA) estimates scoring value created or allowed on each play. FantasyHQ’s 2016 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

Definition

Predicted Points Added (PPA) estimates scoring value created or allowed on each play. FantasyHQ’s 2016 PPA leaderboard averages offense and defense PPA across games so you can compare team efficiency beyond raw yards and points.

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