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CollegeFootballData predicted points · 2017

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

-0.048 Def PPA

# Team Conf Off PPA Def PPA Games
1 Oklahoma Big 12 0.426 0.135 14
2 UCF American Athletic 0.358 0.107 13
3 Louisville ACC 0.338 0.116 13
4 Memphis American Athletic 0.335 0.182 13
5 Arizona Pac-12 0.323 0.205 13
6 Oklahoma State Big 12 0.317 0.104 13
7 Florida Atlantic Conference USA 0.309 0.111 14
8 Georgia SEC 0.291 0.037 15
9 Army FBS Independents 0.288 0.195 13
10 Penn State Big Ten 0.285 0.056 13
11 Ohio State Big Ten 0.283 0.021 14
12 Missouri SEC 0.280 0.170 13
13 Ohio Mid-American 0.275 0.065 12
14 Colorado State Mountain West 0.268 0.195 13
15 Washington Pac-12 0.264 0.018 13
16 Alabama SEC 0.264 -0.048 14
17 Toledo Mid-American 0.259 0.151 14
18 Notre Dame FBS Independents 0.257 0.062 13
19 Navy American Athletic 0.243 0.238 12
20 App State Sun Belt 0.238 0.085 13
21 SMU American Athletic 0.237 0.225 13
22 UCLA Pac-12 0.229 0.235 13
23 Ole Miss SEC 0.227 0.242 12
24 USC Pac-12 0.224 0.129 14
25 West Virginia Big 12 0.222 0.174 13
26 San Diego State Mountain West 0.222 0.066 13
27 Stanford Pac-12 0.221 0.174 14
28 NC State ACC 0.219 0.130 13
29 North Texas Conference USA 0.218 0.212 14
30 South Florida American Athletic 0.217 0.041 12
31 Massachusetts FBS Independents 0.209 0.127 12
32 Wake Forest ACC 0.208 0.121 13
33 LSU SEC 0.208 0.103 13
34 Clemson ACC 0.206 -0.048 14
35 Tulane American Athletic 0.203 0.262 11
36 Wisconsin Big Ten 0.202 -0.039 14
37 TCU Big 12 0.200 0.026 14
38 Kansas State Big 12 0.199 0.175 13
39 Buffalo Mid-American 0.199 0.169 12
40 Louisiana Tech Conference USA 0.198 0.117 13
41 UL Monroe Sun Belt 0.197 0.344 12
42 Air Force Mountain West 0.197 0.234 12
43 Houston American Athletic 0.194 0.098 12
44 Auburn SEC 0.194 0.024 14
45 Arkansas SEC 0.193 0.237 12
46 Texas Tech Big 12 0.192 0.155 13
47 Arizona State Pac-12 0.189 0.201 13
48 Troy Sun Belt 0.189 0.009 12
49 Iowa State Big 12 0.188 0.115 13
50 Tulsa American Athletic 0.184 0.308 12
51 UNLV Mountain West 0.182 0.220 12
52 Oregon Pac-12 0.182 0.046 13
53 Southern Miss Conference USA 0.178 0.036 13
54 Arkansas State Sun Belt 0.167 0.057 12
55 Fresno State Mountain West 0.166 0.043 14
56 Utah Pac-12 0.162 0.088 13
57 Florida International Conference USA 0.161 0.209 13
58 UAB Conference USA 0.160 0.101 13
59 New Mexico State Sun Belt 0.156 0.098 13
60 Mississippi State SEC 0.155 0.015 13
61 Coastal Carolina Sun Belt 0.152 0.277 12
62 Miami ACC 0.150 0.061 13
63 Western Kentucky Conference USA 0.149 0.165 13
64 Vanderbilt SEC 0.149 0.182 12
65 Louisiana Sun Belt 0.149 0.278 11
66 Hawai'i Mountain West 0.148 0.282 12
67 Washington State Pac-12 0.148 0.048 13
68 Georgia Tech ACC 0.144 0.127 11
69 Boise State Mountain West 0.144 0.080 14
70 Kentucky SEC 0.143 0.218 13
71 Texas A&M SEC 0.142 0.129 13
72 Western Michigan Mid-American 0.140 0.137 12
73 Pittsburgh ACC 0.136 0.140 12
74 Nevada Mountain West 0.135 0.209 12
75 Colorado Pac-12 0.132 0.205 12
76 Temple American Athletic 0.131 0.145 13
77 Northwestern Big Ten 0.127 0.019 13
78 Middle Tennessee Conference USA 0.127 0.054 13
79 California Pac-12 0.127 0.172 12
80 Florida SEC 0.125 0.130 11
81 Marshall Conference USA 0.125 0.059 13
82 South Carolina SEC 0.125 0.097 13
83 Cincinnati American Athletic 0.123 0.237 12
84 Florida State ACC 0.121 0.049 13
85 Oregon State Pac-12 0.115 0.317 12
86 Miami (OH) Mid-American 0.113 0.094 12
87 Baylor Big 12 0.111 0.212 12
88 UTSA Conference USA 0.109 0.027 11
89 Bowling Green Mid-American 0.107 0.276 12
90 Georgia State Sun Belt 0.107 0.177 10
91 East Carolina American Athletic 0.107 0.430 12
92 Indiana Big Ten 0.106 0.071 12
93 Syracuse ACC 0.106 0.196 12
94 Michigan State Big Ten 0.104 0.056 13
95 UConn American Athletic 0.103 0.284 12
96 Virginia Tech ACC 0.103 0.013 13
97 Nebraska Big Ten 0.102 0.243 12
98 Eastern Michigan Mid-American 0.097 0.082 12
99 Iowa Big Ten 0.097 0.034 13
100 Purdue Big Ten 0.092 0.072 12
101 Central Michigan Mid-American 0.092 0.054 13
102 North Carolina ACC 0.089 0.182 12
103 Michigan Big Ten 0.087 -0.010 13
104 New Mexico Mountain West 0.083 0.212 12
105 Idaho Sun Belt 0.083 0.132 12
106 Utah State Mountain West 0.080 0.058 13
107 Northern Illinois Mid-American 0.077 -0.000 13
108 Texas Big 12 0.075 0.015 13
109 Rice Conference USA 0.073 0.287 12
110 Minnesota Big Ten 0.072 0.149 12
111 Akron Mid-American 0.071 0.159 14
112 Boston College ACC 0.063 0.065 13
113 Duke ACC 0.063 0.023 13
114 Georgia Southern Sun Belt 0.061 0.200 12
115 BYU FBS Independents 0.051 0.142 13
116 Virginia ACC 0.049 0.126 13
117 Maryland Big Ten 0.049 0.212 12
118 Old Dominion Conference USA 0.041 0.182 12
119 Tennessee SEC 0.036 0.172 12
120 Wyoming Mountain West 0.035 0.008 13
121 Texas State Sun Belt 0.032 0.199 11
122 Ball State Mid-American 0.032 0.269 12
123 South Alabama Sun Belt 0.029 0.125 12
124 Rutgers Big Ten 0.018 0.150 12
125 Illinois Big Ten 0.016 0.170 12
126 Kansas Big 12 0.007 0.244 12
127 San José State Mountain West -0.028 0.251 13
128 Charlotte Conference USA -0.046 0.235 12
129 Kent State Mid-American -0.057 0.206 12
130 UTEP Conference USA -0.082 0.256 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 2017 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 2017 PPA leaderboard averages offense and defense PPA across games so you can compare team efficiency beyond raw yards and points.

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