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CollegeFootballData predicted points · 2018

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

Clemson

-0.059 Def PPA

# Team Conf Off PPA Def PPA Games
1 Oklahoma Big 12 0.489 0.272 14
2 Alabama SEC 0.404 0.039 15
3 Clemson ACC 0.351 -0.059 15
4 Georgia SEC 0.346 0.056 14
5 UCF American Athletic 0.337 0.089 13
6 Ohio Mid-American 0.313 0.212 13
7 Houston American Athletic 0.305 0.233 13
8 Memphis American Athletic 0.299 0.151 14
9 Utah State Mountain West 0.298 0.005 13
10 Army FBS Independents 0.295 0.144 13
11 Ohio State Big Ten 0.282 0.109 14
12 West Virginia Big 12 0.277 0.172 12
13 Ole Miss SEC 0.273 0.218 12
14 Boise State Mountain West 0.272 0.116 13
15 Washington State Pac-12 0.269 0.142 13
16 Florida International Conference USA 0.268 0.163 13
17 Oklahoma State Big 12 0.263 0.208 13
18 App State Sun Belt 0.257 -0.019 13
19 Cincinnati American Athletic 0.250 0.005 13
20 Michigan Big Ten 0.248 -0.008 13
21 Florida SEC 0.245 0.081 13
22 Georgia Tech ACC 0.242 0.232 13
23 Louisiana Sun Belt 0.241 0.291 14
24 Baylor Big 12 0.240 0.273 13
25 Wisconsin Big Ten 0.240 0.089 13
26 Fresno State Mountain West 0.229 0.035 14
27 Arizona State Pac-12 0.225 0.175 13
28 Vanderbilt SEC 0.225 0.231 13
29 Texas A&M SEC 0.224 0.158 13
30 Mississippi State SEC 0.223 -0.050 13
31 Arkansas State Sun Belt 0.220 0.122 13
32 Missouri SEC 0.218 0.105 13
33 Oregon Pac-12 0.215 0.104 13
34 Arizona Pac-12 0.215 0.196 12
35 Texas Big 12 0.214 0.166 14
36 Nebraska Big Ten 0.211 0.162 12
37 Florida Atlantic Conference USA 0.210 0.174 11
38 Massachusetts FBS Independents 0.208 0.249 12
39 Notre Dame FBS Independents 0.207 0.057 13
40 NC State ACC 0.205 0.163 13
41 Toledo Mid-American 0.204 0.185 13
42 Hawai'i Mountain West 0.204 0.234 14
43 Washington Pac-12 0.201 0.050 14
44 Virginia ACC 0.199 0.108 13
45 Texas Tech Big 12 0.199 0.182 12
46 Air Force Mountain West 0.197 0.151 12
47 Pittsburgh ACC 0.196 0.135 14
48 UAB Conference USA 0.196 -0.013 14
49 Stanford Pac-12 0.195 0.155 13
50 Buffalo Mid-American 0.195 0.143 14
51 Coastal Carolina Sun Belt 0.193 0.329 12
52 Troy Sun Belt 0.191 0.117 13
53 Georgia Southern Sun Belt 0.191 0.144 13
54 Iowa Big Ten 0.190 0.007 13
55 Western Michigan Mid-American 0.188 0.266 13
56 Purdue Big Ten 0.186 0.202 13
57 Iowa State Big 12 0.186 0.108 13
58 South Carolina SEC 0.185 0.195 13
59 Georgia State Sun Belt 0.184 0.368 12
60 Virginia Tech ACC 0.183 0.232 13
61 South Florida American Athletic 0.182 0.200 12
62 North Texas Conference USA 0.180 0.085 13
63 Temple American Athletic 0.178 0.083 13
64 UL Monroe Sun Belt 0.177 0.237 12
65 Syracuse ACC 0.174 0.138 13
66 Penn State Big Ten 0.169 0.056 13
67 UCLA Pac-12 0.169 0.222 12
68 Wake Forest ACC 0.168 0.200 13
69 BYU FBS Independents 0.163 0.105 13
70 Ball State Mid-American 0.163 0.220 12
71 Minnesota Big Ten 0.160 0.184 13
72 UNLV Mountain West 0.160 0.280 12
73 Illinois Big Ten 0.160 0.330 12
74 USC Pac-12 0.157 0.149 12
75 Miami (OH) Mid-American 0.150 0.152 12
76 LSU SEC 0.149 0.058 13
77 Nevada Mountain West 0.148 0.086 13
78 Auburn SEC 0.148 0.062 13
79 Kentucky SEC 0.148 0.088 13
80 Maryland Big Ten 0.146 0.110 12
81 Colorado State Mountain West 0.145 0.277 12
82 Tulane American Athletic 0.138 0.122 12
83 Liberty FBS Independents 0.132 0.207 12
84 Eastern Michigan Mid-American 0.132 0.065 13
85 Old Dominion Conference USA 0.130 0.207 12
86 Utah Pac-12 0.129 0.016 14
87 Oregon State Pac-12 0.128 0.395 12
88 Navy American Athletic 0.127 0.265 13
89 Miami ACC 0.125 -0.020 13
90 Indiana Big Ten 0.123 0.193 12
91 San Diego State Mountain West 0.123 0.109 13
92 North Carolina ACC 0.122 0.195 11
93 Duke ACC 0.122 0.148 13
94 Bowling Green Mid-American 0.121 0.304 12
95 Marshall Conference USA 0.116 0.067 13
96 UConn American Athletic 0.116 0.503 12
97 Kansas State Big 12 0.114 0.171 12
98 Louisiana Tech Conference USA 0.112 0.097 13
99 Kansas Big 12 0.109 0.188 12
100 Tennessee SEC 0.107 0.158 12
101 Middle Tennessee Conference USA 0.105 0.135 14
102 Charlotte Conference USA 0.104 0.115 11
103 Boston College ACC 0.103 0.046 12
104 Kent State Mid-American 0.102 0.199 12
105 Tulsa American Athletic 0.101 0.134 12
106 Wyoming Mountain West 0.098 0.062 12
107 Colorado Pac-12 0.094 0.133 12
108 Arkansas SEC 0.090 0.210 12
109 SMU American Athletic 0.087 0.175 12
110 Florida State ACC 0.086 0.084 12
111 Western Kentucky Conference USA 0.082 0.127 12
112 Southern Miss Conference USA 0.077 -0.008 11
113 New Mexico Mountain West 0.069 0.228 12
114 South Alabama Sun Belt 0.068 0.280 11
115 New Mexico State FBS Independents 0.067 0.198 12
116 Northwestern Big Ten 0.065 0.095 14
117 Louisville ACC 0.060 0.354 12
118 Texas State Sun Belt 0.060 0.101 12
119 Northern Illinois Mid-American 0.053 0.060 14
120 TCU Big 12 0.052 0.080 13
121 East Carolina American Athletic 0.050 0.197 12
122 Rice Conference USA 0.045 0.318 13
123 California Pac-12 0.019 0.011 13
124 Michigan State Big Ten 0.018 0.008 13
125 Akron Mid-American 0.006 0.078 12
126 UTEP Conference USA 0.006 0.160 12
127 San José State Mountain West -0.014 0.219 12
128 Central Michigan Mid-American -0.031 0.073 12
129 Rutgers Big Ten -0.034 0.175 12
130 UTSA Conference USA -0.042 0.228 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 2018 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 2018 PPA leaderboard averages offense and defense PPA across games so you can compare team efficiency beyond raw yards and points.

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