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CollegeFootballData predicted points · 2021

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

Georgia

-0.061 Def PPA

# Team Conf Off PPA Def PPA Games
1 Coastal Carolina Sun Belt 0.455 0.134 13
2 Ohio State Big Ten 0.445 0.122 13
3 Western Kentucky Conference USA 0.373 0.169 14
4 Toledo Mid-American 0.350 0.020 13
5 Oklahoma Big 12 0.344 0.193 13
6 BYU FBS Independents 0.339 0.226 13
7 UCLA Pac-12 0.332 0.206 12
8 Oregon State Pac-12 0.322 0.193 13
9 Virginia ACC 0.318 0.280 12
10 Louisville ACC 0.311 0.226 13
11 SMU American Athletic 0.308 0.248 12
12 Georgia SEC 0.303 -0.061 15
13 Alabama SEC 0.303 0.059 15
14 Texas Big 12 0.302 0.234 12
15 Western Michigan Mid-American 0.302 0.212 13
16 Arizona State Pac-12 0.301 0.106 13
17 Tennessee SEC 0.299 0.178 13
18 Cincinnati American Athletic 0.295 0.042 14
19 Pittsburgh ACC 0.295 0.041 14
20 Utah Pac-12 0.291 0.139 14
21 Wake Forest ACC 0.288 0.178 14
22 Ole Miss SEC 0.287 0.167 13
23 Kansas State Big 12 0.286 0.210 13
24 Kent State Mid-American 0.286 0.264 14
25 Iowa State Big 12 0.285 0.138 13
26 TCU Big 12 0.284 0.316 12
27 Texas Tech Big 12 0.282 0.265 13
28 Liberty FBS Independents 0.282 0.118 13
29 UAB Conference USA 0.280 0.111 13
30 North Carolina ACC 0.280 0.249 13
31 Northern Illinois Mid-American 0.280 0.319 14
32 Air Force Mountain West 0.278 0.160 13
33 Nebraska Big Ten 0.275 0.163 12
34 Nevada Mountain West 0.275 0.178 13
35 Michigan Big Ten 0.266 0.091 14
36 Baylor Big 12 0.266 0.149 14
37 Miami ACC 0.262 0.169 12
38 Florida SEC 0.258 0.150 13
39 Arkansas SEC 0.258 0.109 13
40 Oregon Pac-12 0.256 0.198 14
41 UTSA Conference USA 0.256 0.150 14
42 Miami (OH) Mid-American 0.252 0.159 13
43 Mississippi State SEC 0.252 0.159 13
44 Army FBS Independents 0.252 0.212 13
45 Notre Dame FBS Independents 0.249 0.068 13
46 NC State ACC 0.247 0.066 12
47 Michigan State Big Ten 0.246 0.177 13
48 Memphis American Athletic 0.246 0.205 12
49 App State Sun Belt 0.245 0.079 14
50 Georgia State Sun Belt 0.241 0.165 13
51 UTEP Conference USA 0.238 0.132 13
52 Fresno State Mountain West 0.235 0.067 13
53 Maryland Big Ten 0.234 0.181 13
54 Kentucky SEC 0.232 0.156 13
55 Missouri SEC 0.231 0.306 13
56 Purdue Big Ten 0.227 0.135 13
57 Florida State ACC 0.227 0.131 12
58 Louisiana Sun Belt 0.226 0.137 14
59 Houston American Athletic 0.223 0.041 14
60 Utah State Mountain West 0.219 0.164 14
61 Charlotte Conference USA 0.218 0.359 12
62 UCF American Athletic 0.218 0.149 13
63 USC Pac-12 0.217 0.286 12
64 Marshall Conference USA 0.216 0.109 13
65 Washington State Pac-12 0.216 0.178 13
66 Central Michigan Mid-American 0.215 0.153 13
67 Auburn SEC 0.213 0.089 13
68 California Pac-12 0.212 0.154 12
69 Wyoming Mountain West 0.212 0.137 13
70 Syracuse ACC 0.202 0.158 12
71 Tulane American Athletic 0.196 0.158 12
72 Florida International Conference USA 0.195 0.378 12
73 Hawai'i Mountain West 0.187 0.151 13
74 Buffalo Mid-American 0.186 0.267 12
75 Boise State Mountain West 0.184 0.101 12
76 LSU SEC 0.184 0.163 13
77 Ohio Mid-American 0.182 0.272 12
78 Virginia Tech ACC 0.179 0.217 13
79 Texas A&M SEC 0.179 -0.002 12
80 Minnesota Big Ten 0.177 0.096 13
81 Boston College ACC 0.177 0.126 12
82 East Carolina American Athletic 0.174 0.191 12
83 West Virginia Big 12 0.174 0.154 13
84 Oklahoma State Big 12 0.173 0.014 14
85 Florida Atlantic Conference USA 0.173 0.160 12
86 North Texas Conference USA 0.172 0.169 13
87 South Alabama Sun Belt 0.170 0.140 12
88 Colorado State Mountain West 0.167 0.166 12
89 Eastern Michigan Mid-American 0.166 0.263 13
90 Tulsa American Athletic 0.158 0.148 13
91 Louisiana Tech Conference USA 0.152 0.263 12
92 Old Dominion Conference USA 0.152 0.127 13
93 Akron Mid-American 0.148 0.369 12
94 Wisconsin Big Ten 0.146 -0.028 13
95 Texas State Sun Belt 0.146 0.300 12
96 South Carolina SEC 0.143 0.129 13
97 Penn State Big Ten 0.142 0.040 13
98 Duke ACC 0.141 0.383 12
99 Stanford Pac-12 0.134 0.315 12
100 San José State Mountain West 0.132 0.134 12
101 Rice Conference USA 0.124 0.310 12
102 South Florida American Athletic 0.124 0.324 12
103 Navy American Athletic 0.124 0.203 12
104 Troy Sun Belt 0.124 0.125 12
105 San Diego State Mountain West 0.123 0.045 14
106 Ball State Mid-American 0.116 0.242 13
107 Kansas Big 12 0.111 0.434 12
108 Georgia Tech ACC 0.111 0.294 12
109 Middle Tennessee Conference USA 0.110 0.138 13
110 UNLV Mountain West 0.102 0.247 12
111 Washington Pac-12 0.102 0.156 12
112 Georgia Southern Sun Belt 0.098 0.265 12
113 Illinois Big Ten 0.097 0.185 12
114 Clemson ACC 0.089 0.019 13
115 New Mexico State FBS Independents 0.089 0.342 12
116 Northwestern Big Ten 0.087 0.265 12
117 Arkansas State Sun Belt 0.082 0.345 12
118 UL Monroe Sun Belt 0.076 0.246 12
119 Bowling Green Mid-American 0.073 0.190 12
120 Colorado Pac-12 0.072 0.226 12
121 Temple American Athletic 0.066 0.257 12
122 Rutgers Big Ten 0.049 0.202 13
123 Massachusetts FBS Independents 0.049 0.404 12
124 Vanderbilt SEC 0.033 0.317 12
125 Iowa Big Ten 0.030 0.074 14
126 Arizona Pac-12 0.028 0.211 12
127 Indiana Big Ten 0.023 0.202 12
128 Southern Miss Conference USA 0.022 0.196 12
129 UConn FBS Independents -0.017 0.252 12
130 New Mexico Mountain West -0.078 0.178 12

College football power rankings guide

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Predicted Points Added (PPA) estimates scoring value created or allowed on each play. FantasyHQ’s 2021 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 2021 PPA leaderboard averages offense and defense PPA across games so you can compare team efficiency beyond raw yards and points.

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