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CollegeFootballData predicted points · 2023

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

LSU

+0.482 Off PPA

# Team Conf Off PPA Def PPA Games
1 LSU SEC 0.482 0.257 13
2 Oregon Pac-12 0.473 0.059 14
3 Georgia SEC 0.396 0.074 14
4 USC Pac-12 0.387 0.235 13
5 Kansas Big 12 0.383 0.192 13
6 Notre Dame FBS Independents 0.342 -0.013 13
7 Oklahoma Big 12 0.325 0.070 13
8 Liberty Conference USA 0.324 0.162 14
9 Washington Pac-12 0.321 0.197 15
10 Arizona Pac-12 0.316 0.126 13
11 Ole Miss SEC 0.305 0.152 13
12 UCF Big 12 0.302 0.138 13
13 Ohio State Big Ten 0.295 0.008 13
14 Oregon State Pac-12 0.292 0.114 13
15 South Alabama Sun Belt 0.287 0.094 13
16 Michigan Big Ten 0.286 -0.011 15
17 North Carolina ACC 0.282 0.165 13
18 UAB American Athletic 0.281 0.250 12
19 New Mexico State Conference USA 0.280 0.190 15
20 Missouri SEC 0.278 0.111 13
21 Alabama SEC 0.277 0.119 14
22 Toledo Mid-American 0.276 0.089 14
23 Memphis American Athletic 0.275 0.134 13
24 SMU American Athletic 0.275 0.013 14
25 New Mexico Mountain West 0.273 0.303 12
26 San José State Mountain West 0.261 0.188 13
27 Florida SEC 0.260 0.212 12
28 Kansas State Big 12 0.258 0.145 13
29 UNLV Mountain West 0.257 0.240 14
30 Air Force Mountain West 0.252 0.115 13
31 North Texas American Athletic 0.251 0.320 12
32 Texas State Sun Belt 0.251 0.161 13
33 Miami ACC 0.248 0.110 13
34 Penn State Big Ten 0.247 -0.049 13
35 Tennessee SEC 0.245 0.086 13
36 Texas Big 12 0.244 0.092 14
37 App State Sun Belt 0.241 0.161 14
38 Boise State Mountain West 0.238 0.179 14
39 West Virginia Big 12 0.236 0.198 13
40 Georgia Tech ACC 0.236 0.247 13
41 Louisville ACC 0.236 0.069 14
42 TCU Big 12 0.233 0.153 12
43 James Madison Sun Belt 0.233 0.057 13
44 Coastal Carolina Sun Belt 0.222 0.152 13
45 Florida State ACC 0.211 0.064 14
46 Troy Sun Belt 0.209 0.009 14
47 Kentucky SEC 0.208 0.146 13
48 Cincinnati Big 12 0.208 0.294 12
49 Northern Illinois Mid-American 0.208 0.121 13
50 Louisiana Sun Belt 0.207 0.168 13
51 Utah State Mountain West 0.205 0.198 13
52 UTSA American Athletic 0.205 0.125 13
53 Texas A&M SEC 0.204 0.081 13
54 Boston College ACC 0.202 0.228 13
55 Rice American Athletic 0.199 0.125 13
56 Maryland Big Ten 0.198 0.108 13
57 Iowa State Big 12 0.198 0.120 13
58 Western Kentucky Conference USA 0.197 0.207 13
59 South Carolina SEC 0.195 0.173 12
60 Fresno State Mountain West 0.194 0.149 13
61 Illinois Big Ten 0.191 0.168 12
62 Washington State Pac-12 0.187 0.168 12
63 Duke ACC 0.178 0.120 13
64 Ohio Mid-American 0.177 0.022 13
65 Georgia Southern Sun Belt 0.175 0.222 13
66 California Pac-12 0.172 0.206 13
67 Virginia Tech ACC 0.172 0.156 13
68 Tulane American Athletic 0.172 0.141 14
69 Georgia State Sun Belt 0.170 0.220 13
70 UCLA Pac-12 0.169 0.066 13
71 Wyoming Mountain West 0.165 0.154 13
72 Oklahoma State Big 12 0.165 0.239 14
73 Bowling Green Mid-American 0.163 0.135 13
74 Tulsa American Athletic 0.160 0.287 12
75 Colorado Pac-12 0.158 0.258 12
76 South Florida American Athletic 0.157 0.172 13
77 Colorado State Mountain West 0.157 0.176 12
78 Auburn SEC 0.156 0.132 13
79 UTEP Conference USA 0.152 0.232 12
80 Wisconsin Big Ten 0.150 0.108 13
81 Massachusetts FBS Independents 0.148 0.297 12
82 Arkansas SEC 0.148 0.113 12
83 Central Michigan Mid-American 0.146 0.293 12
84 NC State ACC 0.144 0.087 13
85 Middle Tennessee Conference USA 0.143 0.155 12
86 Arkansas State Sun Belt 0.143 0.225 13
87 Baylor Big 12 0.142 0.269 12
88 Virginia ACC 0.141 0.235 12
89 Texas Tech Big 12 0.137 0.160 13
90 Miami (OH) Mid-American 0.136 0.091 14
91 Florida Atlantic American Athletic 0.127 0.170 12
92 Clemson ACC 0.125 0.045 13
93 Army FBS Independents 0.122 0.233 12
94 Houston Big 12 0.119 0.238 12
95 Ball State Mid-American 0.118 0.139 12
96 Old Dominion Sun Belt 0.118 0.102 13
97 Hawai'i Mountain West 0.117 0.219 13
98 Louisiana Tech Conference USA 0.117 0.212 12
99 Purdue Big Ten 0.117 0.168 12
100 Marshall Sun Belt 0.111 0.126 13
101 Indiana Big Ten 0.107 0.233 12
102 Nebraska Big Ten 0.105 0.079 12
103 Western Michigan Mid-American 0.104 0.220 12
104 Rutgers Big Ten 0.104 0.115 13
105 San Diego State Mountain West 0.102 0.243 12
106 Syracuse ACC 0.102 0.102 13
107 Jacksonville State Conference USA 0.102 0.034 13
108 Utah Pac-12 0.099 0.109 13
109 Temple American Athletic 0.099 0.273 12
110 Arizona State Pac-12 0.099 0.235 12
111 Northwestern Big Ten 0.089 0.122 13
112 Southern Miss Sun Belt 0.078 0.237 12
113 Sam Houston Conference USA 0.077 0.168 12
114 Minnesota Big Ten 0.075 0.199 13
115 Mississippi State SEC 0.073 0.143 12
116 Stanford Pac-12 0.070 0.328 12
117 Vanderbilt SEC 0.069 0.311 12
118 Florida International Conference USA 0.067 0.173 12
119 UConn FBS Independents 0.058 0.227 12
120 BYU Big 12 0.058 0.198 12
121 Buffalo Mid-American 0.056 0.133 12
122 Pittsburgh ACC 0.053 0.095 12
123 Wake Forest ACC 0.049 0.208 12
124 Eastern Michigan Mid-American 0.048 0.182 13
125 Navy American Athletic 0.034 0.105 12
126 Charlotte American Athletic 0.031 0.138 12
127 UL Monroe Sun Belt 0.030 0.248 12
128 Kent State Mid-American 0.022 0.276 12
129 Akron Mid-American 0.020 0.152 12
130 East Carolina American Athletic 0.015 0.122 12
131 Nevada Mountain West 0.006 0.244 12
132 Michigan State Big Ten -0.000 0.176 12
133 Iowa Big Ten -0.085 -0.001 14

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Predicted Points Added (PPA) estimates scoring value created or allowed on each play. FantasyHQ’s 2023 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 2023 PPA leaderboard averages offense and defense PPA across games so you can compare team efficiency beyond raw yards and points.

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