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CollegeFootballData predicted points · 2025

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

Toledo

-0.078 Def PPA

# Team Conf Off PPA Def PPA Games
1 Vanderbilt SEC 0.405 0.183 13
2 North Texas American Athletic 0.369 0.149 14
3 USC Big Ten 0.352 0.149 13
4 Indiana Big Ten 0.352 0.009 16
5 Utah Big 12 0.348 0.062 13
6 Notre Dame FBS Independents 0.343 0.029 12
7 Ohio State Big Ten 0.325 -0.021 14
8 Texas State Sun Belt 0.323 0.165 13
9 Tennessee SEC 0.316 0.152 13
10 Oregon Big Ten 0.313 0.034 15
11 South Florida American Athletic 0.308 0.082 13
12 UConn FBS Independents 0.307 0.202 13
13 Ole Miss SEC 0.307 0.093 15
14 UNLV Mountain West 0.306 0.211 14
15 Navy American Athletic 0.305 0.199 13
16 Cincinnati Big 12 0.303 0.188 13
17 Florida State ACC 0.302 0.137 12
18 Washington Big Ten 0.293 0.057 13
19 Arkansas SEC 0.290 0.250 12
20 Air Force Mountain West 0.288 0.408 12
21 Georgia Tech ACC 0.279 0.196 13
22 Memphis American Athletic 0.252 0.157 13
23 SMU ACC 0.250 0.028 13
24 Duke ACC 0.249 0.223 14
25 Texas Tech Big 12 0.247 -0.071 14
26 Old Dominion Sun Belt 0.243 0.005 13
27 NC State ACC 0.241 0.184 13
28 Penn State Big Ten 0.240 0.092 13
29 Georgia SEC 0.239 0.074 14
30 Texas A&M SEC 0.238 0.105 13
31 Kansas Big 12 0.227 0.222 12
32 James Madison Sun Belt 0.224 0.007 14
33 BYU Big 12 0.222 0.053 14
34 Miami ACC 0.220 0.023 16
35 Tulane American Athletic 0.213 0.139 14
36 Toledo Mid-American 0.207 -0.078 13
37 Eastern Michigan Mid-American 0.203 0.237 12
38 Missouri SEC 0.203 0.027 13
39 Alabama SEC 0.203 0.061 15
40 Baylor Big 12 0.201 0.169 12
41 UTSA American Athletic 0.201 0.139 13
42 Utah State Mountain West 0.200 0.192 13
43 Rutgers Big Ten 0.199 0.300 12
44 Ohio Mid-American 0.198 0.125 13
45 Illinois Big Ten 0.198 0.176 13
46 Kansas State Big 12 0.198 0.116 12
47 TCU Big 12 0.198 0.142 13
48 Georgia Southern Sun Belt 0.195 0.265 13
49 Delaware Conference USA 0.195 0.217 13
50 Boise State Mountain West 0.192 0.094 14
51 Texas SEC 0.192 0.085 13
52 Iowa State Big 12 0.191 0.097 12
53 Jacksonville State Conference USA 0.191 0.151 14
54 New Mexico Mountain West 0.190 0.116 12
55 UAB American Athletic 0.185 0.326 12
56 East Carolina American Athletic 0.183 0.048 13
57 Michigan Big Ten 0.183 0.105 13
58 Arizona Big 12 0.182 0.061 13
59 Army American Athletic 0.181 0.171 13
60 San José State Mountain West 0.179 0.202 12
61 Auburn SEC 0.176 0.054 12
62 Mississippi State SEC 0.173 0.191 13
63 Wake Forest ACC 0.172 0.042 13
64 Clemson ACC 0.172 0.094 13
65 Nebraska Big Ten 0.172 0.185 13
66 Temple American Athletic 0.172 0.248 12
67 Missouri State Conference USA 0.172 0.241 13
68 Florida Atlantic American Athletic 0.171 0.222 12
69 Pittsburgh ACC 0.171 0.068 13
70 Marshall Sun Belt 0.169 0.151 12
71 Southern Miss Sun Belt 0.168 0.119 13
72 Virginia Tech ACC 0.167 0.260 12
73 South Alabama Sun Belt 0.165 0.229 12
74 Boston College ACC 0.165 0.230 12
75 Western Kentucky Conference USA 0.165 0.102 13
76 Hawai'i Mountain West 0.164 0.166 13
77 Florida International Conference USA 0.162 0.155 13
78 Virginia ACC 0.161 0.061 14
79 Liberty Conference USA 0.159 0.189 12
80 Kennesaw State Conference USA 0.156 0.175 14
81 Louisville ACC 0.153 0.051 13
82 Iowa Big Ten 0.152 0.045 13
83 UCF Big 12 0.151 0.113 12
84 Middle Tennessee Conference USA 0.147 0.207 12
85 Northwestern Big Ten 0.137 0.168 13
86 Florida SEC 0.137 0.153 12
87 Colorado State Mountain West 0.136 0.234 12
88 Arizona State Big 12 0.135 0.111 13
89 Georgia State Sun Belt 0.134 0.275 12
90 Michigan State Big Ten 0.133 0.193 12
91 Louisiana Tech Conference USA 0.132 0.052 13
92 Central Michigan Mid-American 0.132 0.085 13
93 California ACC 0.124 0.153 13
94 Washington State Pac-12 0.120 0.098 13
95 Tulsa American Athletic 0.116 0.147 12
96 San Diego State Mountain West 0.112 -0.030 13
97 UCLA Big Ten 0.112 0.261 12
98 Maryland Big Ten 0.104 0.112 12
99 Fresno State Mountain West 0.104 0.069 13
100 Minnesota Big Ten 0.103 0.145 12
101 South Carolina SEC 0.103 0.076 12
102 Louisiana Sun Belt 0.102 0.188 13
103 Houston Big 12 0.102 0.107 13
104 Oklahoma SEC 0.102 -0.041 13
105 Western Michigan Mid-American 0.099 0.051 14
106 Purdue Big Ten 0.095 0.277 12
107 Colorado Big 12 0.092 0.193 12
108 Miami (OH) Mid-American 0.091 0.079 14
109 Arkansas State Sun Belt 0.091 0.200 13
110 LSU SEC 0.089 0.074 13
111 App State Sun Belt 0.085 0.185 13
112 Kentucky SEC 0.083 0.168 12
113 Buffalo Mid-American 0.080 0.104 12
114 UL Monroe Sun Belt 0.073 0.182 12
115 Troy Sun Belt 0.070 0.109 14
116 North Carolina ACC 0.067 0.138 12
117 Coastal Carolina Sun Belt 0.062 0.183 13
118 Kent State Mid-American 0.062 0.194 12
119 Stanford ACC 0.059 0.178 12
120 West Virginia Big 12 0.058 0.151 12
121 Akron Mid-American 0.057 0.152 12
122 Oregon State Pac-12 0.053 0.173 12
123 Syracuse ACC 0.050 0.283 12
124 Northern Illinois Mid-American 0.044 0.178 12
125 Wyoming Mountain West 0.043 0.075 12
126 Rice American Athletic 0.035 0.245 13
127 Bowling Green Mid-American 0.032 0.148 12
128 Nevada Mountain West 0.028 0.193 12
129 New Mexico State Conference USA 0.026 0.100 12
130 Wisconsin Big Ten 0.018 0.169 12
131 UTEP Conference USA 0.012 0.101 12
132 Ball State Mid-American -0.003 0.184 12
133 Sam Houston Conference USA -0.005 0.264 12
134 Oklahoma State Big 12 -0.016 0.265 12
135 Charlotte American Athletic -0.024 0.233 12
136 Massachusetts Mid-American -0.039 0.272 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 2025 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 2025 PPA leaderboard averages offense and defense PPA across games so you can compare team efficiency beyond raw yards and points.

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