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CollegeFootballData (Bill Connelly SP+) · 2003

SP+ Ratings

Higher overall SP+ is better. Offensive SP+ is higher-better; defensive SP+ is lower-better.

SP+ power rankings EPA efficiency PPA / game

Overall #1

LSU

30.9 SP+

Best defense

LSU

11.2 Def SP+

# Team Conf SP+ Off Def ST
1 LSU SEC 30.90 41.90 11.20 —
2 USC Big Ten 30.10 49.40 21.50 —
3 Oklahoma SEC 29.40 47.60 21.10 —
4 Georgia SEC 26.50 37.20 11.30 —
5 Florida State ACC 26.00 41.10 17.20 —
6 Kansas State Big 12 25.80 43.00 19.20 —
7 Michigan Big Ten 24.00 42.40 20.00 —
8 Miami ACC 22.90 36.20 14.40 —
9 Texas SEC 22.70 46.70 28.30 —
10 Miami (OH) Mid-American 22.10 46.30 28.40 —
11 Florida SEC 21.60 39.70 19.80 —
12 Iowa Big Ten 21.20 36.70 17.00 —
13 Arkansas SEC 21.00 43.50 25.50 —
14 Maryland Big Ten 20.80 37.60 17.70 —
15 Ohio State Big Ten 20.20 34.90 15.60 —
16 Clemson ACC 19.30 37.60 19.80 —
17 Auburn SEC 17.90 33.20 17.00 —
18 Washington State Pac-12 17.30 38.20 22.80 —
19 NC State ACC 17.30 46.20 33.50 —
20 California ACC 16.80 41.50 27.80 —
21 Oregon State Pac-12 16.30 41.30 28.20 —
22 Tennessee SEC 16.20 35.40 20.60 —
23 Alabama SEC 16.20 38.40 24.00 —
24 Virginia Tech ACC 16.00 42.60 30.00 —
25 Virginia ACC 15.90 36.20 22.40 —
26 Purdue Big Ten 14.90 33.30 19.60 —
27 Nebraska Big Ten 14.70 30.30 16.50 —
28 Ole Miss SEC 14.50 40.10 28.10 —
29 Utah Big 12 13.40 35.20 23.00 —
30 Boise State Pac-12 12.80 41.50 31.60 —
31 West Virginia Big 12 12.70 37.20 26.30 —
32 Minnesota Big Ten 12.70 42.10 32.10 —
33 Oklahoma State Big 12 12.20 42.60 33.40 —
34 Texas Tech Big 12 11.90 50.00 40.40 —
35 Notre Dame FBS Independents 11.80 33.30 23.10 —
36 Bowling Green Mid-American 11.30 36.80 27.70 —
37 Wisconsin Big Ten 11.20 35.70 26.60 —
38 Michigan State Big Ten 11.10 35.40 26.40 —
39 Colorado State Pac-12 11.00 38.50 29.50 —
40 Pittsburgh ACC 11.00 37.60 28.50 —
41 Georgia Tech ACC 10.10 29.50 20.30 —
42 Boston College ACC 10.10 37.20 29.00 —
43 South Carolina SEC 9.20 33.30 25.80 —
44 New Mexico Mountain West 8.60 34.20 27.40 —
45 Missouri SEC 8.10 36.20 30.10 —
46 Oregon Big Ten 7.90 36.20 30.20 —
47 Southern Miss Sun Belt 7.60 27.40 20.50 —
48 Wake Forest ACC 7.50 37.80 32.40 —
49 Syracuse ACC 6.50 34.20 29.50 —
50 Marshall Sun Belt 5.40 33.20 29.50 —
51 Washington Big Ten 3.20 33.00 31.40 —
52 Northwestern Big Ten 2.80 28.80 26.90 —
53 Penn State Big Ten 2.80 25.70 23.40 —
54 Colorado Big 12 2.60 37.70 35.30 —
55 Air Force Mountain West 2.10 29.30 28.10 —
56 TCU Big 12 1.80 31.40 30.50 —
57 BYU Big 12 1.50 26.20 25.20 —
58 UNLV Mountain West 1.40 27.40 26.60 —
59 nationalAverages — 1.40 32.64 31.04 —
60 Memphis American Athletic 1.00 30.40 30.10 —
61 Louisville ACC 0.50 38.70 37.40 —
62 Arizona State Big 12 0.00 32.10 32.60 —
63 Rutgers Big Ten 0.00 34.70 34.80 —
64 Hawai'i Mountain West -0.70 39.70 39.50 —
65 Toledo Mid-American -1.10 34.20 34.90 —
66 UCLA Big Ten -1.40 25.20 26.70 —
67 UConn FBS Independents -1.80 35.70 36.80 —
68 Fresno State Pac-12 -2.40 26.20 28.50 —
69 San Diego State Pac-12 -2.50 19.30 21.80 —
70 Texas A&M SEC -2.90 38.10 39.40 —
71 Northern Illinois Mountain West -2.90 31.10 34.00 —
72 Cincinnati Big 12 -3.10 30.10 33.30 —
73 Wyoming Mountain West -3.50 32.60 35.40 —
74 Navy American Athletic -3.80 31.20 34.70 —
75 Duke ACC -4.00 27.20 31.30 —
76 Kentucky SEC -4.50 31.90 35.30 —
77 Stanford ACC -5.10 25.90 31.10 —
78 Kansas Big 12 -5.40 35.00 38.90 —
79 Tulsa American Athletic -5.60 33.50 37.70 —
80 South Florida American Athletic -5.60 24.00 29.50 —
81 North Texas American Athletic -5.70 27.80 33.20 —
82 Troy Sun Belt -6.20 21.00 27.10 —
83 Louisiana Tech Sun Belt -6.80 33.00 38.00 —
84 North Carolina ACC -6.80 36.60 40.90 —
85 Arizona Big 12 -7.40 28.00 34.30 —
86 Temple American Athletic -7.70 29.30 35.40 —
87 UAB American Athletic -8.10 23.50 30.90 —
88 Houston Big 12 -8.50 39.40 43.30 —
89 Vanderbilt SEC -8.60 26.20 33.60 —
90 Nevada Mountain West -9.00 28.40 35.30 —
91 Iowa State Big 12 -9.60 28.70 35.90 —
92 Western Michigan Mid-American -10.20 30.10 38.00 —
93 Illinois Big Ten -12.10 24.40 34.40 —
94 Kent State Mid-American -12.10 33.30 41.60 —
95 Mississippi State SEC -12.40 30.40 39.40 —
96 Akron Mid-American -12.50 35.20 42.60 —
97 Tulane American Athletic -12.80 34.40 42.40 —
98 Ball State Mid-American -13.00 28.80 38.30 —
99 Rice American Athletic -14.50 30.70 41.20 —
100 Middle Tennessee Conference USA -15.70 30.40 42.20 —
101 Baylor Big 12 -16.20 27.00 39.90 —
102 Utah State Pac-12 -17.00 21.60 36.60 —
103 Indiana Big Ten -17.20 21.30 36.60 —
104 New Mexico State Conference USA -17.70 22.50 37.70 —
105 Idaho Big Sky -18.90 20.30 37.10 —
106 Ohio Mid-American -19.70 25.40 41.40 —
107 Buffalo Mid-American -20.10 22.30 39.40 —
108 San José State Mountain West -20.20 28.80 43.40 —
109 Louisiana Sun Belt -21.30 25.40 42.20 —
110 UCF Big 12 -21.80 19.30 38.60 —
111 Eastern Michigan Mid-American -22.00 18.90 38.30 —
112 East Carolina American Athletic -22.00 22.90 40.90 —
113 Central Michigan Mid-American -22.80 23.40 41.80 —
114 UL Monroe Sun Belt -26.00 27.60 46.10 —
115 SMU ACC -27.80 12.80 37.70 —
116 Army American Athletic -28.20 18.80 42.40 —
117 UTEP Mountain West -31.00 22.90 46.10 —
118 Arkansas State Sun Belt -32.60 18.70 44.00 —

College football power rankings guide

What are CFB power rankings?

SP+ is Bill Connelly’s opponent-adjusted college football rating system. FantasyHQ’s 2003 SP+ leaderboard ranks FBS teams by overall rating with offense, defense, and special teams splits — a CFB power rankings board built for efficiency, not just wins and losses. Use it alongside AP Top 25 and CFP polls, and as a complement to ESPN FPI-style power ratings.

Last updated: August 24, 2026

Definition

SP+ is Bill Connelly’s opponent-adjusted college football rating system. FantasyHQ’s 2003 SP+ leaderboard ranks FBS teams by overall rating with offense, defense, and special teams splits — a CFB power rankings board built for efficiency, not just wins and losses. Use it alongside AP Top 25 and CFP polls, and as a complement to ESPN FPI-style power ratings.

How to use

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  3. Read offense vs defense splits — then open a team page or box score.

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Frequently asked questions

What are 2003 CFB power rankings on FantasyHQ?

FantasyHQ CFB power rankings use SP+ (and EPA / PPA boards) to rank teams by efficiency, not just record. Open https://fantasyhq.co/cfb-analytics/leaderboards for the 2003 table with offense, defense, and special teams splits.

What is SP+ in college football?

SP+ is an opponent-adjusted rating from Bill Connelly that estimates how many points better (or worse) a team is than average. Higher overall and offensive SP+ is better; lower defensive SP+ is better.

How is this different from ESPN FPI?

ESPN FPI is ESPN’s proprietary Football Power Index. FantasyHQ publishes SP+, EPA per play, and PPA boards from CFBD and play-by-play data — a free efficiency view you can cross-check with FPI, the AP Top 25, and CFP rankings. We do not claim to reproduce ESPN FPI.

What is the difference between SP+, EPA, and PPA?

SP+ is a season-long opponent-adjusted team rating. EPA measures expected points added per play from FantasyHQ play-by-play. PPA (predicted points added) averages game-level efficiency from CollegeFootballData. Switch metrics on the leaderboards page to compare the same season three ways.

Is this the same as AP Top 25 or CFB rankings?

No. AP Top 25, Coaches Poll, and CFP rankings live on FantasyHQ’s CFB Rankings board at https://fantasyhq.co/cfb-hq/rankings. Leaderboards here are analytics power boards (SP+ / EPA / PPA), not voter or committee polls.

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