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CollegeFootballData (Bill Connelly SP+) · 2004

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

USC

32.3 SP+

Best defense

Auburn

12.5 Def SP+

# Team Conf SP+ Off Def ST
1 USC Big Ten 32.30 45.20 14.30 —
2 Oklahoma SEC 28.80 44.20 17.10 —
3 Auburn SEC 27.30 39.30 12.50 —
4 Miami ACC 26.80 41.30 16.50 —
5 California ACC 26.70 43.60 19.20 —
6 Texas SEC 24.70 43.10 20.30 —
7 Louisville ACC 24.00 50.70 32.10 —
8 Utah Big 12 23.60 49.30 29.40 —
9 Georgia SEC 21.80 35.20 14.10 —
10 Arizona State Big 12 20.70 42.00 23.70 —
11 Florida State ACC 20.20 32.70 13.40 —
12 Virginia ACC 20.00 38.40 19.50 —
13 Iowa Big Ten 20.00 34.40 15.30 —
14 Virginia Tech ACC 19.90 35.40 16.90 —
15 LSU SEC 19.50 36.20 18.40 —
16 Texas Tech Big 12 19.50 45.20 30.00 —
17 Boise State Pac-12 19.30 50.90 36.90 —
18 Texas A&M SEC 18.60 40.00 24.00 —
19 Purdue Big Ten 18.30 38.00 21.30 —
20 Ohio State Big Ten 17.50 33.30 17.40 —
21 Michigan Big Ten 17.50 40.30 25.50 —
22 Oregon State Pac-12 17.50 39.10 23.30 —
23 Florida SEC 17.10 39.40 25.00 —
24 Tennessee SEC 16.10 38.80 24.70 —
25 Arkansas SEC 15.40 39.70 26.70 —
26 Fresno State Pac-12 14.90 43.80 32.10 —
27 Oklahoma State Big 12 13.10 40.30 29.70 —
28 North Carolina ACC 12.80 39.60 28.70 —
29 Notre Dame FBS Independents 12.60 34.90 23.70 —
30 Georgia Tech ACC 12.40 30.40 19.10 —
31 Bowling Green Mid-American 11.90 45.90 36.70 —
32 Minnesota Big Ten 10.70 36.20 27.80 —
33 Wisconsin Big Ten 10.50 26.20 16.90 —
34 UCLA Big Ten 10.00 38.50 30.40 —
35 Kansas Big 12 9.80 31.50 23.20 —
36 Alabama SEC 9.20 27.80 19.20 —
37 UTEP Mountain West 9.00 42.10 35.10 —
38 Boston College ACC 8.50 29.00 21.60 —
39 Stanford ACC 8.20 29.60 22.70 —
40 West Virginia Big 12 8.10 33.80 27.60 —
41 NC State ACC 8.10 29.90 23.30 —
42 Kansas State Big 12 7.90 40.80 34.90 —
43 BYU Big 12 7.80 34.40 28.30 —
44 Colorado Big 12 7.80 32.90 27.00 —
45 Penn State Big Ten 7.40 22.50 15.90 —
46 Cincinnati Big 12 7.10 36.50 31.70 —
47 Clemson ACC 7.10 28.60 22.70 —
48 South Carolina SEC 6.40 28.70 23.40 —
49 Pittsburgh ACC 6.40 32.10 27.40 —
50 New Mexico Mountain West 5.40 25.60 21.00 —
51 Maryland Big Ten 5.10 24.50 20.00 —
52 Michigan State Big Ten 4.90 36.80 33.60 —
53 Troy Sun Belt 4.60 26.30 22.70 —
54 Syracuse ACC 4.40 33.60 31.20 —
55 Northern Illinois Mountain West 4.00 39.30 36.00 —
56 Northwestern Big Ten 3.90 33.80 31.60 —
57 Iowa State Big 12 3.90 28.10 25.40 —
58 Oregon Big Ten 3.70 32.60 30.40 —
59 Louisiana Tech Sun Belt 3.50 36.20 34.20 —
60 Arizona Big 12 3.10 26.30 24.00 —
61 Memphis American Athletic 2.80 41.30 38.90 —
62 Nebraska Big Ten 1.90 31.10 30.20 —
63 nationalAverages — 1.46 32.43 — —
64 Marshall Sun Belt 1.20 28.80 28.10 —
65 Missouri SEC 0.80 26.30 25.80 —
66 Toledo Mid-American 0.30 39.30 38.70 —
67 Miami (OH) Mid-American -0.30 33.20 33.90 —
68 UConn FBS Independents -0.40 30.50 31.70 —
69 Southern Miss Sun Belt -0.70 30.40 31.80 —
70 Wake Forest ACC -0.90 26.20 27.30 —
71 Colorado State Pac-12 -0.90 32.20 33.40 —
72 Washington State Pac-12 -0.90 32.00 33.20 —
73 Air Force Mountain West -0.90 36.60 36.90 —
74 Ole Miss SEC -1.60 26.60 28.20 —
75 Wyoming Mountain West -1.60 30.10 32.00 —
76 Hawai'i Mountain West -2.40 43.80 43.40 —
77 UAB American Athletic -3.20 35.40 37.50 —
78 Navy American Athletic -3.40 27.00 30.20 —
79 TCU Big 12 -3.90 39.30 41.20 —
80 San Diego State Pac-12 -4.00 25.90 30.00 —
81 New Mexico State Conference USA -4.40 33.00 36.50 —
82 Mississippi State SEC -5.70 23.80 29.50 —
83 Vanderbilt SEC -6.20 25.90 31.90 —
84 Houston Big 12 -6.30 29.80 35.00 —
85 Rutgers Big Ten -6.70 30.90 36.30 —
86 Kentucky SEC -7.10 25.40 32.00 —
87 Indiana Big Ten -7.40 30.50 36.30 —
88 Duke ACC -7.60 25.10 32.10 —
89 Baylor Big 12 -8.00 32.60 38.70 —
90 South Florida American Athletic -9.70 32.30 39.20 —
91 Kent State Mid-American -10.00 29.60 37.20 —
92 Washington Big Ten -10.00 22.60 31.70 —
93 Akron Mid-American -11.10 29.90 38.20 —
94 Illinois Big Ten -11.30 26.70 35.50 —
95 Florida Atlantic American Athletic -11.70 18.60 29.20 —
96 North Texas American Athletic -12.00 29.20 38.20 —
97 Middle Tennessee Conference USA -12.00 26.30 35.70 —
98 Temple American Athletic -12.40 30.40 39.40 —
99 Rice American Athletic -13.00 30.70 40.20 —
100 Tulsa American Athletic -14.00 32.60 42.20 —
101 Tulane American Athletic -14.10 30.90 41.00 —
102 UNLV Mountain West -14.30 26.70 37.70 —
103 Ohio Mid-American -14.80 19.70 33.20 —
104 Army American Athletic -15.60 29.50 41.20 —
105 Louisiana Sun Belt -15.90 23.20 36.50 —
106 SMU ACC -16.20 27.50 40.30 —
107 UL Monroe Sun Belt -17.20 20.20 35.70 —
108 Utah State Pac-12 -17.80 20.00 36.30 —
109 Ball State Mid-American -18.70 26.80 41.60 —
110 East Carolina American Athletic -18.90 29.00 42.80 —
111 Nevada Mountain West -19.00 30.50 44.00 —
112 Arkansas State Sun Belt -19.70 23.30 39.80 —
113 Eastern Michigan Mid-American -20.20 35.60 50.80 —
114 Western Michigan Mid-American -21.70 29.90 44.80 —
115 UCF Big 12 -22.20 19.00 38.90 —
116 Central Michigan Mid-American -22.20 25.40 42.60 —
117 San José State Mountain West -22.80 33.30 — —
118 Idaho Big Sky -23.10 26.60 43.40 —
119 Buffalo Mid-American -27.60 17.30 40.90 —
120 Florida International Conference USA -27.80 24.50 45.40 —
121 Florida A&M SWAC -37.40 16.30 47.50 —

College football power rankings guide

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SP+ is Bill Connelly’s opponent-adjusted college football rating system. FantasyHQ’s 2004 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 2004 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.

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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?

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