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CollegeFootballData (Bill Connelly SP+) · 2005

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

Texas

35.3 SP+

Best offense

USC

51.6 Off SP+

Best defense

Miami

7.0 Def SP+

# Team Conf SP+ Off Def ST
1 Texas SEC 35.30 47.60 12.20 —
2 USC Big Ten 34.70 51.60 16.90 —
3 Ohio State Big Ten 31.20 42.10 10.90 —
4 Penn State Big Ten 29.30 38.20 9.00 —
5 Miami ACC 26.00 33.00 7.00 —
6 Virginia Tech ACC 25.50 35.60 10.10 —
7 Texas Tech Big 12 25.40 40.80 15.40 —
8 Georgia SEC 22.30 36.10 13.80 —
9 Notre Dame FBS Independents 21.80 41.30 19.50 —
10 Iowa Big Ten 20.90 38.50 17.60 —
11 Auburn SEC 20.70 35.40 14.70 —
12 Louisville ACC 20.30 41.50 21.20 —
13 LSU SEC 20.30 32.00 11.70 —
14 Alabama SEC 19.80 28.10 8.30 —
15 Boston College ACC 19.20 30.40 11.20 —
16 Oklahoma SEC 19.00 30.90 11.90 —
17 California ACC 18.40 35.80 17.50 —
18 Oregon Big Ten 18.10 35.00 16.90 —
19 Michigan Big Ten 18.10 33.90 15.80 —
20 Minnesota Big Ten 15.90 40.70 24.70 —
21 West Virginia Big 12 15.80 33.30 17.60 —
22 Washington State Pac-12 13.00 39.60 26.60 —
23 Iowa State Big 12 13.00 27.70 14.70 —
24 Clemson ACC 12.90 31.10 18.20 —
25 Michigan State Big Ten 12.90 40.10 27.20 —
26 Arizona State Big 12 12.50 42.40 29.90 —
27 Tennessee SEC 12.30 23.70 11.40 —
28 Purdue Big Ten 11.80 37.10 25.30 —
29 Colorado Big 12 11.70 27.80 16.10 —
30 Wisconsin Big Ten 11.10 35.30 24.20 —
31 Arkansas SEC 10.60 29.00 18.40 —
32 Fresno State Pac-12 10.60 36.40 25.80 —
33 TCU Big 12 10.50 28.30 17.70 —
34 Nebraska Big Ten 10.30 24.20 13.80 —
35 NC State ACC 9.40 22.10 12.70 —
36 Maryland Big Ten 9.00 30.30 21.40 —
37 UCLA Big Ten 8.70 39.20 30.50 —
38 Kansas Big 12 8.50 22.50 14.00 —
39 Northwestern Big Ten 8.00 38.80 30.90 —
40 Toledo Mid-American 7.60 32.70 25.10 —
41 Texas A&M SEC 7.30 36.90 29.60 —
42 Utah Big 12 7.20 33.60 26.40 —
43 Georgia Tech ACC 6.90 22.70 15.80 —
44 Pittsburgh ACC 6.80 23.90 17.10 —
45 Florida SEC 6.70 26.30 19.60 —
46 South Carolina SEC 6.30 26.30 20.00 —
47 Kansas State Big 12 6.10 25.90 19.80 —
48 Northern Illinois Mountain West 5.90 34.40 28.50 —
49 Missouri SEC 5.70 28.90 23.20 —
50 Virginia ACC 5.60 29.20 23.60 —
51 Florida State ACC 5.40 23.70 18.20 —
52 Boise State Pac-12 4.50 29.50 24.90 —
53 Rutgers Big Ten 4.00 29.50 25.50 —
54 BYU Big 12 2.80 35.30 32.50 —
55 UTEP Mountain West 2.40 31.10 28.70 —
56 South Florida American Athletic 2.30 22.40 20.10 —
57 UAB American Athletic 2.30 33.30 31.00 —
58 Washington Big Ten 1.90 29.30 27.50 —
59 Tulsa American Athletic 1.50 27.80 26.40 —
60 Oregon State Pac-12 1.50 26.60 25.20 —
61 Arizona Big 12 1.50 26.90 25.40 —
62 UConn FBS Independents 1.40 18.80 17.40 —
63 nationalAverages — 1.30 26.86 25.56 —
64 Baylor Big 12 1.20 20.20 19.00 —
65 Southern Miss Sun Belt 1.10 27.90 26.80 —
66 Oklahoma State Big 12 1.10 25.40 24.30 —
67 Stanford ACC 0.60 26.40 25.70 —
68 Miami (OH) Mid-American 0.30 27.60 27.30 —
69 New Mexico Mountain West 0.20 28.00 27.80 —
70 Bowling Green Mid-American -0.90 28.80 29.80 —
71 Houston Big 12 -1.00 28.60 29.60 —
72 Navy American Athletic -2.10 32.40 34.50 —
73 San Diego State Pac-12 -2.40 26.70 29.10 —
74 Colorado State Pac-12 -2.90 31.40 34.30 —
75 Hawai'i Mountain West -2.90 34.20 37.10 —
76 Memphis American Athletic -3.40 27.50 31.00 —
77 Air Force Mountain West -3.40 32.10 35.50 —
78 North Carolina ACC -3.50 19.90 23.40 —
79 Vanderbilt SEC -3.80 28.60 32.40 —
80 Wake Forest ACC -3.90 23.30 27.10 —
81 Wyoming Mountain West -4.00 23.30 27.30 —
82 Ole Miss SEC -4.20 15.70 20.00 —
83 East Carolina American Athletic -4.60 27.30 31.90 —
84 Indiana Big Ten -4.70 26.20 30.90 —
85 Akron Mid-American -5.80 19.90 25.70 —
86 Louisiana Tech Sun Belt -6.00 23.40 29.40 —
87 Nevada Mountain West -6.50 28.40 34.90 —
88 Mississippi State SEC -7.00 16.70 23.70 —
89 Central Michigan Mid-American -8.10 22.10 30.10 —
90 Illinois Big Ten -8.80 25.60 34.30 —
91 Marshall Sun Belt -9.40 18.60 27.90 —
92 Cincinnati Big 12 -9.90 18.40 28.20 —
93 Syracuse ACC -10.70 12.60 23.40 —
94 UCF Big 12 -11.70 25.80 37.50 —
95 Kentucky SEC -12.50 21.40 33.90 —
96 SMU ACC -13.00 16.00 29.00 —
97 Western Michigan Mid-American -13.90 22.90 36.90 —
98 San José State Mountain West -14.70 18.60 33.30 —
99 UNLV Mountain West -15.30 19.80 35.10 —
100 Middle Tennessee Conference USA -15.30 14.60 29.90 —
101 Arkansas State Sun Belt -15.60 18.50 34.10 —
102 Army American Athletic -16.30 14.70 31.00 —
103 Tulane American Athletic -17.10 14.80 31.90 —
104 Troy Sun Belt -17.20 8.70 26.00 —
105 Louisiana Sun Belt -17.70 20.80 38.50 —
106 Ball State Mid-American -18.50 16.30 34.80 —
107 Eastern Michigan Mid-American -18.50 19.00 37.50 —
108 Kent State Mid-American -19.00 11.40 30.30 —
109 Duke ACC -20.20 14.70 35.00 —
110 Ohio Mid-American -20.80 15.10 35.80 —
111 Rice American Athletic -21.60 20.00 41.70 —
112 UL Monroe Sun Belt -22.60 17.30 40.00 —
113 Florida International Conference USA -23.50 15.30 38.70 —
114 Utah State Pac-12 -23.90 12.50 36.50 —
115 Florida Atlantic American Athletic -24.90 9.80 34.60 —
116 Buffalo Mid-American -28.60 7.20 35.80 —
117 Temple American Athletic -29.10 12.10 41.20 —
118 North Texas American Athletic -29.20 9.60 38.90 —
119 New Mexico State Conference USA -29.20 12.80 42.00 —

College football power rankings guide

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SP+ is Bill Connelly’s opponent-adjusted college football rating system. FantasyHQ’s 2005 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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Definition

SP+ is Bill Connelly’s opponent-adjusted college football rating system. FantasyHQ’s 2005 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.

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