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CollegeFootballData (Bill Connelly SP+) · 2006

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

31.6 SP+

Best offense

Hawai'i

42.6 Off SP+

# Team Conf SP+ Off Def ST
1 LSU SEC 31.60 39.20 6.80 -0.70
2 USC Big Ten 30.30 37.80 9.30 1.80
3 Louisville ACC 27.30 41.30 14.40 0.50
4 Ohio State Big Ten 27.00 37.20 12.10 1.90
5 Florida SEC 26.50 36.00 8.40 -1.10
6 West Virginia Big 12 25.40 41.20 17.30 1.50
7 Oklahoma SEC 23.50 34.30 12.50 1.70
8 Michigan Big Ten 22.60 32.30 9.90 0.20
9 BYU Big 12 21.90 37.50 16.60 1.00
10 Texas SEC 21.90 37.40 16.40 1.00
11 Virginia Tech ACC 21.00 23.60 4.60 2.00
12 Arkansas SEC 20.60 34.40 13.10 -0.70
13 Auburn SEC 19.40 32.40 15.10 2.10
14 Wisconsin Big Ten 19.10 28.90 11.20 1.30
15 South Carolina SEC 19.10 38.00 20.20 1.40
16 Tennessee SEC 18.90 35.90 18.30 1.30
17 Boise State Pac-12 18.70 35.90 18.60 1.30
18 Texas Tech Big 12 17.90 37.20 19.90 0.50
19 Georgia SEC 17.80 28.70 11.30 0.40
20 California ACC 17.60 35.70 19.90 1.90
21 TCU Big 12 17.30 29.20 12.70 0.80
22 Clemson ACC 16.70 31.50 13.70 -1.10
23 Rutgers Big Ten 14.80 27.90 14.10 1.10
24 Boston College ACC 14.80 29.50 14.60 -0.10
25 Nebraska Big Ten 14.70 31.50 17.70 0.90
26 Missouri SEC 14.40 32.10 18.20 0.40
27 Pittsburgh ACC 14.40 31.90 18.80 1.40
28 Miami ACC 13.90 23.60 9.30 -0.30
29 Oklahoma State Big 12 13.70 35.60 23.90 2.00
30 Georgia Tech ACC 13.50 26.20 13.20 0.50
31 Iowa Big Ten 13.40 32.00 18.40 -0.10
32 Arizona State Big 12 13.30 31.70 19.70 1.30
33 Hawai'i Mountain West 13.10 42.60 30.00 0.50
34 Penn State Big Ten 12.70 24.90 12.00 -0.20
35 Utah Big 12 12.00 29.80 19.50 1.70
36 Florida State ACC 11.90 25.50 13.90 0.30
37 Notre Dame FBS Independents 11.50 34.20 22.10 -0.60
38 Alabama SEC 11.40 28.70 16.50 -0.80
39 Oregon State Pac-12 11.30 31.00 21.00 1.30
40 Oregon Big Ten 11.20 33.30 21.50 -0.50
41 South Florida American Athletic 10.70 25.40 12.80 -1.90
42 Texas A&M SEC 10.10 33.60 23.60 0.10
43 UCLA Big Ten 8.80 23.40 15.90 1.30
44 Cincinnati Big 12 7.90 23.60 16.70 1.00
45 Houston Big 12 7.60 33.90 25.20 -1.10
46 Washington State Pac-12 7.40 28.50 19.20 -1.90
47 Kansas Big 12 6.90 27.40 21.60 1.10
48 Wake Forest ACC 6.50 23.60 18.40 1.20
49 Kansas State Big 12 5.80 23.90 19.70 1.60
50 Maryland Big Ten 4.60 25.20 22.10 1.50
51 Virginia ACC 4.60 17.00 12.30 -0.20
52 Purdue Big Ten 4.40 33.20 28.20 -0.60
53 Minnesota Big Ten 3.80 31.90 27.50 -0.60
54 Tulsa American Athletic 2.10 27.00 25.00 0.20
55 Vanderbilt SEC 1.90 25.60 22.50 -1.30
56 Colorado Big 12 1.80 20.10 18.90 0.60
57 Kentucky SEC 1.70 33.30 30.80 -0.80
58 nationalAverages — 1.33 24.44 23.11 0.00
59 Nevada Mountain West 0.90 25.40 23.80 -0.80
60 Wyoming Mountain West 0.30 18.60 17.70 -0.60
61 Washington Big Ten 0.30 23.30 24.10 1.10
62 NC State ACC 0.20 18.70 19.10 0.60
63 Southern Miss Sun Belt -0.30 23.30 23.10 -0.50
64 New Mexico Mountain West -0.50 19.80 21.50 1.20
65 East Carolina American Athletic -0.90 23.60 24.30 -0.20
66 Arizona Big 12 -1.00 15.40 17.80 1.50
67 Michigan State Big Ten -1.30 25.00 26.70 0.40
68 San José State Mountain West -1.80 24.00 26.10 0.30
69 Navy American Athletic -1.90 27.00 28.30 -0.70
70 Northern Illinois Mountain West -2.50 22.60 25.20 0.00
71 Illinois Big Ten -2.80 20.10 22.30 -0.50
72 UConn FBS Independents -2.90 20.80 22.20 -1.50
73 Ole Miss SEC -3.20 20.10 23.70 0.40
74 Syracuse ACC -3.60 20.20 25.70 1.90
75 Baylor Big 12 -3.60 22.60 27.80 1.60
76 Northwestern Big Ten -4.90 21.30 25.00 -1.20
77 Colorado State Pac-12 -5.40 18.90 23.20 -1.10
78 Central Michigan Mid-American -6.10 23.50 28.80 -0.70
79 Akron Mid-American -6.10 18.00 22.30 -1.80
80 North Carolina ACC -6.20 19.80 27.30 1.20
81 UTEP Mountain West -6.20 25.90 32.00 -0.20
82 Kent State Mid-American -6.20 18.20 22.20 -2.30
83 Mississippi State SEC -6.70 16.50 21.70 -1.50
84 Iowa State Big 12 -6.70 24.70 31.50 0.10
85 Western Michigan Mid-American -7.10 14.80 21.40 -0.40
86 Ball State Mid-American -7.50 22.60 32.00 1.90
87 SMU ACC -7.70 20.90 30.30 1.70
88 Marshall Sun Belt -7.90 26.70 34.20 -0.30
89 Fresno State Pac-12 -8.10 21.60 29.40 -0.30
90 Air Force Mountain West -8.80 24.00 31.70 -1.10
91 Ohio Mid-American -9.50 12.60 23.20 1.10
92 Toledo Mid-American -9.60 16.20 26.20 0.40
93 Indiana Big Ten -9.90 21.60 31.20 -0.30
94 New Mexico State Conference USA -10.20 26.60 35.70 -1.20
95 UCF Big 12 -10.30 21.80 32.10 0.00
96 Rice American Athletic -10.50 25.10 34.40 -1.30
97 UAB American Athletic -11.30 19.90 31.90 0.70
98 Troy Sun Belt -11.50 16.00 27.70 0.20
99 Miami (OH) Mid-American -13.00 16.10 27.50 -1.60
100 Memphis American Athletic -13.20 23.10 35.40 -0.80
101 San Diego State Pac-12 -13.20 14.10 25.60 -1.70
102 Middle Tennessee Conference USA -13.50 14.80 28.10 -0.20
103 Bowling Green Mid-American -14.10 17.20 28.70 -2.60
104 Stanford ACC -14.10 14.80 27.60 -1.30
105 UNLV Mountain West -14.50 17.10 30.10 -1.50
106 UL Monroe Sun Belt -15.00 17.40 32.50 0.20
107 Tulane American Athletic -15.00 18.90 32.60 -1.30
108 Louisiana Sun Belt -19.30 11.40 30.30 -0.30
109 Duke ACC -19.50 13.80 31.60 -1.60
110 Florida Atlantic American Athletic -19.60 9.80 28.20 -1.20
111 Arkansas State Sun Belt -21.80 11.00 31.00 -1.80
112 Eastern Michigan Mid-American -22.00 10.60 33.50 0.90
113 Louisiana Tech Sun Belt -22.20 18.90 39.70 -1.30
114 Idaho Big Sky -23.70 14.60 37.20 -1.10
115 Army American Athletic -24.30 8.40 33.50 0.80
116 North Texas American Athletic -24.50 6.90 31.50 0.10
117 Florida International Conference USA -29.70 -0.50 26.50 -2.70
118 Buffalo Mid-American -30.30 10.00 39.00 -1.30
119 Utah State Pac-12 -32.10 10.60 39.70 -3.00
120 Temple American Athletic -33.30 7.70 38.70 -2.30

College football power rankings guide

What are CFB power rankings?

SP+ is Bill Connelly’s opponent-adjusted college football rating system. FantasyHQ’s 2006 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 2006 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

  1. Pick a season, then choose SP+, EPA, or PPA.
  2. Filter a conference when you want a league-only board.
  3. Read offense vs defense splits — then open a team page or box score.

vs ESPN FPI & polls

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Frequently asked questions

What are 2006 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 2006 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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