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CollegeFootballData (Bill Connelly SP+) · 2008

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

37.0 SP+

# Team Conf SP+ Off Def ST
1 USC Big Ten 37.00 44.40 7.20 -0.30
2 Texas SEC 36.00 50.30 15.80 1.50
3 Florida SEC 34.70 43.70 11.20 2.20
4 Oklahoma SEC 32.40 52.30 18.10 -1.80
5 Penn State Big Ten 29.50 41.10 13.50 2.00
6 Iowa Big Ten 25.50 35.40 10.90 1.00
7 Missouri SEC 24.00 43.80 22.30 2.50
8 Oklahoma State Big 12 23.40 46.50 24.50 1.40
9 Alabama SEC 23.00 34.20 10.90 -0.30
10 Texas Tech Big 12 23.00 49.80 25.50 -1.20
11 Ohio State Big Ten 22.70 32.70 12.20 2.30
12 Georgia SEC 20.90 39.20 18.30 0.10
13 LSU SEC 20.80 35.70 17.50 2.60
14 Boise State Pac-12 19.80 33.80 15.00 1.00
15 Oregon Big Ten 19.60 38.40 18.30 -0.50
16 TCU Big 12 19.20 30.50 11.80 0.50
17 Nebraska Big Ten 18.90 42.00 23.80 0.70
18 Florida State ACC 18.70 33.80 17.70 2.60
19 Utah Big 12 18.20 31.50 15.60 2.30
20 California ACC 18.00 32.70 14.30 -0.40
21 Ole Miss SEC 17.10 35.10 19.60 1.60
22 Arizona Big 12 16.30 34.90 20.50 1.90
23 Kansas Big 12 16.00 41.90 25.40 -0.50
24 Ball State Mid-American 14.30 38.90 26.10 1.50
25 Oregon State Pac-12 14.20 33.70 19.10 -0.40
26 Clemson ACC 12.80 27.00 14.20 0.00
27 BYU Big 12 12.20 38.30 26.30 0.10
28 Tennessee SEC 12.00 19.30 6.80 -0.50
29 Boston College ACC 11.00 23.00 10.00 -2.00
30 Miami ACC 10.90 26.80 17.90 2.00
31 Wisconsin Big Ten 10.50 31.30 22.00 1.20
32 North Carolina ACC 10.20 27.10 17.50 0.60
33 Pittsburgh ACC 9.00 26.20 19.20 1.90
34 Illinois Big Ten 8.90 33.20 23.80 -0.50
35 Cincinnati Big 12 8.60 25.90 19.70 2.40
36 Georgia Tech ACC 8.60 29.50 18.90 -2.00
37 Virginia Tech ACC 8.10 20.60 13.10 0.60
38 South Florida American Athletic 8.00 28.80 20.90 0.10
39 South Carolina SEC 7.80 23.70 16.30 0.40
40 Maryland Big Ten 7.60 28.80 21.60 0.30
41 Northwestern Big Ten 7.30 26.70 19.30 -0.10
42 Tulsa American Athletic 7.00 39.30 31.80 -0.50
43 Notre Dame FBS Independents 6.80 26.70 19.00 -1.00
44 Michigan State Big Ten 6.60 24.90 19.80 1.50
45 Houston Big 12 6.40 39.20 31.50 -1.20
46 Wake Forest ACC 6.40 20.30 13.60 -0.20
47 West Virginia Big 12 6.20 25.50 21.10 1.70
48 Kansas State Big 12 6.00 35.30 30.30 1.00
49 Troy Sun Belt 5.00 27.80 22.60 -0.30
50 UConn FBS Independents 4.90 22.30 18.30 0.80
51 Arkansas SEC 4.80 32.30 25.80 -1.70
52 Rice American Athletic 4.80 40.50 35.10 -0.60
53 Baylor Big 12 4.00 32.30 27.40 -0.90
54 Arizona State Big 12 3.40 22.30 19.80 0.80
55 Southern Miss Sun Belt 3.10 31.00 27.00 -1.00
56 Minnesota Big Ten 3.00 26.80 25.00 1.20
57 Purdue Big Ten 2.40 24.60 20.60 -1.60
58 Bowling Green Mid-American 2.40 29.20 25.70 -1.00
59 Rutgers Big Ten 2.40 28.80 25.20 -1.10
60 Stanford ACC 2.20 30.20 29.50 1.50
61 nationalAverages — 1.80 27.19 25.39 0.00
62 NC State ACC 1.80 27.40 26.80 1.20
63 Michigan Big Ten 1.60 20.50 19.20 0.20
64 Auburn SEC 1.40 19.70 17.40 -0.80
65 East Carolina American Athletic 1.30 21.90 20.20 -0.30
66 Nevada Mountain West 0.90 34.00 33.00 0.00
67 UCLA Big Ten -0.10 18.70 19.60 0.80
68 Virginia ACC -0.60 19.00 18.60 -1.00
69 Air Force Mountain West -0.70 23.00 24.60 0.90
70 Northern Illinois Mountain West -1.60 23.30 25.50 0.60
71 Kentucky SEC -1.80 18.10 19.50 -0.40
72 New Mexico Mountain West -2.00 18.20 20.20 0.00
73 Vanderbilt SEC -2.00 15.90 18.50 0.60
74 UTEP Mountain West -2.70 33.80 38.80 2.30
75 Colorado Big 12 -2.70 23.00 23.20 -2.50
76 Iowa State Big 12 -2.80 29.20 33.20 1.20
77 Louisville ACC -3.00 24.60 25.30 -2.30
78 Western Michigan Mid-American -3.10 28.00 29.80 -1.30
79 Colorado State Pac-12 -3.30 29.80 33.80 0.70
80 Memphis American Athletic -3.40 28.90 31.50 -0.80
81 Navy American Athletic -3.50 25.30 30.20 1.30
82 Fresno State Pac-12 -3.50 29.40 33.40 0.50
83 Marshall Sun Belt -4.20 23.20 27.40 0.00
84 Texas A&M SEC -5.60 27.40 33.10 0.20
85 Central Michigan Mid-American -5.60 30.10 36.30 0.60
86 Akron Mid-American -6.70 29.00 34.70 -1.00
87 Duke ACC -6.70 17.80 24.90 0.40
88 Hawai'i Mountain West -7.60 23.80 29.70 -1.70
89 Indiana Big Ten -8.30 24.30 31.60 -1.00
90 Florida Atlantic American Athletic -8.50 25.50 33.60 -0.40
91 Kent State Mid-American -8.50 27.60 34.60 -1.50
92 Mississippi State SEC -8.80 16.50 22.50 -2.90
93 Ohio Mid-American -9.30 21.60 29.70 -1.20
94 Temple American Athletic -9.40 19.00 27.90 -0.50
95 Arkansas State Sun Belt -9.50 22.80 32.30 0.10
96 Louisiana Tech Sun Belt -9.70 20.20 29.60 -0.30
97 UAB American Athletic -10.30 24.50 35.40 0.60
98 Louisiana Sun Belt -11.10 29.30 39.90 -0.50
99 Toledo Mid-American -11.40 22.60 33.10 -0.90
100 UNLV Mountain West -12.40 24.10 36.50 0.00
101 San José State Mountain West -13.20 12.90 25.40 -0.70
102 Buffalo Mid-American -14.40 26.40 39.70 -1.10
103 Wyoming Mountain West -14.50 12.10 24.50 -2.20
104 Syracuse ACC -14.60 19.30 35.40 1.40
105 Middle Tennessee Conference USA -15.00 17.20 31.60 -0.60
106 Miami (OH) Mid-American -15.80 16.10 33.80 1.90
107 UCF Big 12 -15.80 7.30 22.30 -0.80
108 Florida International Conference USA -17.30 15.00 31.20 -1.10
109 Tulane American Athletic -17.40 19.80 34.70 -2.50
110 Washington State Pac-12 -17.50 16.00 32.40 -1.10
111 San Diego State Pac-12 -17.90 19.30 36.70 -0.50
112 SMU ACC -18.50 23.00 42.10 0.60
113 Utah State Pac-12 -18.90 17.30 37.20 1.00
114 Army American Athletic -20.30 10.20 30.40 -0.10
115 Washington Big Ten -21.30 17.40 36.30 -2.40
116 New Mexico State Conference USA -21.70 17.10 36.90 -1.90
117 Eastern Michigan Mid-American -22.00 21.30 41.20 -2.10
118 Western Kentucky Conference USA -22.10 12.80 34.20 -0.70
119 UL Monroe Sun Belt -26.70 16.60 41.10 -2.20
120 Idaho Big Sky -28.80 14.40 44.00 0.80
121 North Texas American Athletic -30.90 18.90 48.90 -0.80

College football power rankings guide

What are CFB power rankings?

SP+ is Bill Connelly’s opponent-adjusted college football rating system. FantasyHQ’s 2008 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 2008 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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Frequently asked questions

What are 2008 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 2008 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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