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CollegeFootballData (Bill Connelly SP+) · 2009

SP+ Ratings

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

SP+ power rankings EPA efficiency PPA / game
# Team Conf SP+ Off Def ST
1 Florida SEC 32.80 39.40 8.00 1.50
2 Alabama SEC 30.20 35.00 6.50 1.70
3 Texas SEC 30.00 37.60 9.20 1.60
4 Virginia Tech ACC 27.80 36.60 11.10 2.30
5 TCU Big 12 25.60 36.00 11.40 1.00
6 Miami ACC 25.00 38.50 15.10 1.70
7 Texas Tech Big 12 24.60 38.50 14.40 0.50
8 LSU SEC 23.00 30.80 10.30 2.60
9 Oregon Big Ten 22.40 36.20 15.50 1.70
10 Oklahoma SEC 22.30 31.40 8.60 -0.40
11 Penn State Big Ten 21.90 34.20 10.90 -1.40
12 Ohio State Big Ten 21.00 30.00 9.30 0.30
13 Boise State Pac-12 19.90 36.90 17.70 0.60
14 Nebraska Big Ten 19.90 25.90 7.80 1.90
15 Georgia SEC 19.10 33.60 16.80 2.30
16 Cincinnati Big 12 18.20 40.80 23.40 0.90
17 Pittsburgh ACC 17.90 36.10 19.80 1.60
18 Auburn SEC 17.40 35.60 19.60 1.40
19 Iowa Big Ten 17.30 25.10 8.90 1.10
20 Wisconsin Big Ten 16.90 35.50 19.40 0.90
21 Ole Miss SEC 16.70 31.80 15.60 0.40
22 USC Big Ten 16.60 35.20 17.40 -1.20
23 Clemson ACC 16.40 31.10 14.40 -0.20
24 Tennessee SEC 16.20 32.90 15.50 -1.30
25 Arkansas SEC 16.00 38.00 21.10 -0.90
26 Utah Big 12 15.10 30.40 17.00 1.70
27 Oklahoma State Big 12 14.00 28.70 16.60 1.90
28 South Carolina SEC 13.90 27.00 13.20 0.10
29 West Virginia Big 12 13.80 31.10 19.00 1.70
30 BYU Big 12 12.70 34.00 20.70 -0.50
31 Boston College ACC 12.70 27.10 15.90 1.50
32 Oregon State Pac-12 12.60 35.30 24.70 2.10
33 Missouri SEC 11.80 34.20 23.80 1.30
34 Notre Dame FBS Independents 11.00 39.20 28.70 0.40
35 Stanford ACC 10.70 39.20 30.60 2.20
36 Georgia Tech ACC 9.70 35.40 25.80 0.10
37 Florida State ACC 8.80 38.50 30.60 1.00
38 Michigan State Big Ten 8.70 32.10 24.50 1.20
39 North Carolina ACC 8.50 22.50 14.50 0.60
40 Arizona State Big 12 8.20 25.20 15.60 -1.40
41 Michigan Big Ten 8.20 32.60 25.60 1.30
42 Kansas Big 12 8.00 32.70 23.80 -1.00
43 Texas A&M SEC 7.60 35.40 26.90 -0.90
44 Arizona Big 12 7.10 28.10 20.40 -0.60
45 California ACC 6.50 30.20 22.50 -1.20
46 UConn FBS Independents 5.40 30.30 24.80 -0.10
47 Purdue Big Ten 5.10 29.30 23.80 -0.40
48 Kansas State Big 12 5.00 25.10 20.30 0.20
49 Air Force Mountain West 4.70 21.30 17.40 0.80
50 Mississippi State SEC 4.70 27.80 24.10 1.10
51 UCLA Big Ten 4.60 24.30 21.60 1.80
52 Fresno State Pac-12 4.10 33.50 32.10 2.80
53 Houston Big 12 4.00 37.80 33.80 0.00
54 Central Michigan Mid-American 3.50 29.10 25.70 0.10
55 Wake Forest ACC 3.30 32.60 28.30 -1.00
56 Rutgers Big Ten 3.10 22.10 19.00 0.10
57 South Florida American Athletic 2.80 26.90 22.50 -1.70
58 Southern Miss Sun Belt 2.40 30.40 27.60 -0.40
59 Kentucky SEC 2.10 23.80 23.10 1.30
60 nationalAverages — 1.38 26.92 25.54 0.00
61 Iowa State Big 12 1.00 26.50 27.00 1.50
62 Virginia ACC 0.70 19.20 19.20 0.80
63 NC State ACC 0.60 30.70 29.80 -0.20
64 Nevada Mountain West 0.50 35.60 34.30 -0.70
65 Troy Sun Belt 0.50 31.30 31.60 0.80
66 Minnesota Big Ten 0.30 22.10 22.50 0.70
67 Colorado Big 12 0.20 20.60 19.30 -1.10
68 Washington Big Ten -0.20 29.90 30.50 0.40
69 Tulsa American Athletic -1.10 27.20 30.10 1.80
70 Middle Tennessee Conference USA -2.10 23.50 25.20 -0.40
71 East Carolina American Athletic -2.30 24.50 26.70 -0.10
72 Syracuse ACC -2.80 23.30 26.40 0.40
73 Navy American Athletic -2.90 24.40 28.00 0.60
74 Bowling Green Mid-American -3.30 27.60 29.00 -1.90
75 Baylor Big 12 -3.60 22.70 25.60 -0.70
76 Louisiana Tech Sun Belt -3.80 23.60 26.90 -0.50
77 Northwestern Big Ten -4.00 24.40 27.40 -1.10
78 Maryland Big Ten -4.10 21.40 25.50 0.00
79 Colorado State Pac-12 -4.50 29.70 32.80 -1.40
80 Northern Illinois Mountain West -4.60 23.80 28.50 0.10
81 Temple American Athletic -4.90 21.80 26.20 -0.50
82 Louisville ACC -5.40 23.70 28.00 -1.10
83 UCF Big 12 -5.40 21.10 25.70 -0.80
84 Vanderbilt SEC -5.50 16.30 22.00 0.20
85 Illinois Big Ten -5.70 27.10 32.00 -0.80
86 UTEP Mountain West -5.70 31.00 36.10 -0.60
87 SMU ACC -6.10 26.00 32.60 0.40
88 Duke ACC -6.10 22.50 28.40 -0.20
89 Marshall Sun Belt -6.10 21.10 28.30 1.10
90 Indiana Big Ten -6.70 25.40 30.40 -1.70
91 UAB American Athletic -6.80 30.40 36.90 -0.40
92 Toledo Mid-American -7.40 27.80 34.80 -0.30
93 Ohio Mid-American -8.60 15.60 24.30 0.10
94 Hawai'i Mountain West -8.80 29.00 35.90 -1.80
95 Idaho Big Sky -10.60 32.30 42.10 -0.70
96 San Diego State Pac-12 -11.00 19.50 28.70 -1.80
97 UNLV Mountain West -11.50 25.40 36.10 -0.80
98 Buffalo Mid-American -11.60 21.80 31.80 -1.60
99 Kent State Mid-American -11.90 16.60 26.40 -2.00
100 Western Michigan Mid-American -12.00 21.80 33.60 -0.20
101 Utah State Pac-12 -12.70 25.70 37.10 -1.30
102 Wyoming Mountain West -14.40 16.90 30.90 -0.30
103 Memphis American Athletic -14.40 22.80 36.80 -0.30
104 North Texas American Athletic -15.10 22.30 36.70 -0.70
105 UL Monroe Sun Belt -15.60 19.60 33.30 -1.90
106 Ball State Mid-American -17.30 15.00 32.30 0.00
107 Florida Atlantic American Athletic -17.30 25.80 42.60 -0.50
108 Akron Mid-American -17.80 16.30 31.90 -2.20
109 Arkansas State Sun Belt -18.20 14.50 33.10 0.40
110 Miami (OH) Mid-American -18.90 17.70 33.90 -2.70
111 New Mexico Mountain West -19.10 16.40 33.80 -1.70
112 Army American Athletic -21.70 6.50 27.70 -0.50
113 Washington State Pac-12 -22.20 17.60 38.50 -1.40
114 Tulane American Athletic -22.20 19.60 39.40 -2.40
115 Louisiana Sun Belt -23.80 13.50 37.50 0.20
116 San José State Mountain West -25.20 13.50 37.70 -1.10
117 Rice American Athletic -26.00 15.00 39.20 -1.90
118 Western Kentucky Conference USA -27.80 17.10 45.30 0.40
119 New Mexico State Conference USA -28.50 6.20 33.00 -1.60
120 Florida International Conference USA -30.30 12.60 42.60 -0.30
121 Eastern Michigan Mid-American -32.70 11.70 42.30 -2.10

College football power rankings guide

What are CFB power rankings?

SP+ is Bill Connelly’s opponent-adjusted college football rating system. FantasyHQ’s 2009 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 2009 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

ESPN FPI is a proprietary power index. FantasyHQ publishes free SP+, EPA, and PPA boards you can cross-check with FPI. For voter/committee ranks, use CFB Rankings (AP Top 25 / CFP) — not this page.

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Frequently asked questions

What are 2009 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 2009 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.

Are FantasyHQ CFB analytics leaderboards free?

Yes. SP+, EPA, and PPA team leaderboards, box scores, standings, and schedule tools are free to use in the browser.