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CollegeFootballData (Bill Connelly SP+) · 2012

SP+ Ratings

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

SP+ power rankings EPA efficiency PPA / game

Best offense

Oregon

46.4 Off SP+

# Team Conf SP+ Off Def ST
1 Alabama SEC 36.50 45.70 10.70 1.50
2 Florida State ACC 30.80 40.80 12.70 2.70
3 Texas A&M SEC 28.80 44.70 16.00 0.00
4 Oklahoma SEC 28.50 46.00 19.90 2.40
5 Florida SEC 28.00 32.20 6.60 2.50
6 Georgia SEC 28.00 44.90 16.60 -0.20
7 Oregon Big Ten 27.20 46.40 17.20 -2.00
8 Oklahoma State Big 12 24.00 44.70 23.30 2.60
9 Ohio State Big Ten 23.80 40.60 17.50 0.70
10 LSU SEC 23.70 34.50 12.10 1.30
11 Kansas State Big 12 22.70 41.80 20.40 1.20
12 USC Big Ten 21.90 40.70 18.30 -0.50
13 Michigan Big Ten 20.50 36.20 16.60 0.90
14 Nebraska Big Ten 20.30 39.20 19.80 0.90
15 Notre Dame FBS Independents 19.20 33.40 13.80 -0.40
16 Texas SEC 18.60 42.20 23.40 -0.20
17 Clemson ACC 18.50 41.50 24.10 1.10
18 Texas Tech Big 12 17.00 44.10 26.50 -0.60
19 Arizona State Big 12 16.60 35.20 18.80 0.20
20 Oregon State Pac-12 16.40 33.20 19.00 2.20
21 South Carolina SEC 16.10 33.20 15.50 -1.60
22 Stanford ACC 15.30 29.20 14.20 0.40
23 Tennessee SEC 15.10 42.60 28.30 0.70
24 UCLA Big Ten 14.80 36.80 22.80 0.80
25 Wisconsin Big Ten 14.50 31.50 15.90 -1.10
26 Ole Miss SEC 14.20 36.90 22.80 0.10
27 North Carolina ACC 14.10 39.70 26.60 0.90
28 Penn State Big Ten 14.10 32.70 17.00 -1.70
29 Boise State Pac-12 13.40 32.20 17.70 -1.10
30 TCU Big 12 12.90 28.60 17.70 2.00
31 Virginia Tech ACC 12.70 27.80 14.80 -0.20
32 Fresno State Pac-12 12.50 31.90 19.60 0.20
33 Northern Illinois Mountain West 12.40 35.60 25.40 2.10
34 Michigan State Big Ten 12.40 21.30 10.20 1.30
35 Arkansas SEC 11.60 36.50 24.80 -0.10
36 Cincinnati Big 12 11.10 33.80 23.70 1.00
37 Utah State Pac-12 11.00 30.40 20.50 1.10
38 Baylor Big 12 11.00 45.20 33.30 -0.80
39 BYU Big 12 10.90 26.30 15.00 -0.40
40 Louisville ACC 10.50 35.70 24.20 -1.00
41 Vanderbilt SEC 10.00 26.90 18.80 1.80
42 San José State Mountain West 9.70 35.20 27.30 1.80
43 Miami ACC 8.20 36.90 28.80 0.10
44 Arizona Big 12 8.20 40.70 31.50 -1.00
45 Mississippi State SEC 8.10 32.90 25.10 0.30
46 West Virginia Big 12 8.10 39.10 29.40 -1.50
47 Northwestern Big Ten 7.20 30.60 24.30 0.90
48 UCF Big 12 6.30 32.00 25.60 -0.10
49 Washington Big Ten 6.10 27.70 20.00 -1.60
50 Georgia Tech ACC 6.00 36.10 28.10 -2.00
51 Syracuse ACC 5.80 34.30 26.80 -1.70
52 Pittsburgh ACC 5.70 27.50 21.50 -0.30
53 NC State ACC 5.40 27.80 21.50 -0.90
54 California ACC 5.30 31.30 25.80 -0.20
55 Auburn SEC 4.80 28.00 25.10 1.90
56 Iowa State Big 12 4.40 26.50 23.60 1.50
57 Missouri SEC 3.90 25.60 21.60 -0.10
58 Utah Big 12 3.80 24.40 21.30 0.70
59 Tulsa American Athletic 2.60 25.70 22.40 -0.70
60 San Diego State Pac-12 2.40 29.30 26.10 -0.80
61 nationalAverages — 1.48 29.04 27.55 0.00
62 Arkansas State Sun Belt 1.20 32.50 30.20 -1.00
63 Iowa Big Ten 0.50 22.50 22.40 0.50
64 Louisiana Tech Sun Belt 0.20 39.40 39.70 0.50
65 Rutgers Big Ten 0.00 19.90 18.00 -1.80
66 Louisiana Sun Belt 0.00 32.50 34.70 2.20
67 Kent State Mid-American -0.10 26.60 28.40 1.70
68 Virginia ACC -0.30 24.80 23.70 -1.40
69 UConn FBS Independents -0.70 14.50 15.50 0.30
70 Minnesota Big Ten -0.90 23.30 24.10 -0.10
71 Purdue Big Ten -1.00 27.60 27.00 -1.50
72 Marshall Sun Belt -1.40 31.90 33.90 0.60
73 Nevada Mountain West -2.00 36.40 37.70 -0.70
74 Ball State Mid-American -2.60 32.80 37.50 2.20
75 Boston College ACC -2.80 23.60 27.30 0.90
76 South Florida American Athletic -3.20 25.50 29.80 1.10
77 Troy Sun Belt -3.50 32.00 35.70 0.30
78 Toledo Mid-American -4.00 30.10 35.50 1.40
79 Bowling Green Mid-American -4.00 20.70 21.70 -3.00
80 Washington State Pac-12 -4.40 24.40 29.00 0.20
81 Indiana Big Ten -4.60 30.50 35.10 -0.10
82 Western Kentucky Conference USA -4.70 26.10 28.90 -1.90
83 East Carolina American Athletic -5.50 27.50 33.00 -0.10
84 Houston Big 12 -5.60 26.20 32.90 1.10
85 Duke ACC -7.10 28.30 36.40 1.00
86 Middle Tennessee Conference USA -7.50 27.70 34.40 -0.80
87 SMU ACC -7.60 20.80 27.10 -1.30
88 Rice American Athletic -7.60 25.60 34.00 0.80
89 Maryland Big Ten -7.80 17.60 23.30 -2.10
90 Ohio Mid-American -8.00 23.80 32.10 0.30
91 Navy American Athletic -8.10 28.80 36.30 -0.70
92 Kentucky SEC -8.70 22.30 29.80 -1.20
93 Colorado State Pac-12 -9.70 19.70 30.30 0.80
94 Western Michigan Mid-American -9.80 25.40 33.00 -2.20
95 Illinois Big Ten -9.80 21.20 32.10 1.00
96 Air Force Mountain West -10.00 28.00 36.20 -1.70
97 Memphis American Athletic -10.00 19.30 29.20 0.00
98 UAB American Athletic -11.10 26.60 38.20 0.50
99 Temple American Athletic -11.60 21.60 36.00 2.80
100 Central Michigan Mid-American -11.60 28.40 40.00 0.00
101 Wake Forest ACC -11.90 20.10 30.10 -1.90
102 UL Monroe Sun Belt -12.00 26.60 37.10 -1.50
103 Kansas Big 12 -12.60 23.50 34.10 -2.00
104 Florida International Conference USA -12.70 23.50 34.60 -1.70
105 Texas State Pac-12 -12.90 26.50 41.80 2.40
106 New Mexico Mountain West -13.40 26.60 39.80 -0.20
107 Wyoming Mountain West -14.20 26.60 39.20 -1.60
108 North Texas American Athletic -14.40 21.40 34.90 -0.90
109 UTEP Mountain West -16.10 21.10 36.60 -0.70
110 Miami (OH) Mid-American -16.20 22.70 39.40 0.50
111 Buffalo Mid-American -16.30 14.20 29.40 -1.20
112 UNLV Mountain West -16.70 19.00 35.40 -0.30
113 Colorado Big 12 -17.20 20.20 37.50 0.20
114 Florida Atlantic American Athletic -17.90 18.40 33.60 -2.70
115 Southern Miss Sun Belt -18.60 18.40 36.00 -1.00
116 Hawai'i Mountain West -19.10 14.70 32.80 -1.00
117 Akron Mid-American -19.50 20.00 39.00 -0.50
118 UTSA American Athletic -20.10 23.50 42.40 -1.10
119 Tulane American Athletic -22.50 17.80 41.30 1.00
120 Eastern Michigan Mid-American -23.00 17.90 42.20 1.20
121 Army American Athletic -23.10 23.10 44.80 -1.40
122 South Alabama Sun Belt -25.50 9.70 34.30 -0.90
123 Idaho Big Sky -30.60 11.60 43.20 1.10
124 New Mexico State Conference USA -33.30 14.50 46.10 -1.70
125 Massachusetts Mid-American -34.40 8.40 43.10 0.30

College football power rankings guide

What are CFB power rankings?

SP+ is Bill Connelly’s opponent-adjusted college football rating system. FantasyHQ’s 2012 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 2012 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 2012 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 2012 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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