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CollegeFootballData (Bill Connelly SP+) · 2014

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

48.1 Off SP+

Best defense

Alabama

10.7 Def SP+

# Team Conf SP+ Off Def ST
1 Alabama SEC 34.30 44.50 10.70 0.50
2 Florida State ACC 28.50 45.00 18.90 2.30
3 Georgia SEC 27.60 44.20 16.80 0.10
4 Ohio State Big Ten 25.80 45.60 20.10 0.30
5 Oregon Big Ten 24.70 48.10 23.20 -0.20
6 Auburn SEC 24.20 45.20 22.10 1.10
7 Michigan State Big Ten 24.10 42.50 17.90 -0.40
8 Baylor Big 12 23.90 43.00 19.50 0.40
9 TCU Big 12 23.30 39.30 17.50 1.50
10 Mississippi State SEC 22.20 43.20 20.70 -0.30
11 LSU SEC 21.50 34.20 13.30 0.60
12 Stanford ACC 21.40 33.50 12.00 -0.10
13 Wisconsin Big Ten 20.80 38.70 18.10 0.20
14 Ole Miss SEC 20.70 35.40 14.40 -0.30
15 Texas A&M SEC 20.20 43.60 26.30 2.80
16 Missouri SEC 19.30 33.00 15.20 1.50
17 Oklahoma SEC 19.20 39.90 22.20 1.60
18 Clemson ACC 18.10 29.00 11.60 0.80
19 UCLA Big Ten 17.70 39.90 23.00 0.80
20 South Carolina SEC 17.40 43.60 26.50 0.30
21 Florida SEC 17.30 29.80 14.10 1.60
22 USC Big Ten 17.10 38.80 22.50 0.80
23 Louisville ACC 17.00 34.00 16.70 -0.30
24 Marshall Sun Belt 16.80 38.40 23.10 1.50
25 Kansas State Big 12 16.30 37.70 23.20 1.80
26 Pittsburgh ACC 14.10 37.40 25.30 2.00
27 Miami ACC 13.90 35.00 21.30 0.20
28 Arizona State Big 12 13.50 36.10 23.30 0.70
29 Nebraska Big Ten 13.10 33.80 21.00 0.30
30 Arkansas SEC 12.20 32.40 19.40 -0.80
31 Tennessee SEC 12.20 31.00 19.90 1.10
32 Boise State Pac-12 11.60 36.60 24.70 -0.30
33 Georgia Tech ACC 11.20 44.10 32.00 -0.90
34 Notre Dame FBS Independents 10.80 37.50 26.00 -0.60
35 BYU Big 12 10.20 33.10 24.10 1.20
36 Penn State Big Ten 9.20 20.60 11.00 -0.40
37 Texas SEC 9.00 26.00 17.20 0.30
38 Utah Big 12 8.80 29.10 23.00 2.70
39 Oklahoma State Big 12 8.60 32.00 24.00 0.60
40 East Carolina American Athletic 8.50 34.70 24.60 -1.50
41 West Virginia Big 12 8.40 31.30 24.30 1.50
42 Michigan Big Ten 8.20 27.00 19.00 0.10
43 NC State ACC 8.10 34.10 27.10 1.00
44 Virginia Tech ACC 7.80 25.70 17.20 -0.70
45 Washington Big Ten 7.80 28.50 21.80 1.20
46 Arizona Big 12 7.60 33.40 25.70 -0.10
47 Duke ACC 7.00 29.60 25.10 2.50
48 Cincinnati Big 12 6.90 36.30 29.80 0.40
49 Minnesota Big Ten 6.80 29.70 24.30 1.40
50 Iowa Big Ten 6.80 32.50 24.20 -1.50
51 Kentucky SEC 6.60 29.80 24.80 1.60
52 Utah State Pac-12 6.00 25.20 18.60 -0.50
53 Maryland Big Ten 5.70 30.40 26.10 1.40
54 UCF Big 12 5.70 25.80 19.70 -0.40
55 Memphis American Athletic 5.60 26.50 22.00 1.10
56 Houston Big 12 5.40 30.40 23.60 -1.40
57 Boston College ACC 4.90 28.70 23.70 -0.20
58 Texas Tech Big 12 4.90 39.90 35.30 0.20
59 Colorado State Pac-12 4.50 33.20 29.20 0.60
60 Virginia ACC 4.00 23.50 20.40 0.80
61 Navy American Athletic 3.40 36.50 32.50 -0.60
62 Oregon State Pac-12 3.20 30.30 27.90 0.90
63 Toledo Mid-American 2.30 38.00 35.20 -0.50
64 Louisiana Sun Belt 2.20 30.00 29.30 1.50
65 nationalAverages — 2.17 29.50 27.32 0.00
66 Indiana Big Ten 1.80 30.10 27.80 -0.50
67 Northwestern Big Ten 1.50 23.70 21.60 -0.70
68 San Diego State Pac-12 1.00 25.10 24.60 0.50
69 Illinois Big Ten 0.40 28.30 27.90 -0.10
70 North Carolina ACC 0.00 35.80 35.10 -0.70
71 Arkansas State Sun Belt -0.30 31.50 31.60 -0.20
72 California ACC -0.60 36.60 36.30 -0.80
73 Northern Illinois Mountain West -0.60 29.80 29.60 -0.80
74 Western Michigan Mid-American -0.80 30.20 31.80 0.80
75 Air Force Mountain West -1.40 26.20 29.50 1.90
76 Rutgers Big Ten -1.50 32.00 33.10 -0.40
77 Washington State Pac-12 -1.70 33.00 32.80 -1.90
78 Louisiana Tech Sun Belt -1.70 27.00 27.50 -1.10
79 Syracuse ACC -2.10 18.80 20.90 0.00
80 Georgia Southern Sun Belt -2.40 32.00 33.40 -1.00
81 Western Kentucky Conference USA -2.60 40.10 41.60 -1.10
82 Rice American Athletic -3.10 27.90 29.80 -1.20
83 UTSA American Athletic -3.40 16.60 22.10 2.20
84 UAB American Athletic -4.20 26.00 32.80 2.50
85 South Alabama Sun Belt -4.30 23.40 28.30 0.60
86 Vanderbilt SEC -4.30 22.00 25.30 -0.90
87 Temple American Athletic -4.70 15.80 18.90 -1.60
88 Colorado Big 12 -5.00 32.50 38.90 1.50
89 Central Michigan Mid-American -5.20 26.10 30.20 -1.10
90 Bowling Green Mid-American -5.40 27.70 33.50 0.40
91 Purdue Big Ten -6.20 22.70 30.20 1.40
92 Ball State Mid-American -6.60 25.60 33.90 1.70
93 Fresno State Pac-12 -6.90 24.50 31.00 -0.40
94 Nevada Mountain West -7.30 26.70 33.70 -0.30
95 Texas State Pac-12 -7.40 27.90 35.30 -0.10
96 Buffalo Mid-American -7.70 27.10 33.50 -1.20
97 Wake Forest ACC -7.80 13.10 22.60 1.60
98 Iowa State Big 12 -7.90 21.70 30.20 0.50
99 App State Sun Belt -8.30 26.20 32.00 -2.50
100 Middle Tennessee Conference USA -8.70 29.60 36.50 -1.70
101 Akron Mid-American -9.40 18.90 28.10 -0.30
102 North Texas American Athletic -9.40 20.20 31.20 1.70
103 Kansas Big 12 -9.80 21.10 29.10 -1.80
104 UL Monroe Sun Belt -10.00 18.40 28.80 0.40
105 Florida Atlantic American Athletic -10.40 25.20 34.90 -0.80
106 San José State Mountain West -11.50 22.10 30.50 -3.10
107 Ohio Mid-American -11.70 17.80 28.20 -1.20
108 South Florida American Athletic -11.80 19.00 32.30 1.50
109 UTEP Mountain West -12.00 23.50 35.40 0.00
110 Old Dominion Sun Belt -12.70 32.80 43.30 -2.20
111 Kent State Mid-American -13.70 16.70 29.50 -0.90
112 Wyoming Mountain West -14.00 20.00 34.10 0.10
113 UConn FBS Independents -14.10 14.60 27.70 -0.90
114 Tulane American Athletic -15.00 16.20 28.00 -3.30
115 Hawai'i Mountain West -15.00 15.70 30.60 0.00
116 New Mexico Mountain West -15.00 28.40 42.40 -1.00
117 Tulsa American Athletic -15.80 23.60 37.70 -1.70
118 Southern Miss Sun Belt -15.90 19.00 34.80 -0.10
119 Troy Sun Belt -15.90 22.40 37.50 -0.70
120 Florida International Conference USA -16.20 15.00 30.30 -0.90
121 Army American Athletic -16.90 25.20 40.90 -1.20
122 Idaho Big Sky -17.40 24.60 41.40 -0.60
123 UNLV Mountain West -17.60 22.00 39.10 -0.40
124 Miami (OH) Mid-American -18.70 21.50 37.90 -2.40
125 Massachusetts Mid-American -20.20 22.60 39.90 -2.90
126 SMU ACC -21.20 16.60 34.90 -2.90
127 Georgia State Sun Belt -22.80 22.80 45.90 0.30
128 New Mexico State Conference USA -23.30 23.00 43.30 -2.90
129 Eastern Michigan Mid-American -25.90 17.80 42.70 -0.90

College football power rankings guide

What are CFB power rankings?

SP+ is Bill Connelly’s opponent-adjusted college football rating system. FantasyHQ’s 2014 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 2014 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 2014 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 2014 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.