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CollegeFootballData (Bill Connelly SP+) · 2016

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 Alabama SEC 31.70 40.00 8.60 0.40
2 Clemson ACC 28.70 43.50 14.10 -0.70
3 Washington Big Ten 26.70 40.20 13.90 0.40
4 Oklahoma SEC 26.10 48.70 22.90 0.30
5 LSU SEC 25.30 34.20 9.00 0.20
6 Michigan Big Ten 24.40 34.80 11.10 0.70
7 Florida State ACC 24.00 42.60 18.80 0.20
8 USC Big Ten 23.60 39.20 17.10 1.50
9 Louisville ACC 22.90 40.80 17.70 -0.20
10 Ohio State Big Ten 22.40 35.60 15.00 1.70
11 Penn State Big Ten 19.00 38.00 20.90 1.90
12 Miami ACC 18.60 34.10 17.30 1.80
13 Stanford ACC 16.40 31.20 17.50 2.70
14 Oklahoma State Big 12 16.40 42.40 27.00 1.00
15 Tennessee SEC 16.30 39.90 25.20 1.60
16 Wisconsin Big Ten 16.10 30.50 14.80 0.50
17 North Carolina ACC 15.90 38.50 24.60 2.00
18 Notre Dame FBS Independents 15.70 39.40 23.20 -0.40
19 Western Kentucky Conference USA 15.50 40.70 25.80 0.50
20 Florida SEC 15.40 26.60 14.00 2.80
21 Auburn SEC 15.30 32.10 18.40 1.70
22 Virginia Tech ACC 15.20 34.50 19.60 0.40
23 Pittsburgh ACC 13.10 43.00 29.40 -0.40
24 Minnesota Big Ten 12.60 27.80 17.50 2.30
25 Ole Miss SEC 12.40 38.90 27.90 1.30
26 Toledo Mid-American 12.30 40.60 27.40 -0.90
27 Texas A&M SEC 12.00 37.20 26.10 1.00
28 Temple American Athletic 11.90 31.50 19.80 0.20
29 Boise State Pac-12 11.50 36.70 25.00 -0.20
30 Western Michigan Mid-American 11.50 40.00 28.90 0.40
31 San Diego State Pac-12 11.40 32.00 22.50 1.90
32 West Virginia Big 12 11.30 35.70 22.80 -1.60
33 Baylor Big 12 11.30 37.00 24.20 -1.50
34 TCU Big 12 11.00 34.50 23.40 -0.10
35 Utah Big 12 10.90 32.50 23.60 2.00
36 Texas SEC 10.60 37.40 26.80 0.00
37 Iowa Big Ten 10.30 29.00 18.90 0.20
38 Nebraska Big Ten 10.30 37.70 28.30 0.80
39 Houston Big 12 10.10 30.80 21.70 1.00
40 South Florida American Athletic 9.80 44.40 34.90 0.30
41 NC State ACC 9.40 30.50 19.30 -1.80
42 Georgia SEC 9.30 28.00 17.60 -1.10
43 App State Sun Belt 9.20 30.00 20.50 -0.20
44 UCLA Big Ten 9.10 27.50 17.30 -1.10
45 Kansas State Big 12 8.20 34.20 27.20 1.20
46 BYU Big 12 8.00 29.60 23.10 1.40
47 Arkansas SEC 7.90 36.20 28.90 0.50
48 Georgia Tech ACC 7.80 35.00 28.50 1.30
49 Memphis American Athletic 7.70 33.80 29.30 3.20
50 Michigan State Big Ten 7.40 31.00 24.10 0.40
51 Tulsa American Athletic 7.40 34.60 27.60 0.40
52 Navy American Athletic 6.80 39.80 33.90 1.00
53 Colorado Big 12 6.30 29.30 21.70 -1.30
54 Washington State Pac-12 6.20 36.20 27.80 -2.20
55 Oregon Big Ten 6.10 42.50 36.10 -0.40
56 Mississippi State SEC 5.40 34.50 27.80 -1.30
57 Indiana Big Ten 4.60 25.10 19.40 -1.10
58 Air Force Mountain West 4.40 33.00 29.90 1.30
59 Texas Tech Big 12 3.70 40.60 36.90 0.00
60 Louisiana Tech Sun Belt 3.10 39.80 36.90 0.10
61 Northwestern Big Ten 2.90 27.90 23.50 -1.50
62 California ACC 2.40 38.40 36.30 0.30
63 nationalAverages — 1.95 30.01 28.06 0.00
64 Troy Sun Belt 1.10 25.70 25.10 0.40
65 Colorado State Pac-12 0.80 33.50 34.00 1.30
66 Southern Miss Sun Belt 0.70 29.10 29.60 1.20
67 Iowa State Big 12 0.70 27.00 28.50 2.20
68 Wake Forest ACC -0.60 21.50 22.90 0.90
69 Maryland Big Ten -0.60 28.70 28.10 -1.20
70 Old Dominion Sun Belt -0.70 29.90 30.90 0.20
71 Missouri SEC -1.00 31.20 31.30 -0.90
72 Arkansas State Sun Belt -1.20 21.90 21.10 -2.00
73 Vanderbilt SEC -1.20 25.30 26.30 -0.10
74 Boston College ACC -1.60 20.10 20.80 -0.80
75 Middle Tennessee Conference USA -1.90 35.00 36.80 -0.10
76 Ohio Mid-American -2.10 22.00 25.80 1.70
77 UCF Big 12 -2.20 19.30 23.30 1.80
78 Northern Illinois Mountain West -2.40 32.00 32.70 -1.70
79 Kentucky SEC -2.60 30.80 33.40 0.10
80 Syracuse ACC -2.70 29.20 31.20 -0.70
81 Duke ACC -2.80 26.80 27.60 -2.00
82 Arizona State Big 12 -3.00 32.20 37.60 2.50
83 Cincinnati Big 12 -3.60 24.50 27.30 -0.80
84 Virginia ACC -3.80 25.40 28.50 -0.70
85 Georgia Southern Sun Belt -3.90 27.80 32.60 1.00
86 South Carolina SEC -4.00 22.70 27.50 0.80
87 Utah State Pac-12 -4.40 24.70 27.70 -1.40
88 Arizona Big 12 -4.50 29.60 32.40 -1.60
89 Oregon State Pac-12 -4.60 26.10 30.00 -0.70
90 New Mexico Mountain West -5.10 32.20 38.60 1.30
91 Akron Mid-American -5.60 22.30 28.20 0.30
92 Central Michigan Mid-American -6.10 27.60 31.40 -2.30
93 Miami (OH) Mid-American -6.10 23.80 29.00 -0.80
94 Bowling Green Mid-American -6.60 25.00 31.80 0.20
95 Illinois Big Ten -6.70 22.70 29.50 0.20
96 Wyoming Mountain West -6.90 30.40 37.50 0.10
97 Ball State Mid-American -7.00 28.20 35.10 -0.10
98 Eastern Michigan Mid-American -8.20 28.30 36.60 0.10
99 Idaho Big Sky -8.60 24.70 34.90 1.50
100 Louisiana Sun Belt -8.70 19.80 29.40 0.80
101 East Carolina American Athletic -9.00 27.20 35.10 -1.10
102 South Alabama Sun Belt -9.40 25.20 33.30 -1.30
103 Army American Athletic -9.90 22.20 29.20 -2.90
104 Hawai'i Mountain West -10.10 28.60 40.80 2.20
105 SMU ACC -10.80 24.30 32.60 -2.50
106 Purdue Big Ten -11.00 25.10 35.60 -0.50
107 UTSA American Athletic -11.20 22.70 33.60 -0.30
108 UConn FBS Independents -11.60 19.80 30.90 -0.50
109 Kent State Mid-American -12.00 16.60 27.40 -1.10
110 Georgia State Sun Belt -12.10 17.30 26.70 -2.70
111 Marshall Sun Belt -12.70 24.60 35.80 -1.50
112 Nevada Mountain West -13.00 26.20 37.90 -1.30
113 San José State Mountain West -13.60 22.40 36.70 0.70
114 Florida Atlantic American Athletic -14.10 28.70 43.50 0.70
115 UNLV Mountain West -14.30 26.70 40.40 -0.50
116 North Texas American Athletic -14.60 22.00 37.50 0.80
117 Tulane American Athletic -14.60 15.70 28.40 -1.80
118 Rutgers Big Ten -14.90 17.30 29.90 -2.20
119 Massachusetts Mid-American -15.30 23.70 36.70 -2.30
120 Kansas Big 12 -15.90 21.00 36.00 -0.80
121 UTEP Mountain West -16.10 25.00 40.60 -0.40
122 Rice American Athletic -16.50 22.80 38.60 -0.70
123 Fresno State Pac-12 -16.90 16.40 33.90 0.50
124 New Mexico State Conference USA -17.20 23.20 39.50 -0.80
125 Buffalo Mid-American -18.80 16.80 33.50 -2.10
126 Florida International Conference USA -19.00 25.00 42.20 -1.80
127 Charlotte American Athletic -20.90 17.60 36.90 -1.60
128 UL Monroe Sun Belt -21.30 20.40 41.50 -0.20
129 Texas State Pac-12 -25.50 18.40 42.50 -1.40

College football power rankings guide

What are CFB power rankings?

SP+ is Bill Connelly’s opponent-adjusted college football rating system. FantasyHQ’s 2016 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 2016 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 2016 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 2016 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.