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CollegeFootballData (Bill Connelly SP+) · 2017

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 33.50 38.70 5.60 0.40
2 Ohio State Big Ten 30.90 42.90 12.80 0.90
3 Wisconsin Big Ten 26.80 37.40 11.60 1.00
4 Georgia SEC 26.70 39.60 15.40 2.60
5 Clemson ACC 26.40 36.50 8.30 -1.80
6 Penn State Big Ten 26.00 41.50 14.90 -0.60
7 Oklahoma SEC 25.50 49.80 24.20 -0.10
8 Auburn SEC 24.70 35.40 11.00 0.20
9 Florida State ACC 22.80 33.30 12.50 2.00
10 Washington Big Ten 22.10 39.40 16.30 -1.10
11 LSU SEC 21.10 35.60 14.00 -0.50
12 Notre Dame FBS Independents 20.80 37.40 16.90 0.20
13 Michigan Big Ten 19.60 31.10 11.80 0.30
14 Louisville ACC 19.20 43.30 24.90 0.80
15 Oklahoma State Big 12 19.10 42.20 23.00 -0.10
16 TCU Big 12 18.90 35.70 18.70 1.90
17 USC Big Ten 17.90 38.50 20.00 -0.60
18 Miami ACC 17.40 35.30 17.00 -0.90
19 Mississippi State SEC 16.00 32.40 18.10 1.70
20 Stanford ACC 15.80 37.70 24.50 2.60
21 Virginia Tech ACC 14.30 27.80 14.40 0.90
22 UCF Big 12 14.10 40.50 26.90 0.40
23 Michigan State Big Ten 13.80 27.70 15.10 1.20
24 NC State ACC 12.90 38.00 23.30 -1.90
25 Utah Big 12 12.00 30.60 20.50 1.90
26 Ole Miss SEC 11.60 38.90 28.80 1.60
27 Northwestern Big Ten 11.20 28.80 17.40 -0.30
28 Missouri SEC 11.10 35.50 26.40 2.00
29 Kansas State Big 12 10.90 34.40 26.10 2.60
30 Texas SEC 10.60 26.70 16.30 0.20
31 Wake Forest ACC 10.50 35.70 25.10 0.00
32 South Florida American Athletic 10.20 31.60 21.20 -0.20
33 Indiana Big Ten 10.20 28.60 20.20 1.80
34 Florida SEC 10.10 30.80 22.40 1.70
35 Iowa Big Ten 9.80 28.40 19.40 0.80
36 Texas A&M SEC 9.40 33.10 25.20 1.50
37 Boise State Pac-12 9.10 28.60 20.50 1.00
38 Oregon Big Ten 9.10 35.00 25.10 -0.70
39 Georgia Tech ACC 8.90 34.90 25.10 -0.90
40 Washington State Pac-12 8.60 30.90 22.10 -0.30
41 Memphis American Athletic 7.80 37.60 30.60 0.70
42 South Carolina SEC 7.80 28.40 19.70 -0.80
43 Houston Big 12 7.70 32.30 25.80 1.30
44 Iowa State Big 12 7.50 38.20 30.70 0.00
45 Toledo Mid-American 6.60 32.20 25.70 0.10
46 Duke ACC 6.10 25.50 19.20 -0.20
47 Pittsburgh ACC 6.00 31.40 25.00 -0.40
48 Purdue Big Ten 5.80 28.60 22.10 -0.70
49 West Virginia Big 12 5.60 33.60 27.20 -0.80
50 Florida Atlantic American Athletic 5.10 34.70 31.30 1.80
51 UCLA Big Ten 4.90 39.30 34.50 0.10
52 Texas Tech Big 12 4.80 34.40 28.30 -1.30
53 Boston College ACC 4.60 25.20 19.90 -0.70
54 San Diego State Pac-12 4.50 28.50 24.80 0.90
55 North Carolina ACC 4.30 29.30 25.90 0.90
56 Syracuse ACC 4.00 29.30 27.30 2.00
57 Colorado State Pac-12 3.90 34.60 32.70 2.00
58 App State Sun Belt 3.80 29.50 24.80 -0.90
59 Arizona Big 12 3.70 38.10 33.90 -0.50
60 Ohio Mid-American 3.30 32.20 30.60 1.70
61 Kentucky SEC 2.70 30.80 29.50 1.50
62 Nebraska Big Ten 2.50 25.60 23.70 0.60
63 Arkansas SEC 2.10 34.10 31.80 -0.20
64 Colorado Big 12 2.00 30.30 30.10 1.80
65 nationalAverages — 1.67 28.90 27.24 0.00
66 Troy Sun Belt 1.60 27.50 23.50 -2.40
67 Arkansas State Sun Belt 1.50 29.30 28.60 0.80
68 Tennessee SEC 1.20 25.80 25.70 1.10
69 Arizona State Big 12 1.00 33.90 33.10 0.20
70 Virginia ACC 0.80 25.00 23.30 -0.90
71 Vanderbilt SEC 0.60 32.30 29.00 -2.60
72 Temple American Athletic 0.50 25.10 24.10 -0.50
73 Minnesota Big Ten 0.40 23.90 22.10 -1.40
74 Navy American Athletic -0.70 32.50 32.10 -1.20
75 California ACC -1.00 28.70 29.90 0.30
76 Northern Illinois Mountain West -1.40 21.00 20.50 -1.90
77 Baylor Big 12 -1.40 26.90 29.00 0.60
78 Miami (OH) Mid-American -2.20 24.20 26.90 0.60
79 Western Michigan Mid-American -2.40 25.70 28.40 0.40
80 Wyoming Mountain West -2.50 19.70 23.10 0.90
81 UTSA American Athletic -2.50 18.70 22.50 1.30
82 Fresno State Pac-12 -2.70 22.30 25.50 0.50
83 SMU ACC -2.90 35.40 37.40 -0.90
84 Utah State Pac-12 -3.30 24.40 28.00 0.30
85 Southern Miss Sun Belt -3.40 24.90 28.30 0.00
86 Maryland Big Ten -4.50 26.70 28.30 -2.90
87 Marshall Sun Belt -4.50 19.40 23.90 0.10
88 North Texas American Athletic -4.50 28.60 34.30 1.20
89 Western Kentucky Conference USA -4.90 25.50 30.00 -0.40
90 Middle Tennessee Conference USA -4.90 21.20 26.80 0.60
91 Army American Athletic -5.30 32.10 35.00 -2.50
92 Eastern Michigan Mid-American -5.30 22.00 26.40 -1.00
93 Louisiana Tech Sun Belt -5.50 26.80 32.70 0.40
94 Rutgers Big Ten -5.50 23.30 29.00 0.20
95 Tulane American Athletic -5.70 28.50 35.00 0.90
96 Cincinnati Big 12 -6.40 23.30 28.20 -1.40
97 BYU Big 12 -7.40 18.60 25.80 -0.30
98 Illinois Big Ten -7.40 21.60 29.90 0.90
99 Central Michigan Mid-American -8.60 21.40 28.20 -1.90
100 New Mexico State Conference USA -9.40 24.50 32.60 -1.30
101 Massachusetts Mid-American -9.70 24.10 31.90 -1.80
102 Bowling Green Mid-American -10.00 27.50 38.90 1.40
103 Florida International Conference USA -10.40 24.00 35.00 0.70
104 Tulsa American Athletic -10.70 27.30 37.80 -0.20
105 Air Force Mountain West -11.00 28.80 40.50 0.70
106 Buffalo Mid-American -11.20 24.90 33.90 -2.20
107 South Alabama Sun Belt -12.00 18.30 31.40 1.10
108 New Mexico Mountain West -12.40 20.80 34.20 0.90
109 Idaho Big Sky -12.40 18.70 30.20 -0.80
110 Oregon State Pac-12 -12.60 28.80 39.90 -1.50
111 UL Monroe Sun Belt -12.90 32.30 45.50 0.30
112 Georgia State Sun Belt -14.00 17.00 28.60 -2.40
113 East Carolina American Athletic -14.00 27.20 41.80 0.50
114 UNLV Mountain West -14.50 26.20 39.80 -0.90
115 Kansas Big 12 -14.80 21.60 36.70 0.40
116 Georgia Southern Sun Belt -15.80 18.30 35.50 1.40
117 Louisiana Sun Belt -15.80 27.50 42.90 -0.40
118 Nevada Mountain West -16.40 25.60 41.10 -0.90
119 Old Dominion Sun Belt -16.80 16.30 32.80 -0.30
120 Akron Mid-American -17.60 24.10 39.60 -2.20
121 UConn FBS Independents -19.20 22.40 40.70 -0.90
122 Hawai'i Mountain West -19.70 23.30 40.40 -2.60
123 Ball State Mid-American -19.70 20.30 37.70 -2.30
124 San José State Mountain West -20.00 15.20 37.50 2.30
125 Kent State Mid-American -20.20 14.30 32.40 -2.10
126 Texas State Pac-12 -23.50 14.70 36.90 -1.30
127 Rice American Athletic -23.60 19.20 40.90 -1.90
128 Charlotte American Athletic -26.10 13.70 37.70 -2.10
129 UTEP Mountain West -27.40 12.80 38.70 -1.50

College football power rankings guide

What are CFB power rankings?

SP+ is Bill Connelly’s opponent-adjusted college football rating system. FantasyHQ’s 2017 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 2017 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 2017 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 2017 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.