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CollegeFootballData (Bill Connelly SP+) · 2018

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 36.30 50.90 14.20 -0.40
2 Georgia SEC 32.90 45.90 14.20 1.30
3 Clemson ACC 29.70 43.00 12.60 -0.60
4 Oklahoma SEC 24.90 54.00 30.00 1.00
5 LSU SEC 24.20 34.80 13.40 2.70
6 Ohio State Big Ten 24.10 44.40 21.20 0.80
7 Auburn SEC 23.60 36.90 14.10 0.70
8 Mississippi State SEC 23.20 34.60 10.50 -0.90
9 Florida SEC 23.00 38.60 17.40 1.70
10 Michigan Big Ten 22.00 35.50 14.30 0.90
11 Texas A&M SEC 21.60 40.30 19.80 1.10
12 Missouri SEC 20.80 41.30 21.00 0.50
13 Notre Dame FBS Independents 20.70 34.60 14.50 0.60
14 Washington Big Ten 19.90 34.50 12.70 -1.90
15 Penn State Big Ten 19.00 33.90 14.60 -0.30
16 Fresno State Pac-12 17.40 33.50 15.50 -0.60
17 Utah Big 12 16.80 31.90 18.10 3.00
18 UCF Big 12 16.50 39.90 25.20 1.80
19 Wisconsin Big Ten 15.50 39.30 21.60 -2.30
20 South Carolina SEC 14.90 36.40 23.60 2.00
21 Utah State Pac-12 14.20 36.30 22.50 0.40
22 Oklahoma State Big 12 13.80 42.00 28.90 0.70
23 Iowa Big Ten 13.30 30.30 17.70 0.70
24 West Virginia Big 12 13.20 41.10 29.20 1.30
25 Kentucky SEC 13.10 29.50 16.30 -0.10
26 Stanford ACC 13.00 35.40 24.30 1.80
27 Miami ACC 12.70 29.30 15.80 -0.80
28 Boise State Pac-12 12.20 37.10 22.80 -2.00
29 App State Sun Belt 11.90 30.00 19.00 1.00
30 Michigan State Big Ten 11.50 22.00 10.80 0.30
31 Texas SEC 11.30 35.30 24.40 0.40
32 Washington State Pac-12 11.30 38.80 27.30 -0.20
33 Ole Miss SEC 9.80 42.10 31.20 -1.20
34 USC Big Ten 9.70 31.70 22.50 0.50
35 NC State ACC 9.40 35.10 26.70 1.10
36 Memphis American Athletic 9.20 38.80 30.50 0.80
37 Texas Tech Big 12 8.70 36.20 29.80 2.40
38 Iowa State Big 12 7.90 29.90 21.50 -0.40
39 Vanderbilt SEC 7.60 35.60 27.10 -0.90
40 Syracuse ACC 7.50 32.10 27.40 2.80
41 Oregon Big Ten 7.30 34.70 25.80 -1.70
42 Virginia ACC 7.10 29.70 22.00 -0.60
43 TCU Big 12 6.90 25.70 16.90 -1.80
44 Purdue Big Ten 6.50 37.20 30.80 0.00
45 Minnesota Big Ten 6.30 28.20 22.80 1.00
46 BYU Big 12 6.20 28.90 22.30 -0.40
47 San Diego State Pac-12 6.00 25.60 21.00 1.40
48 Tennessee SEC 5.50 33.40 28.90 1.00
49 Cincinnati Big 12 5.40 28.30 22.60 -0.40
50 Nebraska Big Ten 5.40 32.70 26.90 -0.40
51 Arizona State Big 12 5.00 33.90 30.40 1.50
52 Duke ACC 5.00 30.50 25.00 -0.50
53 Arkansas SEC 4.50 29.70 25.70 0.50
54 Ohio Mid-American 4.00 38.20 35.00 0.80
55 California ACC 3.90 18.30 15.60 1.20
56 Virginia Tech ACC 3.90 32.80 29.40 0.40
57 Arizona Big 12 3.60 32.30 29.00 0.30
58 Wake Forest ACC 3.60 31.20 28.10 0.50
59 Maryland Big Ten 3.00 27.60 25.90 1.30
60 Temple American Athletic 2.90 28.10 23.90 -1.30
61 Pittsburgh ACC 2.70 29.00 26.60 0.40
62 Troy Sun Belt 2.60 26.40 25.60 1.80
63 Boston College ACC 2.40 26.50 22.10 -1.90
64 Houston Big 12 2.30 36.70 34.90 0.60
65 North Texas American Athletic 2.10 29.20 29.50 2.40
66 Toledo Mid-American 2.00 35.20 34.40 1.10
67 Baylor Big 12 2.00 33.10 30.30 -0.80
68 Northwestern Big Ten 1.90 25.50 21.60 -2.00
69 Wyoming Mountain West 1.90 25.10 23.70 0.40
70 Indiana Big Ten 1.60 30.20 29.10 0.40
71 nationalAverages — 1.44 29.35 27.91 0.00
72 Florida State ACC 1.40 25.00 22.80 -0.80
73 Arkansas State Sun Belt 1.20 29.90 27.90 -0.80
74 Marshall Sun Belt 1.00 22.00 20.50 -0.50
75 Georgia Tech ACC 0.30 33.00 33.90 1.20
76 UAB American Athletic -0.30 24.10 24.40 0.00
77 UCLA Big Ten -0.40 30.70 32.40 1.30
78 Kansas State Big 12 -0.50 27.20 27.50 -0.20
79 Nevada Mountain West -0.50 27.50 28.00 0.10
80 Colorado Big 12 -0.70 27.00 27.20 -0.50
81 Miami (OH) Mid-American -0.70 26.20 28.40 1.50
82 Florida Atlantic American Athletic -0.80 30.80 29.90 -1.80
83 Buffalo Mid-American -1.10 31.30 29.90 -2.50
84 South Florida American Athletic -1.20 29.10 29.80 -0.50
85 Army American Athletic -1.50 29.40 28.70 -2.20
86 Air Force Mountain West -1.80 29.20 31.20 0.20
87 Eastern Michigan Mid-American -2.00 25.50 26.10 -1.50
88 Georgia Southern Sun Belt -2.40 27.90 31.60 1.40
89 North Carolina ACC -2.50 29.90 31.90 -0.50
90 Northern Illinois Mountain West -2.70 19.10 20.80 -1.00
91 Tulane American Athletic -3.50 23.80 28.30 0.90
92 Middle Tennessee Conference USA -3.80 24.40 28.70 0.50
93 Southern Miss Sun Belt -5.00 16.60 21.40 -0.30
94 SMU ACC -5.40 24.00 29.70 0.30
95 Louisiana Tech Sun Belt -6.90 22.00 27.00 -1.80
96 Louisiana Sun Belt -6.90 30.50 38.90 1.50
97 Florida International Conference USA -7.40 26.70 34.70 0.60
98 Illinois Big Ten -7.90 29.10 38.60 1.50
99 Louisville ACC -9.10 24.50 33.60 0.00
100 New Mexico Mountain West -9.50 23.80 35.70 2.40
101 Kansas Big 12 -10.00 21.90 31.90 0.00
102 Navy American Athletic -10.20 27.50 38.30 0.60
103 Colorado State Pac-12 -10.30 27.60 36.70 -1.20
104 Hawai'i Mountain West -10.40 29.50 39.50 -0.40
105 Western Michigan Mid-American -10.70 29.80 37.40 -3.10
106 UL Monroe Sun Belt -10.90 26.50 35.40 -2.00
107 UNLV Mountain West -11.10 30.70 38.90 -2.90
108 Tulsa American Athletic -11.20 22.90 32.30 -1.70
109 Rutgers Big Ten -12.30 15.00 28.50 1.20
110 Old Dominion Sun Belt -14.10 24.90 39.70 0.70
111 East Carolina American Athletic -14.90 18.30 34.20 1.00
112 Oregon State Pac-12 -16.00 28.80 43.40 -1.30
113 Western Kentucky Conference USA -16.10 17.90 31.80 -2.20
114 Massachusetts Mid-American -16.10 27.80 42.20 -1.70
115 Texas State Pac-12 -16.40 14.90 29.00 -2.20
116 San José State Mountain West -17.10 17.30 34.70 0.20
117 Coastal Carolina Sun Belt -17.20 28.10 45.70 0.40
118 South Alabama Sun Belt -17.70 24.50 42.00 -0.30
119 Charlotte American Athletic -18.50 15.00 33.50 0.00
120 Ball State Mid-American -18.90 22.50 40.20 -1.20
121 Akron Mid-American -19.30 11.90 31.00 -0.20
122 Liberty Conference USA -19.70 25.10 41.70 -3.10
123 Central Michigan Mid-American -20.00 9.00 28.70 -0.30
124 New Mexico State Conference USA -20.20 19.20 38.00 -1.40
125 Georgia State Sun Belt -20.40 23.60 43.60 -0.40
126 Kent State Mid-American -20.40 20.50 40.30 -0.60
127 Bowling Green Mid-American -22.00 24.70 43.90 -2.80
128 UTSA American Athletic -22.10 11.10 34.40 1.20
129 UConn FBS Independents -26.40 24.70 51.90 0.90
130 Rice American Athletic -26.40 15.00 42.50 1.10
131 UTEP Mountain West -26.60 12.10 37.10 -1.60

College football power rankings guide

What are CFB power rankings?

SP+ is Bill Connelly’s opponent-adjusted college football rating system. FantasyHQ’s 2018 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 2018 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 2018 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 2018 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.