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CollegeFootballData (Bill Connelly SP+) · 2019

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

LSU

48.9 Off SP+

Best defense

Georgia

10.0 Def SP+

# Team Conf SP+ Off Def ST
1 Ohio State Big Ten 35.40 44.40 10.60 1.60
2 LSU SEC 33.10 48.90 17.70 1.90
3 Alabama SEC 32.40 47.70 14.60 -0.70
4 Clemson ACC 28.10 43.50 14.60 -0.70
5 Georgia SEC 26.80 34.20 10.00 2.60
6 Penn State Big Ten 24.30 37.50 15.70 2.50
7 Florida SEC 24.00 37.80 15.50 1.70
8 Oklahoma SEC 22.90 46.10 24.90 1.70
9 Auburn SEC 21.00 33.90 14.90 2.00
10 Michigan Big Ten 20.70 35.70 16.00 1.00
11 Wisconsin Big Ten 20.30 37.70 16.40 -0.90
12 Utah Big 12 19.50 36.50 17.00 -0.10
13 Minnesota Big Ten 19.40 39.80 19.60 -0.70
14 UCF Big 12 19.10 37.30 18.10 -0.10
15 Oregon Big Ten 19.00 35.60 15.50 -1.10
16 Washington Big Ten 18.30 35.30 19.50 2.50
17 Memphis American Athletic 18.00 39.50 23.40 1.90
18 Baylor Big 12 17.80 34.70 17.30 0.50
19 Notre Dame FBS Independents 17.70 35.80 18.50 0.40
20 Iowa Big Ten 16.70 30.00 15.20 1.80
21 Texas A&M SEC 15.00 34.00 19.40 0.50
22 USC Big Ten 13.10 39.00 26.70 0.80
23 Indiana Big Ten 12.80 35.60 23.80 1.00
24 Iowa State Big 12 12.60 31.80 19.50 0.30
25 Air Force Mountain West 12.10 36.20 25.80 1.70
26 Texas SEC 12.00 38.70 28.50 1.80
27 App State Sun Belt 11.30 34.30 23.20 0.20
28 Washington State Pac-12 11.10 41.70 33.10 2.40
29 Tennessee SEC 10.80 27.80 17.40 0.30
30 North Carolina ACC 10.30 35.10 24.60 -0.30
31 Navy American Athletic 9.90 36.00 25.50 -0.70
32 Miami ACC 9.60 26.00 15.60 -0.90
33 Louisiana Sun Belt 9.60 36.70 28.30 1.10
34 Kentucky SEC 9.10 30.10 22.20 1.20
35 Cincinnati Big 12 9.10 29.10 21.10 1.10
36 Oklahoma State Big 12 8.70 35.00 26.20 -0.10
37 Boise State Pac-12 8.10 32.90 25.00 0.20
38 Virginia Tech ACC 8.00 29.90 23.30 1.40
39 Missouri SEC 7.80 24.50 17.10 0.40
40 Tulane American Athletic 7.50 33.10 25.90 0.30
41 Michigan State Big Ten 7.20 24.40 16.10 -1.10
42 TCU Big 12 6.70 28.80 22.90 0.80
43 Virginia ACC 6.30 30.40 25.20 1.20
44 Arizona State Big 12 6.30 28.00 23.70 2.00
45 Kansas State Big 12 6.00 28.80 24.80 2.00
46 South Carolina SEC 4.80 23.40 20.80 2.20
47 SMU ACC 4.40 34.60 28.30 -1.90
48 Pittsburgh ACC 4.10 20.40 16.00 -0.30
49 Ohio Mid-American 3.70 35.90 33.50 1.20
50 Mississippi State SEC 3.50 33.10 28.70 -0.90
51 Temple American Athletic 3.20 24.60 20.80 -0.60
52 Ole Miss SEC 2.90 28.60 23.80 -1.90
53 Texas Tech Big 12 2.70 32.50 31.20 1.40
54 Nebraska Big Ten 2.60 32.20 27.40 -2.20
55 Wake Forest ACC 2.00 29.40 28.60 1.10
56 San Diego State Pac-12 2.00 16.60 16.60 2.00
57 Florida State ACC 1.80 30.20 27.10 -1.30
58 Western Kentucky Conference USA 1.70 23.60 21.10 -0.70
59 BYU Big 12 1.30 28.60 26.20 -1.20
60 nationalAverages — 0.76 28.35 27.60 0.01
61 Illinois Big Ten 0.60 24.40 25.80 2.00
62 Louisville ACC 0.20 34.60 33.60 -0.80
63 Louisiana Tech Sun Belt 0.20 25.30 25.00 0.00
64 Florida Atlantic American Athletic -0.60 28.60 29.50 0.20
65 Oregon State Pac-12 -0.70 33.80 32.80 -1.70
66 Purdue Big Ten -0.70 30.80 31.00 -0.40
67 Wyoming Mountain West -1.10 20.50 21.70 0.10
68 UAB American Athletic -1.40 18.30 20.20 0.50
69 Duke ACC -1.80 19.70 23.00 1.50
70 Marshall Sun Belt -1.90 23.80 26.60 0.80
71 Hawai'i Mountain West -1.90 34.70 35.80 -0.90
72 Buffalo Mid-American -2.00 25.00 24.60 -2.40
73 Army American Athletic -2.10 28.60 30.40 -0.40
74 Tulsa American Athletic -2.50 24.60 25.20 -2.00
75 California ACC -2.60 23.80 24.70 -1.70
76 Liberty Conference USA -2.60 29.30 32.00 0.10
77 Arkansas State Sun Belt -2.90 30.10 34.20 1.30
78 Syracuse ACC -3.00 24.50 29.60 2.10
79 UCLA Big Ten -3.90 28.40 32.50 0.20
80 Colorado State Pac-12 -3.90 26.10 30.10 0.10
81 Fresno State Pac-12 -4.00 30.60 33.60 -1.10
82 Colorado Big 12 -4.10 30.10 34.70 0.50
83 Houston Big 12 -4.30 29.60 35.40 1.50
84 Utah State Pac-12 -4.30 26.20 31.00 0.50
85 Troy Sun Belt -4.40 32.20 35.40 -1.30
86 Central Michigan Mid-American -4.40 26.00 29.00 -1.40
87 Georgia Southern Sun Belt -4.50 22.20 27.40 0.70
88 Ball State Mid-American -4.50 29.50 32.60 -1.40
89 Stanford ACC -4.70 27.20 32.20 0.30
90 Southern Miss Sun Belt -4.80 23.60 27.70 -0.70
91 Western Michigan Mid-American -4.90 29.60 32.50 -2.00
92 Northwestern Big Ten -5.50 16.50 20.00 -2.00
93 Boston College ACC -5.70 31.30 35.40 -1.60
94 North Texas American Athletic -6.10 25.00 32.60 1.40
95 Charlotte American Athletic -6.30 29.90 35.10 -1.10
96 NC State ACC -6.30 22.00 29.70 1.40
97 Maryland Big Ten -6.30 26.30 30.30 -2.40
98 West Virginia Big 12 -7.00 22.90 29.10 -0.80
99 Florida International Conference USA -7.00 22.00 29.40 0.40
100 San José State Mountain West -7.20 29.60 36.70 -0.10
101 Arizona Big 12 -8.00 30.10 36.10 -2.10
102 Eastern Michigan Mid-American -8.60 29.30 37.80 -0.10
103 Miami (OH) Mid-American -9.20 19.80 30.00 0.90
104 Kansas Big 12 -9.80 26.20 34.80 -1.20
105 South Florida American Athletic -9.80 20.40 27.40 -2.70
106 Kent State Mid-American -10.20 25.90 37.90 1.80
107 Vanderbilt SEC -10.40 21.80 33.60 1.40
108 Georgia State Sun Belt -10.50 29.40 38.40 -1.40
109 Arkansas SEC -10.60 21.70 32.30 0.00
110 UL Monroe Sun Belt -10.70 31.50 40.80 -1.40
111 Middle Tennessee Conference USA -11.30 27.20 37.40 -1.10
112 Georgia Tech ACC -12.00 18.80 28.90 -1.90
113 Nevada Mountain West -12.30 19.40 31.90 0.30
114 Coastal Carolina Sun Belt -12.80 23.40 35.30 -0.90
115 Toledo Mid-American -13.70 25.60 38.40 -0.80
116 Northern Illinois Mountain West -13.90 20.70 34.20 -0.40
117 East Carolina American Athletic -14.00 24.00 38.10 0.20
118 Rutgers Big Ten -14.60 17.40 31.80 -0.30
119 Texas State Pac-12 -16.20 17.60 33.00 -0.90
120 New Mexico Mountain West -17.00 20.60 39.20 1.60
121 UNLV Mountain West -17.40 19.30 36.10 -0.60
122 Rice American Athletic -18.00 15.10 33.20 0.10
123 South Alabama Sun Belt -20.30 16.30 34.00 -2.60
124 New Mexico State Conference USA -22.00 19.00 40.30 -0.60
125 UTSA American Athletic -23.70 18.90 41.70 -0.90
126 Old Dominion Sun Belt -24.40 10.60 34.30 -0.70
127 UConn FBS Independents -24.40 16.20 39.70 -1.00
128 UTEP Mountain West -25.60 18.00 43.50 -0.10
129 Bowling Green Mid-American -27.50 14.90 39.50 -2.90
130 Akron Mid-American -29.80 7.70 35.30 -2.20
131 Massachusetts Mid-American -34.60 15.30 49.30 -0.50

College football power rankings guide

What are CFB power rankings?

SP+ is Bill Connelly’s opponent-adjusted college football rating system. FantasyHQ’s 2019 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 2019 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 2019 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 2019 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?

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