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CollegeFootballData (Bill Connelly SP+) · 2020

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

Alabama

46.8 Off SP+

Best defense

Georgia

12.1 Def SP+

# Team Conf SP+ Off Def ST
1 Ohio State Big Ten 28.40 45.30 16.70 —
2 Alabama SEC 28.30 46.80 18.60 —
3 Wisconsin Big Ten 26.50 38.70 12.20 —
4 Clemson ACC 26.10 42.60 16.70 —
5 Notre Dame FBS Independents 21.00 38.30 17.30 —
6 Florida SEC 19.80 43.30 23.90 —
7 BYU Big 12 19.20 39.20 20.30 —
8 Georgia SEC 19.10 30.80 12.10 —
9 Cincinnati Big 12 18.60 34.50 15.90 —
10 Oregon Big Ten 18.10 35.10 16.90 —
11 North Carolina ACC 18.00 43.70 25.60 —
12 Oklahoma SEC 17.80 43.00 25.20 —
13 Iowa Big Ten 16.30 29.70 13.50 —
14 Texas A&M SEC 16.20 37.70 21.50 —
15 Oklahoma State Big 12 14.20 30.70 16.70 —
16 Penn State Big Ten 13.90 35.00 21.00 —
17 Virginia Tech ACC 13.70 38.00 24.40 —
18 UCF Big 12 13.60 39.40 25.70 —
19 Iowa State Big 12 13.30 34.50 21.10 —
20 Miami ACC 12.80 32.60 20.20 —
21 Auburn SEC 12.60 33.00 20.70 —
22 USC Big Ten 12.40 38.00 25.50 —
23 Utah Big 12 11.90 36.10 24.30 —
24 Washington Big Ten 11.70 30.90 19.10 —
25 Arizona State Big 12 11.40 30.20 18.90 —
26 Indiana Big Ten 11.20 33.60 22.60 —
27 Michigan Big Ten 10.70 33.00 22.20 —
28 App State Sun Belt 10.30 33.00 22.60 —
29 Texas SEC 9.70 34.80 25.20 —
30 Marshall Sun Belt 9.50 28.60 19.00 —
31 SMU ACC 9.20 36.40 27.30 —
32 Northwestern Big Ten 9.00 24.00 15.20 —
33 West Virginia Big 12 8.50 27.90 19.40 —
34 Louisiana Sun Belt 8.10 33.80 25.60 —
35 Nebraska Big Ten 7.70 33.70 25.90 —
36 Boise State Pac-12 6.70 33.10 26.40 —
37 Coastal Carolina Sun Belt 6.60 33.70 27.30 —
38 Louisville ACC 6.50 37.70 31.10 —
39 Liberty Conference USA 6.50 34.20 27.60 —
40 UAB American Athletic 6.30 24.70 18.70 —
41 Pittsburgh ACC 6.00 24.70 18.90 —
42 LSU SEC 6.00 33.80 28.30 —
43 Purdue Big Ten 5.90 32.60 26.80 —
44 Memphis American Athletic 5.70 34.80 29.40 —
45 Tulsa American Athletic 5.60 29.50 23.50 —
46 San Diego State Pac-12 5.30 20.20 15.00 —
47 Ole Miss SEC 4.80 38.10 33.20 —
48 Minnesota Big Ten 4.70 35.80 30.70 —
49 Tulane American Athletic 4.20 33.20 29.10 —
50 Washington State Pac-12 4.20 37.80 33.70 —
51 Houston Big 12 3.30 32.20 29.00 —
52 Army American Athletic 2.70 27.80 25.30 —
53 California ACC 2.40 30.60 28.20 —
54 Troy Sun Belt 2.30 28.40 25.80 —
55 Kentucky SEC 2.20 25.90 24.10 —
56 Kansas State Big 12 2.00 26.70 24.70 —
57 Nevada Mountain West 1.90 27.50 25.60 —
58 Arkansas SEC 1.60 28.50 26.70 —
59 Stanford ACC 1.60 30.00 28.40 —
60 TCU Big 12 1.60 24.30 22.80 —
61 Buffalo Mid-American 1.40 27.10 25.60 —
62 Baylor Big 12 1.30 25.60 24.20 —
63 Tennessee SEC 0.90 24.30 23.60 —
64 Boston College ACC 0.90 30.70 29.70 —
65 Virginia ACC 0.90 28.30 27.50 —
66 Wake Forest ACC 0.80 28.60 27.90 —
67 Western Michigan Mid-American 0.60 31.60 31.20 —
68 nationalAverages — 0.48 28.47 27.99 —
69 Georgia Southern Sun Belt 0.20 27.40 27.10 —
70 San José State Mountain West 0.10 30.40 30.40 —
71 NC State ACC 0.00 29.80 30.00 —
72 Maryland Big Ten -0.10 27.80 28.00 —
73 Florida Atlantic American Athletic -0.30 23.20 23.70 —
74 Colorado Big 12 -0.40 30.10 30.40 —
75 Oregon State Pac-12 -0.70 29.40 30.00 —
76 Missouri SEC -1.00 23.40 24.60 —
77 Georgia Tech ACC -1.00 27.20 27.80 —
78 UCLA Big Ten -1.10 30.60 31.70 —
79 Mississippi State SEC -1.40 25.40 26.90 —
80 Central Michigan Mid-American -1.80 25.60 27.40 —
81 Michigan State Big Ten -2.40 18.30 20.60 —
82 South Carolina SEC -2.40 27.50 29.70 —
83 Wyoming Mountain West -2.50 22.40 24.90 —
84 Ohio Mid-American -3.20 29.90 33.00 —
85 Western Kentucky Conference USA -3.20 18.90 22.30 —
86 Arizona Big 12 -3.50 32.80 36.40 —
87 Toledo Mid-American -3.60 29.50 33.00 —
88 Duke ACC -4.20 21.40 25.50 —
89 Texas Tech Big 12 -4.20 28.40 32.30 —
90 Florida State ACC -4.90 26.40 31.30 —
91 Illinois Big Ten -5.40 23.90 29.40 —
92 Fresno State Pac-12 -5.50 29.30 34.80 —
93 Air Force Mountain West -5.60 24.10 29.80 —
94 Georgia State Sun Belt -5.70 28.70 34.20 —
95 Arkansas State Sun Belt -6.50 31.10 37.20 —
96 Colorado State Pac-12 -6.50 24.20 30.50 —
97 Charlotte American Athletic -6.60 29.40 35.80 —
98 Ball State Mid-American -6.70 27.00 33.80 —
99 Louisiana Tech Sun Belt -7.00 24.40 31.40 —
100 Hawai'i Mountain West -7.10 28.20 35.20 —
101 Kent State Mid-American -7.50 29.10 36.40 —
102 Southern Miss Sun Belt -7.90 24.20 32.10 —
103 North Texas American Athletic -8.00 28.90 36.70 —
104 Rice American Athletic -9.20 17.30 26.50 —
105 Navy American Athletic -9.30 26.20 35.40 —
106 UTSA American Athletic -9.60 23.80 33.70 —
107 Syracuse ACC -9.80 20.20 30.30 —
108 Temple American Athletic -10.00 23.30 33.00 —
109 Rutgers Big Ten -10.50 20.80 31.50 —
110 Florida International Conference USA -10.70 21.60 32.40 —
111 East Carolina American Athletic -11.00 26.00 37.10 —
112 South Alabama Sun Belt -11.30 22.50 33.70 —
113 South Florida American Athletic -11.40 18.20 29.50 —
114 Middle Tennessee Conference USA -11.70 24.30 35.80 —
115 Eastern Michigan Mid-American -12.20 28.30 40.50 —
116 Miami (OH) Mid-American -12.90 20.70 33.60 —
117 Texas State Pac-12 -13.40 23.50 36.90 —
118 New Mexico Mountain West -15.00 24.40 39.30 —
119 Old Dominion Sun Belt -15.90 14.00 29.90 —
120 Kansas Big 12 -16.30 18.50 34.50 —
121 Utah State Pac-12 -16.70 20.20 37.00 —
122 Vanderbilt SEC -16.80 17.70 34.10 —
123 UL Monroe Sun Belt -18.40 21.60 39.60 —
124 Northern Illinois Mountain West -18.40 16.00 34.50 —
125 UTEP Mountain West -18.60 17.90 36.20 —
126 UNLV Mountain West -19.70 22.00 41.50 —
127 UConn FBS Independents -22.30 17.70 40.00 —
128 Akron Mid-American -23.70 11.40 35.10 —
129 Bowling Green Mid-American -26.20 12.80 39.00 —
130 Massachusetts Mid-American -31.30 16.70 47.80 —
131 New Mexico State Conference USA -31.50 12.20 43.80 —

College football power rankings guide

What are CFB power rankings?

SP+ is Bill Connelly’s opponent-adjusted college football rating system. FantasyHQ’s 2020 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 2020 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 2020 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 2020 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.