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CollegeFootballData (Bill Connelly SP+) · 2021

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 defense

Georgia

10.3 Def SP+

# Team Conf SP+ Off Def ST
1 Georgia SEC 32.00 41.40 10.30 —
2 Ohio State Big Ten 29.30 47.20 20.60 —
3 Alabama SEC 26.00 40.90 15.60 —
4 Michigan Big Ten 23.40 36.50 15.80 —
5 Cincinnati Big 12 21.20 37.50 15.90 —
6 Texas A&M SEC 21.10 33.60 14.90 —
7 Wisconsin Big Ten 20.10 29.80 10.80 —
8 Clemson ACC 18.70 28.30 11.60 —
9 Pittsburgh ACC 17.60 38.20 21.40 —
10 Tennessee SEC 17.50 39.40 23.80 —
11 Notre Dame FBS Independents 17.40 36.20 18.90 —
12 Oklahoma State Big 12 17.20 30.60 14.30 —
13 Oklahoma SEC 16.80 41.10 25.60 —
14 NC State ACC 16.10 33.10 17.70 —
15 Baylor Big 12 15.60 33.10 17.10 —
16 Utah Big 12 15.20 37.20 20.70 —
17 Ole Miss SEC 14.80 36.80 22.40 —
18 Minnesota Big Ten 14.40 29.30 15.40 —
19 Iowa State Big 12 14.30 33.80 20.20 —
20 Penn State Big Ten 14.30 28.00 14.60 —
21 Kansas State Big 12 14.20 33.50 19.00 —
22 Arkansas SEC 13.80 34.30 21.30 —
23 Kentucky SEC 13.40 35.10 22.30 —
24 Western Kentucky Conference USA 13.30 40.50 28.80 —
25 Coastal Carolina Sun Belt 13.20 39.50 26.10 —
26 Arizona State Big 12 11.80 33.50 20.90 —
27 Iowa Big Ten 11.40 23.60 14.40 —
28 Michigan State Big Ten 11.20 34.30 21.70 —
29 Florida SEC 11.00 35.00 23.20 —
30 Auburn SEC 11.00 30.20 19.80 —
31 Houston Big 12 10.90 31.50 20.00 —
32 Miami ACC 10.80 34.80 25.00 —
33 Fresno State Pac-12 10.80 34.70 24.20 —
34 Mississippi State SEC 10.50 34.60 22.00 —
35 App State Sun Belt 10.30 32.00 23.50 —
36 Nebraska Big Ten 10.30 34.10 21.30 —
37 Purdue Big Ten 10.30 32.60 21.10 —
38 Oregon Big Ten 10.20 35.00 26.00 —
39 Wake Forest ACC 10.10 38.00 29.20 —
40 Texas Tech Big 12 9.80 34.60 27.10 —
41 UCLA Big Ten 9.40 37.70 27.80 —
42 Boise State Pac-12 9.40 28.40 20.80 —
43 UAB American Athletic 9.10 32.10 21.70 —
44 Oregon State Pac-12 8.90 36.90 28.50 —
45 SMU ACC 8.90 36.70 27.10 —
46 BYU Big 12 8.90 37.20 27.90 —
47 Louisiana Sun Belt 8.70 30.30 21.20 —
48 Texas SEC 8.50 34.60 28.40 —
49 Liberty Conference USA 8.40 32.10 23.10 —
50 San Diego State Pac-12 8.30 23.70 17.10 —
51 Marshall Sun Belt 8.00 32.80 23.50 —
52 Louisville ACC 7.80 34.90 26.60 —
53 Florida State ACC 7.60 29.80 23.00 —
54 Air Force Mountain West 7.40 30.00 22.00 —
55 Virginia ACC 7.20 39.30 31.50 —
56 Toledo Mid-American 6.90 29.00 20.70 —
57 Washington State Pac-12 6.70 32.00 26.00 —
58 UTSA American Athletic 6.50 33.00 27.80 —
59 North Carolina ACC 6.40 37.80 31.70 —
60 Maryland Big Ten 6.20 34.80 27.40 —
61 Tulsa American Athletic 5.80 28.70 24.00 —
62 UCF Big 12 4.80 29.60 23.40 —
63 Army American Athletic 4.70 28.80 23.50 —
64 Illinois Big Ten 4.30 23.20 21.80 —
65 LSU SEC 4.10 28.00 25.60 —
66 South Carolina SEC 3.90 26.00 24.20 —
67 Nevada Mountain West 3.60 30.30 26.90 —
68 California ACC 3.40 27.50 25.00 —
69 Missouri SEC 3.10 31.10 29.90 —
70 Virginia Tech ACC 2.40 26.70 25.20 —
71 nationalAverages — 1.98 28.65 26.67 —
72 West Virginia Big 12 1.80 27.70 25.00 —
73 Georgia State Sun Belt 1.80 27.50 26.70 —
74 Miami (OH) Mid-American 1.50 29.30 26.80 —
75 Memphis American Athletic 1.00 29.60 27.90 —
76 Boston College ACC 0.90 27.00 26.50 —
77 Western Michigan Mid-American 0.60 33.10 29.00 —
78 Wyoming Mountain West 0.60 26.00 23.50 —
79 East Carolina American Athletic 0.50 27.40 28.30 —
80 Syracuse ACC 0.30 27.10 25.20 —
81 Utah State Pac-12 0.10 28.40 27.90 —
82 TCU Big 12 -0.60 33.20 33.90 —
83 USC Big Ten -0.60 32.30 33.40 —
84 Washington Big Ten -0.70 22.80 23.60 —
85 Central Michigan Mid-American -1.00 28.50 29.30 —
86 San José State Mountain West -1.90 22.60 25.20 —
87 Hawai'i Mountain West -2.30 27.10 30.10 —
88 Colorado State Pac-12 -2.40 23.30 25.90 —
89 Rutgers Big Ten -3.00 20.80 23.70 —
90 Tulane American Athletic -3.90 27.90 30.40 —
91 Middle Tennessee Conference USA -4.00 24.00 27.10 —
92 UTEP Mountain West -4.20 23.90 28.30 —
93 Florida Atlantic American Athletic -5.20 23.10 28.40 —
94 Kent State Mid-American -6.40 32.30 36.90 —
95 North Texas American Athletic -6.50 23.10 28.50 —
96 Troy Sun Belt -6.50 20.10 26.70 —
97 Georgia Tech ACC -6.70 27.00 32.40 —
98 Northern Illinois Mountain West -7.10 29.40 36.10 —
99 South Alabama Sun Belt -7.20 21.40 28.00 —
100 Old Dominion Sun Belt -7.40 21.20 28.00 —
101 Eastern Michigan Mid-American -7.80 27.20 37.20 —
102 Indiana Big Ten -7.80 20.40 27.30 —
103 Navy American Athletic -8.50 20.00 27.70 —
104 Buffalo Mid-American -9.50 24.60 33.10 —
105 Colorado Big 12 -10.00 18.80 29.60 —
106 Stanford ACC -10.20 22.20 33.60 —
107 Northwestern Big Ten -11.10 19.40 27.30 —
108 Ball State Mid-American -11.20 21.60 33.70 —
109 Ohio Mid-American -11.60 25.10 35.20 —
110 Louisiana Tech Sun Belt -11.60 23.60 34.40 —
111 South Florida American Athletic -12.10 23.50 36.20 —
112 Bowling Green Mid-American -12.40 17.10 29.80 —
113 Arizona Big 12 -12.60 19.20 32.30 —
114 Duke ACC -13.50 23.40 36.30 —
115 Charlotte American Athletic -13.70 27.60 41.20 —
116 UNLV Mountain West -13.80 19.90 33.00 —
117 Southern Miss Sun Belt -14.20 15.00 28.60 —
118 Georgia Southern Sun Belt -15.30 18.40 34.00 —
119 Texas State Pac-12 -16.00 20.70 36.90 —
120 Arkansas State Sun Belt -17.90 21.00 40.00 —
121 New Mexico Mountain West -18.60 11.60 29.80 —
122 Temple American Athletic -19.10 17.50 34.10 —
123 Vanderbilt SEC -19.40 17.40 35.60 —
124 Kansas Big 12 -19.70 22.30 40.60 —
125 UL Monroe Sun Belt -20.30 15.60 35.10 —
126 Florida International Conference USA -21.60 19.90 40.20 —
127 Rice American Athletic -22.90 18.20 38.30 —
128 Akron Mid-American -23.10 20.30 41.70 —
129 New Mexico State Conference USA -24.20 20.60 43.70 —
130 UConn FBS Independents -25.60 12.70 36.80 —
131 Massachusetts Mid-American -29.30 16.10 43.90 —

College football power rankings guide

What are CFB power rankings?

SP+ is Bill Connelly’s opponent-adjusted college football rating system. FantasyHQ’s 2021 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 2021 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 2021 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 2021 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.

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