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CollegeFootballData (Bill Connelly SP+) · 2023

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

Oregon

45.0 Off SP+

# Team Conf SP+ Off Def ST
1 Michigan Big Ten 31.30 36.60 7.20 1.80
2 Georgia SEC 31.20 41.50 12.20 1.90
3 Oregon Big Ten 26.20 45.00 18.20 -0.50
4 Ohio State Big Ten 25.20 31.50 7.80 1.50
5 Penn State Big Ten 23.50 32.70 10.50 1.30
6 Texas SEC 23.20 39.30 17.70 1.60
7 Alabama SEC 23.10 36.80 15.60 2.00
8 Notre Dame FBS Independents 20.10 36.30 16.70 0.50
9 Florida State ACC 19.40 34.10 16.50 1.80
10 Missouri SEC 19.30 36.50 18.00 0.80
11 LSU SEC 19.10 44.60 25.00 -0.50
12 Ole Miss SEC 18.40 36.30 19.20 1.30
13 Washington Big Ten 16.40 40.30 24.70 0.80
14 Tennessee SEC 16.20 34.90 19.20 0.60
15 Kansas State Big 12 16.20 38.90 21.80 -0.80
16 Texas A&M SEC 15.60 34.50 18.80 -0.10
17 Oklahoma SEC 15.00 38.50 22.60 -1.00
18 Arizona Big 12 14.10 37.30 23.10 -0.20
19 Oregon State Pac-12 12.60 33.20 22.30 1.70
20 James Madison Sun Belt 11.80 34.60 23.70 1.00
21 Maryland Big Ten 11.00 28.30 17.60 0.40
22 Kentucky SEC 10.50 31.60 22.20 1.10
23 Clemson ACC 10.50 29.30 19.00 0.20
24 SMU ACC 10.10 34.10 23.00 -1.10
25 Kansas Big 12 9.90 35.60 26.10 0.40
26 Troy Sun Belt 9.80 30.70 20.10 -0.80
27 UCLA Big Ten 9.70 29.60 18.40 -1.50
28 Miami ACC 9.60 30.70 23.10 1.90
29 Duke ACC 9.40 27.30 19.50 1.50
30 USC Big Ten 9.40 43.30 32.80 -1.20
31 Wisconsin Big Ten 9.40 22.20 14.10 1.30
32 Utah Big 12 8.50 26.70 19.40 1.20
33 Liberty Conference USA 8.00 36.20 26.30 -1.90
34 Louisville ACC 8.00 30.10 22.30 0.20
35 TCU Big 12 7.90 33.50 25.30 -0.30
36 Auburn SEC 7.60 26.40 20.10 1.30
37 Iowa State Big 12 7.50 26.40 20.10 1.10
38 West Virginia Big 12 7.50 31.50 24.60 0.50
39 NC State ACC 7.40 25.50 19.70 1.60
40 North Carolina ACC 7.40 34.40 27.80 0.80
41 Florida SEC 6.80 31.10 26.00 1.70
42 Oklahoma State Big 12 6.70 32.80 27.10 1.00
43 Texas Tech Big 12 6.10 29.60 24.70 1.20
44 Boise State Pac-12 5.90 32.70 28.20 1.40
45 Air Force Mountain West 5.90 25.60 20.90 1.20
46 Virginia Tech ACC 5.80 27.50 23.30 1.70
47 Iowa Big Ten 5.80 13.80 9.30 1.30
48 UTSA American Athletic 5.40 31.30 27.30 1.40
49 South Alabama Sun Belt 5.10 30.60 26.00 0.50
50 Washington State Pac-12 4.90 31.00 27.40 1.40
51 South Carolina SEC 4.30 28.20 25.60 1.70
52 App State Sun Belt 3.80 33.50 30.70 0.90
53 Toledo Mid-American 3.70 25.50 21.70 -0.10
54 Memphis American Athletic 3.50 37.10 33.80 0.30
55 Rutgers Big Ten 3.50 21.00 18.70 1.20
56 Arkansas SEC 3.50 28.30 26.60 1.80
57 UCF Big 12 3.40 30.30 25.20 -1.70
58 Tulane American Athletic 2.80 26.50 24.40 0.80
59 Miami (OH) Mid-American 2.80 18.50 17.70 2.00
60 Fresno State Pac-12 2.50 28.90 27.90 1.50
61 UNLV Mountain West 1.40 32.10 32.70 1.90
62 Mississippi State SEC 0.50 24.70 24.90 0.70
63 Louisiana Sun Belt 0.40 32.40 33.10 1.10
64 Minnesota Big Ten 0.40 20.00 21.10 1.50
65 Georgia Tech ACC 0.30 29.40 29.10 0.10
66 Nebraska Big Ten 0.30 15.60 13.90 -1.40
67 nationalAverages — -0.10 26.37 26.47 0.00
68 California ACC -0.10 30.60 28.70 -2.00
69 Coastal Carolina Sun Belt -1.20 27.60 27.20 -1.60
70 Northwestern Big Ten -1.30 18.50 18.50 -1.30
71 Ohio Mid-American -1.60 18.50 18.10 -2.00
72 Texas State Pac-12 -1.60 31.20 33.80 0.90
73 Jacksonville State Conference USA -1.60 24.80 25.90 -0.60
74 New Mexico State Conference USA -1.80 23.30 25.80 0.70
75 Western Kentucky Conference USA -2.00 28.70 30.10 -0.70
76 Illinois Big Ten -2.50 21.60 24.10 -0.10
77 BYU Big 12 -3.30 25.30 30.30 1.70
78 San José State Mountain West -3.40 28.10 29.50 -2.00
79 Wyoming Mountain West -3.60 23.50 26.10 -1.00
80 Army American Athletic -4.00 18.40 22.50 0.10
81 Syracuse ACC -4.40 22.20 26.10 -0.50
82 Colorado Big 12 -4.90 29.60 34.40 -0.10
83 Georgia Southern Sun Belt -5.20 30.80 36.50 0.50
84 Boston College ACC -5.90 22.20 27.60 -0.50
85 Arkansas State Sun Belt -6.30 25.80 32.80 0.70
86 South Florida American Athletic -6.60 28.40 34.50 -0.40
87 North Texas American Athletic -6.70 32.90 41.30 1.70
88 Georgia State Sun Belt -6.80 28.20 33.30 -1.70
89 Michigan State Big Ten -6.80 15.70 24.00 1.60
90 Cincinnati Big 12 -6.80 21.30 28.30 0.20
91 Purdue Big Ten -7.30 21.80 27.10 -2.00
92 Pittsburgh ACC -7.30 19.30 26.00 -0.60
93 Indiana Big Ten -7.40 19.60 27.20 0.30
94 Northern Illinois Mountain West -7.50 18.30 24.20 -1.70
95 Bowling Green Mid-American -7.80 21.50 27.40 -1.80
96 Houston Big 12 -7.80 25.60 32.20 -1.20
97 Wake Forest ACC -7.90 20.20 26.90 -1.20
98 Baylor Big 12 -8.30 24.50 32.60 -0.20
99 Colorado State Pac-12 -8.90 21.90 32.00 1.20
100 Marshall Sun Belt -9.00 24.40 31.50 -1.80
101 Florida Atlantic American Athletic -9.40 19.80 27.90 -1.20
102 Middle Tennessee Conference USA -9.50 21.50 30.00 -1.00
103 Old Dominion Sun Belt -10.10 23.10 31.30 -1.90
104 Rice American Athletic -10.20 26.00 34.40 -1.80
105 San Diego State Pac-12 -10.30 19.40 30.20 0.50
106 Virginia ACC -10.80 21.00 31.70 -0.10
107 Utah State Pac-12 -10.90 28.60 38.60 -0.90
108 Arizona State Big 12 -11.30 20.20 29.90 -1.60
109 Stanford ACC -11.90 21.40 34.50 1.10
110 Eastern Michigan Mid-American -12.30 13.00 26.80 1.50
111 Vanderbilt SEC -12.70 23.60 36.30 -0.10
112 East Carolina American Athletic -12.80 15.40 28.10 -0.10
113 Louisiana Tech Sun Belt -12.90 22.10 36.00 1.00
114 Navy American Athletic -13.70 15.00 27.20 -1.50
115 Tulsa American Athletic -13.70 20.90 34.70 0.10
116 Sam Houston Conference USA -13.80 16.00 28.80 -1.10
117 Southern Miss Sun Belt -14.40 23.50 36.40 -1.50
118 UAB American Athletic -14.70 26.90 39.60 -2.10
119 Ball State Mid-American -14.90 12.60 26.30 -1.10
120 Buffalo Mid-American -15.20 15.30 29.50 -1.00
121 UConn FBS Independents -15.60 17.00 31.00 -1.60
122 Western Michigan Mid-American -15.90 19.10 33.20 -1.90
123 UTEP Mountain West -16.20 16.90 32.00 -1.20
124 Hawai'i Mountain West -16.40 19.40 35.70 -0.10
125 New Mexico Mountain West -16.50 22.50 37.20 -1.80
126 Massachusetts Mid-American -17.50 20.80 36.20 -2.10
127 Central Michigan Mid-American -19.10 16.80 34.00 -1.90
128 Temple American Athletic -21.00 18.60 37.80 -1.90
129 Florida International Conference USA -21.20 16.00 35.60 -1.60
130 Charlotte American Athletic -21.40 14.80 34.40 -1.80
131 UL Monroe Sun Belt -21.60 17.60 37.50 -1.70
132 Akron Mid-American -21.60 10.50 30.10 -2.00
133 Nevada Mountain West -22.00 14.60 37.00 0.40
134 Kent State Mid-American -26.30 8.20 34.80 0.30

College football power rankings guide

What are CFB power rankings?

SP+ is Bill Connelly’s opponent-adjusted college football rating system. FantasyHQ’s 2023 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 2023 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 2023 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 2023 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.