Here are the final SP+ ratings of the 2020 college football season.
What is SP+? In a single sentence, it's a tempo- and opponent-adjusted measure of college football efficiency. I created the system at Football Outsiders in 2008, and as my experience with both college football and its stats has grown, I have made quite a few tweaks to the system.
More than ever, it's important to note that SP+ is intended to be predictive and forward-facing. It is not a résumé ranking that gives credit for big wins (scroll to the bottom of this post for an SP+-based résumé discussion) or particularly brave scheduling -- no good predictive system is. It is simply a measure of the most sustainable and predictable aspects of football. If you're lucky or unimpressive in a win, your rating will probably fall. If you're strong and unlucky in a loss, it will probably rise.
Here are the full numbers.
For 2019 rankings, click here . For rankings from before 2019, visit Football Outsiders .
Overall SP+ Rankings Team Rating Offense Defense Special Teams 1. Alabama (13-0) 35.6 50.8 (1) 16.1 (6) 0.9 (13) 2. Ohio St. (7-1) 28.2 47.0 (2) 18.7 (10) -0.2 (86) 3. Clemson (10-2) 27.4 43.7 (5) 17.6 (8) 1.3 (10) 4. Oklahoma (9-2) 25.7 44.8 (3) 19.6 (15) 0.6 (20) 5. Georgia (8-2) 24.4 35.8 (21) 11.8 (1) 0.3 (30) 6. Florida (8-4) 23.9 44.2 (4) 22.5 (33) 2.2 (2) 7. BYU (11-1) 23.1 41.1 (7) 20.3 (21) 2.2 (1) 8. Cincinnati (9-1) 19.9 35.5 (22) 15.7 (5) 0.1 (49) 9. Texas A&M (9-1) 19.8 39.0 (10) 19.2 (13) 0.1 (57) 10. Iowa (6-2) 18.7 31.7 (45) 13.4 (2) 0.4 (26) 11. Iowa St. (9-3) 18.7 38.4 (13) 18.8 (11) -1.0 (125) 12. N. Carolina (8-4) 17.1 43.1 (6) 26.4 (53) 0.4 (24) 13. USC (5-1) 16.7 38.7 (11) 22.1 (29) 0.0 (59) 14. Texas (7-3) 16.4 39.2 (8) 23.0 (35) 0.1 (50) 15. Wisconsin (4-3) 16.3 31.9 (43) 15.5 (4) -0.1 (85) 16. Notre Dame (10-2) 15.7 36.3 (19) 20.1 (20) -0.5 (122) 17. Oregon (4-3) 15.6 36.8 (17) 21.0 (24) -0.1 (77) 18. Penn St. (4-5) 15.2 34.7 (26) 19.4 (14) -0.1 (81) 19. Washington (3-1) 14.3 34.7 (27) 20.1 (19) -0.3 (109) 20. Miami (8-3) 13.5 33.7 (33) 22.3 (31) 2.1 (3) 21. Arizona St. (2-2) 13.5 34.7 (25) 21.3 (25) 0.1 (52) 22. Utah (3-2) 12.8 34.0 (30) 21.4 (26) 0.2 (37) 23. Oklahoma St. (8-3) 12.6 32.0 (41) 20.0 (18) 0.6 (19) 24. App. St. (9-3) 12.3 33.3 (37) 21.7 (28) 0.7 (16) 25. Coastal Caro. (11-1) 12.2 39.1 (9) 27.3 (63) 0.5 (22) 26. Indiana (6-2) 12.0 34.1 (29) 22.4 (32) 0.4 (27) 27. Va. Tech (5-6) 11.4 36.3 (20) 25.6 (48) 0.7 (17) 28. Auburn (6-5) 11.4 31.7 (46) 22.1 (30) 1.9 (4) 29. UCF (6-4) 10.9 38.6 (12) 27.6 (66) -0.2 (89) 30. Northwestern (7-2) 10.1 24.6 (93) 14.7 (3) 0.2 (39) 31. Louisiana (10-1) 9.8 33.8 (32) 23.9 (40) -0.1 (78) 32. Nebraska (3-5) 9.4 33.4 (35) 23.8 (38) -0.2 (93) 33. Michigan (2-4) 8.8 31.9 (42) 23.1 (36) -0.1 (68) 34. Minnesota (3-4) 8.6 36.3 (18) 27.4 (64) -0.4 (119) 35. Louisville (4-7) 8.5 37.8 (15) 29.0 (75) -0.3 (118) 36. Ole Miss (5-5) 8.3 38.3 (14) 29.9 (80) -0.2 (96) 37. TCU (6-4) 8.1 27.8 (67) 19.8 (16) 0.1 (51) 38. W. Virginia (6-4) 7.6 27.6 (72) 19.9 (17) -0.1 (70) 39. Tulsa (6-3) 6.8 27.7 (68) 20.6 (23) -0.3 (106) 40. UAB (6-3) 6.7 24.7 (92) 18.3 (9) 0.3 (29) 41. Pittsburgh (6-5) 6.5 26.2 (86) 21.5 (27) 1.8 (5) 42. Purdue (2-4) 6.1 33.4 (36) 27.1 (60) -0.2 (101) 43. SMU (7-3) 5.9 35.0 (24) 29.1 (76) 0.1 (55) 44. Liberty (10-1) 5.6 33.6 (34) 27.2 (61) -0.8 (124) 45. LSU (5-5) 5.6 33.2 (38) 28.0 (69) 0.4 (23) 46. UCLA (3-4) 5.5 35.1 (23) 29.9 (81) 0.3 (36) 47. Boise St. (5-2) 5.4 29.9 (56) 24.6 (45) 0.2 (41) 48. Buffalo (6-1) 5.3 31.1 (49) 25.5 (47) -0.3 (116) 49. Memphis (8-3) 4.8 30.3 (53) 26.3 (52) 0.8 (14) 50. Tennessee (3-7) 4.6 27.5 (74) 22.9 (34) 0.1 (56) 51. Kentucky (5-6) 4.4 26.8 (80) 24.0 (41) 1.6 (8) 52. Tulane (6-6) 3.8 33.1 (39) 28.5 (72) -0.8 (123) 53. Maryland (2-3) 3.7 28.2 (64) 24.4 (44) -0.1 (75) 54. NC St. (8-4) 3.6 29.0 (62) 26.3 (51) 0.9 (12) 55. Virginia (5-5) 3.3 30.2 (55) 26.9 (57) 0.0 (62) 56. Marshall (7-3) 3.0 23.8 (97) 20.6 (22) -0.1 (79) 57. Arkansas (3-7) 2.8 30.2 (54) 27.2 (62) -0.3 (107) 58. Miss. St. (4-7) 2.2 26.8 (79) 25.7 (49) 1.1 (11) 59. Houston (3-5) 2.1 29.5 (60) 27.6 (67) 0.1 (47) 60. Stanford (4-2) 2.0 33.9 (31) 31.9 (93) 0.1 (53) 61. San Diego St. (4-4) 1.8 18.3 (119) 16.7 (7) 0.2 (42) 62. WMU (4-2) 1.8 34.2 (28) 32.3 (95) -0.2 (94) 63. Baylor (2-7) 1.3 25.6 (91) 24.1 (42) -0.2 (90) 64. Wash. St. (1-3) 1.3 37.1 (16) 35.9 (108) 0.2 (40) 65. Michigan St. (2-5) 1.2 20.4 (109) 19.1 (12) -0.1 (69) 66. San Jose St. (7-1) 1.1 29.9 (57) 28.6 (73) -0.2 (91) 67. Colorado (4-2) 0.6 28.0 (65) 27.0 (59) -0.3 (111) 68. Missouri (5-5) 0.3 25.9 (88) 25.9 (50) 0.4 (25) 69. Army (9-3) 0.3 23.8 (96) 24.1 (43) 0.6 (18) 70. Kansas St. (4-6) 0.1 27.6 (71) 27.5 (65) 0.0 (66) 71. Ga. Southern (8-5) -0.1 26.5 (84) 24.9 (46) -1.7 (126) 72. Troy (5-6) -0.1 27.6 (70) 27.6 (68) 0.0 (65) 73. Ball St. (7-1) -0.2 31.4 (47) 31.5 (90) -0.1 (73) 74. Nevada (7-2) -0.4 27.8 (66) 28.4 (70) 0.1 (46) 75. Ga. Tech (3-7) -0.5 26.8 (81) 27.0 (58) -0.3 (108) 76. Toledo (4-2) -0.8 29.2 (61) 29.7 (79) -0.3 (110) 77. Texas Tech (4-6) -0.8 29.5 (59) 30.0 (82) -0.3 (112) 78. Oregon St. (2-5) -0.8 32.9 (40) 33.7 (102) 0.0 (64) 79. Boston Coll. (6-5) -1.0 31.1 (48) 32.4 (98) 0.3 (28) 80. Air Force (3-3) -1.1 25.6 (90) 26.5 (55) -0.2 (88) 81. California (1-3) -2.2 27.6 (73) 29.6 (78) -0.1 (74) 82. Wake Forest (4-5) -2.3 27.1 (77) 29.5 (77) 0.1 (48) 83. Ohio (2-1) -2.3 29.7 (58) 31.8 (92) -0.2 (97) 84. S. Carolina (2-8) -2.9 25.8 (89) 28.6 (74) -0.1 (80) 85. Florida St. (3-6) -2.9 27.7 (69) 30.5 (85) -0.1 (71) 86. WKU (5-7) -3.0 18.6 (117) 23.2 (37) 1.7 (7) 87. Wyoming (2-4) -3.2 20.6 (107) 23.9 (39) 0.1 (54) 88. Georgia St. (6-4) -4.0 28.8 (63) 32.7 (100) -0.1 (83) 89. Illinois (2-6) -4.1 26.7 (82) 30.8 (88) -0.1 (72) 90. CMU (3-3) -4.3 26.1 (87) 30.7 (87) 0.3 (31) 91. Fresno St. (3-3) -4.6 30.5 (52) 35.0 (105) 0.0 (67) 92. Colorado St. (1-3) -6.1 22.6 (101) 28.5 (71) -0.2 (99) 93. UTSA (7-5) -6.5 24.4 (94) 32.3 (96) 1.4 (9) 94. Kent St. (3-1) -7.0 31.8 (44) 38.5 (118) -0.3 (105) 95. FAU (5-4) -7.1 19.2 (116) 26.6 (56) 0.3 (33) 96. ECU (3-6) -7.6 26.4 (85) 33.9 (103) 0.0 (63) 97. Navy (3-7) -8.8 22.1 (102) 30.7 (86) -0.2 (87) 98. Arizona (0-5) -9.1 27.1 (76) 36.3 (111) 0.2 (43) 99. So. Miss (3-7) -9.1 23.1 (99) 32.2 (94) 0.0 (61) 100. Arkansas St. (4-7) -9.1 31.1 (50) 38.5 (117) -1.7 (127) 101. Rutgers (3-6) -9.2 21.0 (105) 30.5 (84) 0.3 (34) 102. Hawaii (5-4) -9.2 27.4 (75) 36.6 (112) -0.1 (76) 103. Rice (2-3) -9.5 16.7 (124) 26.4 (54) 0.1 (44) 104. Duke (2-9) -9.8 19.7 (114) 30.0 (83) 0.5 (21) 105. Temple (1-6) -10.1 21.9 (104) 31.6 (91) -0.3 (115) 106. Miami-OH (2-1) -11.0 22.0 (103) 33.0 (101) 0.1 (58) 107. EMU (2-4) -11.1 30.6 (51) 42.1 (125) 0.3 (32) 108. USF (1-8) -11.4 19.6 (115) 30.8 (89) -0.2 (104) 109. Charlotte (2-4) -11.9 26.9 (78) 38.5 (119) -0.2 (95) 110. N. Texas (4-6) -12.7 26.7 (83) 39.1 (121) -0.3 (113) 111. Syracuse (1-10) -12.9 17.7 (120) 32.4 (97) 1.8 (6) 112. FIU (0-5) -13.9 18.5 (118) 32.5 (99) 0.1 (45) 113. La. Tech (5-5) -13.9 20.7 (106) 34.6 (104) 0.0 (60) 114. Texas St. (2-10) -13.9 24.3 (95) 39.0 (120) 0.7 (15) 115. MTSU (3-6) -14.2 22.8 (100) 36.8 (114) -0.2 (100) 116. S. Alabama (4-7) -16.1 20.3 (110) 36.3 (109) -0.2 (98) 117. NIU (0-6) -16.2 19.9 (112) 36.3 (110) 0.2 (38) 118. Utah St. (1-5) -16.3 20.2 (111) 36.8 (115) 0.3 (35) 119. New Mexico (2-5) -16.5 23.3 (98) 39.5 (122) -0.2 (103) 120. Vanderbilt (0-9) -18.1 17.3 (121) 35.0 (106) -0.3 (117) 121. Kansas (0-9) -18.4 17.2 (122) 35.5 (107) -0.1 (82) 122. ULM (0-10) -22.1 19.8 (113) 41.4 (124) -0.5 (121) 123. UNLV (0-6) -22.8 20.5 (108) 43.2 (126) -0.1 (84) 124. Akron (1-5) -23.1 13.8 (125) 36.7 (113) -0.2 (92) 125. UTEP (3-5) -23.7 16.8 (123) 40.2 (123) -0.3 (114) 126. BGSU (0-5) -24.1 13.6 (126) 37.4 (116) -0.2 (102) 127. UMass (0-4) -34.3 12.6 (127) 46.5 (127) -0.4 (120)
