The S&P+ Ratings are a college football ratings system derived from the play-by-play data of all 800+ of a season's FBS college football games (and 140,000+ plays). There are three key components to the S&P+:
The S&P+ figures used in the tables below only look at the plays that took place while a game was deemed "close," or competitive. The criteria for being "close" are as follows: a game within 24 points in the first quarter, with 21 points in the second quarter, and within 16 points in the second half.
Use the menu above for pages that give more details on offensive and defensive S&P+, or our other college football ratings, the drive-based FEI.
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | S&P+ | OFF. S&P+ |
RK | DEF. S&P+ |
RK |
| 1 | TCU | 12-1 | 279.1 | 128.4 | 2 | 150.7 | 2 |
| 2 | Florida | 13-1 | 276.0 | 128.0 | 4 | 148.1 | 3 |
| 3 | Alabama | 14-0 | 275.4 | 123.9 | 14 | 151.5 | 1 |
| 4 | Penn State | 11-2 | 258.9 | 124.9 | 11 | 134.0 | 8 |
| 5 | Texas | 13-1 | 253.1 | 119.9 | 18 | 133.3 | 9 |
| 6 | Virginia Tech | 10-3 | 252.1 | 126.7 | 8 | 125.4 | 14 |
| 7 | Boise State | 14-0 | 251.0 | 120.6 | 17 | 130.4 | 10 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 11-2 | 249.6 | 111.2 | 33 | 138.4 | 7 |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 8-5 | 245.9 | 99.9 | 71 | 146.0 | 5 |
| 10 | Oregon | 10-3 | 245.4 | 124.0 | 13 | 121.4 | 19 |
| 11 | BYU | 11-2 | 238.3 | 127.2 | 6 | 111.1 | 30 |
| 12 | Nebraska | 10-4 | 237.5 | 90.1 | 93 | 147.4 | 4 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 10-3 | 237.4 | 121.2 | 16 | 116.2 | 25 |
| 14 | Cincinnati | 12-1 | 237.3 | 137.2 | 1 | 100.1 | 53 |
| 15 | LSU | 9-4 | 235.9 | 108.2 | 41 | 127.7 | 11 |
| 16 | Iowa | 11-2 | 235.8 | 95.0 | 82 | 140.8 | 6 |
| 17 | Miami-FL | 9-4 | 235.7 | 122.3 | 15 | 113.4 | 28 |
| 18 | Tennessee | 7-6 | 233.1 | 118.7 | 20 | 114.4 | 26 |
| 19 | Clemson | 9-5 | 232.7 | 105.1 | 55 | 127.7 | 12 |
| 20 | Arkansas | 8-5 | 231.6 | 127.0 | 7 | 104.6 | 45 |
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | S&P+ | OFF. S&P+ |
RK | DEF. S&P+ |
RK |
| 21 | Utah | 10-3 | 231.1 | 106.5 | 47 | 124.6 | 15 |
| 22 | Texas Tech | 9-4 | 230.0 | 116.4 | 24 | 113.7 | 27 |
| 23 | Ole Miss | 9-4 | 227.1 | 105.7 | 51 | 121.5 | 18 |
| 24 | Pittsburgh | 10-3 | 227.0 | 117.1 | 23 | 109.9 | 33 |
| 25 | South Carolina | 7-6 | 224.8 | 101.6 | 64 | 123.1 | 17 |
| 26 | West Virginia | 9-4 | 223.3 | 106.2 | 48 | 117.1 | 23 |
| 27 | Auburn | 8-5 | 221.9 | 117.5 | 22 | 104.4 | 46 |
| 28 | Troy | 9-4 | 220.5 | 114.1 | 25 | 106.4 | 40 |
| 29 | USC | 9-4 | 220.3 | 111.5 | 31 | 108.8 | 37 |
| 30 | Air Force | 8-5 | 219.9 | 95.6 | 81 | 124.3 | 16 |
| 31 | Oklahoma State | 9-4 | 219.8 | 102.9 | 62 | 117.0 | 24 |
| 32 | Georgia Tech | 11-3 | 218.4 | 125.9 | 9 | 92.5 | 85 |
| 33 | Nevada | 8-5 | 218.1 | 124.5 | 12 | 93.6 | 79 |
| 34 | Texas A&M | 6-7 | 217.2 | 119.9 | 19 | 97.3 | 64 |
| 35 | Stanford | 8-5 | 216.4 | 127.8 | 5 | 88.5 | 100 |
| 36 | Purdue | 5-7 | 216.2 | 105.6 | 52 | 110.7 | 32 |
| 37 | Middle Tennessee | 10-3 | 216.1 | 97.0 | 78 | 119.1 | 20 |
| 38 | Notre Dame | 6-6 | 216.1 | 118.5 | 21 | 97.5 | 61 |
| 39 | Florida State | 7-6 | 215.8 | 125.1 | 10 | 90.7 | 94 |
| 40 | Michigan State | 6-7 | 215.1 | 113.9 | 26 | 101.2 | 51 |
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | S&P+ | OFF. S&P+ |
RK | DEF. S&P+ |
RK |
| 41 | North Carolina | 8-5 | 215.1 | 87.5 | 99 | 127.5 | 13 |
| 42 | Arizona | 8-5 | 213.9 | 107.8 | 42 | 106.1 | 41 |
| 43 | Houston | 10-4 | 213.6 | 128.1 | 3 | 85.5 | 108 |
| 44 | Central Michigan | 12-2 | 212.2 | 109.5 | 37 | 102.8 | 48 |
| 45 | Georgia | 8-5 | 211.9 | 109.9 | 36 | 102.0 | 50 |
| 46 | Boston College | 8-5 | 211.8 | 93.3 | 86 | 118.5 | 21 |
| 47 | Connecticut | 8-5 | 211.0 | 108.9 | 38 | 102.1 | 49 |
| 48 | Mississippi State | 5-7 | 210.8 | 105.0 | 56 | 105.8 | 43 |
| 49 | Oregon State | 8-5 | 209.7 | 110.8 | 34 | 98.8 | 56 |
| 50 | South Florida | 8-5 | 209.7 | 100.0 | 69 | 109.7 | 34 |
| 51 | Missouri | 8-5 | 209.3 | 112.3 | 28 | 97.0 | 66 |
| 52 | Michigan | 5-7 | 208.6 | 111.8 | 30 | 96.8 | 67 |
| 53 | Kansas | 5-7 | 208.4 | 113.7 | 27 | 94.7 | 75 |
| 54 | East Carolina | 9-5 | 207.0 | 100.4 | 68 | 106.6 | 39 |
| 55 | Wake Forest | 5-7 | 205.7 | 107.4 | 45 | 98.2 | 60 |
| 56 | California | 8-5 | 205.1 | 107.7 | 43 | 97.4 | 63 |
| 57 | Navy | 10-4 | 202.7 | 102.7 | 63 | 100.0 | 54 |
| 58 | Central Florida | 8-5 | 202.7 | 91.6 | 90 | 111.1 | 29 |
| 59 | UAB | 5-7 | 202.3 | 111.5 | 32 | 90.8 | 91 |
| 60 | Baylor | 4-8 | 202.0 | 105.3 | 53 | 96.7 | 68 |
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | S&P+ | OFF. S&P+ |
RK | DEF. S&P+ |
RK |
| 61 | Arizona State | 4-8 | 200.9 | 82.9 | 110 | 118.0 | 22 |
| 62 | Kentucky | 7-6 | 200.6 | 103.2 | 61 | 97.4 | 62 |
| 63 | Southern Miss | 7-6 | 200.1 | 105.8 | 50 | 94.3 | 76 |
| 64 | Bowling Green | 7-6 | 199.9 | 103.3 | 60 | 96.6 | 69 |
| 65 | Fresno State | 8-5 | 199.5 | 108.3 | 40 | 91.2 | 89 |
| 66 | Louisiana Tech | 4-8 | 198.8 | 95.7 | 80 | 103.2 | 47 |
| 67 | Tulsa | 5-7 | 198.5 | 99.9 | 70 | 98.5 | 59 |
| 68 | Virginia | 3-9 | 197.5 | 86.4 | 103 | 111.1 | 31 |
| 69 | Washington | 5-7 | 197.4 | 103.5 | 58 | 93.9 | 77 |
| 70 | Rutgers | 9-4 | 197.2 | 88.2 | 97 | 109.0 | 36 |
| 71 | Colorado State | 3-9 | 196.9 | 107.5 | 44 | 89.5 | 98 |
| 72 | Syracuse | 4-8 | 196.7 | 97.3 | 76 | 99.4 | 55 |
| 73 | UCLA | 7-6 | 195.8 | 86.7 | 101 | 109.2 | 35 |
| 74 | Temple | 9-4 | 194.9 | 99.0 | 72 | 95.9 | 71 |
| 75 | Minnesota | 6-7 | 194.6 | 89.1 | 96 | 105.5 | 44 |
| 76 | Northwestern | 8-5 | 194.4 | 97.1 | 77 | 97.2 | 65 |
| 77 | Indiana | 4-8 | 193.9 | 101.5 | 66 | 92.4 | 86 |
| 78 | Ohio | 9-5 | 192.4 | 85.1 | 107 | 107.3 | 38 |
| 79 | Illinois | 3-9 | 192.3 | 100.4 | 67 | 91.9 | 87 |
| 80 | Idaho | 7-6 | 191.5 | 110.2 | 35 | 81.3 | 113 |
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | S&P+ | OFF. S&P+ |
RK | DEF. S&P+ |
RK |
| 81 | Marshall | 7-6 | 191.4 | 94.9 | 83 | 96.6 | 70 |
| 82 | Buffalo | 5-7 | 191.3 | 98.1 | 74 | 93.3 | 80 |
| 83 | Iowa State | 7-6 | 191.0 | 103.4 | 59 | 87.7 | 103 |
| 84 | UTEP | 4-8 | 190.9 | 105.3 | 54 | 85.6 | 107 |
| 85 | Colorado | 3-9 | 190.3 | 84.5 | 108 | 105.9 | 42 |
| 86 | Northern Illinois | 7-6 | 190.2 | 97.3 | 75 | 92.9 | 83 |
| 87 | Hawaii | 6-7 | 189.7 | 106.1 | 49 | 83.6 | 110 |
| 88 | UL-Monroe | 6-6 | 189.4 | 96.2 | 79 | 93.1 | 82 |
| 89 | NC State | 5-7 | 189.3 | 108.5 | 39 | 80.8 | 116 |
| 90 | Utah State | 4-8 | 189.1 | 98.2 | 73 | 90.9 | 90 |
| 91 | SMU | 8-5 | 188.6 | 93.4 | 85 | 95.2 | 73 |
| 92 | Toledo | 5-7 | 188.3 | 106.6 | 46 | 81.7 | 111 |
| 93 | Florida Atlantic | 5-7 | 186.8 | 111.9 | 29 | 74.9 | 120 |
| 94 | Kansas State | 6-6 | 186.7 | 94.1 | 84 | 92.6 | 84 |
| 95 | North Texas | 2-10 | 185.6 | 104.0 | 57 | 81.5 | 112 |
| 96 | UNLV | 5-7 | 185.5 | 101.6 | 65 | 83.9 | 109 |
| 97 | Maryland | 2-10 | 183.3 | 89.6 | 95 | 93.8 | 78 |
| 98 | Louisville | 4-8 | 183.2 | 91.8 | 88 | 91.4 | 88 |
| 99 | San Diego State | 4-8 | 183.2 | 90.0 | 94 | 93.2 | 81 |
| 100 | Vanderbilt | 2-10 | 182.7 | 82.1 | 111 | 100.6 | 52 |
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | S&P+ | OFF. S&P+ |
RK | DEF. S&P+ |
RK |
| 101 | Memphis | 2-10 | 182.5 | 92.1 | 87 | 90.4 | 97 |
| 102 | Duke | 5-7 | 182.0 | 91.4 | 91 | 90.6 | 95 |
| 103 | Wyoming | 7-6 | 180.4 | 85.4 | 105 | 95.0 | 74 |
| 104 | Arkansas State | 4-8 | 178.7 | 88.0 | 98 | 90.7 | 93 |
| 105 | UL-Lafayette | 6-6 | 178.5 | 91.6 | 89 | 86.9 | 105 |
| 106 | Kent State | 5-7 | 177.4 | 78.8 | 114 | 98.5 | 58 |
| 107 | Western Michigan | 5-7 | 176.5 | 90.6 | 92 | 85.9 | 106 |
| 108 | Akron | 3-9 | 173.7 | 85.3 | 106 | 88.5 | 101 |
| 109 | New Mexico | 1-11 | 173.5 | 86.1 | 104 | 87.4 | 104 |
| 110 | Miami-OH | 1-11 | 172.3 | 81.5 | 112 | 90.8 | 92 |
| 111 | Florida International | 3-9 | 171.5 | 83.3 | 109 | 88.2 | 102 |
| 112 | Army | 4-8 | 171.3 | 72.7 | 118 | 98.6 | 57 |
| 113 | Tulane | 3-9 | 168.5 | 87.5 | 100 | 81.0 | 115 |
| 114 | San Jose State | 2-10 | 166.3 | 77.6 | 115 | 88.7 | 99 |
| 115 | Ball State | 2-10 | 166.1 | 75.6 | 116 | 90.4 | 96 |
| 116 | Western Kentucky | 0-12 | 161.5 | 86.4 | 102 | 75.1 | 119 |
| 117 | Eastern Michigan | 1-11 | 157.6 | 81.4 | 113 | 76.1 | 118 |
| 118 | New Mexico State | 4-9 | 157.2 | 62.0 | 119 | 95.2 | 72 |
| 119 | Rice | 2-10 | 154.9 | 73.7 | 117 | 81.1 | 114 |
| 120 | Washington State | 1-11 | 132.6 | 56.2 | 120 | 76.4 | 117 |