through games of Monday, 1/13/20
Beginning with Football Outsiders Almanac 2009, Brian Fremeau and Bill Connelly, originators of Football Outsiders' two statistical approaches -- FEI and SP+, respectively -- began to create a combined ranking that would serve as Football Outsiders' "official" college football rankings. The Fremeau Efficiency Index (FEI) considers each of the nearly 20,000 possessions every season in major college football. All drives are filtered to eliminate first-half clock-kills and end-of-game garbage drives and scores. A scoring rate analysis of the remaining possessions then determines the baseline possession efficiency expectations against which each team is measured. A team is rewarded for playing well against good teams, win or lose, and is punished more severely for playing poorly against bad teams than it is rewarded for playing well against bad teams. The SP+ Ratings are a college football ratings system derived from both play-by-play and drive data from all 800+ of a season's FBS college football games (and 140,000+ plays). The components for SP+ reflect the components of four of what Bill Connelly has deemed the Five Factors of college football: efficiency, explosiveness, field position, and finishing drives. (A fifth factor, turnovers, is informed marginally by sack rates, the only quality-based statistic that has a consistent relationship with turnover margins.)
| Team | Conference | F/+ | Rk | SP+ | Rk | FEI | Rk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | Big Ten | 55.3% | 1 | 35.4 | 1 | 1.57 | 1 |
| LSU | SEC | 55.0% | 2 | 33.1 | 2 | 1.46 | 2 |
| Alabama | SEC | 54.8% | 3 | 32.4 | 3 | 1.35 | 3 |
| Clemson | ACC | 54.1% | 4 | 28.1 | 4 | 1.34 | 4 |
| Georgia | SEC | 51.1% | 5 | 26.8 | 5 | 0.86 | 6 |
| Wisconsin | Big Ten | 49.5% | 6 | 20.3 | 11 | 0.97 | 5 |
| Penn State | Big Ten | 48.7% | 7 | 24.3 | 6 | 0.74 | 10 |
| Oklahoma | Big 12 | 47.7% | 8 | 22.9 | 8 | 0.71 | 12 |
| Florida | SEC | 47.0% | 9 | 24.0 | 7 | 0.65 | 15 |
| Utah | Pac-12 | 46.7% | 10 | 19.5 | 12 | 0.76 | 8 |
| Auburn | SEC | 46.2% | 11 | 21.0 | 9 | 0.68 | 13 |
| Oregon | Pac-12 | 46.0% | 12 | 19.0 | 15 | 0.74 | 9 |
| Central Florida | AAC | 45.8% | 13 | 19.1 | 14 | 0.72 | 11 |
| Michigan | Big Ten | 45.5% | 14 | 20.7 | 10 | 0.65 | 16 |
| Notre Dame | Independents | 45.4% | 15 | 17.7 | 19 | 0.76 | 7 |
| Minnesota | Big Ten | 45.3% | 16 | 19.4 | 13 | 0.68 | 14 |
| Memphis | AAC | 43.2% | 17 | 18.0 | 17 | 0.62 | 17 |
| Baylor | Big 12 | 41.8% | 18 | 17.8 | 18 | 0.56 | 19 |
| Iowa | Big Ten | 40.4% | 19 | 16.7 | 20 | 0.54 | 20 |
| Washington | Pac-12 | 39.6% | 20 | 18.3 | 16 | 0.46 | 24 |
| Air Force | Mountain West | 36.6% | 21 | 12.1 | 25 | 0.57 | 18 |
| Texas | Big 12 | 34.0% | 22 | 12.0 | 26 | 0.47 | 23 |
| USC | Pac-12 | 33.9% | 23 | 13.1 | 22 | 0.42 | 28 |
| Texas A&M | SEC | 33.7% | 24 | 15.0 | 21 | 0.35 | 31 |
| Navy | AAC | 32.4% | 25 | 9.9 | 31 | 0.51 | 21 |
| Iowa State | Big 12 | 32.4% | 26 | 12.6 | 24 | 0.39 | 29 |
| Appalachian State | Sun Belt | 32.4% | 27 | 11.3 | 27 | 0.44 | 26 |
| UL-Lafayette | Sun Belt | 30.8% | 28 | 9.6 | 32 | 0.46 | 25 |
| Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 29.0% | 29 | 7.5 | 40 | 0.50 | 22 |
| Boise State | Mountain West | 27.9% | 30 | 8.1 | 37 | 0.43 | 27 |
| Cincinnati | AAC | 26.9% | 31 | 9.1 | 34 | 0.35 | 30 |
| North Carolina | ACC | 25.8% | 32 | 10.3 | 30 | 0.27 | 33 |
| Indiana | Big Ten | 24.3% | 33 | 12.8 | 23 | 0.15 | 41 |
| Washington State | Pac-12 | 23.6% | 34 | 11.1 | 28 | 0.18 | 39 |
| Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 22.3% | 35 | 8.7 | 36 | 0.23 | 36 |
| Tennessee | SEC | 21.3% | 36 | 10.8 | 29 | 0.13 | 44 |
| Kentucky | SEC | 19.4% | 37 | 9.1 | 35 | 0.14 | 42 |
| Kansas State | Big 12 | 19.1% | 38 | 6.0 | 46 | 0.25 | 34 |
| Michigan State | Big Ten | 18.3% | 39 | 7.2 | 42 | 0.18 | 38 |
| SMU | AAC | 17.6% | 40 | 4.4 | 48 | 0.28 | 32 |
| TCU | Big 12 | 16.8% | 41 | 6.7 | 43 | 0.16 | 40 |
| Tulane | AAC | 16.5% | 42 | 7.5 | 41 | 0.12 | 45 |
| Miami-FL | ACC | 16.2% | 43 | 9.6 | 33 | 0.04 | 55 |
| Virginia Tech | ACC | 15.6% | 44 | 8.0 | 38 | 0.08 | 50 |
| Missouri | SEC | 15.3% | 45 | 7.8 | 39 | 0.08 | 51 |
| Virginia | ACC | 13.2% | 46 | 6.3 | 44 | 0.08 | 48 |
| Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 11.7% | 47 | 1.7 | 59 | 0.23 | 37 |
| Mississippi State | SEC | 11.2% | 48 | 3.5 | 51 | 0.14 | 43 |
| Arizona State | Pac-12 | 10.7% | 49 | 6.3 | 45 | 0.02 | 58 |
| Ole Miss | SEC | 9.5% | 50 | 2.9 | 53 | 0.12 | 46 |
| South Carolina | SEC | 7.3% | 51 | 4.8 | 47 | -0.01 | 60 |
| Florida State | ACC | 6.1% | 52 | 1.8 | 58 | 0.08 | 49 |
| Buffalo | MAC | 6.0% | 53 | -2.0 | 71 | 0.24 | 35 |
| Ohio | MAC | 5.6% | 54 | 3.7 | 50 | -0.01 | 62 |
| Wake Forest | ACC | 5.6% | 55 | 2.0 | 57 | 0.06 | 53 |
| Pittsburgh | ACC | 5.1% | 56 | 4.1 | 49 | -0.04 | 65 |
| San Diego State | Mountain West | 4.1% | 57 | 2.0 | 56 | 0.02 | 57 |
| Nebraska | Big Ten | 3.0% | 58 | 2.6 | 55 | -0.03 | 64 |
| Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 2.7% | 59 | 0.2 | 62 | 0.06 | 52 |
| Wyoming | Mountain West | 2.3% | 60 | -1.1 | 66 | 0.10 | 47 |
| Texas Tech | Big 12 | 1.6% | 61 | 2.7 | 54 | -0.07 | 67 |
| Temple | AAC | 1.3% | 62 | 3.2 | 52 | -0.10 | 71 |
| Louisville | ACC | 0.3% | 63 | 0.2 | 63 | 0.00 | 59 |
| BYU | Independents | -0.7% | 64 | 1.3 | 60 | -0.07 | 68 |
| California | Pac-12 | -2.2% | 65 | -2.6 | 74 | 0.05 | 54 |
| Hawaii | Mountain West | -3.8% | 66 | -1.9 | 69 | -0.02 | 63 |
| Illinois | Big Ten | -4.1% | 67 | 0.6 | 61 | -0.13 | 74 |
| Tulsa | AAC | -4.4% | 68 | -2.5 | 73 | -0.01 | 61 |
| Purdue | Big Ten | -4.7% | 69 | -0.7 | 64 | -0.09 | 70 |
| Marshall | Conference USA | -4.7% | 70 | -1.9 | 70 | -0.04 | 66 |
| Oregon State | Pac-12 | -4.7% | 71 | -0.7 | 65 | -0.09 | 69 |
| Western Michigan | MAC | -6.8% | 72 | -4.9 | 90 | 0.02 | 56 |
| Army | Independents | -9.4% | 73 | -2.1 | 72 | -0.15 | 77 |
| Duke | ACC | -10.3% | 74 | -1.8 | 68 | -0.19 | 82 |
| UAB | Conference USA | -10.5% | 75 | -1.4 | 67 | -0.21 | 88 |
| Central Michigan | MAC | -11.2% | 76 | -4.4 | 84 | -0.11 | 73 |
| Ball State | MAC | -11.4% | 77 | -4.5 | 86 | -0.11 | 72 |
| UCLA | Pac-12 | -11.8% | 78 | -3.9 | 79 | -0.14 | 76 |
| Liberty | Independents | -12.1% | 79 | -2.6 | 75 | -0.20 | 85 |
| Arkansas State | Sun Belt | -12.5% | 80 | -2.9 | 76 | -0.20 | 86 |
| Southern Miss | Conference USA | -12.6% | 81 | -4.8 | 89 | -0.13 | 75 |
| Colorado | Pac-12 | -13.2% | 82 | -4.1 | 81 | -0.17 | 79 |
| Houston | AAC | -13.4% | 83 | -4.3 | 82 | -0.17 | 80 |
| Fresno State | Mountain West | -13.9% | 84 | -4.0 | 80 | -0.19 | 83 |
| Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | -15.3% | 85 | -4.5 | 87 | -0.21 | 87 |
| Charlotte | Conference USA | -15.6% | 86 | -6.3 | 95 | -0.15 | 78 |
| Boston College | ACC | -16.3% | 87 | -5.7 | 92 | -0.19 | 81 |
| Stanford | Pac-12 | -16.7% | 88 | -4.7 | 88 | -0.24 | 91 |
| Utah State | Mountain West | -17.6% | 89 | -4.3 | 83 | -0.28 | 95 |
| Northwestern | Big Ten | -17.9% | 90 | -5.5 | 91 | -0.24 | 92 |
| Syracuse | ACC | -18.0% | 91 | -3.0 | 77 | -0.35 | 101 |
| Troy | Sun Belt | -18.8% | 92 | -4.4 | 85 | -0.31 | 98 |
| Colorado State | Mountain West | -20.0% | 93 | -3.9 | 78 | -0.37 | 103 |
| Florida International | Conference USA | -20.4% | 94 | -7.0 | 97 | -0.25 | 93 |
| Eastern Michigan | MAC | -21.4% | 95 | -8.6 | 101 | -0.22 | 89 |
| San Jose State | Mountain West | -22.8% | 96 | -7.2 | 99 | -0.31 | 97 |
| UL-Monroe | Sun Belt | -23.2% | 97 | -10.7 | 109 | -0.20 | 84 |
| Arizona | Pac-12 | -24.3% | 98 | -8.0 | 100 | -0.32 | 99 |
| Miami-OH | MAC | -24.4% | 99 | -9.2 | 102 | -0.28 | 94 |
| West Virginia | Big 12 | -24.9% | 100 | -7.0 | 98 | -0.38 | 104 |
| Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | -25.0% | 101 | -11.3 | 110 | -0.23 | 90 |
| Georgia State | Sun Belt | -25.9% | 102 | -10.5 | 107 | -0.28 | 96 |
| South Florida | AAC | -26.8% | 103 | -9.8 | 103 | -0.33 | 100 |
| North Texas | Conference USA | -27.8% | 104 | -6.1 | 93 | -0.52 | 110 |
| NC State | ACC | -28.8% | 105 | -6.3 | 94 | -0.55 | 112 |
| Kent State | MAC | -28.9% | 106 | -10.2 | 105 | -0.38 | 106 |
| Maryland | Big Ten | -29.6% | 107 | -6.3 | 96 | -0.58 | 114 |
| Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | -31.8% | 108 | -12.8 | 113 | -0.38 | 105 |
| Northern Illinois | MAC | -32.5% | 109 | -13.9 | 115 | -0.37 | 102 |
| Kansas | Big 12 | -32.7% | 110 | -9.8 | 104 | -0.52 | 111 |
| Georgia Tech | ACC | -33.5% | 111 | -12.0 | 111 | -0.46 | 107 |
| Vanderbilt | SEC | -35.4% | 112 | -10.4 | 106 | -0.60 | 117 |
| Arkansas | SEC | -35.6% | 113 | -10.6 | 108 | -0.60 | 116 |
| Nevada | Mountain West | -37.0% | 114 | -12.3 | 112 | -0.58 | 115 |
| Toledo | MAC | -37.8% | 115 | -13.7 | 114 | -0.56 | 113 |
| UNLV | Mountain West | -39.7% | 116 | -17.4 | 120 | -0.52 | 109 |
| East Carolina | AAC | -40.7% | 117 | -14.0 | 116 | -0.68 | 119 |
| South Alabama | Sun Belt | -41.1% | 118 | -20.3 | 122 | -0.51 | 108 |
| Texas State | Sun Belt | -42.6% | 119 | -16.2 | 118 | -0.68 | 120 |
| Rice | Conference USA | -43.0% | 120 | -18.0 | 121 | -0.64 | 118 |
| New Mexico | Mountain West | -45.6% | 121 | -17.0 | 119 | -0.82 | 122 |
| Rutgers | Big Ten | -45.8% | 122 | -14.6 | 117 | -1.01 | 125 |
| Old Dominion | Conference USA | -48.3% | 123 | -24.4 | 125 | -0.77 | 121 |
| UTSA | Conference USA | -49.8% | 124 | -23.7 | 124 | -0.89 | 123 |
| New Mexico State | Independents | -50.1% | 125 | -22.0 | 123 | -0.98 | 124 |
| Connecticut | AAC | -52.3% | 126 | -24.4 | 126 | -1.20 | 127 |
| UTEP | Conference USA | -52.6% | 127 | -25.6 | 127 | -1.19 | 126 |
| Bowling Green | MAC | -53.2% | 128 | -27.5 | 128 | -1.24 | 128 |
| Akron | MAC | -53.8% | 129 | -29.8 | 129 | -1.33 | 129 |
| Massachusetts | Independents | -54.7% | 130 | -34.6 | 130 | -1.90 | 130 |