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The original was posted on /r/cfb by /u/lydmoney on 2025-09-07 20:34:30+00:00.
espn.com/…/2025-college-football-sp+-rankings-all…
What is SP+? In a single sentence, it’s a tempo- and opponent-adjusted measure of college football efficiency that I originally created at Football Outsiders in 2008. SP+ is intended to be predictive and forward-facing. It is not a résumé ranking (hence the lack of unbeatens near the top), so it does not automatically give credit for big wins or particularly brave scheduling – no good predictive system does.
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.
Note: Early in the season, ratings are based primarily on preseason projections, including special teams ratings. Over the course of the season, preseason numbers are slowly phased out from week to week.
Apologies for the repost mods, but since the link doesn’t change week-to-week it isn’t possible for me to post it for another 2 days despite the rankings being updated this morning