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SP+ Top 25 Week 6
Posted on 9/30/25 at 3:09 pm
Posted on 9/30/25 at 3:09 pm
Some big mover's since last week.
1 Oregon
2 Ohio State (+1)
3 Indiana (+3)
4 Penn State (-2)
5 Texas Tech (+3)
6 Tennessee (-1)
7 Missouri (+7)
8 Ole Miss (-1)
9 Oklahoma (+1)
10 Alabama (-6)
11 Vanderbilt (+5)
12 USC (-1)
13 Texas
14 Miami (-2)
15 Michigan (+2)
16 Georgia (-7)
17 LSU (-2)
18 Utah (+1)
19 Notre Dame (+2)
20 Texas A&M (-2)
21 BYU (+4)
22 Florida State (+9)
23 Nebraska (-3)
24 Louisville (+2)
25 Illinois (+11)
1 Oregon
2 Ohio State (+1)
3 Indiana (+3)
4 Penn State (-2)
5 Texas Tech (+3)
6 Tennessee (-1)
7 Missouri (+7)
8 Ole Miss (-1)
9 Oklahoma (+1)
10 Alabama (-6)
11 Vanderbilt (+5)
12 USC (-1)
13 Texas
14 Miami (-2)
15 Michigan (+2)
16 Georgia (-7)
17 LSU (-2)
18 Utah (+1)
19 Notre Dame (+2)
20 Texas A&M (-2)
21 BYU (+4)
22 Florida State (+9)
23 Nebraska (-3)
24 Louisville (+2)
25 Illinois (+11)
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Posted on 9/30/25 at 3:11 pm to mizslu314
What’s SP+
Posted on 9/30/25 at 3:11 pm to mizslu314
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25 Illinois (+11)
Posted on 9/30/25 at 3:17 pm to tBrand
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What’s SP+
An analytical system developed by Bill Connelly, a well-respected staff writer for ESPN.
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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, 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.
Playing devil's advocate, SP+ is critiqued for potentially undervaluing "big wins" when the opponent win expectancy is low, and having a perceived bias towards the SEC.
Posted on 9/30/25 at 3:21 pm to mizslu314
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8 Ole Miss (-1)
So beating LSU hurt us? LSU sucks as a football team
Posted on 9/30/25 at 3:25 pm to DarthRebel
That and Bama fell a bunch beating Georgia.
Posted on 9/30/25 at 3:25 pm to mizslu314
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6 Tennessee (-1)
A team who lost at home and then needed OT to beat Miss State is the top ranked SEC team?
Seems legit.
Posted on 9/30/25 at 3:27 pm to Crimsonians
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That and Bama fell a bunch beating Georgia.
Alabama probably fell because FSU lost to UVA.
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I just noticed FSU moved up 9 spots. Something is wrong with this rating system. Ole Miss probably fell because LSU's narrow win over Clemson looks worse every game.
This post was edited on 9/30/25 at 3:28 pm
Posted on 9/30/25 at 3:33 pm to mizslu314
I just texted Lane to let him know he needs to stop beating teams or we're gonna fall out of the top 12.
SP+ is as useless as any other advanced analytic.
SP+ is as useless as any other advanced analytic.
Posted on 9/30/25 at 3:37 pm to tBrand
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What’s SP+
It is a data set driven ranking system. It attempts to qualify based on quality of opponent and discarding stats from when games become uncompetitive.
Posted on 9/30/25 at 3:40 pm to mizslu314
If you ever see some new weird poll being posted … you can usually guarantee it was posted by a Mizery fan and that poll will always have Mizery higher than normal .
Posted on 9/30/25 at 3:52 pm to BigBro
Whorns hasn't done anything but loose to a better team and quality of games whorns need to be about 37 in rankings
Posted on 9/30/25 at 4:08 pm to JustEd
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Whorns hasn't done anything but loose to a better team and quality of games whorns need to be about 37 in rankings
Posted on 9/30/25 at 4:47 pm to Quicksilver
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I just texted Lane to let him know he needs to stop beating teams or we're gonna fall out of the top 12.
SP+ is as useless as any other advanced analytic.
when you play teams like lsu, you gotta beat them at least by more than one score or matrices like sp+ will ding you for it
Posted on 9/30/25 at 6:33 pm to Sarcastro
Does anyone else detect a BIG bias at the top?
Posted on 9/30/25 at 6:41 pm to mizslu314
Tenn is the top ranked SEC team....lol..Manning must be playing again...nevermind..Spurrier.
This post was edited on 9/30/25 at 6:43 pm
Posted on 9/30/25 at 7:12 pm to tBrand
Must be something that makes a program that hasn’t won a co-conference championship in 56 years feel important
Posted on 9/30/25 at 7:19 pm to mizslu314
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17 LSU
Posted on 9/30/25 at 7:38 pm to paperwasp
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Bill Connelly, a well-respected staff writer for ESPN
OkieTiger, an old Tigerboard poster. One of the first, actually.
Posted on 9/30/25 at 8:14 pm to mizzou waltz
He also created rockmnation
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