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NC State Falls 8 Spots in ESPN’s SP+ Rankings After Week 1 Victory Over WCU

Matthew Bradham

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ESPN’s SP+ Rankings have been updated after the conclusion of Week 1 of the 2024 College Football season, and NC State fell 8 spots after their 38-21 victory over Western Carolina, landing at 37th.

How are the SP+ rankings calculated?

Below are this week’s SP+ rankings. 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.

SP+ is indeed intended to be predictive and forward-facing. It is not a résumé ranking that gives credit for big wins 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. (ESPN)

1. Georgia (1-0)
2. Alabama (1-0)
3. Texas (1-0)
4. Ole Miss (1-0)
5. Ohio St. (1-0)
6. Penn St. (1-0)
7. Missouri (1-0)
8. Oregon (1-0)
9. Tennessee (1-0)
10. Notre Dame (1-0)
11. Oklahoma (1-0)
12. Michigan (1-0)
13. Utah (1-0)
14. Kansas St. (1-0)
15. Miami (1-0)
16. Auburn (1-0)
17. Iowa (1-0)
18. Louisville (1-0)
19. Oklahoma St. (1-0)
20. LSU (0-1)
21. USC (1-0)
22. Kentucky (1-0)
23. Washington (1-0)
24. Texas A&M (0-1)
25. Kansas (1-0)
26. SMU (2-0)
27. Arkansas (1-0)
28. UCF (1-0)
29. Iowa St. (1-0)
30. Florida St. (0-2)
31. Clemson (0-1)
32. Memphis (1-0)
33. Nebraska (1-0)
34. Arizona (1-0)
35. Wisconsin (1-0)
36. Maryland (1-0)
37. NC State (1-0)
38. Rutgers (1-0)
39. Baylor (1-0)
40. Miss. St. (1-0)

NC State’s Offense ranks 53rd, their Defense ranks 31st and their Special Teams rank 34th after Week 1.

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