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NC State Falls 19 Spots in ESPN’s SP+ Rankings After Week 2 Loss to Tennessee

Matthew Bradham

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ESPN’s SP+ Rankings have been updated after the conclusion of Week 2 of the 2024 College Football season, and NC State fell 19 spots after their 38-21 victory over Western Carolina, landing at 56th.

How are the SP+ rankings calculated?

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 (2-0)
2. Ohio St. (2-0)
3. Alabama (2-0)
4. Texas (2-0)
5. Ole Miss (2-0)
6. Tennessee (2-0)
7. Missouri (2-0)
8. Penn St. (2-0)
9. Oregon (2-0)
10. Miami (2-0)
11. Utah (2-0)
12. USC (2-0)
13. Michigan (1-1)
14. Louisville (2-0)
15. Notre Dame (1-1)
16. Kansas St. (2-0)
17. LSU (1-1)
18. Clemson (1-1)
19. Oklahoma (2-0)
20. Texas A&M (1-1)
21. Oklahoma St. (2-0)
22. Iowa (1-1)
23. Auburn (1-1)
24. Washington (2-0)
25. UCF (2-0)
26. TCU (2-0)
27. Memphis (2-0)
28. Nebraska (2-0)
29. Wisconsin (2-0)
30. Iowa St. (2-0)
31. Florida (1-1)
32. S. Carolina (2-0)
33. Arizona (2-0)
34. Florida St. (0-2)
35. Arkansas (1-1)
36. Kansas (1-1)
37. SMU (2-1)
38. Rutgers (2-0)
39. Minnesota (1-1)
40. Kentucky (1-1)
41. W. Virginia (1-1)
42. Maryland (1-1)
43. Wash. St. (2-0)
44. Boise St. (1-1)
45. Va. Tech (1-1)
46. N. Carolina (2-0)
47. Oregon St. (2-0)
48. California (2-0)
49. Illinois (2-0)
50. Duke (2-0)
51. Miss. St. (1-1)
52. Baylor (1-1)
53. UCLA (1-0)
54. Indiana (2-0)
55. Boston Coll. (2-0)
56. NC St. (1-1)
57. Louisiana (2-0)
58. Purdue (1-0)
59. BYU (2-0)
60. Tulane (1-1)

NC State’s Offense ranks 68th, their Defense ranks 43rd and their Special Teams rank 56th after Week 2.

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