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NC State Ranks 60th in ESPN’s SP+ Rankings Heading into Game Against NIU

Matthew Bradham

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NC State ranks 60th in ESPN”s SP+ Rankings heading into tomorrow’s matchup with Northern Illinois.

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

(ESPN)

NC State’s Offense ranks 56th, their Defense ranks 59th and their Special Teams rank 51st heading into Week 5.

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