Michigan defeated Rutgers, 31-7, on Saturday, and the performance has the Wolverines moving up Bill Connelly’s SP+ rankings. In fact, after Week 4, they moved all the way to No. 1 on the list with a rating of 26.7.
According to Connelly, SP+ is, “a tempo- and opponent-adjusted measure of college football efficiency.” The measure can be used to predict how well teams stack up compared to “the average” team in college football. For example, Michigan’s rating of 26.7 would mean the Wolverines are 26.7 points better than the average team in college football.