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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.