It’s the season for college football preseason predictions, and ESPN analytics guru Bill Connelly has dropped his latest SP+ projections for 2023. In news relevant to this particular audience, his computers spit out the Oklahoma Sooners as the No. 13 team in the country.
For the uninitiated, Connelly designed SP+ as a measure of efficiency that accounts for the impact of tempo and opponent strength. OU finished the 2022 season ranked 20th nationally, with an Offensive SP+ ranking of 10th and a Defensive SP+ ranking of 70th. The 2023 preseason rankings have OU at sixth on offense and 37th on defense.