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Where do the Rebels rank in the first SP+ rankings of the year?
Where do the Rebels rank in the first SP+ rankings of the year?
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Elijah Moore (8) and Demarcus Gregory (3) (Photo: 247Sports)
ESPN has released its SP+ rankings for the 2020 college football season and Ole Miss ranks No. 37 on the list.
In this article, we'll look at where every SEC team ranks in the SP+, but first here is an explanation of what these rankings are and what they mean. Here is ESPN's Bill Connelly's description of this college football rankings system:
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 intended to be predictive and forward-facing. That is important to remember. 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.
Got that?
In short, the system considers returning production, recent recruiting and recent history, according to Connelly. He plans to update the rankings in August, "once further transfers, injuries and more can be taken into account."
The SEC in The SP+
1. Alabama
4. Georgia
6. LSU
7. Florida
10. Texas A&M
11. Auburn
19. Tennessee
28. Kentucky
35. South Carolina
37. Ole Miss
43. Mississippi State
49. Missouri
76. Arkansas
101. Vanderbilt
The complete ESPN SP+ rankings
SOURCE: Johnson, David. "Where do the Rebels rank in the first SP+ rankings of the year?" OMSpirit - 247Sports.com, 13 February 2020,
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