Newsstand: Where Notre Dame stands in ESPN's SP+ rankings after Week 8
Tempo was a buzzword during Notre dame offensive coordinator Tommy Rees‘ media availability this week. So might as well hammer the word even further.
The definition of ESPN’s SP+ rankings, created by Bill Connelly at Football Outsiders in 2008, is “a tempo- and opponent-adjusted measure of college football efficiency. It’s a predictive model that measures “the most sustainable and predictable aspects of football.”
Each team in the country is given an overall rating comprised of an offense rating, a defense rating and a special teams rating. Notre Dame’s national ranking is No. 46 with an SP+ rating of 6.3. For reference, Ohio State owns the top mark in the FBS with its score of 29.9.
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The Buckeyes have the No. 2 offensive rating (44.7) and No. 5 defensive rating (14.6). Notre Dame’s figures in those categories are No. 67 (28.2) and No. 35 (22.2), respectively, further illustrating the offense being the team’s biggest weakness. The Irish’s special teams ranking is No. 16 with a rating of 0.3. The top mark in the country is Arkansas State’s 0.4.
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