Top Season College Football SP-Ratings
SP-Ratings -- Predictions -- Top Seasons -- Team Average
Top 100 Seasons
| Rank | Year | Team | SP Rating | Power | Performance | Record | Opp Rating | Avg Margin | Final Rank |
| 1 | 1995 | Nebraska | 101.3613 | 96.7933 | 103.6454 | 11 - 0 | 63.8938 | 38.4 | 1 |
| 2 | 2005 | Texas | 100.5673 | 93.1660 | 104.2680 | 13 - 0 | 63.6369 | 33.8 | 1 |
| 3 | 2001 | Miami (Florida) | 99.4618 | 91.9561 | 103.2146 | 12 - 0 | 63.1159 | 32.9 | 1 |
| 4 | 2004 | Southern California | 98.8956 | 88.0227 | 104.3320 | 13 - 0 | 64.9577 | 25.2 | 1 |
| 5 | 1999 | Florida State | 98.3169 | 84.4748 | 105.2379 | 12 - 0 | 65.8686 | 21.3 | 1 |
| 6 | 1996 | Florida | 97.3866 | 89.5050 | 101.3275 | 11 - 1 | 67.1778 | 28.5 | 1 |
| 7 | 1994 | Penn State | 96.9366 | 86.8166 | 101.9967 | 12 - 0 | 63.1509 | 26.0 | 1 |
| 8 | 2000 | Oklahoma | 95.4449 | 83.0549 | 101.6399 | 13 - 0 | 62.8241 | 22.1 | 1 |
| 9 | 1997 | Nebraska | 95.3158 | 86.4459 | 99.7508 | 13 - 0 | 59.1011 | 30.2 | 1 |
| 10 | 2004 | Auburn | 95.2454 | 80.3386 | 102.6988 | 12 - 0 | 62.7158 | 20.0 | 2 |
| 11 | 2000 | Miami (Florida) | 94.9448 | 87.0994 | 98.8674 | 10 - 1 | 66.9282 | 24.5 | 2 |
| 12 | 2005 | Southern California | 94.6104 | 88.9796 | 97.4257 | 12 - 1 | 64.7683 | 26.2 | 2 |
| 13 | 2002 | Ohio State | 94.5047 | 76.9381 | 103.2880 | 14 - 0 | 62.2694 | 16.2 | 1 |
| 14 | 1996 | Ohio State | 94.2848 | 87.9436 | 97.4554 | 11 - 1 | 64.7690 | 27.0 | 2 |
| 15 | 1998 | Tennessee | 94.0863 | 78.3051 | 101.9769 | 13 - 0 | 61.3108 | 18.6 | 1 |
| 16 | 2004 | Oklahoma | 93.4578 | 82.7657 | 98.8039 | 12 - 1 | 65.4748 | 17.9 | 3 |
| 17 | 1997 | Michigan | 93.1456 | 78.0144 | 100.7112 | 12 - 0 | 61.4103 | 17.3 | 2 |
| 18 | 1994 | Nebraska | 93.0698 | 79.5106 | 99.8494 | 12 - 0 | 60.1750 | 20.7 | 2 |
| 19 | 2002 | Southern California | 92.9431 | 84.3141 | 97.2576 | 11 - 2 | 70.7083 | 17.3 | 2 |
| 20 | 1995 | Florida | 92.8563 | 84.8762 | 96.8464 | 12 - 1 | 63.5080 | 22.7 | 2 |
| 21 | 1997 | Florida State | 92.7996 | 84.5104 | 96.9443 | 11 - 1 | 63.9670 | 23.9 | 3 |
| 22 | 1996 | Florida State | 92.7684 | 84.4909 | 96.9072 | 11 - 1 | 63.9846 | 22.7 | 3 |
| 23 | 1997 | Tennessee | 92.5772 | 77.8402 | 99.9457 | 11 - 2 | 71.1903 | 10.9 | 4 |
| 24 | 2002 | Miami (Florida) | 92.3821 | 82.2934 | 97.4265 | 11 - 1 | 64.6005 | 19.4 | 3 |
| 25 | 2003 | Louisiana State | 92.1726 | 84.1830 | 96.1674 | 12 - 1 | 63.1631 | 22.5 | 1 |
| 26 | 2000 | Florida State | 91.9855 | 89.5206 | 93.2179 | 11 - 2 | 64.9263 | 28.8 | 3 |
| 27 | 1997 | Florida | 91.9309 | 83.1295 | 96.3316 | 10 - 2 | 68.9470 | 18.8 | 5 |
| 28 | 2002 | Georgia | 91.8247 | 78.1807 | 98.6467 | 12 - 1 | 64.9036 | 15.4 | 4 |
| 29 | 1999 | Nebraska | 91.7811 | 83.5052 | 95.9191 | 12 - 1 | 63.5740 | 20.8 | 2 |
| 30 | 1998 | Ohio State | 91.3225 | 83.9958 | 94.9858 | 11 - 1 | 62.1555 | 23.8 | 2 |
| 31 | 1996 | Nebraska | 91.2803 | 92.4513 | 90.6948 | 11 - 2 | 64.6699 | 29.2 | 4 |
| 32 | 2003 | Southern California | 91.0237 | 83.4771 | 94.7971 | 12 - 1 | 61.7232 | 22.7 | 2 |
| 33 | 2004 | Texas | 90.9744 | 78.9636 | 96.9798 | 11 - 1 | 64.1199 | 17.3 | 4 |
| 34 | 2000 | Washington | 90.9660 | 74.3010 | 99.2984 | 11 - 1 | 66.3807 | 9.8 | 4 |
| 35 | 2005 | Penn State | 90.8384 | 79.0610 | 96.7272 | 11 - 1 | 64.4441 | 17.4 | 3 |
| 36 | 1996 | Arizona State | 90.6596 | 83.9805 | 93.9991 | 11 - 1 | 62.4495 | 22.7 | 5 |
| 37 | 2001 | Florida | 90.0305 | 89.1362 | 90.4777 | 10 - 2 | 63.6285 | 30.0 | 2 |
| 38 | 2000 | Virginia Tech | 89.7521 | 78.6749 | 95.2907 | 11 - 1 | 62.5598 | 17.9 | 5 |
| 39 | 1994 | Florida State | 89.6692 | 81.2040 | 93.9017 | 10 - 2 | 62.9709 | 19.0 | 3 |
| 40 | 1998 | Florida State | 89.6180 | 81.4508 | 93.7016 | 11 - 2 | 65.5087 | 18.5 | 3 |
| 41 | 2004 | Utah | 89.6067 | 81.3008 | 93.7597 | 12 - 0 | 55.0742 | 25.8 | 5 |
| 42 | 2003 | Oklahoma | 89.4592 | 88.0880 | 90.1448 | 12 - 2 | 62.1816 | 27.6 | 3 |
| 43 | 2005 | Ohio State | 89.2705 | 82.9199 | 92.4458 | 10 - 2 | 67.6510 | 17.4 | 4 |
| 44 | 1995 | Tennessee | 89.2364 | 77.4241 | 95.1425 | 11 - 1 | 62.4752 | 16.9 | 3 |
| 45 | 1999 | Virginia Tech | 88.9329 | 83.7439 | 91.5274 | 10 - 1 | 60.6521 | 25.0 | 3 |
| 46 | 2000 | Oregon State | 88.8589 | 76.6414 | 94.9676 | 10 - 1 | 63.3480 | 16.9 | 6 |
| 47 | 1995 | Ohio State | 88.8550 | 82.5139 | 92.0255 | 11 - 2 | 64.8761 | 19.6 | 4 |
| 48 | 2001 | Tennessee | 88.8536 | 76.8133 | 94.8738 | 11 - 2 | 67.1681 | 11.5 | 3 |
| 49 | 1994 | Colorado | 88.2900 | 76.9516 | 93.9592 | 11 - 1 | 61.2279 | 17.0 | 4 |
| 50 | 2002 | Oklahoma | 88.1947 | 83.8925 | 90.3458 | 12 - 2 | 62.0612 | 23.2 | 5 |
| 51 | 1999 | Michigan | 87.7967 | 75.5499 | 93.9202 | 10 - 2 | 68.3800 | 9.5 | 4 |
| 52 | 1999 | Michigan State | 87.4120 | 77.5667 | 92.3346 | 10 - 2 | 67.0012 | 11.1 | 5 |
| 53 | 1995 | Northwestern | 87.1355 | 75.4822 | 92.9621 | 10 - 2 | 66.7983 | 10.8 | 5 |
| 54 | 2005 | Virginia Tech | 86.8643 | 80.5793 | 90.0068 | 11 - 2 | 62.0526 | 20.9 | 5 |
| 55 | 1997 | UCLA | 86.8182 | 80.5901 | 89.9322 | 10 - 2 | 64.1385 | 19.2 | 6 |
| 56 | 2001 | Oregon | 86.6932 | 72.5998 | 93.7399 | 11 - 1 | 60.9597 | 13.0 | 4 |
| 57 | 2000 | Nebraska | 86.4686 | 84.8925 | 87.2566 | 10 - 2 | 61.8375 | 24.3 | 7 |
| 58 | 1994 | Texas A&M | 86.4161 | 70.4731 | 94.3876 | 10 - 1 | 55.5079 | 15.6 | 5 |
| 59 | 1997 | Auburn | 86.3698 | 73.1729 | 92.9682 | 10 - 3 | 70.2533 | 6.9 | 7 |
| 60 | 1994 | Florida | 86.2901 | 83.5761 | 87.6471 | 10 - 3 | 61.9849 | 23.8 | 6 |
| 61 | 2001 | Nebraska | 86.2807 | 79.5131 | 89.6644 | 11 - 2 | 61.9777 | 18.2 | 5 |
| 62 | 1994 | Alabama | 86.1996 | 69.7498 | 94.4245 | 11 - 1 | 62.3898 | 7.2 | 7 |
| 63 | 1998 | Kansas State | 86.1456 | 86.8852 | 85.7759 | 10 - 2 | 60.3784 | 28.9 | 4 |
| 64 | 1998 | Wisconsin | 86.1203 | 77.1723 | 90.5943 | 11 - 1 | 57.7664 | 19.9 | 5 |
| 65 | 1997 | Georgia | 86.0356 | 75.8167 | 91.1451 | 10 - 2 | 63.6024 | 15.4 | 8 |
| 66 | 2002 | Texas | 85.8526 | 80.0327 | 88.7625 | 11 - 2 | 62.7477 | 17.5 | 6 |
| 67 | 1995 | Colorado | 85.7609 | 78.4293 | 89.4267 | 10 - 2 | 63.1746 | 17.0 | 6 |
| 68 | 1999 | Alabama | 85.6364 | 75.7641 | 90.5725 | 10 - 3 | 69.5202 | 8.7 | 6 |
| 69 | 2004 | Louisville | 85.3518 | 83.7583 | 86.1486 | 11 - 1 | 54.6037 | 30.1 | 6 |
| 70 | 1999 | Kansas State | 85.1125 | 80.7503 | 87.2936 | 11 - 1 | 55.9036 | 24.4 | 7 |
| 71 | 2003 | Ohio State | 85.0554 | 73.1644 | 91.0009 | 11 - 2 | 64.8485 | 7.2 | 4 |
| 72 | 2004 | California | 84.9516 | 82.0711 | 86.3918 | 10 - 2 | 61.9023 | 20.8 | 7 |
| 73 | 1997 | Kansas State | 84.9246 | 76.3187 | 89.2275 | 11 - 1 | 56.5410 | 20.1 | 9 |
| 74 | 1998 | UCLA | 84.7624 | 73.3492 | 90.4690 | 10 - 2 | 64.2329 | 11.3 | 6 |
| 75 | 2002 | Kansas State | 84.6684 | 87.2369 | 83.3841 | 9 - 2 | 60.3838 | 30.3 | 7 |
| 76 | 1996 | Colorado | 84.6258 | 76.0406 | 88.9184 | 10 - 2 | 64.8585 | 11.0 | 6 |
| 77 | 1995 | Florida State | 84.6112 | 84.6389 | 84.5973 | 10 - 2 | 59.4216 | 26.4 | 7 |
| 78 | 2003 | Florida State | 84.5904 | 81.0040 | 86.3835 | 10 - 3 | 66.7440 | 15.5 | 5 |
| 79 | 2003 | Miami (Florida) | 84.3395 | 77.1139 | 87.9523 | 11 - 2 | 62.3380 | 12.7 | 6 |
| 80 | 2000 | Florida | 84.2777 | 79.6117 | 86.6107 | 10 - 3 | 66.0839 | 15.0 | 8 |
| 81 | 2001 | Texas | 84.2735 | 80.0501 | 86.3852 | 11 - 2 | 58.4615 | 23.8 | 6 |
| 82 | 2005 | West Virginia | 84.0472 | 73.4727 | 89.3345 | 10 - 1 | 59.2496 | 13.0 | 6 |
| 83 | 1996 | Penn State | 84.0130 | 77.6123 | 87.2133 | 11 - 2 | 61.5394 | 15.2 | 7 |
| 84 | 1997 | North Carolina | 83.8651 | 73.9193 | 88.8380 | 11 - 1 | 56.7084 | 16.8 | 10 |
| 85 | 1994 | Miami (Florida) | 83.8588 | 76.5147 | 87.5308 | 9 - 2 | 63.1852 | 15.1 | 8 |
| 86 | 1999 | Penn State | 83.6962 | 78.2713 | 86.4087 | 10 - 3 | 66.0135 | 14.1 | 8 |
| 87 | 2004 | Boise State | 83.6393 | 77.0775 | 86.9202 | 11 - 1 | 54.7829 | 23.3 | 8 |
| 88 | 1997 | Washington State | 83.5977 | 75.5206 | 87.6362 | 10 - 2 | 61.5091 | 15.6 | 11 |
| 89 | 2003 | Miami (Ohio) | 83.5042 | 76.9706 | 86.7710 | 13 - 1 | 53.1137 | 23.6 | 7 |
| 90 | 2004 | Georgia | 83.3983 | 74.8949 | 87.6500 | 9 - 2 | 64.4772 | 10.6 | 9 |
| 91 | 1998 | Arizona | 83.2700 | 71.7152 | 89.0475 | 12 - 1 | 55.4093 | 15.6 | 7 |
| 92 | 2002 | Iowa | 83.2674 | 76.5442 | 86.6291 | 11 - 2 | 60.0450 | 17.5 | 8 |
| 93 | 2000 | Oregon | 83.1674 | 70.9201 | 89.2910 | 10 - 2 | 63.2397 | 8.5 | 9 |
| 94 | 1996 | Brigham Young | 83.1071 | 73.9829 | 87.6692 | 14 - 1 | 52.4072 | 20.9 | 8 |
| 95 | 2003 | Georgia | 83.0787 | 77.3748 | 85.9306 | 11 - 3 | 65.0961 | 12.0 | 8 |
| 96 | 1998 | Texas A&M | 82.8834 | 74.3425 | 87.1538 | 11 - 3 | 65.7842 | 8.6 | 8 |
| 97 | 1998 | Florida | 82.8814 | 75.8584 | 86.3929 | 9 - 2 | 61.9733 | 16.0 | 9 |
| 98 | 1996 | Tennessee | 82.7896 | 78.4063 | 84.9812 | 10 - 2 | 59.1212 | 21.0 | 9 |
| 99 | 2004 | Iowa | 82.5510 | 71.2465 | 88.2032 | 10 - 2 | 63.6521 | 6.8 | 10 |
| 100 | 2005 | Louisiana State | 82.5079 | 75.9095 | 85.8072 | 10 - 2 | 60.9581 | 14.5 | 7 |