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Get conference level SP historical rating data

Usage

cfbd_ratings_sp_conference(year = NULL, conference = NULL)

Arguments

year

(Integer optional): Year, 4 digit format (YYYY)

conference

(String optional): Conference abbreviation - S&P+ information by conference Conference abbreviations P5: ACC, B12, B1G, SEC, PAC Conference abbreviations G5 and FBS Independents: CUSA, MAC, MWC, Ind, SBC, AAC

Value

cfbd_ratings_sp_conference() - A data frame with 25 variables:

col_nametypesdescription
yearintegerSeason of the conference rating.
conferencecharacterConference name.
ratingnumericConference SP+ rating.
second_order_winslogicalSecond-order wins for the conference - Not available for recent seasons.
soslogicalStrength of schedule for the conference - Not available for recent seasons.
offense_ratingnumericOverall offense rating for the conference.
offense_successlogicalOffense success rating for the conference - Not available for recent seasons.
offense_explosivenesslogicalOffense explosiveness rating for the conference - Not available for recent seasons.
offense_rushinglogicalOffense rushing rating for the conference - Not available for recent seasons.
offense_passinglogicalOffense passing rating for the conference - Not available for recent seasons.
offense_standard_downslogicalOffense standard downs rating for the conference - Not available for recent seasons.
offense_passing_downslogicalOffensive passing downs rating for the conference - Not available for recent seasons.
offense_run_ratelogicalOffense rushing rate for the conference - Not available for recent seasons.
offense_pacelogicalOffense pace factor for the conference - Not available for recent seasons.
defense_rankingintegerOverall defense ranking for the conference.
defense_ratingnumericOverall defense rating for the conference.
defense_successlogicalDefense success rating for the conference - Not available for recent seasons.
defense_explosivenesslogicalDefense explosiveness rating for the conference - Not available for recent seasons.
defense_rushinglogicalDefense rushing rating for the conference - Not available for recent seasons.
defense_passinglogicalDefense passing rating for the conference - Not available for recent seasons.
defense_standard_downslogicalDefense standard downs rating for the conference - Not available for recent seasons.
defense_passing_downslogicalDefensive passing downs rating for the conference - Not available for recent seasons.
defense_havoc_totallogicalTotal defensive havoc rate for the conference - Not available for recent seasons.
defense_havoc_front_sevenlogicalDefense havoc rate from front 7 players for the conference - Not available for recent seasons.
defense_havoc_dblogicalDefense havoc rate from defensive backs for the conference - Not available for recent seasons.
special_teams_ratingnumericSpecial teams rating for the conference.

Examples

# \donttest{
  try(cfbd_ratings_sp_conference(year = 2019))
#> ── Conference SP+ data from CollegeFootballData.com ────────── cfbfastR 2.3.0 ──
#>  Data updated: 2026-06-13 04:19:58 UTC
#> # A tibble: 11 × 25
#>     year conference        rating second_order_wins sos   offense_rating
#>    <int> <chr>              <dbl> <lgl>             <lgl>          <dbl>
#>  1  2019 ACC                 2.97 NA                NA              28.3
#>  2  2019 American Athletic   1.35 NA                NA              29.1
#>  3  2019 Big 12              7.26 NA                NA              32.6
#>  4  2019 Big Ten             9.49 NA                NA              30.9
#>  5  2019 Conference USA     -9.23 NA                NA              22.1
#>  6  2019 FBS Independents   -7.05 NA                NA              26.1
#>  7  2019 Mid-American      -10.4  NA                NA              24.2
#>  8  2019 Mountain West      -3.91 NA                NA              26.1
#>  9  2019 Pac-12              5.28 NA                NA              32.5
#> 10  2019 SEC                12.2  NA                NA              32.0
#> 11  2019 Sun Belt           -6.14 NA                NA              27.4
#> # ℹ 19 more variables: offense_success <lgl>, offense_explosiveness <lgl>,
#> #   offense_rushing <lgl>, offense_passing <lgl>, offense_standard_downs <lgl>,
#> #   offense_passing_downs <lgl>, offense_run_rate <lgl>, offense_pace <lgl>,
#> #   defense_rating <dbl>, defense_success <lgl>, defense_explosiveness <lgl>,
#> #   defense_rushing <lgl>, defense_passing <lgl>, defense_standard_downs <lgl>,
#> #   defense_passing_downs <lgl>, defense_havoc_total <lgl>,
#> #   defense_havoc_front_seven <lgl>, defense_havoc_db <lgl>, …

  try(cfbd_ratings_sp_conference(year = 2012, conference = "SEC"))
#> ── Conference SP+ data from CollegeFootballData.com ────────── cfbfastR 2.3.0 ──
#>  Data updated: 2026-06-13 04:19:58 UTC
#> # A tibble: 1 × 25
#>    year conference rating second_order_wins   sos offense_rating offense_success
#>   <int> <chr>       <dbl>             <dbl> <dbl>          <dbl>           <dbl>
#> 1  2012 SEC          15.7              7.85 0.817           34.8            105.
#> # ℹ 18 more variables: offense_explosiveness <dbl>, offense_rushing <dbl>,
#> #   offense_passing <dbl>, offense_standard_downs <dbl>,
#> #   offense_passing_downs <dbl>, offense_run_rate <dbl>, offense_pace <dbl>,
#> #   defense_rating <dbl>, defense_success <dbl>, defense_explosiveness <dbl>,
#> #   defense_rushing <dbl>, defense_passing <dbl>, defense_standard_downs <dbl>,
#> #   defense_passing_downs <dbl>, defense_havoc_total <dbl>,
#> #   defense_havoc_front_seven <dbl>, defense_havoc_db <dbl>, …

  try(cfbd_ratings_sp_conference(year = 2016, conference = "ACC"))
#> ── Conference SP+ data from CollegeFootballData.com ────────── cfbfastR 2.3.0 ──
#>  Data updated: 2026-06-13 04:19:58 UTC
#> # A tibble: 1 × 25
#>    year conference rating second_order_wins   sos offense_rating offense_success
#>   <int> <chr>       <dbl>             <dbl> <dbl>          <dbl>           <dbl>
#> 1  2016 ACC          10.3              7.57 0.849           33.2            104.
#> # ℹ 18 more variables: offense_explosiveness <dbl>, offense_rushing <dbl>,
#> #   offense_passing <dbl>, offense_standard_downs <dbl>,
#> #   offense_passing_downs <dbl>, offense_run_rate <dbl>, offense_pace <dbl>,
#> #   defense_rating <dbl>, defense_success <dbl>, defense_explosiveness <dbl>,
#> #   defense_rushing <dbl>, defense_passing <dbl>, defense_standard_downs <dbl>,
#> #   defense_passing_downs <dbl>, defense_havoc_total <dbl>,
#> #   defense_havoc_front_seven <dbl>, defense_havoc_db <dbl>, …
# }