ESPN’s Bill Connelly has released his pre-season SP+ rankings. The SP+ is a, “tempo- and opponent-adjusted measure of college football efficiency.” The SP+ pre-season numbers are broken down into three categories:
1- Returning production
2- Recent recruiting (transfers are now included, most recent with most weight)
3- Recent history (2-4 years ago)
Miami plays only three teams in the SP+ preseason top-25- Texas A&M, Florida State and Clemson. The rest of Miami’s schedule is fairly weak outside of the “your potential might get me fired” UNC Tar Heels and the steady as she goes NC State Wolfpack.