Team Defense Efficiency (Points Per Play) Rankings for 2023
Team Defense Efficiency Rankings in 2023
Overall    Offense    Defense         2025    2024    2023    2022    

1. Ohio State: 0.205 pts/play allowed (defense)
2. Iowa: 0.242 pts/play allowed (defense)
3. Miami (OH): 0.253 pts/play allowed (defense)
4. Troy: 0.282 pts/play allowed (defense)
5. Michigan: 0.293 pts/play allowed (defense)
6. Penn State: 0.297 pts/play allowed (defense)
7. Ohio: 0.301 pts/play allowed (defense)
8. Jacksonville State: 0.308 pts/play allowed (defense)
9. Nebraska: 0.308 pts/play allowed (defense)
10. Duke: 0.309 pts/play allowed (defense)
11. Notre Dame: 0.310 pts/play allowed (defense)
12. UCLA: 0.323 pts/play allowed (defense)
13. Georgia: 0.324 pts/play allowed (defense)
14. Toledo: 0.327 pts/play allowed (defense)
15. James Madison: 0.327 pts/play allowed (defense)
16. Tulane: 0.328 pts/play allowed (defense)
17. Wisconsin: 0.332 pts/play allowed (defense)
18. Florida State: 0.340 pts/play allowed (defense)
19. SMU: 0.347 pts/play allowed (defense)
20. Utah: 0.352 pts/play allowed (defense)
21. Iowa State: 0.352 pts/play allowed (defense)
22. Northwestern: 0.356 pts/play allowed (defense)
23. Alabama: 0.357 pts/play allowed (defense)
24. Wyoming: 0.357 pts/play allowed (defense)
25. Missouri: 0.358 pts/play allowed (defense)
26. UTSA: 0.359 pts/play allowed (defense)
27. Air Force: 0.361 pts/play allowed (defense)
28. Oregon: 0.362 pts/play allowed (defense)
29. Northern Illinois: 0.364 pts/play allowed (defense)
30. New Mexico State: 0.365 pts/play allowed (defense)
31. Rutgers: 0.366 pts/play allowed (defense)
32. Oklahoma: 0.370 pts/play allowed (defense)
33. Texas: 0.372 pts/play allowed (defense)
34. Florida Atlantic: 0.373 pts/play allowed (defense)
35. Maryland: 0.373 pts/play allowed (defense)
36. East Carolina: 0.374 pts/play allowed (defense)
37. NC State: 0.374 pts/play allowed (defense)
38. Army: 0.374 pts/play allowed (defense)
39. Arizona: 0.375 pts/play allowed (defense)
40. Kansas State: 0.377 pts/play allowed (defense)
41. Fresno State: 0.377 pts/play allowed (defense)
42. Old Dominion: 0.379 pts/play allowed (defense)
43. Tennessee: 0.383 pts/play allowed (defense)
44. South Carolina: 0.386 pts/play allowed (defense)
45. Navy: 0.388 pts/play allowed (defense)
46. Clemson: 0.393 pts/play allowed (defense)
47. Texas Tech: 0.395 pts/play allowed (defense)
48. Auburn: 0.396 pts/play allowed (defense)
49. Coastal Carolina: 0.398 pts/play allowed (defense)
50. Ole Miss: 0.400 pts/play allowed (defense)
51. South Alabama: 0.401 pts/play allowed (defense)
52. Texas A&M: 0.404 pts/play allowed (defense)
53. Sam Houston: 0.405 pts/play allowed (defense)
54. Oregon State: 0.409 pts/play allowed (defense)
55. Middle Tennessee: 0.411 pts/play allowed (defense)
56. North Carolina: 0.411 pts/play allowed (defense)
57. Miami: 0.412 pts/play allowed (defense)
58. Louisiana: 0.418 pts/play allowed (defense)
59. Colorado State: 0.419 pts/play allowed (defense)
60. Eastern Michigan: 0.421 pts/play allowed (defense)
61. Western Kentucky: 0.422 pts/play allowed (defense)
62. Illinois: 0.426 pts/play allowed (defense)
63. Kansas: 0.428 pts/play allowed (defense)
64. San Diego State: 0.430 pts/play allowed (defense)
65. App State: 0.431 pts/play allowed (defense)
66. Louisville: 0.433 pts/play allowed (defense)
67. UCF: 0.433 pts/play allowed (defense)
68. Marshall: 0.433 pts/play allowed (defense)
69. Pittsburgh: 0.435 pts/play allowed (defense)
70. Kentucky: 0.436 pts/play allowed (defense)
71. Boise State: 0.440 pts/play allowed (defense)
72. Mississippi State: 0.441 pts/play allowed (defense)
73. Virginia Tech: 0.442 pts/play allowed (defense)
74. Bowling Green: 0.446 pts/play allowed (defense)
75. San José State: 0.450 pts/play allowed (defense)
76. Minnesota: 0.452 pts/play allowed (defense)
77. Ball State: 0.454 pts/play allowed (defense)
78. Washington: 0.455 pts/play allowed (defense)
79. TCU: 0.456 pts/play allowed (defense)
80. UTEP: 0.460 pts/play allowed (defense)
81. Memphis: 0.460 pts/play allowed (defense)
82. Oklahoma State: 0.461 pts/play allowed (defense)
83. Syracuse: 0.463 pts/play allowed (defense)
84. Charlotte: 0.465 pts/play allowed (defense)
85. Houston: 0.466 pts/play allowed (defense)
86. Rice: 0.473 pts/play allowed (defense)
87. Liberty: 0.474 pts/play allowed (defense)
88. West Virginia: 0.476 pts/play allowed (defense)
89. UNLV: 0.476 pts/play allowed (defense)
90. Washington State: 0.477 pts/play allowed (defense)
91. BYU: 0.477 pts/play allowed (defense)
92. Indiana: 0.478 pts/play allowed (defense)
93. Wake Forest: 0.479 pts/play allowed (defense)
94. Akron: 0.479 pts/play allowed (defense)
95. Georgia State: 0.485 pts/play allowed (defense)
96. Florida International: 0.485 pts/play allowed (defense)
97. Boston College: 0.486 pts/play allowed (defense)
98. Florida: 0.496 pts/play allowed (defense)
99. Purdue: 0.497 pts/play allowed (defense)
100. California: 0.498 pts/play allowed (defense)
101. Arkansas State: 0.501 pts/play allowed (defense)
102. South Florida: 0.505 pts/play allowed (defense)
103. UConn: 0.506 pts/play allowed (defense)
104. Arkansas: 0.508 pts/play allowed (defense)
105. LSU: 0.510 pts/play allowed (defense)
106. Michigan State: 0.513 pts/play allowed (defense)
107. Buffalo: 0.513 pts/play allowed (defense)
108. Central Michigan: 0.514 pts/play allowed (defense)
109. Georgia Southern: 0.520 pts/play allowed (defense)
110. UL Monroe: 0.523 pts/play allowed (defense)
111. Texas State: 0.524 pts/play allowed (defense)
112. Virginia: 0.530 pts/play allowed (defense)
113. Georgia Tech: 0.530 pts/play allowed (defense)
114. Louisiana Tech: 0.531 pts/play allowed (defense)
115. Colorado: 0.539 pts/play allowed (defense)
116. USC: 0.546 pts/play allowed (defense)
117. Arizona State: 0.555 pts/play allowed (defense)
118. Cincinnati: 0.557 pts/play allowed (defense)
119. Vanderbilt: 0.559 pts/play allowed (defense)
120. North Texas: 0.563 pts/play allowed (defense)
121. UAB: 0.567 pts/play allowed (defense)
122. Baylor: 0.567 pts/play allowed (defense)
123. Hawai'i: 0.578 pts/play allowed (defense)
124. Tulsa: 0.582 pts/play allowed (defense)
125. Western Michigan: 0.590 pts/play allowed (defense)
126. Temple: 0.590 pts/play allowed (defense)
127. Utah State: 0.596 pts/play allowed (defense)
128. Nevada: 0.617 pts/play allowed (defense)
129. Southern Miss: 0.639 pts/play allowed (defense)
130. Kent State: 0.656 pts/play allowed (defense)
131. Stanford: 0.688 pts/play allowed (defense)
132. Massachusetts: 0.702 pts/play allowed (defense)
133. New Mexico: 0.772 pts/play allowed (defense)
National Averages (2023)
Offense: 0.468 pts/play   | Defense: 0.437 pts/play allowed   |   Net: 0.031 net pts/play