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

1. Ohio State: 0.205 pts/play allowed (defense)
2. Texas Tech: 0.218 pts/play allowed (defense)
3. Toledo: 0.245 pts/play allowed (defense)
4. San Diego State: 0.251 pts/play allowed (defense)
5. Oklahoma: 0.258 pts/play allowed (defense)
6. Indiana: 0.258 pts/play allowed (defense)
7. Miami: 0.260 pts/play allowed (defense)
8. SMU: 0.293 pts/play allowed (defense)
9. Iowa: 0.305 pts/play allowed (defense)
10. Western Michigan: 0.306 pts/play allowed (defense)
11. Fresno State: 0.310 pts/play allowed (defense)
12. Wyoming: 0.311 pts/play allowed (defense)
13. BYU: 0.313 pts/play allowed (defense)
14. LSU: 0.315 pts/play allowed (defense)
15. Louisiana Tech: 0.315 pts/play allowed (defense)
16. Michigan: 0.318 pts/play allowed (defense)
17. Texas: 0.320 pts/play allowed (defense)
18. Auburn: 0.321 pts/play allowed (defense)
19. Iowa State: 0.324 pts/play allowed (defense)
20. Arizona: 0.326 pts/play allowed (defense)
21. Clemson: 0.327 pts/play allowed (defense)
22. Georgia: 0.328 pts/play allowed (defense)
23. Old Dominion: 0.329 pts/play allowed (defense)
24. Notre Dame: 0.331 pts/play allowed (defense)
25. Washington: 0.332 pts/play allowed (defense)
26. Western Kentucky: 0.337 pts/play allowed (defense)
27. Miami (OH): 0.341 pts/play allowed (defense)
28. Alabama: 0.342 pts/play allowed (defense)
29. Missouri: 0.345 pts/play allowed (defense)
30. Louisville: 0.346 pts/play allowed (defense)
31. Virginia: 0.346 pts/play allowed (defense)
32. Ole Miss: 0.346 pts/play allowed (defense)
33. Oregon: 0.347 pts/play allowed (defense)
34. Wake Forest: 0.350 pts/play allowed (defense)
35. Buffalo: 0.350 pts/play allowed (defense)
36. South Carolina: 0.350 pts/play allowed (defense)
37. Utah: 0.351 pts/play allowed (defense)
38. James Madison: 0.352 pts/play allowed (defense)
39. East Carolina: 0.354 pts/play allowed (defense)
40. New Mexico: 0.357 pts/play allowed (defense)
41. Washington State: 0.360 pts/play allowed (defense)
42. Houston: 0.360 pts/play allowed (defense)
43. Ohio: 0.361 pts/play allowed (defense)
44. Arizona State: 0.364 pts/play allowed (defense)
45. Northwestern: 0.365 pts/play allowed (defense)
46. Tulane: 0.365 pts/play allowed (defense)
47. Troy: 0.365 pts/play allowed (defense)
48. Army: 0.368 pts/play allowed (defense)
49. Kansas State: 0.368 pts/play allowed (defense)
50. Memphis: 0.372 pts/play allowed (defense)
51. Florida State: 0.376 pts/play allowed (defense)
52. Cincinnati: 0.378 pts/play allowed (defense)
53. Penn State: 0.378 pts/play allowed (defense)
54. Texas A&M: 0.379 pts/play allowed (defense)
55. Wisconsin: 0.379 pts/play allowed (defense)
56. New Mexico State: 0.386 pts/play allowed (defense)
57. Florida: 0.386 pts/play allowed (defense)
58. South Florida: 0.387 pts/play allowed (defense)
59. TCU: 0.388 pts/play allowed (defense)
60. Northern Illinois: 0.389 pts/play allowed (defense)
61. Jacksonville State: 0.390 pts/play allowed (defense)
62. UCF: 0.394 pts/play allowed (defense)
63. Kennesaw State: 0.394 pts/play allowed (defense)
64. USC: 0.394 pts/play allowed (defense)
65. North Carolina: 0.395 pts/play allowed (defense)
66. Southern Miss: 0.398 pts/play allowed (defense)
67. Arkansas State: 0.400 pts/play allowed (defense)
68. Illinois: 0.402 pts/play allowed (defense)
69. UConn: 0.404 pts/play allowed (defense)
70. Tulsa: 0.404 pts/play allowed (defense)
71. Central Michigan: 0.408 pts/play allowed (defense)
72. Hawai'i: 0.409 pts/play allowed (defense)
73. Vanderbilt: 0.410 pts/play allowed (defense)
74. Georgia Tech: 0.410 pts/play allowed (defense)
75. Liberty: 0.411 pts/play allowed (defense)
76. Pittsburgh: 0.411 pts/play allowed (defense)
77. North Texas: 0.413 pts/play allowed (defense)
78. Utah State: 0.416 pts/play allowed (defense)
79. Navy: 0.418 pts/play allowed (defense)
80. Bowling Green: 0.419 pts/play allowed (defense)
81. California: 0.420 pts/play allowed (defense)
82. UTEP: 0.428 pts/play allowed (defense)
83. Maryland: 0.430 pts/play allowed (defense)
84. Boise State: 0.434 pts/play allowed (defense)
85. Eastern Michigan: 0.438 pts/play allowed (defense)
86. NC State: 0.441 pts/play allowed (defense)
87. Duke: 0.442 pts/play allowed (defense)
88. Kentucky: 0.443 pts/play allowed (defense)
89. Kansas: 0.445 pts/play allowed (defense)
90. UNLV: 0.445 pts/play allowed (defense)
91. Stanford: 0.446 pts/play allowed (defense)
92. Nebraska: 0.450 pts/play allowed (defense)
93. Marshall: 0.452 pts/play allowed (defense)
94. Louisiana: 0.453 pts/play allowed (defense)
95. Minnesota: 0.454 pts/play allowed (defense)
96. App State: 0.455 pts/play allowed (defense)
97. Texas State: 0.458 pts/play allowed (defense)
98. Mississippi State: 0.467 pts/play allowed (defense)
99. South Alabama: 0.468 pts/play allowed (defense)
100. Tennessee: 0.470 pts/play allowed (defense)
101. Colorado State: 0.473 pts/play allowed (defense)
102. Middle Tennessee: 0.473 pts/play allowed (defense)
103. Missouri State: 0.473 pts/play allowed (defense)
104. Akron: 0.474 pts/play allowed (defense)
105. West Virginia: 0.480 pts/play allowed (defense)
106. Michigan State: 0.482 pts/play allowed (defense)
107. Baylor: 0.483 pts/play allowed (defense)
108. Florida International: 0.486 pts/play allowed (defense)
109. Delaware: 0.488 pts/play allowed (defense)
110. Colorado: 0.491 pts/play allowed (defense)
111. Virginia Tech: 0.494 pts/play allowed (defense)
112. Ball State: 0.494 pts/play allowed (defense)
113. San José State: 0.495 pts/play allowed (defense)
114. Nevada: 0.497 pts/play allowed (defense)
115. Georgia Southern: 0.510 pts/play allowed (defense)
116. UL Monroe: 0.513 pts/play allowed (defense)
117. Oregon State: 0.520 pts/play allowed (defense)
118. Coastal Carolina: 0.530 pts/play allowed (defense)
119. Air Force: 0.533 pts/play allowed (defense)
120. Arkansas: 0.547 pts/play allowed (defense)
121. Kent State: 0.548 pts/play allowed (defense)
122. Temple: 0.549 pts/play allowed (defense)
123. UTSA: 0.551 pts/play allowed (defense)
124. Boston College: 0.556 pts/play allowed (defense)
125. Oklahoma State: 0.556 pts/play allowed (defense)
126. Purdue: 0.557 pts/play allowed (defense)
127. Charlotte: 0.564 pts/play allowed (defense)
128. Rice: 0.572 pts/play allowed (defense)
129. Sam Houston: 0.576 pts/play allowed (defense)
130. UCLA: 0.578 pts/play allowed (defense)
131. Florida Atlantic: 0.590 pts/play allowed (defense)
132. Georgia State: 0.594 pts/play allowed (defense)
133. Rutgers: 0.595 pts/play allowed (defense)
134. Syracuse: 0.610 pts/play allowed (defense)
135. Massachusetts: 0.661 pts/play allowed (defense)
136. UAB: 0.666 pts/play allowed (defense)
National Averages (2025)
Offense: 0.448 pts/play   | Defense: 0.413 pts/play allowed   |   Net: 0.035 net pts/play