Team Efficiency

Every FBS team on the metrics college handicapping is actually done in — efficiency per play, how often drives stay on schedule, how explosive the successful plays are, and how much a defense disrupts.

Garbage time is excluded. In a sport with 45-point wins, raw season stats are substantially a record of fourth-quarter snaps against backups — which is what makes the unfiltered version of this table misleading rather than merely noisy. These describe what a team has done; they are not a pick, and we measured the market pricing this efficiently.

#	Team	PPA/play ↓	Success	Explosive	Pts/trip
1	VanderbiltSEC	0.400	51.9%	1.39	5.00
2	UtahBig 12	0.315	49.1%	1.26	5.01
3	North TexasAmerican Athletic	0.314	51.5%	1.31	4.98
4	Notre DameFBS Independents	0.303	49.0%	1.44	4.79
5	TennesseeSEC	0.298	50.6%	1.27	4.68
6	UConnFBS Independents	0.296	46.0%	1.34	4.58
7	Texas StateSun Belt	0.287	46.3%	1.34	4.42
8	IndianaBig Ten	0.283	51.1%	1.18	5.13
9	USCBig Ten	0.280	48.9%	1.32	4.66
10	Ohio StateBig Ten	0.276	51.7%	1.16	4.83
11	Ole MissSEC	0.263	47.8%	1.29	4.44
12	NavyAmerican Athletic	0.253	49.0%	1.23	4.22
13	OregonBig Ten	0.253	47.8%	1.32	4.10
14	CincinnatiBig 12	0.249	46.3%	1.30	4.60
15	ArkansasSEC	0.249	48.7%	1.34	4.20
16	UNLVMountain West	0.247	46.8%	1.33	4.45
17	South FloridaAmerican Athletic	0.243	46.5%	1.31	4.45
18	Air ForceMountain West	0.233	47.3%	1.22	4.60
19	WashingtonBig Ten	0.231	49.4%	1.23	4.58
20	Georgia TechACC	0.221	49.3%	1.16	3.61
21	GeorgiaSEC	0.220	47.8%	1.14	4.79
22	MemphisAmerican Athletic	0.212	44.9%	1.33	4.41
23	Texas A&MSEC	0.211	46.1%	1.23	4.14
24	NC StateACC	0.210	43.8%	1.37	4.69
25	Florida StateACC	0.208	45.9%	1.35	3.95
26	DukeACC	0.204	46.0%	1.33	4.32
27	KansasBig 12	0.198	48.4%	1.17	3.94
28	Old DominionSun Belt	0.197	45.9%	1.27	3.94
29	MiamiACC	0.191	46.4%	1.15	4.36
30	Texas TechBig 12	0.190	42.8%	1.35	4.00
31	Georgia SouthernSun Belt	0.182	45.5%	1.21	4.09
32	TempleAmerican Athletic	0.180	44.4%	1.18	4.58
33	RutgersBig Ten	0.180	46.8%	1.20	3.38
34	UTSAAmerican Athletic	0.179	45.5%	1.34	4.23
35	Penn StateBig Ten	0.178	46.3%	1.19	4.32
36	TulaneAmerican Athletic	0.175	45.5%	1.16	3.88
37	SMUACC	0.172	42.6%	1.36	3.89
38	TCUBig 12	0.168	44.3%	1.28	4.14
39	Utah StateMountain West	0.167	40.9%	1.33	4.49
40	BYUBig 12	0.161	45.5%	1.19	4.03
41	IllinoisBig Ten	0.160	47.8%	1.17	4.21
42	James MadisonSun Belt	0.160	45.0%	1.28	3.98
43	AlabamaSEC	0.157	42.6%	1.27	4.04
44	East CarolinaAmerican Athletic	0.157	46.4%	1.15	3.76
45	Iowa StateBig 12	0.156	44.7%	1.21	3.54
46	ArizonaBig 12	0.154	42.6%	1.29	3.61
47	OhioMid-American	0.153	44.9%	1.22	3.55
48	TexasSEC	0.146	40.5%	1.37	3.52
49	VirginiaACC	0.146	41.6%	1.29	3.56
50	Missouri StateConference USA	0.145	39.3%	1.50	3.69
51	MarshallSun Belt	0.144	45.1%	1.14	3.89
52	MissouriSEC	0.141	44.8%	1.22	3.85
53	MichiganBig Ten	0.137	44.4%	1.16	3.64
54	Jacksonville StateConference USA	0.135	43.7%	1.25	3.73
55	Eastern MichiganMid-American	0.135	42.3%	1.24	3.96
56	DelawareConference USA	0.132	43.8%	1.25	3.52
57	AuburnSEC	0.131	43.4%	1.14	3.90
58	Kennesaw StateConference USA	0.129	41.3%	1.34	2.95
59	Boise StateMountain West	0.127	41.8%	1.26	3.66
60	IowaBig Ten	0.124	44.5%	1.12	4.44
61	Kansas StateBig 12	0.122	40.8%	1.38	4.15
62	Southern MissSun Belt	0.120	39.3%	1.33	3.60
63	ToledoMid-American	0.117	43.6%	1.22	3.86
64	Hawai'iMountain West	0.116	41.2%	1.32	3.77
65	BaylorBig 12	0.114	45.0%	1.27	3.69
66	Central MichiganMid-American	0.111	41.1%	1.18	3.60
67	Virginia TechACC	0.107	41.6%	1.25	3.68
68	ClemsonACC	0.105	42.4%	1.22	3.80
69	ArmyAmerican Athletic	0.104	42.1%	1.13	3.70
70	Florida AtlanticAmerican Athletic	0.102	41.7%	1.38	3.49
71	PittsburghACC	0.102	40.6%	1.37	3.65
72	Western KentuckyConference USA	0.100	43.1%	1.23	4.21
73	LouisvilleACC	0.099	44.7%	1.21	3.62
74	NebraskaBig Ten	0.098	46.2%	1.09	3.93
75	Louisiana TechConference USA	0.097	39.9%	1.25	3.32
76	LibertyConference USA	0.094	43.9%	1.18	3.68
77	New MexicoMountain West	0.091	40.7%	1.23	3.81
78	Boston CollegeACC	0.091	42.4%	1.21	3.39
79	CaliforniaACC	0.089	40.6%	1.25	3.70
80	MinnesotaBig Ten	0.087	39.3%	1.20	3.60
81	South AlabamaSun Belt	0.086	41.5%	1.21	4.01
82	MarylandBig Ten	0.084	40.1%	1.32	3.39
83	Florida InternationalConference USA	0.083	40.7%	1.30	4.12
84	San Diego StateMountain West	0.082	41.8%	1.17	3.51
85	Wake ForestACC	0.078	38.4%	1.43	3.23
86	Mississippi StateSEC	0.076	41.5%	1.27	4.41
87	Western MichiganMid-American	0.075	43.4%	1.03	3.35
88	UCLABig Ten	0.075	41.9%	1.17	2.98
89	NorthwesternBig Ten	0.074	43.2%	1.17	3.21
90	San José StateMountain West	0.074	43.5%	1.22	2.77
91	UABAmerican Athletic	0.070	42.4%	1.33	3.63
92	LouisianaSun Belt	0.069	38.7%	1.21	3.45
93	HoustonBig 12	0.068	41.9%	1.21	3.55
94	Georgia StateSun Belt	0.064	40.9%	1.24	3.39
95	UCFBig 12	0.062	39.1%	1.38	3.49
96	Middle TennesseeConference USA	0.061	43.0%	1.22	3.20
97	App StateSun Belt	0.060	42.0%	1.16	3.50
98	Arkansas StateSun Belt	0.050	42.0%	1.14	3.31
99	Michigan StateBig Ten	0.049	41.7%	1.21	3.75
100	PurdueBig Ten	0.048	42.8%	1.24	3.06
101	OklahomaSEC	0.045	39.7%	1.25	3.77
102	FloridaSEC	0.044	41.6%	1.13	4.00
103	Washington StatePac-12	0.043	41.9%	1.12	3.93
104	Arizona StateBig 12	0.041	40.2%	1.22	3.37
105	ColoradoBig 12	0.037	35.2%	1.43	3.48
106	Miami (OH)Mid-American	0.037	39.2%	1.22	3.34
107	Colorado StateMountain West	0.032	40.3%	1.17	3.52
108	LSUSEC	0.031	38.9%	1.19	3.35
109	North CarolinaACC	0.029	38.2%	1.14	3.33
110	Coastal CarolinaSun Belt	0.028	36.9%	1.26	3.80
111	Fresno StateMountain West	0.026	38.6%	1.24	3.29
112	TulsaAmerican Athletic	0.020	40.5%	1.25	3.34
113	KentuckySEC	0.019	41.6%	1.15	3.84
114	RiceAmerican Athletic	0.016	36.8%	1.17	3.21
115	TroySun Belt	0.014	38.2%	1.29	3.67
116	AkronMid-American	0.011	38.4%	1.24	3.25
117	South CarolinaSEC	0.010	37.2%	1.32	2.61
118	UL MonroeSun Belt	0.006	36.5%	1.41	3.19
119	BuffaloMid-American	0.005	38.8%	1.19	3.50
120	Kent StateMid-American	0.003	36.4%	1.35	3.42
121	StanfordACC	0.002	36.3%	1.20	3.02
122	New Mexico StateConference USA	-0.009	36.7%	1.26	3.21
123	West VirginiaBig 12	-0.010	36.8%	1.23	3.53
124	Oregon StatePac-12	-0.013	42.3%	1.03	2.89
125	WyomingMountain West	-0.013	38.1%	1.17	2.90
126	Northern IllinoisMid-American	-0.041	34.5%	1.24	3.04
127	Ball StateMid-American	-0.056	32.7%	1.29	2.71
128	SyracuseACC	-0.056	37.7%	1.19	2.98
129	Bowling GreenMid-American	-0.058	35.6%	1.21	3.19
130	NevadaMountain West	-0.067	36.6%	1.19	2.67
131	Oklahoma StateBig 12	-0.067	35.4%	1.16	2.96
132	Sam HoustonConference USA	-0.079	36.9%	1.24	2.79
133	WisconsinBig Ten	-0.091	35.4%	1.23	2.28
134	UTEPConference USA	-0.096	33.0%	1.46	3.42
135	CharlotteAmerican Athletic	-0.101	34.3%	1.26	2.73
136	MassachusettsMid-American	-0.113	33.7%	1.21	2.17