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	MiamiACC	0.502	57.4%	1.24	4.98
2	IndianaBig Ten	0.444	49.0%	1.45	4.84
3	Notre DameFBS Independents	0.387	53.9%	1.15	5.37
4	GeorgiaSEC	0.382	53.4%	1.20	5.39
5	UtahBig 12	0.380	52.9%	1.31	4.85
6	NorthwesternBig Ten	0.360	51.4%	1.32	4.82
7	North TexasAmerican Athletic	0.359	48.1%	1.42	4.64
8	AlabamaSEC	0.352	50.0%	1.36	5.27
9	LouisvilleACC	0.341	49.3%	1.42	4.20
10	BYUBig 12	0.332	50.6%	1.22	4.97
11	HoustonBig 12	0.330	53.3%	1.10	4.60
12	USCBig Ten	0.327	51.8%	1.22	4.43
13	Boise StatePac-12	0.326	48.9%	1.24	4.46
14	Wake ForestACC	0.318	48.1%	1.30	4.44
15	Ohio StateBig Ten	0.314	52.9%	1.24	5.13
16	Oregon StatePac-12	0.311	50.6%	1.30	4.94
17	NebraskaBig Ten	0.304	47.4%	1.39	4.85
18	Ole MissSEC	0.297	52.3%	1.16	4.94
19	MemphisAmerican Athletic	0.292	50.5%	1.27	4.85
20	FloridaSEC	0.291	48.9%	1.25	5.00
21	PurdueBig Ten	0.290	47.4%	1.25	3.77
22	Colorado StatePac-12	0.283	45.9%	1.45	4.83
23	CincinnatiBig 12	0.280	45.6%	1.35	4.66
24	ArmyAmerican Athletic	0.279	50.8%	1.06	3.97
25	Texas StatePac-12	0.276	49.9%	1.29	3.16
26	ArizonaBig 12	0.272	50.3%	1.26	4.33
27	DukeACC	0.270	43.8%	1.33	4.57
28	Mississippi StateSEC	0.263	48.5%	1.30	4.60
29	Georgia StateSun Belt	0.261	48.3%	1.33	4.60
30	VirginiaACC	0.250	47.6%	1.11	4.15
31	Florida StateACC	0.243	45.0%	1.41	4.59
32	Kansas StateBig 12	0.241	48.1%	1.21	4.87
33	South AlabamaSun Belt	0.240	43.5%	1.35	4.39
34	ToledoMid-American	0.236	42.8%	1.41	3.91
35	IllinoisBig Ten	0.236	49.5%	1.27	3.90
36	James MadisonSun Belt	0.235	45.1%	1.22	4.48
37	Florida AtlanticAmerican Athletic	0.233	46.1%	1.27	4.41
38	LSUSEC	0.232	49.6%	1.24	4.38
39	New MexicoMountain West	0.225	45.2%	1.29	4.20
40	SMUACC	0.225	49.8%	1.26	3.82
41	Virginia TechACC	0.225	46.7%	1.31	4.30
42	IowaBig Ten	0.222	46.7%	1.22	3.84
43	UTSAAmerican Athletic	0.215	46.7%	1.11	3.35
44	MassachusettsMid-American	0.214	44.0%	1.28	3.86
45	UConnFBS Independents	0.210	44.4%	1.39	4.44
46	KentuckySEC	0.209	49.2%	1.17	4.10
47	TempleAmerican Athletic	0.207	43.2%	1.23	3.16
48	Air ForceMountain West	0.206	48.2%	1.04	4.43
49	MissouriSEC	0.201	42.7%	1.29	3.83
50	NC StateACC	0.195	44.1%	1.28	4.17
51	UCLABig Ten	0.195	46.8%	1.23	3.93
52	South CarolinaSEC	0.194	45.1%	1.26	4.42
53	NavyAmerican Athletic	0.193	47.7%	1.15	3.96
54	OhioMid-American	0.192	47.6%	1.11	4.00
55	Georgia TechACC	0.191	45.3%	1.28	3.52
56	Miami (OH)Mid-American	0.188	40.9%	1.44	3.68
57	LibertyConference USA	0.185	48.9%	1.12	3.72
58	Jacksonville StateConference USA	0.177	47.3%	1.18	3.50
59	KansasBig 12	0.171	44.5%	1.37	3.78
60	TennesseeSEC	0.170	43.2%	1.21	4.47
61	Penn StateBig Ten	0.169	40.4%	1.29	4.00
62	Texas TechBig 12	0.169	46.7%	1.14	4.20
63	MarshallSun Belt	0.160	44.9%	1.26	2.50
64	WisconsinBig Ten	0.158	38.4%	1.53	3.46
65	BaylorBig 12	0.155	40.5%	1.41	3.76
66	South FloridaAmerican Athletic	0.153	47.4%	1.10	4.33
67	Louisiana TechSun Belt	0.149	42.3%	1.39	4.06
68	West VirginiaBig 12	0.145	42.9%	1.31	4.26
69	Georgia SouthernSun Belt	0.145	43.9%	1.21	3.72
70	Western MichiganMid-American	0.145	42.8%	1.14	4.32
71	Arkansas StateSun Belt	0.145	49.1%	1.16	4.11
72	Oklahoma StateBig 12	0.141	48.5%	1.10	3.93
73	PittsburghACC	0.139	42.1%	1.28	3.98
74	Fresno StatePac-12	0.137	39.9%	1.34	3.92
75	North Dakota StateMountain West	0.136	42.3%	1.30	3.57
76	TulsaAmerican Athletic	0.133	37.8%	1.22	3.83
77	Iowa StateBig 12	0.128	39.3%	1.31	4.62
78	TroySun Belt	0.127	42.6%	1.26	3.71
79	LouisianaSun Belt	0.125	41.9%	1.22	3.65
80	WashingtonBig Ten	0.120	42.2%	1.20	4.05
81	Middle TennesseeConference USA	0.119	39.6%	1.17	3.83
82	Coastal CarolinaSun Belt	0.119	39.0%	1.35	3.32
83	OregonBig Ten	0.117	41.4%	1.39	4.54
84	StanfordACC	0.115	37.6%	1.24	3.15
85	Kennesaw StateConference USA	0.112	43.6%	1.16	4.25
86	RutgersBig Ten	0.108	46.4%	1.38	4.07
87	TCUBig 12	0.097	42.3%	1.28	3.32
88	Southern MissSun Belt	0.095	44.1%	1.23	3.70
89	Arizona StateBig 12	0.094	44.9%	1.19	3.59
90	North CarolinaACC	0.093	45.0%	1.11	4.12
91	SyracuseACC	0.093	41.8%	1.34	3.60
92	East CarolinaAmerican Athletic	0.092	39.6%	1.31	3.07
93	NevadaMountain West	0.092	41.9%	1.26	4.15
94	Eastern MichiganMid-American	0.089	41.6%	1.14	3.83
95	MichiganBig Ten	0.087	42.3%	1.15	3.07
96	San José StateMountain West	0.086	39.3%	1.13	3.25
97	WyomingMountain West	0.076	44.0%	1.01	2.71
98	TulaneAmerican Athletic	0.075	33.7%	1.57	2.67
99	UCFBig 12	0.074	40.2%	1.25	4.97
100	VanderbiltSEC	0.072	39.6%	1.30	3.00
101	Missouri StateConference USA	0.071	39.7%	1.19	4.17
102	AuburnSEC	0.070	41.6%	1.27	3.77
103	UNLVMountain West	0.069	37.0%	1.26	2.88
104	DelawareConference USA	0.068	40.0%	1.27	3.44
105	Ball StateMid-American	0.060	35.1%	1.44	3.56
106	AkronMid-American	0.060	40.9%	1.10	3.75
107	Central MichiganMid-American	0.055	39.2%	1.16	3.46
108	App StateSun Belt	0.055	39.1%	1.28	3.49
109	Texas A&MSEC	0.053	40.7%	1.11	4.14
110	TexasSEC	0.050	43.0%	1.17	4.25
111	MinnesotaBig Ten	0.025	41.3%	1.16	2.91
112	UABAmerican Athletic	0.025	42.4%	1.16	2.84
113	Sam HoustonConference USA	0.025	42.0%	1.26	2.87
114	BuffaloMid-American	0.022	34.8%	1.21	3.58
115	MarylandBig Ten	0.016	38.9%	1.31	3.05
116	Hawai'iMountain West	0.016	39.0%	1.13	2.70
117	Kent StateMid-American	0.012	34.6%	1.32	2.25
118	Western KentuckyConference USA	0.011	38.5%	1.25	3.53
119	Michigan StateBig Ten	0.009	43.5%	1.07	3.46
120	ArkansasSEC	0.009	42.4%	1.03	3.29
121	CaliforniaACC	0.000	38.5%	1.31	2.80
122	ColoradoBig 12	-0.001	40.2%	1.20	2.07
123	Florida InternationalConference USA	-0.005	39.0%	1.13	2.73
124	Boston CollegeACC	-0.010	38.8%	1.25	2.89
125	UL MonroeSun Belt	-0.019	42.8%	1.15	3.17
126	New Mexico StateConference USA	-0.022	38.7%	1.38	3.41
127	RiceAmerican Athletic	-0.038	39.1%	1.10	3.43
128	Bowling GreenMid-American	-0.038	39.6%	1.04	2.31
129	ClemsonACC	-0.056	34.9%	1.22	2.79
130	Utah StatePac-12	-0.065	35.4%	1.39	2.06
131	OklahomaSEC	-0.070	36.8%	1.08	3.22
132	CharlotteAmerican Athletic	-0.089	35.4%	1.15	1.96
133	San Diego StatePac-12	-0.094	32.3%	1.28	3.22
134	Sacramento StateMid-American	-0.096	39.7%	1.00	2.41
135	Northern IllinoisMountain West	-0.101	39.5%	1.08	1.64
136	Washington StatePac-12	-0.105	32.8%	1.21	3.04
137	Old DominionSun Belt	-0.137	30.8%	1.31	2.20
138	UTEPMountain West	-0.177	31.4%	1.33	1.58