Alabama leads all FBS defenses with 11.5 points allowed per game in the 2017 college football regular season. See the full top 25 below, or explore the interactive CFB Savant leaderboard with percentiles, filters, and player cards.
All 130 FBS teams ranked.
| # | Team | GP | PA/G | YA/G | Sacks/G | TO Forced/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AlabamaSEC | 12 | 11.5 | 303.8 | 3.3 | 2.0 |
| 2 | ClemsonACC | 13 | 12.8 | 298.0 | 3.5 | 1.5 |
| 3 | GeorgiaSEC | 13 | 13.2 | 340.4 | 2.5 | 1.5 |
| 4 | WisconsinBig Ten | 13 | 13.2 | 282.2 | 3.2 | 2.2 |
| 5 | Virginia TechACC | 12 | 13.5 | 345.9 | 2.7 | 1.6 |
| 6 | WashingtonPac-12 | 12 | 14.5 | 322.8 | 3.2 | 2.0 |
| 7 | Penn StateBig Ten | 12 | 15.5 | 356.9 | 3.5 | 2.1 |
| 8 | UTSAConference USA | 11 | 17.0 | 287.8 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| 9 | Fresno StateMountain West | 13 | 17.2 | 345.2 | 2.6 | 1.6 |
| 10 | AuburnSEC | 13 | 17.3 | 343.9 | 2.5 | 1.5 |
| 11 | TroySun Belt | 12 | 17.5 | 364.7 | 3.5 | 2.2 |
| 12 | TCUBig 12 | 13 | 17.6 | 356.9 | 3.1 | 1.5 |
| 13 | WyomingMountain West | 12 | 17.8 | 363.2 | 2.7 | 3.2 |
| 14 | MichiganBig Ten | 12 | 18.2 | 293.6 | 3.5 | 1.4 |
| 15 | San Diego StateMountain West | 12 | 18.4 | 340.7 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| 16 | LSUSEC | 12 | 18.8 | 342.3 | 3.2 | 1.5 |
| 17 | MarshallConference USA | 12 | 19.2 | 370.2 | 2.7 | 1.2 |
| 18 | PurdueBig Ten | 12 | 19.3 | 406.8 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
| 19 | NorthwesternBig Ten | 12 | 19.8 | 387.0 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
| 20 | IowaBig Ten | 12 | 19.9 | 387.2 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| 21 | MiamiACC | 12 | 19.9 | 393.1 | 3.2 | 2.6 |
| 22 | Ohio StateBig Ten | 13 | 19.9 | 324.1 | 3.5 | 1.9 |
| 23 | Michigan StateBig Ten | 12 | 20.2 | 322.4 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
| 24 | Mississippi StateSEC | 12 | 20.4 | 331.8 | 3.0 | 1.8 |
| 25 | DukeACC | 12 | 20.8 | 360.3 | 2.4 | 1.6 |