2016 Possession Efficiency

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Possession Efficiency (PVE) is unadjusted scoring value (PV) calculated from the results of non-garbage possessions (NP) in FBS vs. FBS games. Offensive possession efficiency (OVE) is unadjusted scoring value generated on offense (OV) per non-garbage possession. Defensive possession efficiency (DVE) is unadjusted scoring value generated on defense (DV) per non-garbage possession. Special teams possession efficiency (SVE) is unadjusted scoring value generated on special teams (SV) per non-garbage possession. Per game and season totals for PV, OV, DV, SV, and NP data are also provided.

Unadjusted Scoring Value Per PossessionPer GameSeason Totals
RkTeamRecFBSPVE OVERkDVERkSVERk PVGOVGDVGSVGNPG PVOVDVSVNP
1Alabama14-113-1.99.1328.841.024723.63.220.0.523.933044.5280.47.0335
2Washington12-211-2.98.379.557.053121.58.212.01.121.9279106.7156.414.0285
3Michigan10-310-3.88.0732.634.20119.81.614.14.622.525720.2183.259.4293
4Western Michigan13-112-1.83.504.3227.034216.810.16.5.620.2218131.384.77.8263
5Ohio State11-211-2.79.1426.633.015417.83.214.1.322.523141.4183.93.8293
6Western Kentucky11-310-3.74.485.1652.091217.211.13.72.123.2223144.948.427.8301
7Louisville9-49-4.71.2516.4610-.049118.26.412.0-1.125.823783.7155.7-14.0335
8Clemson14-113-1.64.2220.4511-.017216.35.511.3-.325.422876.7158.6-3.5355
9Oklahoma11-211-2.58.571.0368.006613.713.4.8-.123.6178174.510.1-.8307
10Boise State10-310-3.53.3111.3129-.0811211.76.86.9-1.922.215288.089.9-24.4288
11USC10-310-3.52.1824.2044.13611.54.04.52.822.214952.658.236.3289
12Wisconsin11-311-3.50-.0759.605-.017311.3-1.613.5-.322.4158-22.6188.5-4.0314
13Temple10-49-4.50.0634.3325.091411.21.47.42.022.414618.296.026.0291
14Appalachian State10-310-3.48.0241.4314.043310.8.49.6.922.51415.1124.711.1292
15Toledo9-48-4.47.426.1059-.038010.99.72.3-.623.3131116.727.8-7.8279
RkTeamRecFBSPVE OVERkDVERkSVERk PVGOVGDVGSVGNPG PVOVDVSVNP
16LSU8-47-4.46.0144.632-.1512710.5.214.3-3.422.71152.6157.0-36.9250
17Tulsa10-39-3.46.2318.2341-.016912.36.36.2-.227.014875.474.9-2.2324
18Washington State8-58-4.44.2515.1554.033710.05.73.4.722.612068.241.18.8271
19San Diego State11-310-3.44.0240.3521.09109.9.57.92.122.61296.2102.827.6294
20Miami9-48-4.43.0145.3424.081810.3.28.12.023.81242.797.623.7286
21Penn State11-311-3.43.0831.2833.052910.62.07.01.324.914928.498.118.6348
22South Florida11-210-2.42.388.0467.006411.09.81.0.025.9132118.012.5-.4311
23Troy10-39-3.39-.1473.4313.1099.8-3.610.92.425.3118-43.3130.229.1303
24Auburn8-57-5.38.0046.3228.09157.8.06.51.820.694.077.921.8247
25Old Dominion10-39-3.38.2713.2046-.061048.25.84.2-1.421.69869.950.5-16.7259
26Virginia Tech10-49-4.37.0143.3520.02459.5.48.9.625.51234.8116.17.9331
27Air Force10-39-3.37.2219.1058.07248.34.92.31.622.610059.028.018.8271
28Memphis8-57-5.37.1923.0271.1929.14.6.44.724.710955.05.456.3296
29Stanford10-310-3.36-.0964.3031.1637.7-2.06.53.521.4100-25.984.245.6278
30Houston9-48-4.36-.0249.3618.03389.2-.59.1.825.7110-5.6109.510.0308
RkTeamRecFBSPVE OVERkDVERkSVERk PVGOVGDVGSVGNPG PVOVDVSVNP
31Louisiana Tech9-58-5.35.543-.25110.03397.711.9-5.5.722.2100154.3-71.09.0288
32BYU9-48-4.32-.1369.2832.1447.5-3.06.63.223.490-35.879.838.7281
33Oklahoma State10-39-3.32.2517.0763.03438.16.31.9.725.69776.022.58.2307
34Florida9-49-4.32-.37111.596.1087.2-8.413.42.422.793-109.6173.730.8295
35Florida State10-39-3.29.1525.2735-.121237.13.56.5-2.824.38542.578.5-34.2291
36West Virginia10-39-3.27.0635.2637-.04896.71.46.4-.924.88016.476.8-11.3297
37Arkansas State8-58-4.27-.2386.528-.01746.8-5.713.1-.425.281-68.0157.4-4.5302
38Kansas State9-48-4.26.0929.1848.02486.12.04.1.523.37323.849.55.5279
39Iowa8-58-4.25-.2082.3916.09115.6-4.68.72.122.567-54.6104.125.2270
40Utah9-48-4.21-.1371.2638.08215.5-3.46.82.026.366-41.181.024.2315
41Minnesota9-48-4.21-.2894.4015.07255.3-7.210.31.825.964-86.7123.521.4311
42Colorado10-49-4.20-.1368.4312-.091134.9-3.210.9-2.225.164-41.5141.4-28.2326
43Northwestern7-67-5.19-.0655.2734-.01684.8-1.46.8-.124.857-16.781.0-1.5297
44Navy9-58-5.19.562-.38123.02523.711.0-7.5.319.648142.8-97.24.3255
45Colorado State7-66-6.17.2714-.1399.00603.85.9-2.8.122.04670.6-33.61.3264
RkTeamRecFBSPVE OVERkDVERkSVERk PVGOVGDVGSVGNPG PVOVDVSVNP
46Tennessee9-48-4.17.0142.1455.04344.8.43.81.027.8574.945.912.0333
47Texas A&M8-57-5.17-.0862.1257.1174.5-2.33.22.926.754-27.238.435.0320
48Nebraska9-49-4.15-.0554.1653.08223.4-1.23.51.722.344-15.645.521.8290
49Georgia Tech9-48-4.15.0633.0272.08203.21.3.31.721.03816.04.119.9252
50Pittsburgh8-57-5.14.3110-.22107.03363.58.0-5.7.925.34295.6-67.910.4304
51Baylor7-66-6.13.0830.0861-.03773.32.12.0-.625.04025.024.5-7.5300
52North Carolina8-56-5.12-.0147.0269.08172.8-.2.51.923.231-1.95.821.4255
53New Mexico9-48-4.12.2712-.20106.05302.65.8-4.21.021.33169.4-51.012.6256
54Notre Dame4-84-8.11.0339.0862-.03782.7.71.8-.623.5327.821.9-7.4282
55TCU6-75-7.11-.1066.2043-.01702.7-2.65.2-.225.332-31.862.0-2.1304
56Ohio8-67-6.10-.2895.3326.07232.7-7.38.51.926.135-95.0111.124.8339
57Idaho9-48-4.07-.0148-.0583.1351.5-.3-1.22.922.118-3.7-14.534.3265
58NC State7-66-6.07-.1267.2440-.06981.5-2.75.6-1.322.918-31.967.3-15.4275
59UTSA6-75-7.05-.0452.0566.05281.3-.91.11.324.315-10.713.715.8292
60Army8-56-5.05-.0453.1750-.081111.0-.83.4-1.620.011-9.137.7-17.6220
RkTeamRecFBSPVE OVERkDVERkSVERk PVGOVGDVGSVGNPG PVOVDVSVNP
61Miami (OH)6-76-6.05-.1675.2736-.05931.1-3.66.0-1.122.713-42.772.3-12.7272
62UCF6-75-7.05-.43115.489-.01711.3-12.313.9-.329.016-147.9167.2-3.3348
63Georgia8-57-5.02-.2388.3130-.06102.4-5.67.5-1.524.05-67.389.8-17.6288
64Southern Mississippi7-66-6.02-.0861.1847-.09115.4-2.34.8-2.426.75-27.157.6-29.3320
65Wyoming8-67-6.01.0437.0273-.0592.21.0.4-1.226.9313.55.3-15.8350
66Middle Tennessee8-57-5-.01.2022-.1092-.06103-.25.2-2.8-1.626.4-262.5-33.2-19.7317
67Texas5-75-7-.01-.0963.0960-.0379-.4-2.42.4-.727.9-5-29.129.1-8.9335
68Indiana6-76-7-.05-.31102.3423-.06100-1.3-8.89.6-1.728.1-17-114.3124.9-21.7365
69UCLA4-84-8-.06-.3098.3617-.11122-1.5-8.19.6-2.926.8-18-96.7115.4-34.8321
70Northern Illinois5-75-6-.06-.0451-.0378.0341-1.5-1.0-.7.826.5-17-10.6-7.58.8292
71Ole Miss5-74-7-.08.0338-.1398.0158-1.9.7-3.2.225.3-217.8-35.42.7278
72Vanderbilt6-75-7-.09-.3099.2142-.0382-2.1-7.35.1-.724.2-25-87.761.5-8.5290
73Wake Forest7-66-6-.11-.50120.3519.0627-2.8-13.09.11.425.7-33-155.4109.317.0308
74Arkansas7-66-6-.11-.0657-.1194.0432-2.6-1.4-2.51.023.0-31-16.7-30.011.9276
75Mississippi State6-75-7-.13-.0250-.1196.0155-3.0-.5-2.6.323.1-36-6.1-31.53.6277
RkTeamRecFBSPVE OVERkDVERkSVERk PVGOVGDVGSVGNPG PVOVDVSVNP
76Texas Tech5-74-7-.13.397-.51127-.0383-3.39.8-12.7-.725.1-36108.2-139.9-8.2276
77Eastern Michigan7-66-6-.14-.0758-.0988.0340-3.6-1.7-2.2.825.1-43-19.9-26.59.2301
78Louisiana6-75-7-.17-.44117.2539.0061-4.0-10.66.1.124.1-48-127.872.81.2289
79Maryland6-75-7-.17-.2792.0564.0435-4.1-6.41.3.823.4-49-76.315.410.0281
80South Alabama6-74-7-.18-.1574-.0176-.0386-4.2-3.5-.2-.723.1-46-38.3-1.7-7.9254
81Georgia Southern5-74-7-.20-.2691-.0277.0819-4.8-6.1-.51.923.5-53-67.0-5.221.1259
82Ball State4-83-8-.22-.2083-.0481.0065-5.5-5.1-1.0-.125.1-60-55.9-11.2-.7276
83California5-75-7-.22.1327-.38124.0251-5.63.4-9.8.425.5-6741.0-117.15.2306
84Kentucky7-66-6-.23-.1472-.1089.0159-5.6-3.4-2.4.224.5-67-40.7-28.32.0294
85Boston College7-66-6-.24-.60125.3422.0246-5.9-14.98.6.624.9-71-178.5102.76.7299
86Missouri4-83-8-.25-.1876-.1197.0250-6.6-4.8-3.0.526.5-73-52.7-33.35.3292
87Michigan State3-92-9-.26-.1878-.0685-.0276-5.6-4.0-1.3-.522.1-62-44.3-14.5-5.1243
88Akron5-74-7-.27-.1979-.1090.0253-6.3-4.3-2.3.423.5-69-47.8-25.13.9258
89Iowa State3-93-8-.27-.0656-.32119.0913-5.8-1.3-6.82.021.6-64-14.3-75.121.6238
90Nevada5-74-7-.28.0536-.34121.0067-5.5.9-6.6-.119.4-6010.1-73.0-.9213
RkTeamRecFBSPVE OVERkDVERkSVERk PVGOVGDVGSVGNPG PVOVDVSVNP
91South Carolina6-75-7-.30-.42114.1751-.0385-7.3-10.14.1-.724.1-87-121.549.1-8.8289
92Hawaii7-76-7-.31-.1370-.18103.0063-6.8-2.8-4.0.021.7-88-36.4-51.4-.2282
93Tulane4-83-8-.32-.45118.2045-.08110-8.4-11.75.2-2.026.1-92-129.256.9-21.7287
94Oregon State4-83-8-.33-.3097.0075-.0384-8.1-7.2.0-.724.3-89-78.9-.1-8.1267
95Duke4-83-8-.35-.31100.0270-.07108-8.5-7.5.5-1.724.5-93-82.15.7-18.5269
96SMU5-74-7-.35-.2489.0174-.10116-9.1-6.3.3-2.626.3-100-69.03.7-28.9289
97Utah State3-92-9-.35-.2590-.0582-.07105-8.1-5.7-1.2-1.522.9-89-63.1-13.2-16.6252
98Central Michigan6-75-7-.36-.2387-.0787-.0596-8.2-5.3-1.7-1.223.0-98-63.1-20.6-14.3276
99Arizona State5-74-7-.38-.2184-.24109.0916-10.5-5.8-6.62.427.7-116-64.0-72.526.3305
100Oregon4-83-8-.40.2021-.57128-.0490-9.54.8-13.3-1.023.5-10452.8-146.2-10.7258
101Georgia State3-92-9-.41-.37110.1749-.19128-9.8-8.94.2-4.624.1-108-97.845.8-50.2265
102North Texas5-84-8-.41-.2893-.17102.0157-9.7-6.6-4.0.223.7-116-78.9-47.62.8284
103Virginia2-102-9-.41-.40113-.0379.0062-10.4-10.0-.8.025.1-114-109.7-8.6.5276
104Cincinnati4-83-8-.43-.43116.0565-.07109-10.2-10.31.3-1.723.7-112-113.013.9-18.6261
105Kent State3-92-8-.43-.49119.1256-.07106-10.3-11.82.9-1.623.9-103-118.129.1-15.9239
RkTeamRecFBSPVE OVERkDVERkSVERk PVGOVGDVGSVGNPG PVOVDVSVNP
106Bowling Green4-83-8-.46-.31103-.19104.0249-11.6-8.0-4.8.525.5-128-87.9-53.05.2280
107UNLV4-83-8-.48-.0860-.28114-.10117-11.5-2.0-6.6-2.424.0-126-22.4-73.0-26.7264
108Florida Atlantic3-92-9-.53-.2081-.42126.0626-12.7-4.8-10.01.323.8-140-52.6-109.814.7262
109Charlotte4-83-8-.55-.39112-.1193-.0488-13.5-9.8-2.7-.924.8-149-107.6-29.3-10.2273
110East Carolina3-92-9-.56-.1980-.26113-.11121-13.3-4.6-6.1-2.523.8-146-50.6-67.6-27.8262
111UTEP4-83-8-.56-.1877-.33120-.06101-12.1-3.9-7.1-1.321.5-133-43.2-77.6-14.2237
112Arizona3-92-9-.57-.1065-.36122-.12124-12.8-2.3-8.1-2.822.4-141-25.3-89.3-30.3246
113Syracuse4-83-8-.58-.2285-.30117-.0594-15.2-5.8-7.9-1.326.4-167-64.1-87.1-13.9290
114Florida International4-84-8-.58-.35107-.20105-.0381-13.2-8.0-4.5-.622.8-158-96.2-54.0-7.8274
115New Mexico State3-93-9-.58-.2996-.16101-.13125-14.4-7.2-4.0-3.124.8-173-87.0-48.6-37.5298
116Massachusetts2-101-10-.59-.33105-.14100-.09114-14.5-8.1-3.5-2.224.5-160-89.5-38.9-24.0270
117San Jose State4-83-8-.60-.33106-.23108-.0699-13.6-7.5-5.2-1.322.5-150-82.9-56.8-14.2248
118Rice3-92-9-.61-.31101-.30116-.0275-14.2-7.1-7.0-.423.3-156-78.4-76.6-4.8256
119Marshall3-92-9-.62-.37109-.29115.0156-14.2-8.3-6.5.322.7-156-91.6-71.33.1250
120Purdue3-92-9-.67-.36108-.25112-.0597-16.1-8.6-6.0-1.324.1-177-94.4-66.5-14.1265
RkTeamRecFBSPVE OVERkDVERkSVERk PVGOVGDVGSVGNPG PVOVDVSVNP
121Fresno State1-110-11-.69-.51121-.25111.0244-15.7-11.6-5.7.622.7-173-128.0-62.76.2250
122Connecticut3-92-9-.70-.54123-.1091-.07107-15.5-12.1-2.2-1.522.2-170-132.9-24.7-16.3244
123Illinois3-92-9-.70-.57124-.0480-.10119-16.4-13.4-.9-2.423.5-180-147.1-10.0-26.7258
124Buffalo2-102-9-.72-.52122-.0786-.13126-16.5-11.9-1.5-3.122.9-181-130.5-16.9-33.6252
125UL Monroe4-83-8-.75-.33104-.39125-.0595-16.5-7.1-8.5-1.021.8-181-78.3-93.0-11.5240
126Kansas2-101-10-.81-.69127-.1195-.0387-21.8-18.6-2.9-.926.8-240-204.1-32.1-9.6295
127Rutgers2-101-10-.91-.75128-.0684-.11120-21.8-17.9-1.4-2.524.0-240-197.0-15.2-27.8264
128Texas State2-101-10-1.02-.62126-.31118-.10118-24.6-14.8-7.5-2.524.1-271-163.0-82.5-27.4265