2017 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
1Penn State11-211-2.95.378.5012.09921.58.411.42.022.8280109.5148.426.0296
2Alabama13-112-1.91.2216.703.034019.24.614.7.621.125059.6190.97.2274
3Ohio State12-212-2.91.406.538.006019.98.811.7.021.9279122.5163.7.5306
4Washington10-39-3.88.3510.5110.033218.07.110.4.720.421685.3124.38.3245
5Georgia13-212-2.84.2711.565.061917.95.811.91.221.425180.7166.817.0299
6UCF13-012-0.83.475.3135.071520.611.67.61.924.8247139.191.522.2297
7Wisconsin13-113-1.81.0435.712.061718.0.915.81.522.425212.7220.920.3313
8Clemson12-211-2.80.0730.721.015518.31.516.6.222.923820.1215.72.2298
9Oklahoma12-212-2.74.741.0574-.039416.916.91.1-.722.9236236.015.6-9.8320
10Auburn10-49-4.67.0926.564.033615.22.112.7.722.819827.2165.78.9296
11Florida Atlantic11-310-3.64.484.0772.09714.410.81.52.122.3187140.619.726.7290
12Oklahoma State10-310-3.61.553.1558-.0912315.013.53.8-2.124.7195175.149.4-27.5321
13Notre Dame10-310-3.56.1720.3629-.016713.14.08.4-.123.217052.4109.5-1.5301
14South Florida10-29-2.56.1919.4020-.039214.95.010.7-.826.716454.9117.9-8.8294
15Troy11-210-2.45-.0448.4714.015710.8-.811.3.123.8129-10.0135.31.8285
RkTeamRecFBSPVE OVERkDVERkSVERk PVGOVGDVGSVGNPG PVOVDVSVNP
16TCU11-310-3.44.0633.2542.14310.31.55.93.323.513419.477.343.1305
17Memphis10-39-3.43.359.0277.071611.09.1.61.725.8132109.57.321.0309
18Toledo11-310-3.42.2117.1361.08139.64.93.01.823.012564.039.523.4299
19Ohio9-48-4.42.1422.2641.015610.23.46.3.224.312240.375.92.0292
20Virginia Tech9-48-4.40-.1975.4913.0989.3-4.411.52.123.6112-53.2138.125.1283
21Boise State11-311-3.39-.0143.3630.05219.3-.28.51.323.6130-3.1119.417.6330
22Mississippi State9-48-4.39-.0955.4415.01479.1-2.010.3.323.1109-23.8123.23.9277
23San Diego State10-39-3.38.0632.2544.08118.21.45.31.721.39816.363.520.1255
24Appalachian State9-48-4.36-.0245.4021-.03988.4-.69.5-.823.7101-6.6113.6-9.8284
25Stanford9-59-5.35.2118.0771.08147.44.41.51.621.010461.020.722.2294
26Louisville8-57-5.33.2512.0673.01527.86.01.5.223.59471.417.72.9282
27Army10-39-3.31.562-.20109-.02825.29.2-3.4-.416.562110.7-40.4-4.4198
28Iowa8-58-5.29-.2077.4416.03377.0-4.710.6.723.991-61.0137.38.9311
29Michigan8-58-5.28-.31101.539.04277.2-7.713.41.125.293-100.7173.614.3327
30Iowa State8-57-5.28.0041.2739.02456.3-.16.1.422.876-.973.55.3273
RkTeamRecFBSPVE OVERkDVERkSVERk PVGOVGDVGSVGNPG PVOVDVSVNP
31LSU9-48-4.27.0634.2738-.041045.91.45.9-.921.87116.371.1-10.6261
32Northwestern10-310-3.27-.1873.4317.02436.7-4.410.7.624.787-57.1138.67.4321
33Arkansas State7-56-5.27-.0246.2543.04317.5-.77.01.028.183-7.777.511.3309
34USC11-311-3.27.1125.1757.00646.42.64.1-.124.29036.057.2-1.3339
35Marshall8-58-5.26-.1362.2445.1426.1-2.95.63.323.279-38.372.542.9301
36Houston7-57-5.23-.0450.2936.00635.5-1.07.0.024.466-12.484.1.1293
37Miami10-39-3.23-.1466.4118-.041005.7-3.410.3-.925.268-41.2124.0-10.9302
38Wyoming8-57-5.22-.37108.566.04255.3-8.913.21.123.863-106.8159.012.8285
39Texas7-67-6.22-.35105.557.02466.1-9.815.4.528.079-127.4200.36.1364
40Fresno State10-49-4.21-.1569.4023-.01774.6-3.38.7-.321.960-43.2113.0-4.0285
41NC State9-48-4.20.1521.1166-.081204.83.72.7-1.823.85844.032.2-22.0285
42Purdue7-67-6.20-.1568.3925-.03935.0-3.79.6-.824.865-48.2124.9-9.8323
43Kansas State8-57-5.18-.1058.1068.1614.2-2.32.43.823.550-27.828.645.4282
44Navy7-67-6.17.2513-.1299.03343.65.2-2.5.720.84767.1-32.58.6270
45Michigan State10-310-3.17-.2489.4119.00593.8-5.49.2.122.550-69.6119.0.7292
RkTeamRecFBSPVE OVERkDVERkSVERk PVGOVGDVGSVGNPG PVOVDVSVNP
46Boston College7-67-6.17-.2896.4022.04294.4-7.310.51.026.557-94.6136.513.2344
47Northern Illinois8-57-5.16-.3099.5111-.041014.6-8.414.3-1.028.355-100.5171.7-12.4340
48Louisiana Tech7-66-6.15-.0347.1855-.03873.4-.63.9-.622.241-6.747.3-7.2266
49Arizona7-66-6.15.377-.16103-.071153.89.2-4.0-1.724.745110.0-48.0-20.8296
50UTSA6-55-5.15-.2385.3728-.03883.1-4.87.7-.621.231-48.377.5-5.9212
51Duke7-66-6.14-.2386.3924-.03853.3-5.59.5-.624.040-66.1113.6-7.5288
52Utah7-66-6.13-.2490.3134.08103.3-5.87.62.024.439-69.990.823.9293
53Missouri7-66-6.11.0928.0278-.02802.62.0.5-.423.33123.96.1-4.8279
54Oregon7-66-6.09-.1261.2052-.01722.3-3.15.1-.225.127-36.660.6-2.8301
55Eastern Michigan5-75-7.08-.2692.3727-.02792.2-6.89.7-.426.326-81.4116.3-5.0316
56Wake Forest8-57-5.08.0139.1165-.03952.2.43.0-.926.5264.435.9-10.5318
57Buffalo6-65-6.08.0337.0475.00621.9.81.1.024.4218.911.9.3268
58Colorado State7-66-6.08.2315-.1194-.03961.85.2-2.4-.822.82162.9-29.0-9.1274
59Washington State9-48-4.07-.2283.3826-.081221.8-5.69.8-2.025.522-67.8117.7-24.0306
60Utah State6-75-7.07-.31103.3431.06181.8-8.29.01.726.222-98.3108.020.0314
RkTeamRecFBSPVE OVERkDVERkSVERk PVGOVGDVGSVGNPG PVOVDVSVNP
61Western Michigan6-65-6.05-.2182.1264.1341.5-5.63.33.526.716-61.935.838.2294
RkTeamRecFBSPVE OVERkDVERkSVERk PVGOVGDVGSVGNPG PVOVDVSVNP
61Southern Mississippi8-57-5.05-.1467.2247-.01751.3-3.55.4-.324.516-41.665.0-3.5294
63South Carolina9-48-4.05-.2079.2740.01511.2-4.56.1.322.814-54.473.03.1274
64Florida State7-66-6.04-.2795.3132-.0169.9-6.37.4-.223.611-75.689.1-2.5283
65Middle Tennessee7-67-6.03-.1974.2346.0158.7-4.45.5.123.59-57.071.91.8306
66New Mexico State7-67-6.01-.1363.2150-.08119.2-3.65.7-2.127.82-46.774.1-27.3361
67Temple7-66-6.00-.2387.2149.0522.1-5.44.91.223.51-65.459.314.8282
68Arizona State7-67-6.00.0927-.0791-.0173.12.3-1.8-.325.5129.7-23.3-3.4331
69Indiana5-74-7-.01-.31100.2837.0153-.2-8.47.6.227.5-2-92.383.72.7302
70Texas A&M7-66-6-.01-.1365.1067.0338-.4-3.82.9.828.0-5-45.234.79.4336
71Central Michigan8-57-5-.02-.2898.3133-.04107-.4-7.68.4-1.227.2-5-91.7101.1-14.4326
72UAB8-57-5-.02-.0451.2148-.16130-.5-1.04.9-3.622.9-6-12.259.0-43.2275
73West Virginia7-66-6-.03.0238-.0182-.05110-.9.6-.2-1.426.3-117.2-1.8-16.4315
74SMU7-66-6-.04.2314-.24115-.05109-.95.8-5.9-1.324.8-1169.4-71.0-15.2297
75Miami (OH)5-74-7-.04-.2078.1854-.0386-.9-4.74.2-.623.7-10-51.746.7-6.9261
RkTeamRecFBSPVE OVERkDVERkSVERk PVGOVGDVGSVGNPG PVOVDVSVNP
76Texas Tech6-75-7-.05-.0144-.0285-.04105-1.3-.3-.5-1.125.8-15-3.6-5.9-13.2310
77Georgia Tech5-64-6-.07-.0552.1362-.11125-1.6-1.13.0-2.523.1-16-10.930.0-25.4231
78Minnesota5-75-7-.07-.31102.1953.0523-1.6-6.74.11.121.7-19-80.448.812.6260
79Florida International8-57-5-.09-.0653-.0690.0524-1.9-1.3-1.41.021.8-23-15.3-16.412.6262
80Western Kentucky6-75-7-.11-.1364.0870-.04106-2.7-3.21.9-1.023.8-32-38.222.6-12.6286
81Ole Miss6-65-6-.11-.0754-.1197.0520-2.7-1.6-2.61.323.7-30-17.6-28.314.0261
82Kentucky7-66-6-.12-.2180-.0386.125-2.7-4.7-.72.722.7-32-55.9-8.532.4272
83UNLV5-75-6-.12.0729-.17104-.0168-2.51.5-3.7-.121.5-2816.2-40.8-1.5237
84Tulane5-74-7-.12.0040-.14101.0148-2.5.0-3.0.321.2-28.2-33.33.2233
85Colorado5-74-7-.14-.0956-.15102.106-3.1-2.0-3.32.222.7-34-21.7-36.324.0250
86California5-74-7-.15-.1976.0476-.0170-3.5-4.5.9-.223.2-39-49.010.3-2.3255
87UCLA6-76-7-.16.1124-.21110-.0284-3.82.7-5.0-.623.7-4934.7-64.8-7.4308
88Georgia State7-57-4-.17-.2897.2051-.08121-3.9-6.64.8-1.823.6-43-72.452.4-20.3260
89Massachusetts4-83-8-.17-.1872.1363-.12127-4.5-4.53.2-3.225.8-49-49.935.6-34.7284
90Pittsburgh5-74-7-.20-.2181.0081.0244-4.5-4.8.0.522.8-50-52.8-.45.1251
RkTeamRecFBSPVE OVERkDVERkSVERk PVGOVGDVGSVGNPG PVOVDVSVNP
91North Texas9-58-5-.21.0436-.24114.0150-4.8.9-5.5.323.5-6311.1-71.93.6305
92Coastal Carolina3-93-8-.22-.1159-.1195-.0174-5.0-2.5-2.4-.322.5-55-27.8-26.3-2.9247
93Florida4-74-7-.26-.41112.1856-.0499-6.1-9.74.2-.923.6-67-107.245.8-9.4260
94Virginia6-75-7-.28-.42114.1460.0065-6.7-10.03.3-.124.1-80-120.139.3-1.1289
95Air Force5-74-7-.28.0731-.33119-.0397-6.11.5-7.2-.722.0-6716.1-78.7-8.2242
96UL Monroe4-84-8-.28.1123-.41123.0335-7.02.8-10.3.825.0-8434.0-123.59.3300
97Nevada3-93-8-.28-.0449-.19107-.07116-6.5-.9-4.4-1.622.8-71-10.3-48.5-18.0251
98Idaho4-83-8-.28-.37107.0869-.0389-6.7-8.61.9-.723.6-74-95.120.7-7.3260
99BYU4-93-9-.31-.49120.1459.0061-6.6-10.43.0.021.4-79-125.035.9.4257
100Syracuse4-83-8-.32-.2693-.1196.0339-8.5-6.9-2.8.726.1-93-75.5-30.97.6287
101Louisiana5-74-7-.42-.0957-.26116-.05108-9.7-2.1-6.0-1.123.4-107-22.6-66.4-12.3257
102Tulsa2-102-10-.42.0042-.39122-.0391-9.6-.1-9.0-.722.9-115-1.2-107.7-8.0275
103Georgia Southern2-102-9-.43-.38109-.0892.0242-10.2-9.1-2.0.523.6-112-99.9-22.06.0260
104Vanderbilt5-74-7-.44-.1260-.19108-.13128-9.3-2.5-4.1-2.721.3-102-27.0-45.3-29.8234
105Akron7-76-7-.44-.35106.0180-.06112-10.1-8.1.3-1.422.9-131-105.43.7-17.7298
RkTeamRecFBSPVE OVERkDVERkSVERk PVGOVGDVGSVGNPG PVOVDVSVNP
106Old Dominion5-74-7-.46-.40111-.0588.0066-11.1-9.8-1.2-.124.4-122-107.8-13.0-1.2268
107North Carolina3-92-9-.46-.45116-.0487.0333-11.5-11.1-1.1.824.9-126-122.6-12.18.7274
108Nebraska4-84-8-.46-.2694-.22111.0426-10.6-6.0-5.01.022.8-127-72.1-59.512.3274
109South Alabama4-83-8-.48-.56123-.0284.0812-11.1-12.9-.41.822.9-122-141.6-4.019.8252
110Tennessee4-83-8-.49-.47118-.0183-.0281-11.2-10.9-.3-.422.9-123-119.6-2.8-4.4252
111Baylor1-111-10-.49-.41113-.12100.0428-12.4-10.4-3.11.025.2-136-114.6-34.210.8277
112Arkansas4-83-8-.50-.1770-.36120.0241-11.5-3.9-8.3.623.0-126-42.5-91.66.2253
113Bowling Green2-102-9-.52-.33104-.23113.0430-12.6-8.1-5.6.924.3-139-89.3-61.810.2267
114Cincinnati4-83-8-.60-.2591-.29117-.07118-13.0-5.3-6.3-1.621.5-143-58.3-69.1-17.5237
115Rutgers4-83-8-.61-.59124.0279-.04103-13.4-13.0.5-.922.0-147-142.75.3-9.5242
116New Mexico3-92-9-.63-.48119-.19106.0154-14.6-11.2-4.4.223.4-161-123.7-48.92.0257
117Maryland4-83-8-.64-.43115-.22112.0149-14.5-9.8-5.0.322.7-160-107.4-55.53.0250
118Hawaii3-92-9-.67-.2384-.43127-.0283-14.2-4.8-9.2-.521.3-156-53.1-101.3-5.5234
119Texas State2-101-10-.69-.47117-.1198-.15129-16.7-11.2-2.7-3.624.1-184-123.3-30.2-40.1265
120Connecticut3-92-9-.72-.2488-.42124-.07114-16.6-5.5-9.6-1.623.1-183-60.3-105.6-17.1254
RkTeamRecFBSPVE OVERkDVERkSVERk PVGOVGDVGSVGNPG PVOVDVSVNP
121Illinois2-102-10-.72-.67128-.0589-.0171-16.5-15.4-1.3-.222.8-198-184.4-15.0-2.5274
122Charlotte1-111-10-.87-.67127-.18105-.0178-19.3-14.8-4.0-.322.2-212-163.0-44.2-3.6244
123East Carolina3-93-8-.89-.1771-.73130-.0390-19.0-3.6-15.5-.621.3-209-39.9-170.1-6.7234
124Ball State2-101-10-.95-.50121-.37121-.12126-21.5-11.3-8.4-2.722.6-236-123.8-92.7-29.2249
125Kent State2-101-10-.97-.84130-.0993-.04102-22.7-19.7-2.0-.923.4-250-216.3-22.0-9.8257
126Rice1-111-11-.98-.51122-.46128-.06111-18.6-9.7-8.6-1.118.9-223-116.1-103.7-12.9227
127Oregon State1-110-11-1.06-.40110-.66129-.0176-22.4-8.4-13.9-.321.0-246-91.9-152.9-3.2231
128Kansas1-110-11-1.08-.61125-.42125-.09124-26.8-15.1-10.3-2.124.7-295-166.0-113.3-23.4272
129UTEP0-120-12-1.11-.65126-.42126-.07117-22.3-13.1-8.3-1.520.0-267-156.9-100.1-17.7240
130San Jose State2-111-11-1.18-.81129-.32118-.06113-28.1-19.2-7.7-1.523.8-337-230.5-92.9-17.4286