2018 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
1Alabama14-113-11.32.762.4812.11526.915.49.82.320.4377216.1136.931.7286
2Clemson15-014-01.17.477.691-.027926.910.716.0-.423.0376150.2223.4-5.4322
3Georgia11-310-3.89.564.3130.006717.210.86.0-.119.4224139.977.5-1.1252
4Utah State11-210-2.89.3510.557.025022.38.913.8.425.1267106.4165.35.0301
5Fresno State12-211-2.81.2017.652-.017317.54.214.1-.121.622755.2183.3-1.8281
6UCF12-111-1.78.545.2245.042517.912.25.1.922.8215146.660.811.4274
7Ohio9-48-4.75.563.0669.12415.411.61.32.520.7185139.315.330.3248
8Appalachian State11-210-2.70.1226.594.015715.72.713.2.222.518831.8158.11.9270
9Army11-29-2.69.506.1754.034112.08.73.0.517.413295.932.65.4191
10Oklahoma12-212-2.68.901-.32119.09814.218.9-6.72.021.0199265.0-93.427.4294
11Michigan10-310-3.63.1127.4215.10713.02.38.72.120.716930.2113.427.3269
12Ohio State13-113-1.60.399.1853.042415.410.04.71.125.5215139.465.915.5357
13Notre Dame12-112-1.60.1624.4313.033913.43.69.7.722.517447.2125.78.8292
14Cincinnati11-210-2.53.0933.5011-.0510412.82.212.0-1.124.215325.8144.5-13.5290
15Boise State10-310-3.50.1623.3525-.017411.23.67.7-.222.314547.4100.2-2.6290
RkTeamRecFBSPVE OVERkDVERkSVERk PVGOVGDVGSVGNPG PVOVDVSVNP
16Washington State11-210-2.49.418.0768.024710.88.91.4.421.8129106.617.25.2262
17Mississippi State8-57-5.48-.0457.555-.04959.6-.811.0-.819.9115-10.2132.3-9.1239
18Iowa9-48-4.47-.1065.556.034510.8-2.412.7.623.1129-28.3152.27.1277
19West Virginia8-47-4.41.2416.0965.08149.95.82.11.823.910963.823.420.0263
20Penn State9-49-4.41-.0458.4214.034310.5-1.110.9.725.8137-14.5142.39.1336
21Georgia Southern10-39-3.40.0932.2150.1328.31.94.22.620.69922.450.731.7247
22Syracuse10-39-3.40.0339.2933.091011.2.98.22.528.113411.198.730.0337
23Washington10-49-4.38.0634.4216-.051068.11.38.8-1.021.010517.2114.0-12.7273
24UAB11-310-3.38-.0147.4017.01538.3-.38.8.221.8108-3.6114.23.2283
25Florida10-38-3.38.0536.3228.03378.61.17.4.722.89511.781.27.8251
26NC State9-48-4.37.1820.1952-.01778.44.24.2-.322.810149.950.8-3.5273
27LSU10-39-3.36-.0456.3524.05188.9-.98.71.225.1107-10.9104.915.0301
28Buffalo10-49-4.35.2913.1755-.091247.86.43.7-2.022.310183.548.0-26.6290
29Missouri8-57-5.34.1919.2342-.071178.14.55.6-1.724.09753.767.0-19.8288
30North Texas9-48-4.34.0340.3227-.03878.3.88.0-.724.81009.696.2-7.8297
RkTeamRecFBSPVE OVERkDVERkSVERk PVGOVGDVGSVGNPG PVOVDVSVNP
31Auburn8-57-5.33-.0662.3623.06157.4-1.48.11.422.689-17.197.116.8271
32Memphis8-67-6.30.3311-.12102.05197.38.0-2.91.224.595104.0-38.315.8319
33Utah9-58-5.28-.2086.3918.08126.7-4.79.31.823.587-60.7120.323.6306
34Temple8-58-4.27-.0253.2736.03367.3-.67.3.926.787-6.887.510.2320
35Wisconsin8-58-5.27.0045.3032-.04996.0-.16.6-1.022.478-.986.0-12.9291
36Kentucky10-39-3.26-.1474.3721.04335.8-3.18.2.822.369-37.098.09.9267
36Virginia8-57-5.26-.0252.3131-.03915.8-.46.8-.822.369-5.481.6-9.2267
38Florida International9-48-4.25.2912-.0591.04275.25.9-1.1.820.46270.8-12.99.9245
39Texas A&M9-48-4.24.0437.0766.1235.8.91.73.024.06910.620.635.9288
40Troy10-39-3.24-.1472.2737.1165.8-3.36.52.724.169-39.478.431.9289
41Texas10-410-4.22.1822.0670.01565.24.11.4.223.27357.219.02.6325
42Stanford9-48-4.21.0338.1459.03404.8.83.2.722.8589.238.88.1273
43Marshall9-48-4.20-.2490.3622.0995.0-5.99.02.324.760-71.2107.827.3296
44Houston8-57-5.20.2415-.0283-.02805.46.5-.5-.526.96578.5-5.9-5.7323
45Miami7-66-6.20-.33106.558-.03904.8-7.913.2-.824.258-94.7158.3-9.5290
RkTeamRecFBSPVE OVERkDVERkSVERk PVGOVGDVGSVGNPG PVOVDVSVNP
46Oregon9-48-4.20-.0251.2834-.061145.0-.57.1-1.425.360-5.584.6-17.2303
47Arkansas State8-57-5.19-.0455.2149.00624.7-.95.0.024.356-10.460.4.2291
48Iowa State8-57-5.17-.0254.2539-.04923.9-.65.8-.822.947-6.769.5-10.0275
49Toledo7-66-6.17.0931-.0794.1514.32.3-1.83.725.35128.1-21.644.5304
50Miami (OH)6-66-6.15-.0249.1657.03443.6-.43.7.623.743-4.744.27.4284
51Arizona State7-67-6.15.1030.0571.00603.32.21.1.122.24328.214.0.8288
52BYU7-66-6.14-.1166.1656.09113.1-2.33.51.921.737-27.742.522.2260
53Oklahoma State7-66-6.12.2614-.17107.03353.06.6-4.4.825.53678.7-52.910.2306
54Boston College7-56-5.10-.1577.2343.02512.6-3.85.9.426.129-42.364.94.4287
55Southern Mississippi6-55-5.10-.46114.549.01522.4-11.213.0.324.324-111.6130.43.3243
56Minnesota7-67-6.10-.1681.2148.08132.2-3.64.71.722.528-47.460.822.3292
57Eastern Michigan7-66-6.09-.2693.3720-.02842.3-6.49.2-.624.827-77.0110.7-6.8298
58Michigan State7-67-6.08-.47116.593-.041002.1-12.115.1-1.125.627-156.9196.8-14.8333
59Air Force5-74-7.07.1128-.1098.05201.52.4-2.31.022.01626.3-25.311.1242
60Northwestern9-59-5.04-.33105.3819.00691.0-8.59.9-.126.014-118.8138.5-1.8364
RkTeamRecFBSPVE OVERkDVERkSVERk PVGOVGDVGSVGNPG PVOVDVSVNP
61Nevada8-57-5.03-.2592.2835-.0170.9-6.77.4-.126.811-79.888.8-1.8322
62Middle Tennessee8-67-6.03-.1475.2147-.05105.7-3.14.7-1.022.49-40.661.2-13.5291
63Maryland5-75-7.02-.1268.1064.0428.4-2.72.3.922.55-32.927.010.9270
64Vanderbilt6-75-7.01.0535-.0590.0059.21.2-1.1.121.7214.1-13.21.1260
65Duke8-57-5.01-.1064.1163.0154.2-2.52.9.324.82-29.734.33.3298
66Purdue6-76-7.00.0142-.0792.0517-.1.2-1.61.223.9-12.8-21.415.7311
67South Carolina7-66-6.00.0141-.0488.0430-.1.2-.9.922.2-12.8-10.610.6266
68Georgia Tech7-66-6-.03.1821-.21110.0249-.53.4-4.1.419.4-641.2-49.64.3233
69Texas Tech5-74-7-.05.0043-.12101.0516-1.2.0-3.01.425.3-13.5-32.515.1278
70Wyoming6-65-6-.05-.35110.2538.0246-1.1-7.85.7.522.5-12-85.962.95.2247
71Louisiana Tech8-57-5-.05-.2695.2341-.0283-1.3-6.25.5-.523.5-15-74.365.6-6.3282
72USC5-75-7-.06-.1782.0767.0431-1.5-4.11.61.024.5-18-49.219.711.5294
73Arizona5-74-7-.07-.0250-.0180-.05113-1.6-.4-.2-1.324.5-18-4.8-2.3-14.7270
74Tulane7-66-6-.08-.2694.1558.0423-2.0-6.83.81.125.8-24-81.345.613.6309
75Florida Atlantic5-74-7-.08-.0248-.0487-.07116-2.0-.4-.9-1.624.3-22-4.1-9.6-18.0267
RkTeamRecFBSPVE OVERkDVERkSVERk PVGOVGDVGSVGNPG PVOVDVSVNP
76Colorado5-74-7-.08-.1578.1460-.08120-2.1-3.73.4-2.024.6-23-40.537.3-21.7271
77TCU7-66-6-.09-.40113.3229-.0285-2.3-10.28.2-.625.3-28-122.998.2-7.2304
78California7-66-6-.10-.55123.5010-.0281-2.3-13.512.2-.524.5-28-161.5146.7-5.4294
79Northern Illinois8-68-6-.10-.46115.3426.0432-2.5-11.68.41.025.0-35-162.3117.813.4350
79Indiana5-75-7-.10-.0661-.0386-.0386-2.3-1.4-.7-.623.3-28-16.7-8.2-7.0280
81Kansas State5-74-7-.11-.1267-.0285-.0171-2.3-2.4-.5-.120.4-25-26.0-5.5-1.3224
82San Diego State7-66-6-.12-.34108.2440.0061-2.8-7.95.7.123.5-34-94.867.9.6282
83South Florida7-66-6-.14-.1473.0174.0063-3.8-3.7.3.026.8-45-43.93.2-.4322
84Wake Forest7-66-6-.16-.1370-.0179.0065-4.3-3.3-.2-.126.2-51-40.2-2.4-.7314
85Ole Miss5-74-7-.17.1425-.26114-.08119-3.73.0-5.9-1.822.5-4133.5-64.4-19.7247
86Pittsburgh7-76-7-.17-.1579-.0181-.0175-3.8-3.4-.3-.222.6-49-44.4-3.7-2.9294
87Nebraska4-83-8-.18-.0763-.1097-.0178-4.4-1.6-2.5-.424.6-48-18.0-28.0-4.0271
88Virginia Tech6-75-7-.18-.1369-.1199.0248-4.4-3.1-2.6.524.6-53-36.9-31.35.6295
89Louisiana7-76-7-.21.2018-.35120-.0497-4.34.1-7.4-.820.8-5653.0-96.2-10.9271
90Baylor7-66-6-.22.1029-.29116-.0176-5.02.3-6.5-.222.3-6027.9-77.4-2.7268
RkTeamRecFBSPVE OVERkDVERkSVERk PVGOVGDVGSVGNPG PVOVDVSVNP
91Hawaii8-67-6-.28-.0559-.25113.0342-6.5-1.1-5.7.623.4-84-13.9-74.78.4304
92UL Monroe6-65-6-.28-.0146-.18108-.09123-5.9-.2-3.7-1.921.3-65-2.7-41.0-21.3234
93Liberty6-64-6-.29-.2189.0077-.07118-7.8-5.6-.1-2.027.1-78-55.6-.7-19.7271
94Tulsa3-92-9-.29-.31100.0473-.05111-6.8-7.21.0-1.223.4-75-79.211.4-13.0257
95Western Kentucky3-93-8-.30-.2997.1361-.11126-7.1-6.82.9-2.523.3-78-74.632.3-28.0256
96SMU5-74-7-.34-.32103-.0182.0158-8.5-8.0-.3.125.2-94-88.0-3.51.4277
97Charlotte5-74-7-.35-.34109.0175-.05107-7.5-7.4.1-1.021.5-83-81.11.4-11.1236
98Western Michigan7-66-6-.36.0044-.16105-.17130-8.2.0-3.6-3.923.0-98-.5-43.2-46.6276
99North Carolina2-91-9-.36-.33107-.0793.0421-9.5-8.8-1.91.226.6-95-88.4-18.611.9266
99Kansas3-93-8-.36-.32104.0572-.08122-8.2-7.41.1-1.822.9-90-81.912.1-20.3252
101Texas State3-92-9-.37-.48117.2244-.12128-9.2-12.05.6-2.925.0-101-132.161.1-31.9275
102Old Dominion4-83-8-.37-.1476-.30117.0422-9.5-3.6-7.51.125.4-104-39.6-82.612.4279
103Tennessee5-74-7-.40-.3199-.0489-.04101-8.3-6.4-.9-.920.9-91-70.6-10.1-10.3230
104Florida State5-74-7-.41-.49119.1262-.05110-10.7-12.83.1-1.326.0-118-141.033.6-14.4286
105UCLA3-93-9-.42-.2088-.19109-.05102-9.8-4.8-4.3-1.123.3-118-57.1-52.0-12.7280
RkTeamRecFBSPVE OVERkDVERkSVERk PVGOVGDVGSVGNPG PVOVDVSVNP
106UNLV4-83-8-.45-.1783-.17106-.10125-11.2-4.3-4.2-2.624.6-123-47.3-45.7-28.1271
107Akron4-83-8-.46-.70129.2051.0426-11.8-18.15.21.125.8-130-199.057.311.7284
108New Mexico3-92-9-.52-.49120-.0896.0429-12.8-12.1-2.01.024.5-141-133.3-22.310.7270
109Coastal Carolina5-74-7-.53-.0660-.48126.0068-10.6-1.1-9.8-.120.2-117-12.6-107.3-1.0222
110East Carolina3-93-8-.53-.35111-.11100-.08121-13.5-8.9-2.9-2.125.6-149-98.4-31.8-22.6282
111Ball State4-83-8-.54-.2491-.24112-.05109-12.3-5.5-5.3-1.122.5-135-60.6-58.4-12.1248
112Colorado State3-93-8-.59-.2896-.22111-.13129-13.6-6.6-5.2-2.923.1-150-72.4-56.8-32.4254
113San Jose State1-111-10-.59-.53121-.0895.0338-14.6-13.0-2.0.724.7-161-143.1-22.38.2272
114Central Michigan1-110-11-.60-.80130.2146-.05103-15.5-20.75.5-1.225.7-170-227.260.4-12.8283
115UTEP1-111-10-.61-.54122-.0284-.0493-14.7-13.1-.5-.924.1-162-144.4-6.0-9.7265
116Illinois4-83-8-.62-.2087-.40122-.0389-14.2-4.6-9.1-.722.8-156-50.3-100.1-7.5251
117Navy3-102-10-.64-.2085-.46125.0155-12.7-3.9-9.2.219.9-152-47.1-110.92.1239
118Bowling Green3-92-9-.66-.31101-.38121.0064-14.9-7.1-8.5.022.5-164-78.0-93.4-.3248
119UTSA3-93-9-.68-.68127.0078-.0172-14.9-14.9-.1-.121.9-179-178.6-.8-1.5263
120New Mexico State3-92-9-.69-.49118-.15104-.06115-17.9-12.7-3.9-1.526.1-197-139.4-43.1-16.5287
RkTeamRecFBSPVE OVERkDVERkSVERk PVGOVGDVGSVGNPG PVOVDVSVNP
121Massachusetts4-83-8-.69-.1371-.45124-.11127-16.3-3.1-10.5-2.623.6-179-34.2-116.0-28.8260
122Kent State2-101-10-.71-.38112-.30118-.05112-17.5-9.3-7.4-1.324.6-192-102.5-81.5-13.8271
123Rutgers1-111-11-.72-.69128.0176-.0498-16.2-15.3.1-1.022.3-194-183.71.4-11.7268
124Arkansas2-101-10-.75-.56124-.15103-.0496-17.5-13.1-3.5-.923.4-192-143.6-38.5-9.9257
125Rice2-111-11-.78-.59125-.28115.0334-18.3-13.7-6.4.823.3-219-164.5-77.39.4279
126South Alabama3-92-9-.79-.3098-.45123-.0388-18.5-7.0-10.4-.723.5-203-76.9-114.8-7.4258
127Oregon State2-101-10-.85-.1984-.70129.0066-19.5-4.5-16.1-.123.1-215-49.0-176.9-.7254
128Georgia State2-101-10-.86-.1680-.63128-.05108-16.8-3.1-12.4-.919.6-185-34.5-136.5-10.2216
129Louisville2-101-10-1.22-.60126-.61127-.0282-26.0-12.7-12.9-.421.3-286-139.2-142.1-4.6234
130Connecticut1-110-11-1.41-.32102-1.07130-.0494-28.2-6.4-21.4-.720.0-310-69.9-235.8-8.2220