2021 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
1Georgia14-113-11.38.485.811.081026.19.115.31.518.9365127.7213.821.5265
2Ohio State11-211-21.08.801.1748.10621.916.23.42.020.3285210.644.725.9264
3Cincinnati13-112-1.79.1924.544.081117.54.111.91.822.022753.0155.022.8286
4Michigan12-212-2.78.2915.3517.15115.95.97.13.120.422282.0100.043.8286
5Alabama13-212-2.75.426.3713-.027916.19.07.9-.421.5225126.0110.5-5.7301
6Coastal Carolina11-210-2.70.582.0671.071214.311.71.31.520.3171140.015.317.6243
7Utah10-49-4.58.388.2138.007212.27.94.4-.121.0158103.257.7-1.0273
8Western Kentucky9-58-5.58.513.0182.034313.411.8.1.723.2174153.01.99.5301
9Air Force10-39-3.56.379.2043.006811.07.23.8.019.513286.245.9-.1234
10Notre Dame11-211-2.55.1134.4211.053413.22.810.01.124.117135.8130.414.5313
11Pittsburgh11-310-3.54.1826.3220.034113.54.48.0.824.917657.2104.210.7324
12Kentucky10-39-3.54.3114.2334.015610.86.14.6.219.912973.555.32.2239
13Oklahoma State12-211-2.52-.0162.536.034212.9-.313.0.824.8168-4.0169.110.6322
14Louisiana13-112-1.51.2021.2921.025210.94.46.3.421.614256.682.35.0281
15Houston12-211-2.50.1136.3615.053511.92.68.51.123.715533.7111.014.2308
RkTeamRecFBSPVE OVERkDVERkSVERk PVGOVGDVGSVGNPG PVOVDVSVNP
16Texas A&M8-47-4.50-.0769.468.11411.2-1.510.32.422.5123-16.8113.726.1248
17Baylor12-211-2.47.0939.3318.062410.21.97.21.221.613324.893.916.2281
18Wake Forest11-310-3.46.3412.0768.071811.28.11.61.624.1145105.820.720.4313
19Liberty8-57-5.45.1727.2823.00739.93.76.0-.121.811944.372.1-1.2262
20UCLA8-48-4.45.3611.0672.05339.87.81.21.021.811793.815.012.1261
21UTSA12-211-2.43.2617.1749.02539.85.93.8.422.612776.449.64.9294
22Appalachian State10-49-4.42.1135.2431.06259.42.55.51.322.512232.271.216.7293
23Wisconsin9-49-4.41-.2185.602.00678.7-4.512.8.021.2113-58.9165.9.3275
24NC State9-38-3.41-.0160.3319.09810.1-.28.12.224.7111-1.888.824.0272
25Minnesota9-49-4.40-.0364.4112.02488.1-.68.2.520.2105-8.4106.96.5262
26Toledo7-66-6.40.0058.469-.04989.9-.111.4-1.125.0119-1.1137.3-13.3300
27Iowa State7-66-6.39.1432.2627-.01768.63.05.7-.321.910335.968.2-3.0263
28Kansas State8-57-5.39.2120.1944-.01747.33.93.6-.118.68746.843.4-1.3223
29Fresno State10-39-3.38.0056.3616.02508.9.08.4.523.3107.5100.75.9280
30Boise State7-57-5.37-.1174.3614.1328.5-2.68.43.023.0102-31.1100.636.3276
RkTeamRecFBSPVE OVERkDVERkSVERk PVGOVGDVGSVGNPG PVOVDVSVNP
31Army9-48-4.37.3213.0573.00706.85.81.0.018.38169.711.9-.6220
32Oklahoma11-210-2.36.3610-.0892.06197.87.9-1.71.421.89394.3-19.916.6261
33Ole Miss10-39-3.33.1825.1160.05267.34.02.41.222.08748.028.414.4264
34Marshall7-66-6.33.0842.2430.01647.82.05.8.123.89324.069.31.6285
35Utah State11-310-3.31.0647.2042.05287.21.34.61.323.29317.259.316.5302
36Arkansas9-48-4.30.0940.2137.00716.71.94.8-.122.58023.157.9-.9270
37Nevada8-57-5.27.0549.2040.04396.71.34.91.024.38015.158.712.0291
38Clemson10-39-3.26-.32103.553.06216.3-7.713.11.423.976-92.4156.917.3287
39San Diego State12-211-2.26-.30101.487.0976.6-7.612.12.225.086-98.3157.428.9325
40SMU8-47-4.25.1728.0378.06206.04.0.71.523.96643.97.416.6263
41Penn State7-66-6.24-.2389.4610.00666.0-5.911.5.125.272-70.2137.6.7302
42Iowa10-410-4.23-.39112.535.1135.7-9.513.02.724.480-133.2181.637.3341
43BYU10-39-3.23.494-.18103-.071144.79.8-3.5-1.419.956117.7-42.4-17.3239
44Purdue9-49-4.23.0745.2236-.051005.11.54.7-1.021.96619.161.7-12.9285
45Tennessee7-66-6.22.2419-.0689.05374.95.3-1.41.022.75964.1-17.412.3272
RkTeamRecFBSPVE OVERkDVERkSVERk PVGOVGDVGSVGNPG PVOVDVSVNP
46UAB9-48-4.21.1233.1061.03464.52.52.0.621.05430.524.46.8252
47Arizona State8-57-5.20.0844.2625-.101224.21.65.3-2.120.45019.064.0-25.3245
48Michigan State11-210-2.20.0841.0769.07164.82.01.51.623.35723.718.418.8280
49Miami (OH)7-66-6.19.0548.1358.01614.11.22.8.122.04914.333.01.6264
50UCF9-48-4.18-.0366.2626-.04914.2-.86.2-.923.750-9.774.0-10.4284
51Florida6-75-7.15-.0872.1747.02493.3-1.93.9.522.440-22.746.86.3269
52Oregon10-49-4.15.2616-.0285-.061103.05.4-.5-1.320.53969.6-6.6-16.3266
53Western Michigan8-57-5.13.2418.0181-.121262.95.3.3-2.721.83563.53.8-32.2262
54Washington State7-66-6.13-.0870.2528-.04962.8-1.75.5-.922.034-20.966.1-11.2264
55Central Michigan9-48-4.11-.0161.0770.04382.8-.31.61.124.833-3.219.512.9298
56Texas5-75-7.11.0938-.0486.03452.42.1-.9.722.92925.6-10.48.0275
57Georgia State8-58-5.09.0153.1945-.071122.0.24.1-1.421.7262.853.6-18.8282
58East Carolina7-56-5.09-.0365.1456-.03872.2-.83.3-.624.024-8.835.8-6.8264
59Wyoming7-66-6.09-.0567.1159.02541.9-1.02.5.321.823-12.329.43.9261
60California5-74-7.09-.1275.1552.01631.8-2.63.2.121.320-28.335.31.4234
RkTeamRecFBSPVE OVERkDVERkSVERk PVGOVGDVGSVGNPG PVOVDVSVNP
61Oregon State7-66-6.08.1922-.15100.05361.84.0-3.0.920.82148.0-36.511.4249
62Auburn6-75-7.07-.0871.1551.01571.6-1.83.4.222.419-21.940.62.2269
63Florida State5-75-6.06-.0159.1455-.091191.5-.23.4-2.224.016-1.737.9-24.1264
64Nebraska3-92-9.02.0055.2041-.18129.4.14.5-4.022.54.849.1-43.9248
65Mississippi State7-66-6.01.0843.0962-.16128.31.72.0-3.521.5320.224.4-41.6258
66Texas Tech7-66-6.00.1530-.25109.0529.03.0-5.01.120.0035.5-60.213.1240
67North Carolina6-75-7.00.1923-.17102-.0283-.14.4-4.0-.523.2-153.0-47.9-6.1278
68Louisville6-75-7-.01.1431-.1194-.0284-.23.1-2.3-.521.9-237.3-27.7-5.8263
69Tulsa7-67-5-.02-.1881.1946-.0495-.4-4.24.5-1.023.8-5-50.954.0-12.0286
70Miami7-56-5-.02.0451.0279-.07111-.51.1.6-1.624.5-511.96.6-17.8269
71UTEP7-66-6-.03-.1679.2529-.09120-.6-3.65.7-2.223.1-7-43.167.9-26.0277
72Middle Tennessee7-66-6-.04-.29100.2822-.0177-.9-7.16.9-.324.2-11-85.482.3-4.0290
73Washington4-84-7-.05-.2898.2432-.0178-1.0-6.15.2-.321.9-11-67.257.6-3.4241
74Virginia Tech6-75-7-.05-.1780.0280.0717-1.0-3.7.51.521.8-12-44.95.817.4261
75Memphis6-65-6-.06.0646-.0487-.05102-1.41.5-1.0-1.223.8-1516.8-11.3-12.8262
RkTeamRecFBSPVE OVERkDVERkSVERk PVGOVGDVGSVGNPG PVOVDVSVNP
76Eastern Michigan7-66-6-.06.0154-.1599.0622-1.4.2-3.21.321.8-171.9-38.215.5262
77Virginia6-65-6-.07.397-.40120-.05107-1.58.8-9.1-1.222.7-1796.9-100.2-13.7250
78Boston College6-65-6-.08-.1984.1357-.0493-1.7-4.02.8-.821.3-19-43.930.3-9.2234
79South Alabama5-74-7-.09-.2387.1553-.0490-2.2-5.43.5-.823.5-24-59.138.5-9.2259
80Colorado State3-93-8-.10-.34105.2235-.0175-2.5-8.75.7-.325.6-28-95.462.7-3.1282
81Illinois5-75-7-.10-.38109.2139.0623-2.3-8.94.81.423.4-28-106.357.816.6281
82Northern Illinois9-58-5-.11.1629-.28112.0065-2.43.6-6.1.121.6-3146.3-79.9.7281
83North Texas6-75-7-.18-.2492.0767-.0386-4.2-5.51.6-.623.0-50-65.518.7-7.0276
84Hawaii6-75-7-.18-.2594.0964-.0492-4.6-6.32.3-.925.2-55-75.628.0-11.3302
85LSU6-75-7-.18-.1577-.0284.0251-4.0-3.2-.4.421.9-48-38.6-4.54.7263
86Old Dominion6-75-7-.18-.33104.0866.0527-4.4-7.82.01.323.9-53-94.123.515.7287
87Ball State6-75-7-.19-.2390-.0791.0714-4.1-5.0-1.51.521.5-49-60.3-18.117.8258
88Florida Atlantic5-74-7-.20-.2388.0965-.05101-4.5-5.22.0-1.022.6-49-57.722.2-11.5249
89West Virginia6-75-7-.20-.1578.0963-.13127-4.3-3.22.0-2.821.5-52-38.624.2-33.7258
90Syracuse5-74-7-.23-.1882.0477-.10123-5.1-4.0.8-2.321.8-56-44.19.1-24.8240
RkTeamRecFBSPVE OVERkDVERkSVERk PVGOVGDVGSVGNPG PVOVDVSVNP
91South Carolina7-66-6-.26-.43114.1650.0159-5.7-9.43.5.221.9-68-113.341.41.9263
92USC4-84-8-.27.0057-.31114.0155-5.6-.1-6.5.321.0-67-.7-77.73.7252
93Louisiana Tech3-92-9-.29-.2391.0576-.09118-7.2-5.91.1-2.325.2-79-64.712.6-24.9277
94Buffalo4-83-8-.29-.0768-.24108.0347-6.5-1.5-5.4.622.1-71-16.1-59.46.4243
95Maryland7-66-6-.34-.0363-.19104-.10124-7.4-.6-4.2-2.321.8-89-7.1-50.6-27.4262
96Troy5-74-7-.35-.46118.1554-.0385-8.2-10.73.4-.623.3-90-117.637.9-6.5256
97Missouri6-75-7-.36-.1376-.34115.105-7.8-2.8-7.22.221.5-94-33.4-86.726.1258
98Texas State4-84-7-.37-.2897-.1297.0530-8.5-6.4-2.91.223.4-94-70.8-31.612.8257
99Navy4-84-8-.38-.2795-.0790-.0281-7.6-5.3-1.4-.419.9-91-63.7-16.6-4.9239
100San Jose State5-74-7-.38-.55126.2433-.0497-9.3-13.25.7-1.024.2-102-145.462.6-11.5266
101Kent State7-76-7-.42.1137-.45124-.07113-9.22.4-9.9-1.622.2-12031.5-128.7-20.8289
102Ohio3-93-8-.43-.1173-.25110-.0499-8.8-2.3-5.2-.920.7-97-25.7-57.3-10.2228
103Rutgers5-84-8-.44-.53124.0575.089-9.7-11.81.01.922.1-116-141.112.322.4265
104Tulane2-101-10-.45-.1883-.23106-.05103-10.5-4.3-5.3-1.223.5-115-47.5-58.4-12.9258
105Bowling Green4-83-8-.45-.50122.0574.0160-10.7-12.01.1.224.0-118-132.412.61.7264
RkTeamRecFBSPVE OVERkDVERkSVERk PVGOVGDVGSVGNPG PVOVDVSVNP
106Stanford3-93-9-.45-.2999-.23107.0340-9.1-5.9-4.6.720.3-109-71.2-55.88.3243
107Charlotte5-74-7-.46.0452-.53126.0531-9.5.8-10.91.020.4-1048.5-119.510.9224
108Georgia Southern3-92-9-.46-.34106-.1196-.05105-10.8-7.9-2.6-1.223.3-119-87.1-28.7-13.4256
109TCU5-74-7-.49.0550-.54127.0162-10.41.1-11.6.121.3-11411.9-127.31.4234
110Georgia Tech3-92-9-.50-.2493-.30113.0344-11.1-5.4-6.8.722.2-122-58.9-74.37.4244
111Colorado4-83-8-.50-.49121-.0588.0532-10.8-10.5-1.21.021.5-119-115.6-13.011.5237
112UL Monroe4-83-8-.52-.35107-.1498-.06109-12.1-8.0-3.1-1.323.1-133-87.7-34.5-14.6254
113UNLV2-102-9-.54-.39111-.1093-.05106-11.5-8.3-2.2-1.121.3-127-90.8-23.8-12.4234
114Southern Mississippi3-92-9-.55-.78130.2624-.05104-13.2-18.86.4-1.324.1-145-207.170.1-13.8265
115Arkansas State2-101-10-.56-.2796-.37118.0713-14.1-6.8-9.41.725.1-155-74.5-103.419.1276
116South Florida2-101-10-.67-.31102-.44123.0715-14.2-6.5-9.31.421.2-156-72.0-101.815.9233
117Northwestern3-92-9-.69-.47119-.1195-.10121-14.6-9.8-2.3-2.121.1-161-108.2-25.7-23.3232
118Rice4-83-8-.70-.35108-.28111-.08115-15.5-7.8-6.2-1.722.1-170-85.3-68.3-18.3243
119Arizona1-111-10-.71-.45116-.22105-.0389-15.4-9.8-4.8-.721.6-169-107.9-53.0-8.1238
120Duke3-92-9-.74-.38110-.38119.0158-17.2-8.9-8.9.223.1-189-97.4-97.52.0254
RkTeamRecFBSPVE OVERkDVERkSVERk PVGOVGDVGSVGNPG PVOVDVSVNP
121Vanderbilt2-102-9-.82-.39113-.34117-.08116-17.8-8.6-7.4-1.721.7-196-94.2-81.3-18.6239
122New Mexico3-92-9-.84-.75129-.0183-.08117-18.6-16.5-.2-1.822.1-205-181.6-1.8-19.7243
123Indiana2-101-10-.86-.64127-.16101-.11125-19.1-14.2-3.4-2.422.1-210-155.8-37.8-26.0243
124New Mexico State2-101-10-.87-.46117-.43121-.0388-20.3-10.6-9.9-.623.2-223-117.0-108.5-7.1255
125Florida International1-110-11-1.00-.47120-.49125-.0494-22.9-10.9-11.3-.923.0-252-119.9-124.0-10.1253
126Temple3-92-9-1.04-.53123-.34116-.20130-20.5-10.4-6.7-3.919.7-225-114.3-73.2-43.2217
127Kansas2-101-10-1.08-.2286-.78130-.06108-21.2-4.4-15.3-1.119.6-233-48.4-168.7-12.0216
128Akron2-101-10-1.12-.45115-.67128.0069-21.8-8.7-13.1.019.5-240-95.4-144.2-.4214
129Connecticut1-110-10-1.13-.70128-.43122-.0282-24.7-15.4-9.4-.521.9-247-154.2-94.0-4.6219
130Massachusetts1-111-9-1.25-.54125-.69129-.0280-24.8-10.8-13.6-.419.8-248-107.7-136.5-3.9198