Team Defense
| Pos | Team | PA/G | Def/G | Run/G | Pass/G | Sacks | 1st/G | Take |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USC | 27.0 | 435.4 | 83.3 | 352.1 | 17 | 20.4 | 15 |
| 2 | Michigan | 37.3 | 509.7 | 103.6 | 406.1 | 13 | 21.0 | 11 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 35.1 | 482.9 | 110.3 | 372.6 | 17 | 20.1 | 8 |
| 4 | Michigan State | 33.7 | 478.6 | 109.9 | 368.7 | 18 | 21.9 | 11 |
| 5 | Oregon | 37.1 | 481.7 | 132.4 | 349.3 | 18 | 21.7 | 6 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 32.6 | 454.1 | 84.1 | 370.0 | 18 | 20.1 | 12 |
| 7 | Texas | 36.9 | 493.3 | 90.0 | 403.3 | 29 | 20.1 | 9 |
| 8 | Texas A&M | 31.1 | 472.1 | 125.9 | 346.3 | 21 | 19.1 | 12 |
| 9 | Colorado | 41.0 | 521.6 | 102.1 | 419.4 | 19 | 20.3 | 12 |
| 10 | LSU | 42.7 | 515.3 | 156.3 | 359.0 | 11 | 23.9 | 9 |
| 11 | Alabama | 26.1 | 418.4 | 86.9 | 331.6 | 14 | 18.7 | 13 |
| 12 | Auburn | 29.1 | 425.4 | 55.7 | 369.7 | 24 | 18.6 | 9 |
| 13 | Florida | 36.7 | 495.9 | 132.9 | 363.0 | 16 | 22.7 | 10 |
| 14 | Georgia | 42.9 | 536.7 | 125.6 | 411.1 | 14 | 21.4 | 12 |
| 15 | Miami | 36.3 | 516.6 | 84.1 | 432.4 | 20 | 22.0 | 12 |
| 16 | Virginia Tech | 33.1 | 409.3 | 89.4 | 319.9 | 29 | 17.9 | 10 |
| 17 | Florida State | 32.6 | 460.0 | 123.4 | 336.6 | 13 | 22.0 | 16 |
| 18 | North Carolina | 29.6 | 409.7 | 104.9 | 304.9 | 12 | 16.9 | 10 |
| 19 | Clemson | 42.1 | 508.0 | 110.9 | 393.6 | 13 | 21.4 | 9 |
| 20 | Tennessee | 43.0 | 509.7 | 178.0 | 331.7 | 11 | 22.7 | 11 |
| 21 | West Virginia | 35.0 | 473.6 | 135.7 | 337.9 | 18 | 20.9 | 11 |
| 22 | Notre Dame | 46.4 | 548.9 | 176.3 | 372.6 | 21 | 23.6 | 12 |
| 23 | Kentucky | 44.7 | 499.4 | 105.1 | 394.3 | 20 | 22.1 | 9 |
| 24 | Penn State | 40.1 | 540.4 | 166.9 | 373.6 | 23 | 25.0 | 10 |
