Team Defense
| Pos | Team | PA/G | Def/G | Run/G | Pass/G | Sacks | 1st/G | Take |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 42.3 | 555.4 | 100.4 | 455.0 | 21 | 22.6 | 13 |
| 2 | Michigan | 31.1 | 419.4 | 128.0 | 291.4 | 18 | 18.7 | 13 |
| 3 | Oregon | 43.3 | 557.9 | 149.4 | 408.4 | 6 | 23.0 | 13 |
| 4 | Penn State | 31.9 | 422.7 | 84.6 | 338.1 | 21 | 20.1 | 9 |
| 5 | Iowa | 40.0 | 553.3 | 194.4 | 358.7 | 12 | 26.3 | 10 |
| 6 | USC | 37.7 | 498.7 | 82.1 | 417.0 | 29 | 19.4 | 14 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 26.0 | 420.3 | 83.3 | 337.0 | 24 | 18.9 | 15 |
| 8 | Texas A&M | 38.6 | 514.3 | 113.6 | 400.7 | 20 | 23.4 | 7 |
| 9 | Colorado | 39.0 | 457.4 | 123.0 | 334.4 | 21 | 19.9 | 13 |
| 10 | Nebraska | 31.7 | 467.2 | 73.3 | 393.8 | 15 | 19.5 | 8 |
| 11 | Texas | 33.7 | 510.5 | 106.2 | 404.3 | 19 | 22.0 | 6 |
| 12 | West Virginia | 44.9 | 550.4 | 188.1 | 362.3 | 9 | 22.0 | 10 |
| 13 | Alabama | 32.7 | 466.6 | 82.3 | 384.3 | 12 | 19.6 | 14 |
| 14 | Auburn | 25.2 | 390.0 | 65.3 | 324.7 | 10 | 16.0 | 6 |
| 15 | LSU | 42.0 | 523.0 | 119.7 | 403.3 | 13 | 23.8 | 10 |
| 16 | Florida | 45.6 | 554.0 | 189.3 | 364.7 | 15 | 22.7 | 8 |
| 17 | Miami | 32.7 | 501.6 | 63.4 | 438.1 | 22 | 22.1 | 18 |
| 18 | North Carolina | 27.2 | 414.8 | 74.3 | 340.5 | 16 | 19.0 | 11 |
| 19 | Virginia Tech | 33.9 | 438.0 | 132.7 | 305.3 | 18 | 19.0 | 12 |
| 20 | Clemson | 31.1 | 431.1 | 130.6 | 300.6 | 19 | 19.7 | 11 |
| 21 | Florida State | 36.0 | 460.6 | 119.6 | 341.0 | 17 | 20.0 | 15 |
| 22 | Tennessee | 46.2 | 563.2 | 179.2 | 384.0 | 14 | 23.0 | 8 |
| 23 | Georgia | 46.5 | 513.8 | 149.3 | 364.5 | 9 | 22.0 | 4 |
| 24 | Notre Dame | 52.8 | 578.3 | 282.5 | 295.8 | 7 | 26.3 | 5 |
