Team Defense
| Pos | Team | PA/G | Def/G | Run/G | Pass/G | Sacks | 1st/G | Take |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USC | 28.6 | 438.7 | 80.2 | 358.4 | 20 | 18.9 | 17 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 35.7 | 492.9 | 116.1 | 376.8 | 27 | 21.2 | 18 |
| 3 | Michigan State | 35.1 | 480.1 | 121.6 | 358.6 | 24 | 21.4 | 15 |
| 4 | Michigan | 41.2 | 511.4 | 99.6 | 411.9 | 20 | 21.1 | 12 |
| 5 | Oregon | 38.9 | 502.4 | 135.1 | 367.3 | 22 | 22.3 | 7 |
| 6 | Texas A&M | 31.4 | 460.6 | 103.8 | 356.8 | 45 | 20.8 | 21 |
| 7 | Texas | 35.8 | 492.5 | 88.6 | 403.9 | 37 | 20.6 | 17 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 34.9 | 462.8 | 100.2 | 362.6 | 25 | 20.1 | 13 |
| 9 | Colorado | 36.3 | 495.1 | 96.4 | 398.7 | 24 | 19.8 | 22 |
| 10 | LSU | 40.3 | 501.3 | 156.0 | 345.3 | 19 | 23.4 | 11 |
| 11 | Alabama | 25.7 | 425.5 | 84.7 | 340.7 | 21 | 18.5 | 21 |
| 12 | Florida | 37.6 | 500.0 | 137.8 | 362.2 | 19 | 22.3 | 13 |
| 13 | Auburn | 32.7 | 450.0 | 72.6 | 377.4 | 26 | 20.0 | 11 |
| 14 | Georgia | 41.4 | 532.3 | 128.0 | 404.3 | 16 | 21.4 | 13 |
| 15 | Tennessee | 40.6 | 495.8 | 165.9 | 329.9 | 13 | 22.1 | 13 |
| 16 | Miami | 35.1 | 487.6 | 69.7 | 417.9 | 35 | 21.3 | 23 |
| 17 | Florida State | 32.7 | 459.3 | 112.9 | 346.4 | 18 | 21.8 | 18 |
| 18 | Virginia Tech | 34.3 | 408.8 | 101.8 | 307.0 | 31 | 18.4 | 11 |
| 19 | Clemson | 38.4 | 480.8 | 118.3 | 359.7 | 21 | 21.6 | 12 |
| 20 | North Carolina | 30.6 | 425.5 | 117.1 | 308.5 | 20 | 18.3 | 21 |
| 21 | West Virginia | 37.4 | 478.9 | 134.4 | 344.5 | 20 | 21.4 | 11 |
| 22 | Notre Dame | 46.1 | 548.9 | 186.8 | 362.1 | 25 | 23.8 | 12 |
| 23 | Kentucky | 45.1 | 511.1 | 119.0 | 392.1 | 21 | 22.1 | 9 |
| 24 | Penn State | 38.1 | 513.8 | 169.1 | 344.6 | 25 | 23.0 | 11 |
