2019 COLLEGE FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE FEI RATINGS | Football Outsiders

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Rk	Team	Rec	DFEI	DDE	Rk	DPD	Rk	DAY	Rk	DPP	Rk	DTD	Rk	DVD	Rk	DFD	Rk	DBD	Rk	DTO	Rk
1	Clemson	13-1	1.63	1.20	1	1.00	1	.289	2	4.38	3	.113	1	.199	3	.517	1	.192	3	.172	6
2	Ohio State	13-1	1.40	1.19	2	1.00	2	.284	1	4.25	2	.116	2	.178	2	.555	2	.199	2	.130	33
3	Auburn	8-4	1.24	.45	27	1.63	20	.396	24	5.10	26	.204	23	.286	24	.626	18	.143	31	.116	55
4	Georgia	11-2	1.24	1.03	3	1.06	3	.300	3	4.06	1	.121	3	.157	1	.579	5	.171	10	.086	110
5	Oregon	11-2	1.11	.83	6	1.46	7	.372	12	4.76	8	.150	7	.252	8	.646	30	.136	38	.170	8
6	Notre Dame	11-2	1.07	.88	4	1.34	6	.342	4	4.64	7	.145	6	.234	5	.600	6	.172	9	.159	12
7	Baylor	10-3	1.03	.72	10	1.47	8	.395	22	4.81	10	.162	9	.260	9	.688	52	.104	77	.162	11
8	LSU	14-0	.98	.47	24	1.67	21	.393	21	5.28	33	.205	24	.285	23	.649	33	.192	4	.119	47
9	Utah	10-3	.95	.73	9	1.47	9	.360	6	4.82	11	.171	11	.244	6	.610	14	.138	36	.146	18
10	Iowa	10-3	.94	.80	7	1.25	5	.361	7	4.63	5	.143	5	.221	4	.621	17	.129	45	.129	34
11	Alabama	10-2	.93	.72	11	1.55	16	.396	25	4.94	17	.158	8	.267	14	.675	45	.133	42	.167	9
12	Wisconsin	10-4	.93	.68	14	1.52	13	.366	10	5.03	22	.191	17	.262	10	.631	22	.184	6	.128	35
13	Penn State	10-2	.86	.55	19	1.49	11	.413	32	4.96	19	.163	10	.289	26	.711	71	.141	33	.119	49
14	Michigan	9-4	.83	.41	30	1.78	30	.356	5	4.63	6	.245	42	.281	21	.640	25	.165	12	.115	56
15	Washington	7-5	.74	.40	31	1.73	24	.433	43	5.13	27	.198	21	.310	36	.675	44	.159	21	.151	16
16	Florida	9-2	.71	.53	21	1.69	22	.385	18	5.00	21	.193	18	.277	19	.630	21	.126	50	.126	36
17	TCU	4-7	.66	.29	34	2.04	44	.401	27	5.51	45	.244	41	.341	48	.607	12	.133	41	.126	38
18	Cincinnati	11-3	.65	.54	20	1.56	17	.404	28	5.22	31	.181	16	.300	33	.663	40	.163	15	.163	10
19	South Carolina	3-8	.63	.12	45	2.00	42	.448	50	5.59	51	.228	35	.339	46	.693	56	.110	69	.102	79
20	Michigan State	7-6	.61	.47	25	1.78	29	.373	13	4.85	14	.224	32	.266	12	.608	13	.161	18	.133	28
21	Pittsburgh	7-5	.60	.48	23	1.76	27	.387	20	4.82	12	.193	19	.280	20	.693	57	.173	8	.093	98
22	Texas A&M	7-5	.58	.18	41	1.95	38	.417	35	5.44	41	.232	37	.304	35	.704	65	.168	11	.088	107
23	Florida Atlantic	10-3	.55	.58	18	1.61	19	.376	15	5.36	37	.209	26	.297	31	.601	9	.146	30	.184	2
24	Kansas State	7-5	.53	.24	38	1.93	37	.441	45	5.95	77	.211	27	.346	50	.684	49	.128	47	.090	103
25	Tennessee	7-5	.51	.27	35	1.98	39	.431	41	5.17	29	.236	39	.291	27	.709	69	.134	40	.110	61
26	Appalachian State	12-1	.51	.61	15	1.60	18	.368	11	5.08	25	.196	20	.272	18	.576	3	.146	29	.133	27
27	Miami	5-7	.50	.51	22	1.76	26	.385	17	4.84	13	.199	22	.298	32	.603	10	.163	14	.121	44
28	San Diego State	9-3	.49	.85	5	1.23	4	.363	9	4.77	9	.141	4	.250	7	.578	4	.188	5	.188	1
29	Northwestern	3-9	.47	.33	33	1.83	32	.409	31	4.94	16	.220	31	.288	25	.652	36	.121	54	.083	113
30	UCF	9-3	.44	.68	13	1.51	12	.362	8	4.62	4	.173	14	.267	15	.627	20	.160	19	.120	45
31	Missouri	5-6	.43	.46	26	1.71	23	.381	16	5.31	36	.207	25	.281	22	.620	15	.107	70	.107	65
32	Western Kentucky	9-3	.37	.58	17	1.47	10	.405	30	4.97	20	.171	12	.268	17	.626	19	.106	74	.122	41
33	Arizona State	7-5	.36	.06	51	2.02	43	.462	57	5.72	62	.270	63	.358	56	.759	103	.102	78	.175	4
34	Minnesota	10-2	.35	.45	29	1.81	31	.395	23	4.95	18	.216	28	.267	16	.655	37	.129	44	.138	23
35	Buffalo	7-5	.34	.74	8	1.74	25	.373	14	4.86	15	.217	30	.302	34	.620	16	.209	1	.132	30
36	Iowa State	6-6	.33	.00	57	2.09	50	.432	42	5.51	46	.246	44	.351	51	.604	11	.134	39	.075	122
37	Duke	4-7	.33	.18	42	2.11	53	.414	33	5.30	34	.254	49	.338	45	.600	8	.138	35	.092	99
38	Florida State	5-7	.28	.06	52	2.09	49	.484	70	5.54	48	.228	34	.369	63	.711	74	.067	123	.101	84
39	Kentucky	7-5	.27	.25	36	1.86	34	.428	39	5.55	50	.233	38	.317	38	.708	67	.083	103	.117	54
40	Boise State	11-2	.26	.39	32	1.84	33	.396	26	5.23	32	.231	36	.294	28	.643	28	.147	27	.119	48
41	Temple	7-5	.25	.24	37	1.90	36	.444	46	5.18	30	.248	46	.297	30	.648	32	.138	37	.117	53
42	Ole Miss	3-8	.25	-.22	74	2.15	57	.516	89	6.11	90	.256	53	.359	57	.786	119	.068	120	.085	111
43	California	7-5	.25	.05	54	2.08	47	.503	81	5.40	38	.236	40	.378	67	.764	105	.094	88	.110	62
44	Tulsa	4-8	.22	-.11	65	2.31	71	.462	58	5.63	56	.291	69	.362	60	.695	59	.085	100	.085	112
45	Texas	8-5	.21	-.10	64	2.20	61	.513	86	6.28	99	.255	51	.389	73	.779	116	.040	130	.121	43
46	Oklahoma State	7-5	.21	-.04	61	2.16	58	.460	52	5.93	76	.261	56	.373	65	.641	26	.099	82	.106	69
47	Virginia Tech	6-5	.21	.23	39	1.99	40	.415	34	5.47	42	.259	54	.326	39	.600	7	.156	22	.126	37
48	Navy	10-2	.20	.10	48	2.11	52	.435	44	5.42	39	.256	52	.339	47	.645	29	.165	13	.140	21
49	Wyoming	7-5	.18	.60	16	1.55	15	.427	38	5.07	24	.173	13	.266	13	.705	66	.115	61	.137	25
50	Nebraska	5-7	.17	.19	40	2.11	54	.425	36	5.60	53	.261	55	.310	37	.711	73	.127	49	.120	46
51	Air Force	10-2	.15	.12	46	2.04	46	.481	68	5.48	43	.264	59	.396	78	.717	78	.085	101	.123	40
52	Wake Forest	7-5	.14	.16	44	2.10	51	.447	48	5.88	74	.253	48	.338	43	.656	38	.097	84	.156	13
53	South Florida	3-8	.10	-.12	67	2.29	67	.488	72	5.65	58	.298	77	.412	88	.684	50	.132	43	.132	31
54	Memphis	11-2	.08	.01	56	2.13	56	.466	64	5.42	40	.255	50	.356	54	.691	55	.161	17	.121	42
55	USC	8-5	.08	-.02	60	2.20	62	.474	67	5.49	44	.264	58	.368	62	.743	91	.111	67	.104	71
56	Illinois	6-7	.04	.16	43	2.04	45	.460	54	5.87	72	.247	45	.333	41	.710	70	.093	90	.173	5
57	Louisiana Tech	9-3	.02	.70	12	1.54	14	.404	29	5.15	28	.180	15	.295	29	.676	46	.101	79	.180	3
58	Oklahoma	11-2	.01	-.28	80	2.44	79	.447	49	5.74	64	.299	78	.372	64	.679	47	.146	28	.044	129
59	North Carolina	6-6	.01	.10	49	1.99	41	.461	55	5.70	60	.245	43	.357	55	.664	41	.126	51	.112	58
60	Louisiana	10-3	-.04	.11	47	1.87	35	.463	60	5.60	52	.228	33	.331	40	.713	75	.074	116	.088	106
61	Mississippi State	5-7	-.05	-.53	94	2.69	97	.537	94	6.52	108	.347	99	.455	101	.752	100	.074	115	.140	22
62	Tulane	6-6	-.07	-.17	69	2.34	73	.467	65	5.67	59	.289	68	.385	71	.674	43	.111	66	.081	117
63	Miami (OH)	7-6	-.08	.01	55	2.17	59	.426	37	5.31	35	.285	67	.351	52	.649	34	.159	20	.106	68
64	Georgia Southern	6-6	-.10	-.21	73	2.42	75	.457	51	5.82	69	.316	85	.361	59	.632	23	.113	65	.098	89
65	SMU	10-3	-.13	.00	58	2.24	65	.463	59	5.86	70	.268	60	.354	53	.695	60	.128	46	.110	63
66	BYU	6-6	-.13	.06	53	2.12	55	.466	63	5.54	49	.250	47	.364	61	.689	54	.083	102	.106	67
67	Virginia	8-5	-.15	-.17	70	2.31	70	.460	53	6.01	82	.292	71	.389	72	.660	39	.153	23	.111	60
68	West Virginia	4-7	-.15	-.37	89	2.49	85	.491	73	5.61	55	.317	86	.392	75	.767	106	.100	81	.083	115
69	Southern Mississippi	6-6	-.18	-.02	59	2.19	60	.428	40	6.17	93	.284	66	.336	42	.649	35	.149	26	.082	116
70	Marshall	7-5	-.20	-.11	66	2.08	48	.471	66	5.77	65	.269	61	.343	49	.724	82	.082	105	.090	104
71	Syracuse	4-7	-.21	-.26	77	2.46	81	.510	83	6.49	107	.314	84	.394	77	.796	126	.073	117	.153	14
72	Texas Tech	3-8	-.23	-.41	93	2.42	76	.511	84	6.71	115	.311	81	.422	92	.711	72	.141	34	.141	20
73	Indiana	7-5	-.28	-.19	72	2.31	69	.493	74	6.02	83	.282	65	.405	82	.733	86	.115	64	.115	57
74	UAB	8-5	-.28	.45	28	1.77	28	.387	19	5.05	23	.217	29	.266	11	.643	27	.175	7	.105	70
75	Ball State	4-7	-.30	-.17	71	2.50	87	.500	78	6.21	97	.305	80	.427	94	.718	79	.107	71	.153	15
76	UCLA	4-8	-.33	-.59	99	2.71	99	.523	90	6.59	114	.353	100	.406	83	.759	104	.090	96	.098	90
77	Purdue	4-8	-.34	-.33	86	2.49	83	.503	80	6.05	86	.313	83	.382	69	.750	96	.083	104	.090	102
78	Utah State	6-6	-.35	-.23	75	2.42	74	.499	77	5.80	67	.319	89	.410	86	.701	63	.090	95	.146	19
79	Stanford	4-8	-.37	-.62	100	2.64	95	.548	105	6.18	94	.328	96	.464	110	.768	107	.064	125	.080	118
80	Houston	3-8	-.37	-.78	113	2.89	113	.540	97	7.02	124	.386	114	.462	108	.773	113	.068	122	.091	101
81	Army	3-8	-.39	-.37	88	2.50	88	.527	92	5.80	68	.320	91	.408	85	.718	80	.117	60	.097	91
82	South Alabama	1-10	-.41	-.38	91	2.53	90	.539	95	5.88	73	.292	70	.383	70	.717	77	.092	92	.092	100
83	Arizona	3-8	-.42	-.72	107	2.88	111	.578	120	6.36	102	.360	102	.472	112	.768	108	.056	127	.096	94
84	Western Michigan	6-6	-.42	-.08	63	2.25	66	.511	85	6.13	91	.261	57	.399	79	.732	85	.094	89	.130	32
85	Fresno State	3-8	-.44	-.28	79	2.52	89	.531	93	5.79	66	.317	87	.444	98	.698	61	.127	48	.151	17
86	Arkansas State	7-5	-.45	-.29	81	2.49	84	.501	79	6.07	87	.312	82	.422	91	.701	62	.143	32	.104	73
87	Louisville	7-5	-.47	-.63	101	2.84	104	.543	102	6.58	112	.378	112	.434	96	.734	88	.077	111	.112	59
88	Central Michigan	7-6	-.48	.09	50	2.20	63	.445	47	5.60	54	.270	64	.338	44	.682	48	.122	53	.101	80
89	NC State	3-8	-.48	-.56	98	2.71	98	.525	91	5.86	71	.344	98	.418	90	.770	109	.115	62	.057	127
90	Maryland	2-9	-.48	-.65	103	2.79	103	.560	109	6.52	109	.353	101	.483	118	.716	76	.069	119	.103	76
91	Old Dominion	0-11	-.51	-.36	87	2.59	93	.508	82	6.17	92	.320	90	.426	93	.689	53	.107	72	.098	87
92	Colorado	5-7	-.53	-.75	110	2.86	107	.541	98	6.46	106	.376	111	.456	102	.728	84	.104	76	.136	26
93	Georgia Tech	3-8	-.54	-.55	96	2.69	96	.550	106	6.03	84	.342	97	.479	115	.744	92	.111	68	.103	77
94	Northern Illinois	4-7	-.55	-.31	84	2.49	86	.487	71	6.33	100	.323	93	.379	68	.694	58	.121	55	.073	123
95	Liberty	6-5	-.55	-.05	62	2.24	64	.495	75	5.53	47	.269	62	.403	81	.647	31	.151	24	.118	52
96	Florida International	5-7	-.56	-.16	68	2.43	77	.497	76	5.64	57	.297	75	.406	84	.734	89	.117	59	.133	29
97	Texas State	2-9	-.58	-.67	104	2.84	105	.547	103	5.95	78	.375	108	.438	97	.703	64	.078	110	.086	109
98	Colorado State	3-8	-.58	-.24	76	2.44	78	.461	56	5.74	63	.305	79	.375	66	.688	51	.117	58	.094	97
99	Nevada	6-6	-.58	-.30	83	2.59	92	.484	69	6.10	89	.326	95	.393	76	.719	81	.119	56	.104	74
100	Rice	3-9	-.60	-.26	78	2.30	68	.464	61	5.89	75	.296	73	.360	58	.672	42	.104	75	.088	108
101	Boston College	5-7	-.60	-.55	97	2.74	100	.560	108	6.36	103	.319	88	.459	103	.748	94	.081	106	.104	75
102	UNLV	3-8	-.63	-.30	82	2.46	80	.540	96	6.41	105	.296	74	.416	89	.784	117	.080	108	.104	72
103	Kansas	2-9	-.64	-.98	120	3.05	122	.575	118	6.03	85	.393	118	.487	119	.795	125	.077	114	.043	130
104	Arkansas	1-10	-.65	-1.05	124	3.25	125	.568	114	6.77	117	.421	124	.482	117	.772	111	.070	118	.096	92
105	Washington State	5-7	-.66	-.80	114	2.79	102	.581	122	6.81	120	.364	103	.473	114	.853	130	.054	128	.101	83
106	Vanderbilt	2-9	-.68	-.90	118	2.99	117	.590	123	7.08	126	.393	119	.462	107	.778	115	.077	113	.077	120
107	Middle Tennessee	3-8	-.71	-.41	92	2.56	91	.573	117	6.23	98	.298	76	.479	116	.793	124	.091	94	.099	86
108	Eastern Michigan	5-7	-.72	-.38	90	2.48	82	.514	87	5.96	79	.321	92	.389	74	.725	83	.115	63	.137	24
109	Oregon State	4-7	-.75	-1.02	122	2.96	114	.596	126	6.39	104	.395	121	.487	120	.798	127	.092	91	.101	82
110	Ohio	6-6	-.79	-.31	85	2.34	72	.465	62	5.98	81	.294	72	.412	87	.640	24	.162	16	.066	125
111	Hawaii	9-5	-.82	-.67	105	2.87	109	.564	111	6.58	113	.365	105	.462	106	.776	114	.077	112	.096	93
112	North Texas	3-8	-.85	-.54	95	2.59	94	.515	88	5.96	80	.325	94	.400	80	.750	97	.050	129	.067	124
113	Rutgers	2-10	-.87	-1.10	125	3.25	124	.571	116	6.72	116	.430	125	.509	125	.772	112	.088	98	.053	128
114	Coastal Carolina	4-7	-.92	-.72	108	2.85	106	.552	107	6.21	96	.391	116	.445	99	.791	122	.091	93	.118	51
115	UL Monroe	4-7	-.93	-.86	117	2.99	116	.541	99	6.79	119	.393	117	.459	104	.748	95	.081	107	.119	50
116	San Jose State	4-7	-1.01	-.64	102	2.78	101	.564	112	6.07	88	.366	106	.431	95	.789	121	.065	124	.171	7
117	Toledo	5-6	-1.01	-.77	112	2.87	110	.571	115	6.78	118	.370	107	.472	113	.756	101	.094	87	.063	126
118	Georgia State	6-6	-1.07	-.82	115	3.05	121	.563	110	6.55	111	.394	120	.462	109	.750	98	.098	83	.106	66
119	Charlotte	6-6	-1.13	-.77	111	2.87	108	.541	100	6.19	95	.375	109	.450	100	.708	68	.150	25	.100	85
120	New Mexico	1-10	-1.20	-1.00	121	3.03	120	.567	113	6.83	121	.400	122	.492	122	.750	99	.100	80	.083	114
121	Akron	0-12	-1.21	-.71	106	3.03	119	.542	101	5.71	61	.387	115	.460	105	.734	87	.097	85	.089	105
122	Troy	4-7	-1.21	-.75	109	2.97	115	.547	104	6.33	101	.378	113	.471	111	.748	93	.118	57	.101	81
123	Kent State	6-6	-1.26	-.91	119	2.88	112	.590	124	6.53	110	.365	104	.492	123	.786	118	.079	109	.095	96
124	East Carolina	2-8	-1.30	-1.04	123	3.16	123	.590	125	7.07	125	.419	123	.513	126	.786	120	.068	121	.103	78
125	UTSA	3-8	-1.32	-.86	116	3.02	118	.577	119	6.97	123	.375	110	.492	121	.742	90	.125	52	.108	64
126	New Mexico State	1-10	-1.38	-1.23	128	3.51	129	.617	129	7.12	127	.431	126	.500	124	.793	123	.086	99	.078	119
127	Bowling Green	2-9	-1.49	-1.17	126	3.39	126	.581	121	7.56	129	.455	128	.518	127	.759	102	.089	97	.098	88
128	Connecticut	1-10	-1.50	-1.34	129	3.50	128	.606	128	7.39	128	.476	129	.533	128	.771	110	.095	86	.095	95
129	UTEP	0-11	-1.75	-1.21	127	3.46	127	.605	127	6.90	122	.434	127	.538	129	.821	128	.057	126	.075	121
130	Massachusetts	1-10	-2.74	-2.08	130	4.37	130	.709	130	8.43	130	.593	130	.628	130	.832	129	.106	73	.124	39