Defense · havoc rate
| 1 |  Texas Tech | Big 12 | 23.3% |
| 2 |  Indiana | Big Ten | 23.2% |
| 3 |  Oklahoma | SEC | 22.7% |
| 4 |  Texas A&M | SEC | 21.4% |
| 5 |  Arizona | Big 12 | 20.2% |
| 6 |  Toledo | Mid-American | 20.2% |
| 7 |  James Madison | Sun Belt | 19.9% |
| 8 |  Missouri | SEC | 19.8% |
| 9 |  Clemson | ACC | 19.6% |
| 10 |  Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 19.5% |
| 11 |  East Carolina | American Athletic | 19.1% |
| 12 |  Bowling Green | Mid-American | 19.0% |
| 13 |  Miami | ACC | 18.9% |
| 14 |  Pittsburgh | ACC | 18.9% |
| 15 |  Arizona State | Big 12 | 18.8% |
| 16 |  SMU | ACC | 18.8% |
| 17 |  Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 18.6% |
| 18 |  UTSA | American Athletic | 18.5% |
| 19 |  Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 18.4% |
| 20 |  Tennessee | SEC | 18.4% |
| 21 |  Oregon | Big Ten | 18.2% |
| 22 |  Wake Forest | ACC | 18.2% |
| 23 |  Virginia | ACC | 18.1% |
| 24 |  Texas | SEC | 17.9% |
| 25 |  Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 17.8% |
| 26 |  Alabama | SEC | 17.7% |
| 27 |  Kansas | Big 12 | 17.7% |
| 28 |  West Virginia | Big 12 | 17.7% |
| 29 |  Minnesota | Big Ten | 17.6% |
| 30 |  Fresno State | Mountain West | 17.4% |