Opponent-adjusted
Houston ranks first in FBS in adjusted success rate at 50.8%, ahead of USC (50.6%) and Ole Miss (50.3%). The middle of FBS is about 41.5%, and Old Dominion is last of 138 (31.1%).
Share of plays that keep the offense on schedule (half the yards needed on 1st down, 70% on 2nd, all of it on 3rd or 4th), adjusted for opponents.
The same efficiency numbers, adjusted for the offenses and defenses each team has faced (CollegeFootballData.com). A good number against a soft schedule shrinks; one against a hard schedule grows.
Games through Oct 31, 2026. Ranks are among the 138 FBS teams with the number.
| Rank | Team | Conference | Success rate (adjusted) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | Big 12 | 50.8% |
| 2 | USC | Big Ten | 50.6% |
| 3 | Ole Miss | SEC | 50.3% |
| 4 | LSU | SEC | 49.8% |
| 5 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 49.1% |
| 6 | Notre Dame | Independents | 49.0% |
| 7 | Georgia | SEC | 48.9% |
| 8 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 48.8% |
| 9 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 48.5% |
| 10 | Kentucky | SEC | 48.5% |
| 11 | Mississippi State | SEC | 48.2% |
| 12 | Utah | Big 12 | 48.1% |
| 13 | Alabama | SEC | 47.6% |
| 14 | Texas State | Pac-12 | 47.3% |
| 15 | Air Force | Mountain West | 47.2% |
| 16 | Miami | ACC | 47.1% |
| 17 | Army | American Athletic | 46.9% |
| 18 | North Texas | American Athletic | 46.7% |
| 19 | Illinois | Big Ten | 46.6% |
| 20 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 46.4% |
| 21 | Liberty | Conference USA | 46.2% |
| 22 | UCLA | Big Ten | 46.1% |
| 23 | Florida | SEC | 46.1% |
| 23 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 46.1% |
| 25 | BYU | Big 12 | 46.1% |
| 26 | Memphis | American Athletic | 45.9% |
| 27 | Boise State | Pac-12 | 45.9% |
| 28 | SMU | ACC | 45.7% |
| 29 | Wake Forest | ACC | 45.5% |
| 30 | South Carolina | SEC | 45.5% |
| 31 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 45.4% |
| 32 | North Carolina | ACC | 45.1% |
| 33 | Indiana | Big Ten | 44.8% |
| 34 | Louisville | ACC | 44.7% |
| 35 | Arizona | Big 12 | 44.6% |
| 36 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 44.2% |
| 37 | Tennessee | SEC | 44.2% |
| 38 | Florida State | ACC | 44.2% |
| 39 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 44.0% |
| 40 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 44.0% |
| 41 | Purdue | Big Ten | 43.8% |
| 42 | Colorado State | Pac-12 | 43.7% |
| 43 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 43.7% |
| 44 | UTSA | American Athletic | 43.7% |
| 45 | Texas | SEC | 43.6% |
| 46 | Navy | American Athletic | 43.5% |
| 47 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 43.5% |
| 48 | Ohio | Mid-American | 43.4% |
| 49 | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 43.4% |
| 50 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 43.3% |
| 51 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 43.2% |
| 52 | UCF | Big 12 | 43.0% |
| 53 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 43.0% |
| 54 | Kansas | Big 12 | 43.0% |
| 55 | Arkansas | SEC | 42.9% |
| 55 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 42.9% |
| 57 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 42.7% |
| 58 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 42.7% |
| 59 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 42.3% |
| 60 | Washington | Big Ten | 41.9% |
| 61 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 41.9% |
| 62 | Syracuse | ACC | 41.8% |
| 63 | Arizona State | Big 12 | 41.8% |
| 64 | Michigan | Big Ten | 41.6% |
| 65 | Temple | American Athletic | 41.6% |
| 66 | Texas A&M | SEC | 41.6% |
| 67 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 41.6% |
| 68 | Louisiana Tech | Sun Belt | 41.5% |
| 69 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 41.5% |
| 70 | Auburn | SEC | 41.5% |
| 71 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 41.4% |
| 72 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 41.4% |
| 72 | South Florida | American Athletic | 41.4% |
| 74 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 41.3% |
| 75 | Toledo | Mid-American | 41.3% |
| 76 | Penn State | Big Ten | 41.3% |
| 77 | NC State | ACC | 41.1% |
| 78 | Boston College | ACC | 40.9% |
| 79 | Iowa | Big Ten | 40.8% |
| 80 | UConn | Independents | 40.7% |
| 81 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 40.5% |
| 82 | Missouri State | Conference USA | 40.4% |
| 83 | Oregon | Big Ten | 40.3% |
| 84 | Colorado | Big 12 | 40.2% |
| 84 | UAB | American Athletic | 40.2% |
| 86 | Oklahoma | SEC | 40.2% |
| 87 | Ball State | Mid-American | 40.1% |
| 88 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 40.1% |
| 89 | Nevada | Mountain West | 40.0% |
| 90 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 39.8% |
| 91 | Kennesaw State | Conference USA | 39.8% |
| 92 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 39.7% |
| 93 | Troy | Sun Belt | 39.7% |
| 94 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 39.6% |
| 95 | Akron | Mid-American | 39.5% |
| 96 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 39.4% |
| 96 | Rice | American Athletic | 39.4% |
| 98 | Fresno State | Pac-12 | 39.4% |
| 99 | App State | Sun Belt | 39.2% |
| 100 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 39.2% |
| 101 | Massachusetts | Mid-American | 39.1% |
| 102 | Missouri | SEC | 39.0% |
| 103 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 39.0% |
| 104 | Duke | ACC | 38.9% |
| 105 | Baylor | Big 12 | 38.9% |
| 106 | TCU | Big 12 | 38.8% |
| 107 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 38.8% |
| 108 | North Dakota State | Mountain West | 38.7% |
| 109 | Virginia | ACC | 38.7% |
| 110 | Maryland | Big Ten | 38.6% |
| 111 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 38.4% |
| 112 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 38.4% |
| 113 | Florida International | Conference USA | 38.3% |
| 114 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 38.3% |
| 115 | Delaware | Conference USA | 38.0% |
| 115 | UNLV | Mountain West | 38.0% |
| 117 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 38.0% |
| 118 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 37.9% |
| 118 | Northern Illinois | Mountain West | 37.9% |
| 120 | Clemson | ACC | 37.9% |
| 121 | Stanford | ACC | 37.7% |
| 122 | California | ACC | 37.4% |
| 123 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 37.2% |
| 124 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 37.0% |
| 125 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 37.0% |
| 126 | Sam Houston | Conference USA | 36.7% |
| 127 | Sacramento State | Mid-American | 36.7% |
| 128 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 36.2% |
| 129 | San Diego State | Pac-12 | 36.1% |
| 130 | San José State | Mountain West | 35.8% |
| 131 | Utah State | Pac-12 | 35.7% |
| 132 | UTEP | Mountain West | 35.6% |
| 133 | Charlotte | American Athletic | 34.8% |
| 134 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 34.4% |
| 135 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 34.4% |
| 136 | Kent State | Mid-American | 33.9% |
| 137 | Tulane | American Athletic | 32.7% |
| 138 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 31.1% |
Big 12: Houston (50.8%, 1st); Big Ten: USC (50.6%, 2nd); SEC: Ole Miss (50.3%, 3rd); Independents: Notre Dame (49.0%, 6th); Pac-12: Texas State (47.3%, 14th); Mountain West: Air Force (47.2%, 15th); ACC: Miami (47.1%, 16th); American Athletic: Army (46.9%, 17th); Conference USA: Liberty (46.2%, 21st); Sun Belt: Arkansas State (44.0%, 39th); Mid-American: Ohio (43.4%, 48th).