Opponent-adjusted
Notre Dame ranks first in FBS in adjusted success rate, standard downs at 54.1%, ahead of Ole Miss (53.0%) and Ohio State (53.0%). The middle of FBS is about 46.7%, and Old Dominion is last of 138 (36.5%).
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, standard downs (adjusted) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | Independents | 54.1% |
| 2 | Ole Miss | SEC | 53.0% |
| 3 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 53.0% |
| 4 | Kentucky | SEC | 52.8% |
| 5 | Houston | Big 12 | 52.6% |
| 6 | USC | Big Ten | 52.3% |
| 7 | Air Force | Mountain West | 52.2% |
| 8 | Alabama | SEC | 52.1% |
| 9 | LSU | SEC | 52.1% |
| 10 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 52.0% |
| 11 | Army | American Athletic | 51.9% |
| 12 | Mississippi State | SEC | 51.7% |
| 13 | Georgia | SEC | 51.5% |
| 14 | South Carolina | SEC | 51.2% |
| 15 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 51.2% |
| 16 | Liberty | Conference USA | 51.1% |
| 17 | Memphis | American Athletic | 50.8% |
| 18 | North Texas | American Athletic | 50.8% |
| 19 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 50.7% |
| 20 | Utah | Big 12 | 50.7% |
| 21 | UCLA | Big Ten | 50.6% |
| 22 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 50.5% |
| 23 | Navy | American Athletic | 50.5% |
| 24 | BYU | Big 12 | 50.2% |
| 25 | Miami | ACC | 50.2% |
| 26 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 50.1% |
| 27 | Tennessee | SEC | 50.0% |
| 28 | Florida | SEC | 49.9% |
| 29 | Kansas | Big 12 | 49.8% |
| 30 | Illinois | Big Ten | 49.7% |
| 31 | Louisville | ACC | 49.7% |
| 32 | Arkansas | SEC | 49.5% |
| 33 | SMU | ACC | 49.2% |
| 34 | North Carolina | ACC | 49.2% |
| 35 | UTSA | American Athletic | 49.1% |
| 36 | Wake Forest | ACC | 49.1% |
| 37 | Ohio | Mid-American | 49.0% |
| 38 | South Florida | American Athletic | 49.0% |
| 39 | Indiana | Big Ten | 48.9% |
| 40 | Texas State | Pac-12 | 48.7% |
| 41 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 48.4% |
| 42 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 48.3% |
| 43 | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 48.2% |
| 44 | Boise State | Pac-12 | 48.2% |
| 45 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 48.0% |
| 46 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 48.0% |
| 47 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 47.8% |
| 48 | Washington | Big Ten | 47.8% |
| 49 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 47.7% |
| 50 | Texas | SEC | 47.6% |
| 51 | Toledo | Mid-American | 47.5% |
| 52 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 47.5% |
| 53 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 47.4% |
| 54 | Iowa | Big Ten | 47.4% |
| 55 | Syracuse | ACC | 47.4% |
| 56 | Temple | American Athletic | 47.3% |
| 57 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 47.3% |
| 58 | UConn | Independents | 47.2% |
| 59 | Colorado State | Pac-12 | 47.1% |
| 60 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 47.0% |
| 61 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 47.0% |
| 62 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 47.0% |
| 62 | Purdue | Big Ten | 47.0% |
| 64 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 47.0% |
| 65 | Florida State | ACC | 47.0% |
| 66 | Rice | American Athletic | 46.9% |
| 67 | Arizona | Big 12 | 46.9% |
| 68 | Boston College | ACC | 46.9% |
| 69 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 46.7% |
| 70 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 46.7% |
| 71 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 46.7% |
| 72 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 46.6% |
| 73 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 46.6% |
| 74 | Virginia | ACC | 46.5% |
| 75 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 46.4% |
| 76 | Troy | Sun Belt | 46.3% |
| 77 | Missouri State | Conference USA | 46.3% |
| 78 | UCF | Big 12 | 46.1% |
| 79 | TCU | Big 12 | 46.1% |
| 80 | Arizona State | Big 12 | 46.1% |
| 80 | Ball State | Mid-American | 46.1% |
| 82 | Akron | Mid-American | 46.0% |
| 82 | Stanford | ACC | 46.0% |
| 82 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 46.0% |
| 85 | Massachusetts | Mid-American | 46.0% |
| 86 | Auburn | SEC | 45.7% |
| 87 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 45.7% |
| 88 | Penn State | Big Ten | 45.7% |
| 89 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 45.6% |
| 90 | Oregon | Big Ten | 45.6% |
| 91 | Texas A&M | SEC | 45.4% |
| 92 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 45.4% |
| 93 | Nevada | Mountain West | 45.4% |
| 94 | Kennesaw State | Conference USA | 45.3% |
| 95 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 45.2% |
| 96 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 45.2% |
| 97 | Louisiana Tech | Sun Belt | 45.1% |
| 98 | NC State | ACC | 45.1% |
| 99 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 45.1% |
| 100 | Sacramento State | Mid-American | 45.1% |
| 101 | App State | Sun Belt | 45.0% |
| 102 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 45.0% |
| 103 | Colorado | Big 12 | 45.0% |
| 104 | Delaware | Conference USA | 44.7% |
| 105 | San José State | Mountain West | 44.6% |
| 106 | San Diego State | Pac-12 | 44.6% |
| 107 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 44.6% |
| 108 | UAB | American Athletic | 44.6% |
| 109 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 44.5% |
| 109 | Oklahoma | SEC | 44.5% |
| 109 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 44.5% |
| 112 | Missouri | SEC | 44.5% |
| 113 | Michigan | Big Ten | 44.4% |
| 114 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 44.4% |
| 115 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 44.1% |
| 116 | Florida International | Conference USA | 44.0% |
| 117 | UNLV | Mountain West | 44.0% |
| 118 | North Dakota State | Mountain West | 43.9% |
| 119 | Maryland | Big Ten | 43.9% |
| 120 | Northern Illinois | Mountain West | 43.8% |
| 121 | Fresno State | Pac-12 | 43.6% |
| 122 | Duke | ACC | 43.6% |
| 123 | Clemson | ACC | 43.4% |
| 124 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 43.3% |
| 125 | Baylor | Big 12 | 43.0% |
| 126 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 42.8% |
| 127 | Sam Houston | Conference USA | 42.7% |
| 127 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 42.7% |
| 129 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 42.6% |
| 130 | California | ACC | 42.6% |
| 130 | Charlotte | American Athletic | 42.6% |
| 132 | UTEP | Mountain West | 42.5% |
| 133 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 42.0% |
| 134 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 41.7% |
| 135 | Utah State | Pac-12 | 41.5% |
| 136 | Kent State | Mid-American | 40.8% |
| 137 | Tulane | American Athletic | 40.7% |
| 138 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 36.5% |
Independents: Notre Dame (54.1%, 1st); SEC: Ole Miss (53.0%, 2nd); Big Ten: Ohio State (53.0%, 3rd); Big 12: Houston (52.6%, 5th); Mountain West: Air Force (52.2%, 7th); American Athletic: Army (51.9%, 11th); Pac-12: Oregon State (51.2%, 15th); Conference USA: Liberty (51.1%, 16th); ACC: Miami (50.2%, 25th); Sun Belt: Arkansas State (50.1%, 26th); Mid-American: Ohio (49.0%, 37th).