Final 2012 Pass Efficiency Defense
| YPG | ATT | COM | % | TD | INT | GRADE | OPP | ||
| 1 | Florida | 192.5 | 444 | 231 | 52.0 | 7 | 20 | 16.4 | 11.74 |
| 2 | Oklahoma | 206.1 | 420 | 220 | 52.4 | 11 | 13 | 14.7 | 12.33 |
| 3 | Alabama | 173.6 | 397 | 217 | 54.7 | 8 | 18 | 14.6 | 11.64 |
| 4 | Florida St | 161.9 | 453 | 221 | 48.8 | 13 | 11 | 14.1 | 10.44 |
| 5 | Oregon | 229.2 | 515 | 303 | 58.8 | 19 | 26 | 14.0 | 12.12 |
| 6 | TCU | 218.5 | 434 | 231 | 53.2 | 22 | 21 | 13.9 | 12.38 |
| 7 | Arizona St | 167.9 | 394 | 198 | 50.3 | 23 | 21 | 13.8 | 10.89 |
| 8 | Virginia Tech | 199.1 | 421 | 211 | 50.1 | 17 | 13 | 13.3 | 11.18 |
| 9 | LSU | 206.0 | 457 | 254 | 55.6 | 15 | 18 | 13.3 | 11.25 |
| 10 | Utah St | 208.3 | 475 | 257 | 54.1 | 12 | 14 | 13.1 | 10.77 |
| 11 | Boise St | 169.5 | 376 | 219 | 58.2 | 4 | 18 | 12.8 | 10.32 |
| 12 | Vanderbilt | 191.8 | 432 | 232 | 53.7 | 7 | 11 | 12.8 | 10.36 |
| 13 | Nebraska | 168.1 | 397 | 187 | 47.1 | 18 | 13 | 12.8 | 10.06 |
| 14 | Michigan St | 175.8 | 425 | 223 | 52.5 | 10 | 14 | 12.7 | 9.72 |
| 15 | Stanford | 239.2 | 550 | 336 | 61.1 | 13 | 15 | 12.6 | 12.34 |
| 16 | Oregon St | 224.3 | 471 | 279 | 59.2 | 14 | 20 | 12.5 | 11.32 |
| 17 | Washington | 197.3 | 394 | 217 | 55.1 | 17 | 17 | 12.3 | 11.24 |
| 18 | Notre Dame | 199.8 | 434 | 261 | 60.1 | 11 | 16 | 12.3 | 11.28 |
| 19 | SMU | 278.2 | 540 | 300 | 55.6 | 27 | 21 | 12.3 | 12.31 |
| 20 | Cincinnati | 252.5 | 498 | 282 | 56.6 | 13 | 16 | 12.2 | 11.23 |
| 21 | Tulsa | 228.2 | 481 | 269 | 55.9 | 19 | 12 | 12.0 | 12.23 |
| 22 | Fresno St | 167.2 | 381 | 196 | 51.4 | 15 | 22 | 11.8 | 8.85 |
| 23 | South Carolina | 194.8 | 379 | 213 | 56.2 | 18 | 15 | 11.6 | 11.44 |
| 24 | BYU | 179.2 | 378 | 214 | 56.6 | 12 | 12 | 11.6 | 10.60 |
| 25 | North Carolina | 246.9 | 424 | 246 | 58.0 | 15 | 16 | 11.4 | 11.49 |
| 26 | Ohio St | 243.5 | 457 | 267 | 58.4 | 15 | 14 | 11.4 | 11.22 |
| 27 | Rutgers | 214.5 | 422 | 230 | 54.5 | 13 | 18 | 11.3 | 9.80 |
| 28 | Kansas St | 248.5 | 474 | 296 | 62.4 | 18 | 18 | 11.3 | 12.53 |
| 29 | Pittsburgh | 194.2 | 414 | 237 | 57.2 | 15 | 15 | 11.1 | 10.27 |
| 30 | Minnesota | 186.6 | 404 | 231 | 57.2 | 15 | 13 | 11.1 | 10.37 |
| 31 | N Illinois | 222.9 | 509 | 284 | 55.8 | 11 | 15 | 11.1 | 9.54 |
| 32 | Houston | 290.3 | 510 | 302 | 59.2 | 25 | 19 | 11.0 | 12.25 |
| 33 | Wisconsin | 193.6 | 464 | 255 | 55.0 | 18 | 8 | 10.9 | 10.49 |
| 34 | Texas | 212.0 | 351 | 208 | 59.3 | 16 | 15 | 10.9 | 12.64 |
| 35 | San Jose St | 241.0 | 439 | 250 | 56.9 | 18 | 15 | 10.6 | 10.54 |
| 36 | Bowling Green | 190.1 | 411 | 238 | 57.9 | 11 | 10 | 10.6 | 9.95 |
| 37 | Connecticut | 212.0 | 381 | 207 | 54.3 | 15 | 6 | 10.6 | 10.70 |
| 38 | Texas A&M | 250.7 | 485 | 281 | 57.9 | 17 | 12 | 10.6 | 11.10 |
| 39 | UCF | 217.7 | 480 | 288 | 60.0 | 16 | 11 | 10.5 | 11.23 |
| 40 | NC State | 249.9 | 455 | 264 | 58.0 | 20 | 16 | 10.3 | 11.18 |
| 41 | Oklahoma St | 280.0 | 544 | 331 | 60.8 | 20 | 11 | 10.3 | 12.24 |
| 42 | Utah | 235.3 | 401 | 240 | 59.9 | 18 | 8 | 10.2 | 12.47 |
| 43 | Iowa St | 265.3 | 475 | 288 | 60.6 | 18 | 14 | 10.2 | 11.99 |
| 44 | Buffalo | 208.3 | 341 | 189 | 55.4 | 18 | 13 | 10.1 | 10.58 |
| 45 | Northwestern | 250.5 | 497 | 289 | 58.1 | 18 | 13 | 9.9 | 10.33 |
| 46 | Georgia Tech | 229.8 | 448 | 269 | 60.0 | 23 | 16 | 9.9 | 11.84 |
| 47 | Mississippi St | 221.8 | 414 | 265 | 64.0 | 17 | 19 | 9.9 | 11.31 |
| 48 | Ohio | 229.0 | 474 | 267 | 56.3 | 26 | 13 | 9.9 | 10.56 |
| 49 | USC | 227.0 | 434 | 262 | 60.4 | 20 | 19 | 9.8 | 10.46 |
| 50 | Tulane | 259.7 | 380 | 212 | 55.8 | 23 | 15 | 9.8 | 11.84 |
| 51 | Georgia | 175.6 | 351 | 200 | 57.0 | 13 | 13 | 9.7 | 9.68 |
| 52 | Virginia | 208.4 | 395 | 227 | 57.5 | 23 | 4 | 9.7 | 11.64 |
| 53 | Texas Tech | 192.0 | 366 | 199 | 54.4 | 25 | 8 | 9.6 | 10.85 |
| 54 | Purdue | 233.9 | 447 | 260 | 58.2 | 21 | 14 | 9.4 | 10.32 |
| 55 | Penn St | 225.0 | 430 | 244 | 56.7 | 15 | 10 | 9.2 | 9.05 |
| 56 | Mississippi | 246.5 | 427 | 268 | 62.8 | 22 | 15 | 8.9 | 11.99 |
| 57 | FIU | 262.1 | 437 | 265 | 60.6 | 24 | 10 | 8.9 | 12.07 |
| 58 | WKU | 209.8 | 394 | 234 | 59.4 | 24 | 13 | 8.9 | 10.72 |
| 59 | Maryland | 207.5 | 368 | 205 | 55.7 | 24 | 4 | 8.9 | 10.80 |
| 60 | UTEP | 246.0 | 386 | 231 | 59.8 | 18 | 7 | 8.9 | 11.81 |
| 61 | Miami, Fl | 268.5 | 429 | 261 | 60.8 | 15 | 11 | 8.8 | 10.68 |
| 62 | Louisville | 192.3 | 382 | 219 | 57.3 | 22 | 11 | 8.8 | 9.63 |
| 63 | Memphis | 245.6 | 435 | 269 | 61.8 | 25 | 8 | 8.7 | 12.10 |
| 64 | Rice | 235.2 | 378 | 213 | 56.3 | 21 | 11 | 8.6 | 10.82 |
| 65 | Louisiana | 283.5 | 475 | 291 | 61.3 | 21 | 13 | 8.6 | 11.63 |
| 66 | Hawaii | 182.8 | 308 | 169 | 54.9 | 20 | 9 | 8.5 | 9.35 |
| 67 | South Alabama | 218.5 | 368 | 215 | 58.4 | 25 | 11 | 8.5 | 11.48 |
| 68 | North Texas | 251.5 | 420 | 266 | 63.3 | 19 | 11 | 8.4 | 11.23 |
| 69 | UCLA | 250.6 | 479 | 303 | 63.3 | 27 | 15 | 8.4 | 12.12 |
| 70 | Clemson | 240.3 | 427 | 248 | 58.1 | 23 | 13 | 8.4 | 10.04 |
| 71 | Texas St | 252.9 | 408 | 248 | 60.8 | 26 | 14 | 8.3 | 11.25 |
| 72 | Kent St | 272.0 | 521 | 317 | 60.8 | 27 | 23 | 8.2 | 9.78 |
| 73 | East Carolina | 275.7 | 475 | 279 | 58.7 | 28 | 10 | 8.2 | 11.67 |
| 74 | San Diego St | 235.5 | 443 | 274 | 61.9 | 23 | 14 | 8.1 | 10.11 |
| 75 | Toledo | 290.8 | 501 | 309 | 61.7 | 26 | 17 | 7.9 | 10.64 |
| 76 | Michigan | 169.5 | 330 | 198 | 60.0 | 16 | 7 | 7.8 | 9.08 |
| 77 | E Michigan | 212.3 | 350 | 208 | 59.4 | 18 | 7 | 7.8 | 9.81 |
| 78 | Tennessee | 282.5 | 446 | 272 | 61.0 | 26 | 12 | 7.8 | 11.23 |
| 79 | Iowa | 219.5 | 353 | 224 | 63.5 | 16 | 10 | 7.8 | 10.42 |
| 80 | Arizona | 292.8 | 500 | 309 | 61.8 | 25 | 12 | 7.7 | 11.23 |
| 81 | Arkansas St | 227.3 | 432 | 276 | 63.9 | 21 | 13 | 7.7 | 9.94 |
| 82 | Boston College | 242.3 | 429 | 268 | 62.5 | 21 | 10 | 7.6 | 9.88 |
| 83 | Miami, Oh | 226.6 | 356 | 217 | 61.0 | 17 | 12 | 7.6 | 9.56 |
| 84 | Baylor | 323.5 | 569 | 357 | 62.7 | 36 | 18 | 7.6 | 12.06 |
| 85 | Florida Atlantic | 204.0 | 286 | 158 | 55.2 | 20 | 8 | 7.5 | 9.95 |
| 86 | California | 271.9 | 457 | 290 | 63.5 | 32 | 14 | 7.5 | 11.87 |
| 87 | Wake Forest | 266.8 | 411 | 255 | 62.0 | 22 | 11 | 7.5 | 10.85 |
| 88 | Missouri | 241.4 | 401 | 261 | 65.1 | 19 | 7 | 7.4 | 11.21 |
| 89 | ULM | 276.5 | 457 | 286 | 62.6 | 29 | 16 | 7.3 | 11.37 |
| 90 | Troy | 258.4 | 372 | 211 | 56.7 | 26 | 6 | 7.1 | 10.99 |
| 91 | W Michigan | 240.8 | 387 | 234 | 60.5 | 19 | 8 | 7.1 | 9.41 |
| 92 | Nevada | 230.6 | 429 | 240 | 55.9 | 27 | 6 | 7.0 | 9.17 |
| 93 | Colorado St | 203.2 | 364 | 219 | 60.2 | 25 | 7 | 7.0 | 9.39 |
| 94 | UNLV | 238.2 | 375 | 224 | 59.7 | 19 | 9 | 7.0 | 9.95 |
| 95 | Cent Michigan | 240.7 | 420 | 261 | 62.1 | 23 | 13 | 7.0 | 9.59 |
| 96 | Washington St | 262.7 | 409 | 268 | 65.5 | 26 | 15 | 6.9 | 11.12 |
| 97 | Auburn | 222.9 | 358 | 235 | 65.6 | 20 | 2 | 6.8 | 12.22 |
| 98 | Massachusetts | 235.8 | 354 | 229 | 64.7 | 26 | 13 | 6.7 | 11.39 |
| 99 | Illinois | 193.7 | 288 | 180 | 62.5 | 21 | 7 | 6.7 | 10.82 |
| 100 | Syracuse | 234.2 | 397 | 252 | 63.5 | 23 | 9 | 6.5 | 10.27 |
| 101 | Marshall | 253.5 | 426 | 277 | 65.0 | 30 | 9 | 6.3 | 11.26 |
| 102 | Southern Miss | 219.0 | 338 | 219 | 64.8 | 23 | 5 | 6.2 | 11.44 |
| 103 | Duke | 267.6 | 389 | 224 | 57.6 | 29 | 11 | 6.2 | 10.43 |
| 104 | Arkansas | 285.8 | 419 | 262 | 62.5 | 24 | 6 | 6.1 | 10.92 |
| 105 | Ball St | 255.3 | 427 | 264 | 61.8 | 28 | 7 | 6.0 | 10.46 |
| 106 | Idaho | 275.6 | 403 | 261 | 64.8 | 27 | 9 | 6.0 | 11.95 |
| 107 | Kentucky | 229.8 | 367 | 247 | 67.3 | 21 | 5 | 6.0 | 11.15 |
| 108 | UAB | 244.6 | 356 | 232 | 65.2 | 22 | 6 | 5.9 | 11.54 |
| 109 | Navy | 215.3 | 356 | 246 | 69.1 | 16 | 8 | 5.9 | 10.56 |
| 110 | Middle Tenn | 252.6 | 379 | 256 | 67.5 | 22 | 12 | 5.8 | 10.52 |
| 111 | UTSA | 271.9 | 416 | 268 | 64.4 | 26 | 13 | 5.8 | 9.65 |
| 112 | Akron | 238.9 | 380 | 232 | 61.1 | 30 | 5 | 5.8 | 10.27 |
| 113 | Kansas | 289.3 | 403 | 272 | 67.5 | 26 | 11 | 5.7 | 12.85 |
| 114 | Temple | 237.4 | 297 | 178 | 59.9 | 21 | 4 | 5.6 | 9.86 |
| 115 | Louisiana Tech | 340.4 | 495 | 300 | 60.6 | 35 | 10 | 5.6 | 10.89 |
| 116 | New Mexico St | 254.8 | 381 | 233 | 61.2 | 28 | 4 | 5.5 | 10.39 |
| 117 | Indiana | 232.2 | 356 | 222 | 62.4 | 23 | 7 | 5.4 | 8.74 |
| 118 | USF | 251.9 | 373 | 255 | 68.4 | 17 | 2 | 5.1 | 10.82 |
| 119 | Air Force | 210.6 | 343 | 233 | 67.9 | 19 | 8 | 4.7 | 8.82 |
| 120 | Wyoming | 237.9 | 372 | 243 | 65.3 | 26 | 6 | 4.7 | 9.12 |
| 121 | New Mexico | 269.2 | 417 | 271 | 65.0 | 33 | 11 | 4.6 | 10.54 |
| 122 | Army | 195.0 | 254 | 162 | 63.8 | 19 | 7 | 3.7 | 7.39 |
| 123 | West Virginia | 312.5 | 434 | 277 | 63.8 | 38 | 10 | 3.7 | 12.19 |
| 124 | Colorado | 262.5 | 366 | 248 | 67.8 | 39 | 3 | 2.3 | 11.95 |