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top defensive teams this season| TEAM | TOP | SEASON | GP | W | L | T | TD | PTS | PPG | OPP PTS | OPP PPG | 1DWN | 3DWN% | 4DWN% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Eastern Michigan | 32:28 | 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 28.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 21 | 33.3 | |
| 2 |  | Florida State | 31:32 | 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 34.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 20 | 57.1 | 100.0 |
| 3 |  | Hawai'i | 29:06 | 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 27.0 | 37 | 37.0 | 18 | 38.9 | 100.0 |
| 4 |  | Memphis | 24:51 | 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 27.0 | 21 | 21.0 | 20 | 27.3 | |
| 5 |  | UNLV | 35:09 | 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 21.0 | 27 | 27.0 | 23 | 20.0 | 40.0 |
| 6 |  | New Mexico State | 28:28 | 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 17.0 | 34 | 34.0 | 18 | 58.8 | 50.0 |
| 7 |  | NC State | 21:57 | 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 34 | 34.0 | 10 | 30.8 | 0.0 |
| 8 |  | North Carolina | 26:59 | 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 20 | 27.3 | 100.0 |
| 9 |  | San Jose State | 22:45 | 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 26.0 | 42 | 42.0 | 19 | 45.5 | 0.0 |
| 10 |  | USC | 37:15 | 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 42 | 42.0 | 26 | 26.0 | 29 | 69.2 | 50.0 |
| 11 |  | Stanford | 30:54 | 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 37.0 | 27 | 27.0 | 21 | 43.8 | 50.0 |
| 12 |  | TCU | 33:01 | 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 17 | 43.8 | 20.0 |
| 13 |  | Virginia | 38:03 | 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 34.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 19 | 21.4 | 100.0 |
| 14 |  | Jacksonville State | 23:53 | 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 33 | 33.0 | 14 | 20.0 | 50.0 |
| 15 |  | Sacramento State | 27:32 | 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 17.0 | 28 | 28.0 | 13 | 21.4 | 50.0 |
| 16 | | North Dakota State | 36:07 | 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 33.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 20 | 35.7 | 100.0 |
StatMuse has team, season-level data for time of possession going back to the 2013 season.
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