Week 5: Best Defenses in NCAA Football

Yesterday I posted on the Top 25 NCAA FBS offense teams in terms of the complex invasion sports model. Today I am going to look at the Top 25 NCAA FBS teams in terms of points against (or defense). Thus I am only looking at points against using the four key factors of NCAA FBS production: acquiring the ball, maintaining possession, moving the ball and scoring efficiency. I also make allowances for different conferences.

Here is the list of the 2012 Top 25 NCAA "defenses" through week #5.

Rank Name   1 Notre Dame 2 TCU 3 Texas Tech 4 Alabama 5 South Carolina 6 Stanford 7 Rutgers 8 Florida State 9 Oklahoma 10 UTSA 11 Texas A&M 12 Mississippi State 13 BYU 14 Boise State 15 LSU 16 Washington 17 Florida 18 Penn State 19 Cincinnati 20 Maryland 21 Michigan State 22 Kansas State 23 Arizona State 24 Temple 25 USC