College Football Stat Leaders
Source-provided CFBD Predicted Points Added allowed per defensive play.
Seasons Covered
2004-2025
Current Leader
Oregon State (-0.126)
Best Season
Oregon State 2004 (-0.126)
Scope
Pac-12
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Route-specific context pulled from the current leaderboard, winner trend, and historical baseline.
Defensive PPA is CFBD's source-provided scoring-value metric allowed by a defense, so lower numbers are better because they indicate opponents created less value per play. On this Pac-12 leaderboard, the visible range runs -0.126 to -0.077, with Oregon State setting the pace.
Pac-12 teams have claimed 100% of the yearly leaderboard wins in this filtered dataset, and Fresno State is the latest winner at 0.083.
The gap from No. 1 Oregon State to No. 5 Oregon is 0.048, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.
The yearly winning mark improved from 0.086 in 2024 to 0.083 in 2025, a swing of 0.003. Oregon State's current mark of -0.126 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 0.060 held by Oregon.
Top 25 rows for the current route scope.
| 1 | Oregon State | Pac-12 Conference | 2004 | -0.126 |
| 2 | Washington State | Pac-12 Conference | 2004 | -0.124 |
| 3 | Oregon State | Pac-12 Conference | 2007 | -0.113 |
| 4 | Fresno State | Pac-12 | 2004 | -0.097 |
| 5 | Oregon | Pac-12 Conference | 2004 | -0.077 |
| 6 | Oregon | Pac-12 Conference | 2005 | -0.075 |
| 7 | California | Pac-12 Conference | 2004 | -0.074 |
| 8 | Washington | Pac-12 Conference | 2004 | -0.073 |
| 9 | UCLA | Pac-12 Conference | 2007 | -0.069 |
| 10 | Arizona State | Pac-12 Conference | 2004 | -0.061 |
| 11 | California | Pac-12 Conference | 2008 | -0.053 |
| 12 | Oregon | Pac-12 Conference | 2010 | -0.050 |
| 13 | Arizona | Pac-12 Conference | 2004 | -0.045 |
| 14 | Oregon | Pac-12 Conference | 2007 | -0.031 |
| 15 | Fresno State | Pac-12 | 2012 | -0.025 |
| 16 | Arizona State | Pac-12 Conference | 2009 | -0.024 |
| 17 | UCLA | Pac-12 Conference | 2008 | -0.023 |
| 18 | Arizona State | Pac-12 Conference | 2010 | -0.023 |
| 19 | Oregon | Pac-12 Conference | 2012 | -0.019 |
| 20 | Oregon | Pac-12 Conference | 2008 | -0.016 |
| 21 | Arizona State | Pac-12 Conference | 2012 | -0.013 |
| 22 | Arizona State | Pac-12 Conference | 2007 | -0.013 |
| 23 | UCLA | Pac-12 Conference | 2004 | -0.011 |
| 24 | Arizona State | Pac-12 Conference | 2008 | -0.010 |
| 25 | UCLA | Pac-12 Conference | 2009 | -0.010 |
Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.
| Season | Team | Conference at time | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Fresno State | Pac-12 | 0.083 |
| 2024 | Fresno State | Pac-12 | 0.086 |
| 2023 | UCLA | Pac-12 Conference | 0.062 |
| 2022 | Oregon State | Pac-12 Conference | 0.093 |
| 2021 | Fresno State | Pac-12 | 0.072 |
| 2020 | Utah | Pac-12 Conference | 0.061 |
| 2019 | Utah | Pac-12 Conference | 0.000 |
| 2018 | California | Pac-12 Conference | 0.005 |
| 2017 | Washington | Pac-12 Conference | 0.031 |
| 2016 | Washington | Pac-12 Conference | 0.003 |
| 2015 | Washington | Pac-12 Conference | 0.031 |
| 2014 | Stanford | Pac-12 Conference | 0.026 |
| 2013 | USC | Pac-12 Conference | -0.000 |
| 2012 | Fresno State | Pac-12 | -0.025 |
| 2011 | California | Pac-12 Conference | -0.008 |
| 2010 | Oregon | Pac-12 Conference | -0.050 |
| 2009 | Arizona State | Pac-12 Conference | -0.024 |
| 2008 | California | Pac-12 Conference | -0.053 |
| 2007 | Oregon State | Pac-12 Conference | -0.113 |
| 2006 | UCLA | Pac-12 Conference | 0.003 |
| 2005 | Oregon | Pac-12 Conference | -0.075 |
| 2004 | Oregon State | Pac-12 Conference | -0.126 |
Average across seasons for each team in the current filter scope.
| Rank | Team | Seasons | Average | Best Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon | 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 0.060 | 2004 (-0.077) |
| 2 | Utah | 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 | 0.077 | 2019 (0.000) |
| 3 | Washington | 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 0.083 | 2004 (-0.073) |
| 4 | Fresno State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 0.092 | 2004 (-0.097) |
| 5 | California | 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 0.096 | 2004 (-0.074) |
| 6 | Arizona State | 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 0.099 | 2004 (-0.061) |
| 7 | UCLA | 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 0.100 | 2007 (-0.069) |
| 8 | Washington State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 0.126 | 2004 (-0.124) |
| 9 | Arizona | 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 0.133 | 2004 (-0.045) |
| 10 | Oregon State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 0.133 | 2004 (-0.126) |
| 11 | USC | 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 | 0.147 | 2013 (-0.000) |
| 12 | Stanford | 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 | 0.168 | 2012 (0.016) |
| 13 | Colorado | 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 | 0.186 | 2016 (0.036) |
Oregon State ranks first at -0.126.
Oregon owns the strongest all-time average at 0.060 across 20 tracked seasons in this conference scope.
Fresno State is the most recent yearly winner in this conference scope, so the route combines the current leaderboard with a recent trend line instead of showing only one season snapshot.