College Football Stat Leaders

2012 SEC Defensive PPA Leaders

Source-provided CFBD Predicted Points Added allowed per defensive play.

Seasons Covered

2004-2025

Current Leader

South Carolina (-0.019)

Best Season

Alabama 2004 (-0.177)

Scope

SEC • 2012

Browse Metrics

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Total Yards Per GamePassing Yards Per GameRushing Yards Per GamePoints Per GameOffensive PPADefensive PPATurnover MarginHavoc Rate

What The Numbers Say

Route-specific context pulled from the current leaderboard, winner trend, and historical baseline.

How Defensive PPA Reads

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 2012 leaderboard, the visible range runs -0.019 to 0.001, with South Carolina setting the pace.

SEC Context

SEC teams have claimed 100% of the yearly leaderboard wins in this filtered dataset, and Oklahoma is the latest winner at -0.016.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 South Carolina to No. 5 LSU is 0.020, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark improved from 0.012 in 2024 to -0.016 in 2025, a swing of 0.028. South Carolina's current mark of -0.019 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of -0.009 held by Alabama.

Leaderboard

Top 14 rows for the current route scope.

1South CarolinaSoutheastern Conference2012-0.019
2AlabamaSoutheastern Conference2012-0.018
3VanderbiltSoutheastern Conference2012-0.012
4FloridaSoutheastern Conference2012-0.002
5LSUSoutheastern Conference20120.001
6Texas A&MSoutheastern Conference20120.017
7Ole MissSoutheastern Conference20120.031
8TennesseeSoutheastern Conference20120.048
9GeorgiaSoutheastern Conference20120.055
10MissouriSoutheastern Conference20120.059
11ArkansasSoutheastern Conference20120.074
12Mississippi StateSoutheastern Conference20120.076
13KentuckySoutheastern Conference20120.092
14AuburnSoutheastern Conference20120.118

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Yearly Winners

SeasonTeamConference at timeValue
2025OklahomaSoutheastern Conference-0.016
2024Ole MissSoutheastern Conference0.012
2023GeorgiaSoutheastern Conference0.073
2022GeorgiaSoutheastern Conference0.020
2021GeorgiaSoutheastern Conference-0.046
2020AlabamaSoutheastern Conference0.070
2019AlabamaSoutheastern Conference-0.005
2018Mississippi StateSoutheastern Conference-0.053
2017AlabamaSoutheastern Conference-0.024
2016AlabamaSoutheastern Conference-0.102
2015AlabamaSoutheastern Conference-0.029
2014Ole MissSoutheastern Conference-0.024
2013AlabamaSoutheastern Conference-0.009
2012South CarolinaSoutheastern Conference-0.019
2011AlabamaSoutheastern Conference-0.137
2010FloridaSoutheastern Conference-0.022
2009AlabamaSoutheastern Conference-0.095
2008FloridaSoutheastern Conference-0.060
2007LSUSoutheastern Conference-0.069
2006LSUSoutheastern Conference-0.070
2005AlabamaSoutheastern Conference-0.020
2004AlabamaSoutheastern Conference-0.177

Historical Leaderboard

Average across seasons for each team in the current filter scope.

RankTeamSeasonsAverageBest Season
1Alabama2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004-0.0092004 (-0.177)
2Oklahoma2025, 20240.0212025 (-0.016)
3Georgia2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 20040.0362004 (-0.071)
4LSU2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 20040.0552004 (-0.115)
5Texas2025, 20240.0582024 (0.018)
6Florida2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 20040.0602008 (-0.060)
7Auburn2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 20040.0692004 (-0.117)
8Mississippi State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 20040.0792018 (-0.053)
9Tennessee2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 20040.0882008 (-0.058)
10South Carolina2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 20040.0932004 (-0.108)
11Ole Miss2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 20040.0972004 (-0.045)
12Texas A&M2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 20120.1082021 (0.011)
13Kentucky2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 20040.1132004 (-0.010)
14Missouri2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 20120.1192015 (0.016)
15Arkansas2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 20040.1212006 (-0.048)
16Vanderbilt2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 20040.1342005 (-0.018)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the SEC defensive ppa leaderboard in 2012?

South Carolina ranks first at -0.019 in 2012.

Which SEC program has the best long-term defensive ppa profile?

Alabama owns the strongest all-time average at -0.009 across 22 tracked seasons in this conference scope.

How does the SEC race compare with the recent trend?

Oklahoma 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.