New Mexico has the fewest points allowed per play in FBS college football
New Mexico has the fewest points allowed per play in FBS college football in the 2026 season at -0.22, against a league average of 0.08, as of October 5, 2026.
One number, the league’s average beside it, and the top 25. Every figure here is from the 2026 season.
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0.30 below the league average of 0.08. Predicted points added per play by opposing offenses. Lower is better. On its own a figure is only a size, which is why the league's number sits beside it.
| # | The rest of the board | Points allowed per play | Conference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico Mountain West | -0.22 | Mountain West |
| 2 |  North Dakota State Mountain West | -0.21 | Mountain West |
| 3 |  Oklahoma SEC | -0.17 | SEC |
| 4 |  Georgia SEC | -0.13 | SEC |
| 5 |  LSU SEC | -0.13 | SEC |
| 6 |  Kansas Big 12 | -0.13 | Big 12 |
| 7 |  Tennessee SEC | -0.13 | SEC |
| 8 |  Notre Dame FBS Independents | -0.11 | FBS Independents |
| 9 |  Nebraska Big Ten | -0.10 | Big Ten |
| 10 |  Michigan Big Ten | -0.10 | Big Ten |
| 11 |  Fresno State Pac-12 | -0.09 | Pac-12 |
| 12 |  Wisconsin Big Ten | -0.09 | Big Ten |
| 13 |  UCLA Big Ten | -0.08 | Big Ten |
| 14 |  BYU Big 12 | -0.08 | Big 12 |
| 15 |  Alabama SEC | -0.08 | SEC |
| 16 |  Baylor Big 12 | -0.07 | Big 12 |
| 17 |  Massachusetts Mid-American | -0.07 | Mid-American |
| 18 |  Louisiana Sun Belt | -0.07 | Sun Belt |
| 19 |  TCU Big 12 | -0.07 | Big 12 |
| 20 |  James Madison Sun Belt | -0.06 | Sun Belt |
| 21 |  Washington Big Ten | -0.06 | Big Ten |
| 22 |  Utah Big 12 | -0.05 | Big 12 |
| 23 |  Indiana Big Ten | -0.05 | Big Ten |
| 24 |  Texas SEC | -0.04 | SEC |
| 25 |  Miami ACC | -0.04 | ACC |
Source: CollegeFootballData, 2026 season. League average across all 138 teams. Lower is better, so the table runs lowest first. The lead is 2.4 standard deviations (sd) above the field: the unit the directory ranks leads by, because it lets a rate and a speed share one list. Measured (); the boards refresh twice a day.