Yesterday’s blog touched on the importance of offensive pass efficiency and its effect on wins and losses. The power of the pass efficiency statistic is increased by taking the difference between a team’s offensive and defensive pass efficiency. This is called the Pass Efficiency Differential (PED). The top 6 teams in this week’s AP Top 25 are all in the top 10 nationally in PED.
| AP Rank | Team | PED Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LSU | 4 |
| 2 | Oklahoma St. | 10 |
| 3 | Stanford | 8 |
| 4 | Alabama | 6 |
| 5 | Boise St. | 2 |
| 6 | Oregon | 9 |
This is far from a fluky result. Note the PED rankings of the national champions since 2000.
| Season | Champion | PED Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Oklahoma | 6 |
| 2001 | Miami (FL) | 2 |
| 2002 | Ohio State | 12 |
| 2003 | LSU | 3 |
| 2004 | USC | 4 |
| 2005 | Texas | 1 |
| 2006 | Florida | 6 |
| 2007 | LSU | 8 |
| 2008 | Florida | 2 |
| 2009 | Alabama | 5 |
| 2010 | Auburn | 7 |
| Average | 5.1 |
