| Rank | Defense | Total Drives | Three and Outs | Three and Out Rate |
|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma | 140 | 50 | 35.7% |
| 2 | James Madison | 139 | 48 | 34.5% |
| 3 | Texas A&M | 148 | 50 | 33.8% |
| 4 | Virginia | 140 | 47 | 33.6% |
| 5 | Toledo | 147 | 49 | 33.3% |
| 6 | San Diego State | 141 | 46 | 32.6% |
| 7 | Oregon | 122 | 39 | 32.0% |
| 8 | Iowa | 127 | 39 | 30.7% |
| 9 | Buffalo | 153 | 46 | 30.1% |
| 10 | Boise State | 141 | 42 | 29.8% |
| 11 | Texas Tech | 158 | 47 | 29.7% |
| 12 | Missouri | 131 | 38 | 29.0% |
| 13 | Fresno State | 137 | 39 | 28.5% |
| 14 | Georgia | 124 | 35 | 28.2% |
| 15 | Western Michigan | 131 | 37 | 28.2% |
| 16 | Ohio State | 117 | 32 | 27.4% |
| 17 | Miami (OH) | 129 | 35 | 27.1% |
| 18 | Memphis | 134 | 36 | 26.9% |
| 19 | Houston | 138 | 37 | 26.8% |
| 20 | Pittsburgh | 153 | 40 | 26.1% |
| 21 | Louisville | 143 | 37 | 25.9% |
| 22 | Alabama | 125 | 32 | 25.6% |
| 23 | South Florida | 149 | 38 | 25.5% |
| 24 | Miami | 130 | 33 | 25.4% |
| 25 | Indiana | 134 | 34 | 25.4% |
| 26 | Vanderbilt | 123 | 31 | 25.2% |
| 27 | Kansas | 128 | 32 | 25.0% |
| 28 | Auburn | 132 | 33 | 25.0% |
| 29 | Arizona State | 141 | 35 | 24.8% |
| 30 | Hawai'i | 133 | 33 | 24.8% |
| 31 | Ole Miss | 133 | 33 | 24.8% |
| 32 | Washington State | 131 | 32 | 24.4% |
| 33 | Florida | 131 | 32 | 24.4% |
| 34 | Nebraska | 124 | 30 | 24.2% |
| 35 | Temple | 124 | 30 | 24.2% |
| 36 | UCF | 134 | 32 | 23.9% |
| 37 | Texas | 140 | 33 | 23.6% |
| 38 | Oregon State | 136 | 32 | 23.5% |
| 39 | North Carolina | 124 | 29 | 23.4% |
| 40 | Arizona | 138 | 32 | 23.2% |
| 41 | Notre Dame | 134 | 31 | 23.1% |
| 42 | UTSA | 143 | 33 | 23.1% |
| 43 | Michigan | 126 | 29 | 23.0% |
| 44 | LSU | 131 | 30 | 22.9% |
| 45 | Arkansas State | 145 | 33 | 22.8% |
| 46 | Wisconsin | 123 | 28 | 22.8% |
| 47 | New Mexico State | 149 | 34 | 22.8% |
| 48 | BYU | 132 | 30 | 22.7% |
| 49 | Ohio | 133 | 30 | 22.6% |
| 50 | Utah | 138 | 31 | 22.5% |
| 51 | Bowling Green | 138 | 31 | 22.5% |
| 52 | Tulane | 134 | 30 | 22.4% |
| 53 | Troy | 139 | 31 | 22.3% |
| 54 | Eastern Michigan | 126 | 28 | 22.2% |
| 55 | Minnesota | 126 | 28 | 22.2% |
| 56 | Marshall | 136 | 30 | 22.1% |
| 57 | California | 136 | 30 | 22.1% |
| 58 | Wyoming | 136 | 30 | 22.1% |
| 59 | Southern Miss | 140 | 31 | 22.1% |
| 60 | Nevada | 132 | 29 | 22.0% |
| 61 | Florida International | 151 | 33 | 21.9% |
| 62 | Florida State | 128 | 28 | 21.9% |
| 63 | Iowa State | 128 | 28 | 21.9% |
| 64 | East Carolina | 142 | 31 | 21.8% |
| 65 | Washington | 119 | 26 | 21.8% |
| 66 | Clemson | 138 | 30 | 21.7% |
| 67 | Illinois | 120 | 26 | 21.7% |
| 68 | Middle Tennessee | 138 | 30 | 21.7% |
| 69 | USC | 116 | 25 | 21.6% |
| 70 | UTEP | 145 | 31 | 21.4% |
| 71 | TCU | 128 | 27 | 21.1% |
| 72 | Tulsa | 138 | 29 | 21.0% |
| 73 | Louisiana Tech | 143 | 30 | 21.0% |
| 74 | San José State | 136 | 28 | 20.6% |
| 75 | Liberty | 132 | 27 | 20.5% |
| 76 | Jacksonville State | 137 | 28 | 20.4% |
| 77 | Akron | 147 | 30 | 20.4% |
| 78 | NC State | 133 | 27 | 20.3% |
| 79 | Wake Forest | 148 | 30 | 20.3% |
| 80 | South Carolina | 134 | 27 | 20.1% |
| 81 | Georgia Tech | 126 | 25 | 19.8% |
| 82 | Kennesaw State | 144 | 28 | 19.4% |
| 83 | Purdue | 124 | 24 | 19.4% |
| 84 | Stanford | 135 | 26 | 19.3% |
| 85 | Baylor | 135 | 26 | 19.3% |
| 86 | South Alabama | 130 | 25 | 19.2% |
| 87 | Central Michigan | 131 | 25 | 19.1% |
| 88 | Northern Illinois | 126 | 24 | 19.0% |
| 89 | West Virginia | 148 | 28 | 18.9% |
| 90 | Old Dominion | 154 | 29 | 18.8% |
| 91 | Rice | 128 | 24 | 18.8% |
| 92 | Missouri State | 133 | 25 | 18.8% |
| 93 | Michigan State | 133 | 25 | 18.8% |
| 94 | SMU | 150 | 28 | 18.7% |
| 95 | Boston College | 136 | 25 | 18.4% |
| 96 | North Texas | 133 | 24 | 18.0% |
| 97 | Duke | 129 | 23 | 17.8% |
| 98 | Mississippi State | 141 | 25 | 17.7% |
| 99 | UConn | 141 | 25 | 17.7% |
| 100 | New Mexico | 125 | 22 | 17.6% |
| 101 | Ball State | 136 | 24 | 17.6% |
| 102 | Western Kentucky | 144 | 25 | 17.4% |
| 103 | Texas State | 139 | 24 | 17.3% |
| 104 | Kansas State | 140 | 24 | 17.1% |
| 105 | Tennessee | 141 | 24 | 17.0% |
| 106 | Kentucky | 130 | 22 | 16.9% |
| 107 | Utah State | 149 | 25 | 16.8% |
| 108 | Virginia Tech | 126 | 21 | 16.7% |
| 109 | Cincinnati | 120 | 20 | 16.7% |
| 110 | Syracuse | 139 | 23 | 16.5% |
| 111 | Florida Atlantic | 140 | 23 | 16.4% |
| 112 | Arkansas | 128 | 21 | 16.4% |
| 113 | Kent State | 141 | 23 | 16.3% |
| 114 | Georgia State | 136 | 22 | 16.2% |
| 115 | Navy | 112 | 18 | 16.1% |
| 116 | Rutgers | 119 | 19 | 16.0% |
| 117 | UNLV | 138 | 22 | 15.9% |
| 118 | Penn State | 121 | 19 | 15.7% |
| 119 | Colorado State | 134 | 21 | 15.7% |
| 120 | App State | 141 | 22 | 15.6% |
| 121 | Colorado | 142 | 22 | 15.5% |
| 122 | Maryland | 143 | 22 | 15.4% |
| 123 | UL Monroe | 136 | 21 | 15.4% |
| 124 | Georgia Southern | 132 | 20 | 15.2% |
| 125 | Northwestern | 121 | 18 | 14.9% |
| 126 | Air Force | 116 | 17 | 14.7% |
| 127 | Delaware | 138 | 20 | 14.5% |
| 128 | Charlotte | 140 | 20 | 14.3% |
| 129 | Louisiana | 119 | 17 | 14.3% |
| 130 | UCLA | 112 | 16 | 14.3% |
| 131 | Coastal Carolina | 152 | 21 | 13.8% |
| 132 | Massachusetts | 131 | 18 | 13.7% |
| 133 | Army | 102 | 13 | 12.7% |
| 134 | Oklahoma State | 133 | 16 | 12.0% |
| 135 | UAB | 119 | 14 | 11.8% |
| 136 | Sam Houston | 141 | 16 | 11.3% |