| Rank | Defense | Total Drives | Three and Outs | Three and Out Rate |
|---|
| 1 | Oregon | 92 | 34 | 37.0% |
| 2 | Toledo | 111 | 41 | 36.9% |
| 3 | San Diego State | 108 | 38 | 35.2% |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 102 | 35 | 34.3% |
| 5 | Buffalo | 114 | 39 | 34.2% |
| 6 | James Madison | 103 | 35 | 34.0% |
| 7 | Iowa | 95 | 29 | 30.5% |
| 8 | Houston | 115 | 35 | 30.4% |
| 9 | Pittsburgh | 120 | 36 | 30.0% |
| 10 | Western Michigan | 100 | 30 | 30.0% |
| 11 | Boise State | 104 | 31 | 29.8% |
| 12 | Virginia | 119 | 35 | 29.4% |
| 13 | Florida | 103 | 30 | 29.1% |
| 14 | Fresno State | 97 | 28 | 28.9% |
| 15 | Missouri | 97 | 28 | 28.9% |
| 16 | Texas Tech | 135 | 39 | 28.9% |
| 17 | Temple | 101 | 29 | 28.7% |
| 18 | Memphis | 113 | 32 | 28.3% |
| 19 | Kansas | 110 | 31 | 28.2% |
| 20 | Hawai'i | 113 | 31 | 27.4% |
| 21 | Texas A&M | 107 | 29 | 27.1% |
| 22 | North Carolina | 97 | 26 | 26.8% |
| 23 | Michigan | 97 | 26 | 26.8% |
| 24 | Utah | 101 | 27 | 26.7% |
| 25 | Louisville | 109 | 29 | 26.6% |
| 26 | Georgia | 95 | 25 | 26.3% |
| 27 | South Florida | 114 | 30 | 26.3% |
| 28 | Ohio State | 88 | 23 | 26.1% |
| 29 | Ole Miss | 111 | 29 | 26.1% |
| 30 | Florida State | 101 | 26 | 25.7% |
| 31 | Nebraska | 106 | 27 | 25.5% |
| 32 | Wisconsin | 94 | 24 | 25.5% |
| 33 | Oregon State | 114 | 29 | 25.4% |
| 34 | Arizona State | 103 | 26 | 25.2% |
| 35 | Indiana | 112 | 28 | 25.0% |
| 36 | Miami | 100 | 25 | 25.0% |
| 37 | BYU | 101 | 25 | 24.8% |
| 38 | Vanderbilt | 101 | 25 | 24.8% |
| 39 | Miami (OH) | 90 | 22 | 24.4% |
| 40 | UTSA | 111 | 27 | 24.3% |
| 41 | Minnesota | 99 | 24 | 24.2% |
| 42 | Florida International | 112 | 27 | 24.1% |
| 43 | UTEP | 108 | 26 | 24.1% |
| 44 | Arizona | 105 | 25 | 23.8% |
| 45 | East Carolina | 105 | 25 | 23.8% |
| 46 | California | 115 | 27 | 23.5% |
| 47 | Wyoming | 103 | 24 | 23.3% |
| 48 | Washington State | 99 | 23 | 23.2% |
| 49 | Louisiana Tech | 112 | 26 | 23.2% |
| 50 | Iowa State | 108 | 25 | 23.1% |
| 51 | Auburn | 108 | 25 | 23.1% |
| 52 | Jacksonville State | 100 | 23 | 23.0% |
| 53 | Bowling Green | 114 | 26 | 22.8% |
| 54 | Troy | 101 | 23 | 22.8% |
| 55 | UCF | 101 | 23 | 22.8% |
| 56 | Ohio | 101 | 23 | 22.8% |
| 57 | New Mexico State | 110 | 25 | 22.7% |
| 58 | Illinois | 89 | 20 | 22.5% |
| 59 | Marshall | 102 | 23 | 22.5% |
| 60 | Southern Miss | 107 | 24 | 22.4% |
| 61 | Texas | 107 | 24 | 22.4% |
| 62 | Middle Tennessee | 103 | 23 | 22.3% |
| 63 | Georgia Tech | 94 | 21 | 22.3% |
| 64 | USC | 90 | 20 | 22.2% |
| 65 | San José State | 100 | 22 | 22.0% |
| 66 | Notre Dame | 100 | 22 | 22.0% |
| 67 | Northern Illinois | 96 | 21 | 21.9% |
| 68 | Nevada | 97 | 21 | 21.6% |
| 69 | Arkansas State | 116 | 25 | 21.6% |
| 70 | NC State | 105 | 22 | 21.0% |
| 71 | Central Michigan | 96 | 20 | 20.8% |
| 72 | Eastern Michigan | 106 | 22 | 20.8% |
| 73 | North Texas | 101 | 21 | 20.8% |
| 74 | Tulsa | 106 | 22 | 20.8% |
| 75 | South Carolina | 97 | 20 | 20.6% |
| 76 | Rice | 107 | 22 | 20.6% |
| 77 | Virginia Tech | 98 | 20 | 20.4% |
| 78 | West Virginia | 123 | 25 | 20.3% |
| 79 | Tulane | 100 | 20 | 20.0% |
| 80 | UConn | 120 | 24 | 20.0% |
| 81 | Clemson | 100 | 20 | 20.0% |
| 82 | Alabama | 91 | 18 | 19.8% |
| 83 | Akron | 122 | 24 | 19.7% |
| 84 | Michigan State | 97 | 19 | 19.6% |
| 85 | Washington | 87 | 17 | 19.5% |
| 86 | Kennesaw State | 108 | 21 | 19.4% |
| 87 | Liberty | 98 | 19 | 19.4% |
| 88 | LSU | 94 | 18 | 19.1% |
| 89 | Wake Forest | 115 | 22 | 19.1% |
| 90 | Western Kentucky | 106 | 20 | 18.9% |
| 91 | Kent State | 106 | 20 | 18.9% |
| 92 | Cincinnati | 90 | 17 | 18.9% |
| 93 | Missouri State | 102 | 19 | 18.6% |
| 94 | TCU | 97 | 18 | 18.6% |
| 95 | Kansas State | 108 | 20 | 18.5% |
| 96 | Baylor | 103 | 19 | 18.4% |
| 97 | Purdue | 103 | 19 | 18.4% |
| 98 | Tennessee | 109 | 20 | 18.3% |
| 99 | Boston College | 115 | 21 | 18.3% |
| 100 | Utah State | 110 | 20 | 18.2% |
| 101 | Stanford | 112 | 20 | 17.9% |
| 102 | Florida Atlantic | 106 | 19 | 17.9% |
| 103 | Mississippi State | 118 | 21 | 17.8% |
| 104 | Massachusetts | 101 | 18 | 17.8% |
| 105 | Duke | 96 | 17 | 17.7% |
| 106 | New Mexico | 91 | 16 | 17.6% |
| 107 | Arkansas | 97 | 17 | 17.5% |
| 108 | Old Dominion | 115 | 20 | 17.4% |
| 109 | South Alabama | 98 | 17 | 17.3% |
| 110 | Charlotte | 104 | 18 | 17.3% |
| 111 | Maryland | 111 | 19 | 17.1% |
| 112 | Ball State | 100 | 17 | 17.0% |
| 113 | SMU | 130 | 22 | 16.9% |
| 114 | Syracuse | 119 | 20 | 16.8% |
| 115 | App State | 101 | 17 | 16.8% |
| 116 | UCLA | 84 | 14 | 16.7% |
| 117 | Delaware | 97 | 16 | 16.5% |
| 118 | Colorado State | 98 | 16 | 16.3% |
| 119 | Kentucky | 98 | 16 | 16.3% |
| 120 | Texas State | 104 | 17 | 16.3% |
| 121 | UNLV | 105 | 17 | 16.2% |
| 122 | Rutgers | 100 | 16 | 16.0% |
| 123 | Army | 82 | 13 | 15.9% |
| 124 | UL Monroe | 102 | 16 | 15.7% |
| 125 | Penn State | 91 | 14 | 15.4% |
| 126 | Coastal Carolina | 111 | 17 | 15.3% |
| 127 | Georgia Southern | 99 | 15 | 15.2% |
| 128 | Louisiana | 94 | 14 | 14.9% |
| 129 | Navy | 88 | 13 | 14.8% |
| 130 | Northwestern | 89 | 13 | 14.6% |
| 131 | Georgia State | 100 | 14 | 14.0% |
| 132 | Colorado | 117 | 16 | 13.7% |
| 133 | Air Force | 93 | 12 | 12.9% |
| 134 | Oklahoma State | 102 | 13 | 12.7% |
| 135 | UAB | 87 | 10 | 11.5% |
| 136 | Sam Houston | 102 | 8 | 7.8% |