The Temple Owls continues to strangle the MAC, allowing less than 10 points per game causing much pain to those who like MAC fantasy players this time of year.

Alabama Crimson Tide continues to lead the nation in the two defense efficiency categories, with a FULL YARD advantage over #2 Michigan State on yards per play allowed (3.2!) and points per game with SEVEN. Quite ridiculous to see that kind of gap over the competition.

The leader in the less-discussed third variable, yards per point allowed, is the Wisconsin Badgers defense at 27.7.

A reminder, the BLITZIndex is an equal weighted index of three defensive efficiency statistics – yds/play allowed (YPPL), yds/pt allowed (YPPT) and pts/gm allowed (PPG).

Top 25 below, followed by a pdf of alphabetical sort to help you with your fantasy college football matchups.

Hard driving soundtrack, ridiculous QB scrambling by Zac Maynard and Jordan Webb, sweet punt returns to the house, fake FG for a TD and Trent Richardson breaking ankles. Must see digital TV from SportsCentral.

Welcome to a world that shows unequivocally that Temple is as good at defense as LSU – numbers do not lie.

A reminder, the BLITZIndex is an equal weighted index of three defensive efficiency statistics – yds/play allowed (YPPL), yds/pt allowed (YPPT) and pts/gm allowed (PPG).  Top 25 below, followed by a pdf of alphabetical sort to help you with your fantasy college football matchups. The last four columns do not figure into the index, but should be helpful as you set your lineup. I added in touchdowns allowed and field goals allowed this week to help with kickers specifically.

Bucky Badger putting in work as Wisconsin ascends to the #2 defense in the land (Icon SMI)

2 Wisconsin

Lou Saban and Alabama prove again to be best defense in college football, but was the Florida Gator defense any way to test that theory? Lots of the usual suspects in this Top 25, but also some sneaky new teams like the Ohio Bobcats and the Vanderbilt Commodores. Michigan hasn’t played this good of defense since the middle of the Lloyd Carr regime. Kansas State continues to play opportunistic defense as a truly sneaky Big 12-2 contender.

Here are the top 25 defense to NOT play your guys against…
BlitzIndex Rank, stats thru Oct 1, 2001

K-State LB Arthur Brown (the good brother) actually caught Robert Griffin in their win over Baylor (Icon SMI)

How is that for a setup for a huge SEC matchup? Like it needed anymore data points to generate national interest, the Alabama Crimson Tide defense leads the nation in our exclusive BLITZIndex ratings as they head to Gainesville to face the Florida Gators this Saturday.

The BLITZIndex is a three-variable equal weighted ranking of key defensive efficiency stats related to fantasy performance – yards per play allowed (YPP), yards per point allowed (YPPt) and points per game allowed (PPG)

After the jump, the best and worst defenses in the country to help with your fantasy college football matchups, or whatever you may want to do with compelling and insightful knowledge about the game…

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