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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Three weeks of games, some teams have only played two, huge variance in the strength of schedule – how does anyone know who the best defenses are in college football, and how the Lutzenkirchen do I set my fantasy lineup?

Arizona State LB Vontaze Burfict puts Jason Ford "butt over teacup" as my granddad used to say (Icon SMI)

Fantasy College Blitz will help you with our exclusive, numbers-driven rankings of all 120 FBS college football defenses. I wait until Week 3 to build this so we can have enough data points, and certainly this tool gets stronger as the season progresses – nonetheless, a few teams have truly played at a very high level, regardless of the level of competition faced.

The BLITZIndex is an equal-weighted, three variable ranking of the most important defensive efficiency statistics for the fantasy player – yards per play allowed (YPP), Yards per Point allowed (YPPt) and Points per Game allowed (PPG).

Yes, Kansas and UCLA are as bad as you would expect. And Alabama and UCF are great, but trail the Kansas State Wildcats – facing Eastern Kentucky and Kent State will do that but still a very high level of effectiveness that should carry over to Big 12 play.

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TE David Paulson is ready to be a #1 fantasy TE (Icon SMI)

Fantasy “Others” are the positions on your roster that get very little love or attention.  Its your Tight Ends, Kickers and Defense/Special Teams.  Basically, these are usually my last three picks in the draft. However, not everyone likes to sit back and wait so here’s the best of what the Pac 12 has to offer.

Tier 1 Tight Ends – Guys Worth Drafting Sooner

David Paulson, Oregon – With the dependable Jeff Maehl having moved onto the NFL, Paulson stands to be a primary target in the Ducks passing attack.  RB LaMichael James will do the bulk of the scoring but we expect Paulson to be around 600 yards and 8 TDs.  There is risk with this pick, as discussed by Drew who selected Paulson in the FCFI Expert League. Read the rest of this entry →

WR Juron Criner looks to shake off defenses as the #1 WR in the Pac 12 (Icon SMI)

Tier 1 – Top Options

Juron Criner, Arizona – We expect Criner to be a tick above the next three names on the list.  All of them should tally 1,100+ yards through the air.  However, Criner will get more endzone targets and should collect about 13 TDs.  Draft him first from the Pac 12 WRs and he’s worthy of being a top starter for your overall team. Read the rest of this entry →