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Southeastern Conference defenses are leading the nation when it comes to limiting yards per play. In 125 games this season, SEC teams are giving up an average of 4.79 yards per play, which is the lowest of any NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision conference.

The SEC leads the NCAA FBS conferences in rushing yards allowed per play (3.55) and passing yards allowed per play (6.18) as well.

Going into Week 13, the SEC has five of the top 15 teams in the nation in rushing defense, five of the top 18 teams in passing defense, seven of the top 25 teams in total defense and five of the top 25 teams in scoring defense.

A breakdown of the yards per play for each NCAA FBS conference is below.

Defensive (Yards Allowed per Play)

Conference	Att.	Yards	Rush	Att.	Yards	Pass	Plays	Yards	Total
Southeastern	4223	14998	3.55	3756	23236	6.18	7979	38234	4.79
Atlantic Coast	4261	15425	3.62	3620	23014	6.36	7881	38439	4.88
Big Ten	4323	16517	3.82	3845	24420	6.35	8168	40937	5.01
Big East	2693	9784	3.63	2396	15811	6.60	5089	25595	5.03
Pac-10	3827	15862	4.14	3144	20148	6.41	6971	36010	5.17
Mountain West	3756	14971	3.98	2888	19702	6.82	6644	34673	5.22
WAC	3365	14570	4.33	2992	20899	6.98	6357	35469	5.58
Mid-American	4927	21732	4.41	3862	27295	7.07	8789	49027	5.58
Big 12	4563	18725	4.10	4603	32564	7.07	9166	51289	5.60
Sun Belt	3055	13949	3.82	2451	17455	7.12	5506	31404	5.70
Conference USA	4527	20721	4.57	3819	28759	7.53	8346	49480	5.93

(Based on numbers from the NCAA)