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2022: Team Kickoff Return Defense

Rank	Team	G	W-L	Opp KO Ret	KO TB	Opp KO Ret Yds	Opp Kick Ret TDs	Avg
1	Missouri (SEC)	13	6-7	11	56	150	0	13.64
2	Navy (AAC)	12	4-8	24	14	342	0	14.25
3	NIU (MAC)	12	3-9	36	17	516	0	14.33
4	Northwestern (Big Ten)	12	1-11	20	8	297	0	14.85
5	Wisconsin (Big Ten)	13	7-6	23	32	352	0	15.30
6	San Jose St. (Mountain West)	12	7-5	37	12	570	2	15.41
7	Tulsa (AAC)	12	5-7	28	30	442	0	15.79
8	Louisiana (Sun Belt)	13	6-7	34	20	538	0	15.82
9	Texas Tech (Big 12)	13	8-5	23	41	375	0	16.30
10	UNLV (Mountain West)	12	5-7	28	22	465	1	16.61
11	Pittsburgh (ACC)	13	9-4	18	57	301	0	16.72
12	Kansas St. (Big 12)	14	10-4	24	51	403	0	16.79
13	Army West Point (FBS Independent)	12	6-6	23	32	387	0	16.83
14	Fla. Atlantic (C-USA)	12	5-7	29	29	488	0	16.83
15	Kent St. (MAC)	12	5-7	34	20	575	0	16.91
16	Air Force (Mountain West)	13	10-3	35	28	593	0	16.94
17	Iowa (Big Ten)	13	8-5	18	31	305	0	16.94
18	Cincinnati (AAC)	13	9-4	20	45	339	0	16.95
19	Stanford (Pac-12)	12	3-9	11	40	188	0	17.09
20	Colorado St. (Mountain West)	12	3-9	6	30	103	0	17.17
21	Duke (ACC)	13	9-4	31	45	533	0	17.19
22	Texas (Big 12)	13	8-5	35	27	603	0	17.23
23	South Carolina (SEC)	13	8-5	19	50	328	0	17.26
24	Alabama (SEC)	13	11-2	34	47	593	0	17.44
25	Tennessee (SEC)	13	11-2	41	34	718	0	17.51
26	Ohio (MAC)	14	10-4	40	32	701	0	17.52
27	Michigan (Big Ten)	14	13-1	25	72	440	0	17.60
28	Troy (Sun Belt)	14	12-2	23	45	405	0	17.61
29	Tulane (AAC)	14	12-2	28	47	494	0	17.64
30	Fresno St. (Mountain West)	14	10-4	33	34	588	0	17.82
31	Central Mich. (MAC)	12	4-8	21	23	376	0	17.90
32	Massachusetts (FBS Independent)	12	1-11	25	13	450	0	18.00
32	Nebraska (Big Ten)	12	4-8	15	36	270	0	18.00
34	Arkansas St. (Sun Belt)	12	3-9	25	27	451	0	18.04
35	Mississippi St. (SEC)	13	9-4	33	38	596	0	18.06
36	Louisville (ACC)	13	8-5	27	40	490	0	18.15
37	Arizona St. (Pac-12)	12	3-9	24	31	437	0	18.21
38	Liberty (FBS Independent)	13	8-5	22	44	401	0	18.23
39	Miami (FL) (ACC)	12	5-7	13	37	237	0	18.23
40	Nevada (Mountain West)	12	2-10	16	26	293	0	18.31
41	Hawaii (Mountain West)	13	3-10	9	38	165	0	18.33
42	Louisiana Tech (C-USA)	12	3-9	26	35	479	0	18.42
43	South Fla. (AAC)	12	1-11	9	50	166	0	18.44
44	Ball St. (MAC)	12	5-7	31	10	572	0	18.45
45	Houston (AAC)	13	8-5	29	39	536	0	18.48
46	Texas St. (Sun Belt)	12	4-8	35	18	655	0	18.71
47	Notre Dame (FBS Independent)	13	9-4	19	49	356	0	18.74
48	Washington (Pac-12)	13	11-2	52	28	979	0	18.83
49	UCF (AAC)	14	9-5	24	53	452	0	18.83
50	Purdue (Big Ten)	14	8-6	28	38	528	0	18.86
51	Akron (MAC)	12	2-10	36	10	681	0	18.92
52	Western Ky. (C-USA)	14	9-5	41	39	777	0	18.95
53	UTSA (C-USA)	14	11-3	43	33	818	0	19.02
54	James Madison (Sun Belt)	11	8-3	19	40	362	0	19.05
55	South Alabama (Sun Belt)	13	10-3	34	31	648	0	19.06
56	Vanderbilt (SEC)	12	5-7	23	26	448	0	19.48
57	Penn St. (Big Ten)	13	11-2	31	47	604	0	19.48
58	Middle Tenn. (C-USA)	13	8-5	54	13	1,057	1	19.57
59	UCLA (Pac-12)	13	9-4	26	61	512	0	19.69
60	Utah St. (Mountain West)	13	6-7	23	22	453	0	19.70
61	Clemson (ACC)	14	11-3	15	69	296	0	19.73
62	California (Pac-12)	12	4-8	23	29	456	0	19.83
63	Georgia (SEC)	15	15-0	23	77	460	0	20.00
64	Georgia Tech (ACC)	12	5-7	21	24	422	0	20.10
65	Iowa St. (Big 12)	12	4-8	37	13	745	0	20.14
66	Old Dominion (Sun Belt)	12	3-9	26	22	525	0	20.19
67	Illinois (Big Ten)	13	8-5	25	34	506	0	20.24
68	Wake Forest (ACC)	13	8-5	51	15	1,035	0	20.29
69	Oklahoma St. (Big 12)	13	7-6	35	25	711	0	20.31
70	Michigan St. (Big Ten)	12	5-7	31	13	633	1	20.42
71	Ohio St. (Big Ten)	13	11-2	37	46	756	0	20.43
72	East Carolina (AAC)	13	8-5	50	19	1,023	1	20.46
73	Marshall (Sun Belt)	13	9-4	17	27	349	1	20.53
74	San Diego St. (Mountain West)	13	7-6	24	38	493	0	20.54
75	Florida St. (ACC)	13	10-3	20	54	411	0	20.55
76	NC State (ACC)	13	8-5	25	40	516	1	20.64
77	Charlotte (C-USA)	12	3-9	13	28	271	0	20.85
78	West Virginia (Big 12)	12	5-7	39	24	814	1	20.87
79	Miami (OH) (MAC)	13	6-7	25	25	525	1	21.00
79	Southern California (Pac-12)	14	11-3	50	44	1,050	0	21.00
81	UConn (FBS Independent)	13	6-7	33	17	694	0	21.03
82	Eastern Mich. (MAC)	13	9-4	36	34	762	0	21.17
83	Toledo (MAC)	14	9-5	52	20	1,104	0	21.23
84	Utah (Pac-12)	14	10-4	61	29	1,300	0	21.31
85	Arizona (Pac-12)	12	5-7	20	45	427	0	21.35
86	Florida (SEC)	13	6-7	21	42	449	0	21.38
87	Ga. Southern (Sun Belt)	13	6-7	28	26	601	0	21.46
88	Temple (AAC)	12	3-9	36	6	773	1	21.47
89	Boise St. (Mountain West)	14	10-4	41	37	883	1	21.54
90	Arkansas (SEC)	13	7-6	9	64	194	0	21.56
90	Minnesota (Big Ten)	13	9-4	9	59	194	0	21.56
92	Bowling Green (MAC)	13	6-7	34	16	734	0	21.59
93	UTEP (C-USA)	12	5-7	15	40	324	0	21.60
94	Washington St. (Pac-12)	13	7-6	18	41	391	0	21.72
95	North Texas (C-USA)	14	7-7	17	66	371	0	21.82
96	App State (Sun Belt)	12	6-6	25	32	550	2	22.00
96	New Mexico (Mountain West)	12	2-10	14	20	308	0	22.00
98	Coastal Carolina (Sun Belt)	13	9-4	33	20	729	0	22.09
99	FIU (C-USA)	12	4-8	18	23	398	0	22.11
100	BYU (FBS Independent)	13	8-5	28	37	621	1	22.18
101	Ole Miss (SEC)	13	8-5	24	41	536	1	22.33
102	Auburn (SEC)	12	5-7	31	16	694	1	22.39
103	Southern Miss. (Sun Belt)	13	7-6	25	36	560	0	22.40
104	Western Mich. (MAC)	12	5-7	29	16	654	0	22.55
105	Baylor (Big 12)	13	6-7	16	57	361	1	22.56
106	Wyoming (Mountain West)	13	7-6	30	28	679	0	22.63
107	Maryland (Big Ten)	13	8-5	17	51	385	0	22.65
108	TCU (Big 12)	15	13-2	48	49	1,093	0	22.77
109	Syracuse (ACC)	13	7-6	26	42	593	0	22.81
110	North Carolina (ACC)	14	9-5	27	55	623	0	23.07
111	Indiana (Big Ten)	12	4-8	18	30	417	0	23.17
112	UAB (C-USA)	13	7-6	26	43	607	0	23.35
113	Buffalo (MAC)	13	7-6	24	44	561	1	23.38
114	Kansas (Big 12)	13	6-7	23	43	539	0	23.43
115	Georgia St. (Sun Belt)	12	4-8	14	47	329	0	23.50
116	LSU (SEC)	14	10-4	30	49	706	0	23.53
117	Oregon St. (Pac-12)	13	10-3	34	37	805	1	23.68
118	Rice (C-USA)	13	5-8	26	32	616	0	23.69
119	Kentucky (SEC)	13	7-6	14	44	334	0	23.86
120	New Mexico St. (FBS Independent)	13	7-6	34	24	819	1	24.09
121	Memphis (AAC)	13	7-6	36	34	896	1	24.89
122	Virginia (ACC)	10	3-7	13	25	324	0	24.92
123	Oklahoma (Big 12)	13	6-7	18	58	449	0	24.94
124	Rutgers (Big Ten)	12	4-8	23	17	577	2	25.09
125	Oregon (Pac-12)	13	10-3	25	58	630	0	25.20
126	Colorado (Pac-12)	12	1-11	10	34	255	0	25.50
127	SMU (AAC)	13	7-6	33	47	857	0	25.97
128	Virginia Tech (ACC)	11	3-8	13	32	353	1	27.15
129	Boston College (ACC)	12	3-9	21	16	608	1	28.95
130	ULM (Sun Belt)	12	4-8	22	22	649	1	29.50
131	Texas A&M (SEC)	12	5-7	6	47	200	1	33.33