College Football Stat Leaders

2020 Big Ten College Football Offensive PPA Leaders

Predicted points added per offensive play.

Seasons Covered

2003-2025

Current Leader

Ohio State (0.342)

Best Season

Ohio State 2021 (0.432)

Scope

Big Ten • 2020

Browse Metrics

Crawl sibling stat pages without leaving the shared leaderboard template.

Total Yards Per GamePassing Yards Per GameRushing Yards Per GamePoints Per GameOffensive PPADefensive PPATurnover MarginHavoc Rate

What The Numbers Say

Route-specific context pulled from the current leaderboard, winner trend, and historical baseline.

How Offensive PPA Reads

Offensive PPA measures how much value each snap adds toward scoring, so it rewards offenses that stay efficient play after play rather than only relying on raw tempo or garbage-time volume. On this 2020 leaderboard, the visible range runs 0.342 to 0.183, with Ohio State setting the pace.

Big Ten Context

Big Ten teams have claimed 100% of the yearly titles in this filtered dataset, and USC is the latest winner at 0.344.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 Ohio State to No. 5 Penn State is 0.159, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark slipped from 0.376 in 2024 to 0.344 in 2025, a swing of 0.032. Ohio State's current mark of 0.342 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 0.304 held by Oregon.

Leaderboard

Top 14 rows for the current route scope.

1Ohio StateBig Ten Conference20200.342
2MinnesotaBig Ten Conference20200.223
3MichiganBig Ten Conference20200.213
4PurdueBig Ten Conference20200.192
5Penn StateBig Ten Conference20200.183
6NebraskaBig Ten Conference20200.171
7IowaBig Ten Conference20200.163
8MarylandBig Ten Conference20200.160
9IllinoisBig Ten Conference20200.129
10NorthwesternBig Ten Conference20200.119
11WisconsinBig Ten Conference20200.101
12IndianaBig Ten Conference20200.096
13RutgersBig Ten Conference20200.063
14Michigan StateBig Ten Conference2020-0.010

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Yearly Winners

SeasonTeamConferenceValue
2025USCBig Ten Conference0.344
2024Ohio StateBig Ten Conference0.376
2023Ohio StateBig Ten Conference0.293
2022Ohio StateBig Ten Conference0.375
2021Ohio StateBig Ten Conference0.432
2020Ohio StateBig Ten Conference0.342
2019Ohio StateBig Ten Conference0.368
2018Ohio StateBig Ten Conference0.279
2017Ohio StateBig Ten Conference0.292
2016Ohio StateBig Ten Conference0.225
2015Ohio StateBig Ten Conference0.227
2014Ohio StateBig Ten Conference0.303
2013Ohio StateBig Ten Conference0.193
2012NebraskaBig Ten Conference0.131
2011WisconsinBig Ten Conference0.213
2010WisconsinBig Ten Conference0.212
2009WisconsinBig Ten Conference0.128
2008Penn StateBig Ten Conference0.127
2007WisconsinBig Ten Conference0.087
2006Ohio StateBig Ten Conference0.145
2005Michigan StateBig Ten Conference0.191
2004MinnesotaBig Ten Conference0.049
2003MinnesotaBig Ten Conference0.129

Historical Leaderboard

Average across seasons for each team in the current filter scope.

RankTeamSeasonsAverageBest Season
1Oregon2025, 20240.3042024 (0.306)
2USC2025, 20240.2832025 (0.344)
3Washington2025, 20240.2632025 (0.290)
4Ohio State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.1972021 (0.432)
5Nebraska2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 20110.1542021 (0.282)
6Maryland2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 20140.1302021 (0.227)
7Wisconsin2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.1282019 (0.260)
8UCLA2025, 20240.1282024 (0.138)
9Michigan2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.1212023 (0.290)
10Penn State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.1172024 (0.303)
11Minnesota2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.1072019 (0.287)
12Indiana2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0902025 (0.342)
13Illinois2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0882024 (0.236)
14Michigan State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0832014 (0.296)
15Purdue2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0772021 (0.226)
16Rutgers2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 20140.0752025 (0.210)
17Iowa2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0722015 (0.195)
18Northwestern2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0612005 (0.149)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the Big Ten offensive ppa leaderboard in 2020?

Ohio State ranks first at 0.342 in 2020.

Which Big Ten program has the best long-term offensive ppa profile?

Oregon owns the strongest all-time average at 0.304 across 2 tracked seasons in this conference scope.

How does the Big Ten race compare with the recent trend?

USC is the most recent yearly winner in this conference scope, so the route combines the current leaderboard with a recent trend line instead of showing only one season snapshot.