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Opponent Turnover Rate

Share of opponent possessions a defense forces into turnovers.

Opponents' season turnovers ÷ opponents' season possessions. Possessions aren't in the box score, so they're estimated as FGA − OffReb + TO + 0.475×FTA (the standard estimator).

Higher is better  ·  league avg 18.7%  ·  as of 2026-11-04

Team Distribution

Season-to-date value for every team, with a density curve.

min 5.8% max 34.9% mean 18.7% std 5.5% (n=278)

By Conference

A dot per team, best conference average at the top. The tick marks each conference's mean.

Does it predict winners?

Weak standalone predictor of the winner.

See the game-by-game scatter on the Predictor page →

Team Rankings

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# Team Opponent Turnover Rate z Pctl GP
1 Ole Miss 34.9% +2.92 100 1
2 Duke 34.2% +2.79 100 1
3 West Virginia 33.9% +2.73 99 1
4 Texas Tech 33.5% +2.67 99 1
5 Vanderbilt 33.2% +2.62 99 1
6 Providence 32.3% +2.44 98 1
7 Virginia Tech 31.8% +2.37 98 1
8 Indiana 31.3% +2.27 97 1
9 Arkansas 30.8% +2.17 97 1
10 Murray State 30.7% +2.17 97 1
11 Creighton 30.4% +2.11 96 1
12 Loyola Chicago 29.9% +2.01 96 1
13 Texas A&M 29.4% +1.93 96 1
14 Alabama 28.5% +1.77 95 1
15 Notre Dame 28.3% +1.74 95 1
16 UTSA 28.2% +1.71 95 1
17 Nevada 28.0% +1.67 94 1
18 Virginia 27.9% +1.65 94 1
19 Oklahoma State 27.8% +1.63 94 1
20 San Francisco 27.7% +1.62 93 1
21 Southern 27.6% +1.61 93 1
22 East Carolina 27.5% +1.58 92 1
23 TCU 27.0% +1.50 92 1
24 Hawai'i 26.6% +1.43 92 1
25 Dartmouth 26.3% +1.37 91 1
26 Georgia 26.1% +1.33 91 1
27 Old Dominion 26.1% +1.33 91 1
28 Marquette 26.0% +1.32 90 1
29 Belmont 26.0% +1.32 90 1
30 Southern Indiana 26.0% +1.32 90 1
31 George Washington 26.0% +1.31 89 1
32 UNLV 25.9% +1.30 89 1
33 Wake Forest 25.8% +1.28 88 1
34 Seton Hall 25.7% +1.27 88 1
35 Lafayette 25.6% +1.24 88 1
36 Central Arkansas 25.6% +1.23 87 1
37 Louisville 25.5% +1.22 87 1
38 UC Davis 25.2% +1.17 87 1
39 Maryland 25.1% +1.15 86 1
40 Iowa 25.0% +1.13 86 1
41 Cincinnati 24.8% +1.10 86 1
42 Iona 24.7% +1.08 85 1
43 Houston 24.7% +1.08 85 1
44 Indiana State 24.6% +1.06 84 1
45 New Hampshire 24.4% +1.02 84 1
46 Merrimack 24.3% +1.01 84 1
47 Louisiana 24.3% +1.00 83 1
48 California Baptist 24.1% +0.98 83 1
49 SMU 24.0% +0.94 83 1
50 Texas State 23.9% +0.94 82 1
51 St. John's 23.8% +0.91 82 1
52 Xavier 23.6% +0.88 82 1
53 Nebraska 23.6% +0.87 81 1
54 Penn State 23.5% +0.86 81 1
55 UConn 23.5% +0.86 81 1
56 Saint Mary's 23.4% +0.84 80 1
57 Oklahoma 23.4% +0.84 80 1
58 Pittsburgh 23.1% +0.79 79 1
59 Hampton 23.1% +0.79 79 1
60 USC 22.9% +0.76 79 1
61 Valparaiso 22.9% +0.75 78 1
62 Richmond 22.8% +0.73 78 1
63 Marist 22.7% +0.72 78 1
64 Long Beach State 22.7% +0.72 77 1
65 UL Monroe 22.7% +0.71 77 1
66 Wisconsin 22.5% +0.69 77 1
67 Rhode Island 22.3% +0.65 76 1
68 Fordham 22.3% +0.64 76 1
69 VCU 22.2% +0.63 75 1
70 Michigan State 22.1% +0.61 75 1
71 Seattle U 22.1% +0.61 75 1
72 East Texas A&M 22.0% +0.59 74 1
73 South Carolina 21.8% +0.56 74 1
74 Montana State 21.8% +0.55 74 1
75 Florida State 21.8% +0.55 73 1
76 Florida Atlantic 21.6% +0.52 73 1
77 Manhattan 21.5% +0.49 73 1
78 Pepperdine 21.4% +0.48 72 1
79 Washington State 21.3% +0.46 72 1
80 Georgetown 21.2% +0.45 71 1
81 Texas 21.2% +0.45 71 1
82 Georgia Southern 21.2% +0.44 71 1
83 Mount St. Mary's 21.2% +0.44 70 1
84 Arizona State 21.1% +0.42 70 1
85 Howard 21.1% +0.42 70 1
86 Michigan 21.1% +0.42 69 1
87 Kansas 21.0% +0.41 69 1
88 Purdue Fort Wayne 21.0% +0.41 69 1
89 South Florida 20.8% +0.37 68 1
90 Utah State 20.7% +0.36 68 1
91 Baylor 20.7% +0.35 68 1
92 Butler 20.6% +0.34 67 1
93 Northwestern State 20.6% +0.33 67 1
94 Arkansas State 20.6% +0.33 66 1
95 Missouri 20.6% +0.33 66 1
96 Vermont 20.4% +0.30 66 1
97 Stanford 20.3% +0.29 65 1
98 Tennessee State 20.3% +0.28 65 1
99 Boston College 20.3% +0.28 65 1
100 Syracuse 20.2% +0.27 64 1
101 Coppin State 20.2% +0.26 64 1
102 Bellarmine 20.0% +0.23 64 1
103 Elon 19.8% +0.20 63 1
104 New Mexico 19.8% +0.20 63 1
105 Duquesne 19.8% +0.19 62 1
106 LSU 19.7% +0.18 62 1
107 Kentucky 19.7% +0.18 62 1
108 North Alabama 19.7% +0.17 61 1
109 McNeese 19.6% +0.16 61 1
110 Idaho State 19.6% +0.15 61 1
111 Saint Peter's 19.5% +0.15 60 1
112 Liberty 19.5% +0.14 60 1
113 Santa Clara 19.4% +0.11 60 1
114 UTEP 19.3% +0.10 59 1
115 Southeast Missouri State 19.3% +0.09 59 1
116 Eastern Michigan 19.2% +0.09 58 1
117 Columbia 19.2% +0.08 58 1
118 Western Kentucky 19.2% +0.08 58 1
119 Tennessee Tech 19.2% +0.08 57 1
120 North Florida 19.1% +0.07 57 1
121 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 19.1% +0.06 57 1
122 Tulane 18.9% +0.03 56 1
123 San José State 18.9% +0.02 56 1
124 Minnesota 18.8% +0.02 56 1
125 Troy 18.8% +0.01 55 1
126 Georgia State 18.7% +0.00 55 1
127 Campbell 18.7% -0.01 55 1
128 South Alabama 18.7% -0.01 54 1
129 Navy 18.7% -0.01 54 1
130 Air Force 18.7% -0.01 53 1
131 Little Rock 18.6% -0.02 53 1
132 Colorado 18.6% -0.03 53 1
133 Cal State Fullerton 18.5% -0.05 52 1
134 Army 18.5% -0.05 52 1
135 Eastern Washington 18.4% -0.05 52 1
136 UNC Asheville 18.4% -0.06 51 1
137 Northwestern 18.4% -0.06 51 1
138 Texas Southern 18.4% -0.06 51 1
139 Milwaukee 18.3% -0.07 50 1
140 St. Bonaventure 18.3% -0.08 50 1
141 Youngstown State 18.3% -0.08 49 1
142 Drexel 18.2% -0.10 49 1
143 Iowa State 18.1% -0.11 49 1
144 Bucknell 18.1% -0.11 48 1
145 Utah Tech 18.1% -0.12 48 1
146 Bryant 18.0% -0.13 48 1
147 South Dakota State 17.8% -0.18 47 1
148 Wright State 17.8% -0.18 47 1
149 Queens University 17.7% -0.19 47 1
150 BYU 17.6% -0.20 46 1
151 App State 17.6% -0.20 46 1
152 Temple 17.6% -0.21 45 1
153 Siena 17.5% -0.22 45 1
154 Grand Canyon 17.5% -0.22 45 1
155 Towson 17.5% -0.23 44 1
156 American University 17.4% -0.24 44 1
157 La Salle 17.4% -0.24 44 1
158 NJIT 17.4% -0.24 43 1
159 Mercyhurst 17.4% -0.25 43 1
160 Monmouth 17.4% -0.25 43 1
161 Miami 17.2% -0.27 42 1
162 Brown 17.1% -0.29 42 1
163 Cornell 17.0% -0.31 42 1
164 High Point 16.9% -0.33 41 1
165 Lindenwood 16.9% -0.34 41 1
166 Yale 16.8% -0.36 40 1
167 UCF 16.7% -0.37 40 1
168 Tennessee 16.7% -0.37 40 1
169 Oral Roberts 16.7% -0.37 39 1
170 Western Michigan 16.6% -0.38 39 1
171 George Mason 16.6% -0.39 39 1
172 Quinnipiac 16.6% -0.39 38 1
173 Central Michigan 16.5% -0.41 38 1
174 Saint Louis 16.5% -0.41 38 1
175 Wagner 16.4% -0.41 37 1
176 DePaul 16.4% -0.43 37 1
177 Bethune-Cookman 16.4% -0.43 36 1
178 Miami (OH) 16.3% -0.44 36 1
179 East Tennessee State 16.3% -0.44 36 1
180 Presbyterian 16.2% -0.46 35 1
181 The Citadel 16.1% -0.48 35 1
182 Abilene Christian 16.1% -0.48 35 1
183 South Carolina Upstate 16.0% -0.50 34 1
184 Illinois 16.0% -0.50 34 1
185 Dayton 15.7% -0.54 34 1
186 Kansas City 15.7% -0.54 33 1
187 Memphis 15.7% -0.55 33 1
188 Villanova 15.5% -0.58 32 1
189 Mississippi State 15.5% -0.59 32 1
190 Eastern Illinois 15.4% -0.59 32 1
191 Maryland Eastern Shore 15.3% -0.62 31 1
192 Utah 15.3% -0.63 31 1
193 Florida 15.2% -0.64 31 1
194 Northeastern 15.2% -0.64 30 1
195 Central Connecticut 15.2% -0.64 30 1
196 Kansas State 15.1% -0.66 30 1
197 Colorado State 15.1% -0.67 29 1
198 UCLA 15.0% -0.67 29 1
199 West Georgia 15.0% -0.67 29 1
200 Boston University 14.9% -0.70 28 1
201 James Madison 14.8% -0.70 28 1
202 North Carolina Central 14.8% -0.71 27 1
203 Furman 14.8% -0.71 27 1
204 Oregon 14.8% -0.72 27 1
205 LSU New Orleans 14.7% -0.73 26 1
206 Gonzaga 14.7% -0.73 26 1
207 Lipscomb 14.7% -0.73 26 2
208 Northern Arizona 14.7% -0.74 25 1
209 Illinois State 14.6% -0.75 25 1
210 Ball State 14.5% -0.77 25 1
211 Buffalo 14.5% -0.77 24 1
212 Purdue 14.5% -0.77 24 1
213 Georgia Tech 14.4% -0.78 23 1
214 Chicago State 14.4% -0.78 23 1
215 Alcorn State 14.4% -0.79 23 1
216 Jackson State 14.3% -0.79 22 1
217 NC State 14.3% -0.80 22 1
218 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 14.1% -0.84 22 1
219 St. Thomas 14.1% -0.84 21 1
220 Colgate 14.1% -0.84 21 1
221 UMBC 14.0% -0.86 21 1
222 Denver 14.0% -0.86 20 1
223 Wofford 14.0% -0.86 20 1
224 Lehigh 13.9% -0.87 19 1
225 Ohio 13.8% -0.89 19 1
226 Chattanooga 13.8% -0.89 19 1
227 Washington 13.8% -0.89 18 1
228 Gardner-Webb 13.8% -0.89 18 1
229 Bowling Green 13.8% -0.90 18 1
230 Toledo 13.7% -0.91 17 1
231 Clemson 13.6% -0.93 17 1
232 Weber State 13.6% -0.94 17 1
233 Radford 13.5% -0.95 16 1
234 Alabama State 13.4% -0.96 16 1
235 Rider 13.4% -0.96 16 1
236 Davidson 13.4% -0.97 15 1
237 Kent State 13.4% -0.97 15 1
238 Canisius 13.4% -0.97 14 1
239 Massachusetts 13.3% -0.98 14 1
240 Northern Illinois 13.3% -0.99 14 1
241 North Carolina 13.3% -0.99 13 1
242 Long Island University 13.2% -1.00 13 1
243 North Dakota 13.2% -1.00 13 1
244 Marshall 13.2% -1.01 12 1
245 Western Illinois 13.2% -1.01 12 1
246 Montana 13.0% -1.03 12 1
247 Binghamton 12.9% -1.05 11 1
248 Niagara 12.4% -1.14 11 1
249 Incarnate Word 12.4% -1.15 10 1
250 Sam Houston 12.3% -1.16 10 1
251 Oakland 12.2% -1.17 10 1
252 Western Carolina 12.2% -1.18 9 1
253 Robert Morris 12.1% -1.19 9 1
254 Ohio State 11.8% -1.26 9 1
255 Grambling 11.7% -1.27 8 1
256 Maine 11.6% -1.29 8 1
257 Loyola Maryland 11.6% -1.29 8 1
258 San Diego State 11.5% -1.31 7 1
259 Oregon State 11.4% -1.32 7 1
260 UAB 11.4% -1.33 6 1
261 Florida Gulf Coast 11.4% -1.33 6 1
262 Winthrop 11.2% -1.36 6 1
263 Le Moyne 10.8% -1.44 5 1
264 Charlotte 10.7% -1.46 5 1
265 Coastal Carolina 10.6% -1.46 5 1
266 UT Martin 10.5% -1.49 4 1
267 Stetson 10.5% -1.50 4 2
268 Louisiana Tech 10.2% -1.54 4 1
269 Charleston Southern 10.2% -1.55 3 1
270 Akron 10.1% -1.57 3 1
271 Arizona 9.5% -1.67 3 1
272 Northern Kentucky 9.4% -1.69 2 1
273 Fairleigh Dickinson 9.3% -1.71 2 1
274 Florida A&M 8.8% -1.79 1 1
275 Morehead State 8.7% -1.82 1 1
276 New Haven 7.8% -1.97 1 1
277 Holy Cross 6.9% -2.15 0 1
278 Cleveland State 5.8% -2.35 0 1