Gross Punting Average Leaders
| RK | TEAM | PUNTS | YDS | LNG | AVG | NET | RET | RETY | AVG |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 45 | 2162 | 85 | 48.0 | 45.4 | 28 | 121 | 4.3 |
| 2 | Oklahoma State | 44 | 2036 | 74 | 46.3 | 36.9 | 36 | 412 | 11.4 |
| 3 | Houston | 61 | 2769 | 77 | 45.4 | 44.0 | 24 | 84 | 3.5 |
| 4 | Arizona State | 61 | 2765 | 73 | 45.3 | 40.9 | 33 | 269 | 8.2 |
| 5 | Texas | 43 | 1948 | 65 | 45.3 | 42.4 | 14 | 123 | 8.8 |
| 6 | Brigham Young | 60 | 2712 | 61 | 45.2 | 40.9 | 30 | 258 | 8.6 |
| 7 | Arkansas | 54 | 2416 | 72 | 44.7 | 42.4 | 21 | 124 | 5.9 |
| 8 | Florida | 68 | 3038 | 62 | 44.7 | 41.0 | 18 | 249 | 13.8 |
| 9 | Duke | 67 | 2991 | 79 | 44.6 | 39.3 | 24 | 358 | 14.9 |
| 10 | LSU | 71 | 3167 | 69 | 44.6 | 40.0 | 36 | 327 | 9.1 |
| RK | TEAM | PUNTS | YDS | LNG | AVG | NET | RET | RETY | AVG |
| 11 | Colorado State | 62 | 2764 | 73 | 44.6 | 42.6 | 13 | 123 | 9.5 |
| 12 | Vanderbilt | 61 | 2719 | 67 | 44.6 | 38.6 | 35 | 366 | 10.5 |
| 13 | Temple | 55 | 2444 | 68 | 44.4 | 39.5 | 27 | 271 | 10.0 |
| 14 | Alabama | 50 | 2214 | 61 | 44.3 | 37.5 | 34 | 337 | 9.9 |
| 15 | TCU | 66 | 2907 | 64 | 44.0 | 39.2 | 26 | 322 | 12.4 |
| 16 | New Mexico State | 74 | 3256 | 63 | 44.0 | 43.8 | 12 | 15 | 1.3 |
| 17 | Baylor | 38 | 1670 | 65 | 43.9 | 40.2 | 16 | 144 | 9.0 |
| 18 | Navy | 44 | 1919 | 63 | 43.6 | 41.2 | 12 | 105 | 8.8 |
| 19 | Colorado | 76 | 3307 | 61 | 43.5 | 42.3 | 16 | 89 | 5.6 |
| 20 | Hawaii | 64 | 2783 | 73 | 43.5 | 38.5 | 25 | 321 | 12.8 |
| RK | TEAM | PUNTS | YDS | LNG | AVG | NET | RET | RETY | AVG |
| 21 | Oklahoma | 54 | 2340 | 75 | 43.3 | 36.2 | 27 | 387 | 14.3 |
| 22 | UCLA | 78 | 3374 | 64 | 43.3 | 39.4 | 33 | 302 | 9.2 |
| 23 | Texas State | 51 | 2204 | 59 | 43.2 | 36.1 | 18 | 363 | 20.2 |
| 24 | Marshall | 46 | 1984 | 66 | 43.1 | 40.4 | 15 | 124 | 8.3 |
| 25 | UAB | 52 | 2239 | 61 | 43.1 | 38.0 | 26 | 261 | 10.0 |
| 26 | New Mexico | 55 | 2368 | 69 | 43.1 | 42.2 | 15 | 49 | 3.3 |
| 27 | North Carolina | 50 | 2152 | 60 | 43.0 | 33.1 | 35 | 496 | 14.2 |
| 28 | Kentucky | 61 | 2617 | 58 | 42.9 | 40.2 | 22 | 165 | 7.5 |
| 29 | Stanford | 75 | 3216 | 67 | 42.9 | 38.9 | 25 | 299 | 12.0 |
| 30 | Utah | 64 | 2740 | 65 | 42.8 | 40.5 | 31 | 150 | 4.8 |
| RK | TEAM | PUNTS | YDS | LNG | AVG | NET | RET | RETY | AVG |
| 31 | Michigan State | 80 | 3422 | 70 | 42.8 | 40.2 | 23 | 208 | 9.0 |
| 32 | East Carolina | 65 | 2779 | 65 | 42.8 | 39.9 | 22 | 188 | 8.5 |
| 33 | Memphis | 61 | 2606 | 63 | 42.7 | 37.8 | 25 | 300 | 12.0 |
| 34 | Wyoming | 63 | 2690 | 66 | 42.7 | 39.7 | 14 | 188 | 13.4 |
| 35 | UTEP | 66 | 2814 | 72 | 42.6 | 39.7 | 19 | 191 | 10.1 |
| 36 | Michigan | 44 | 1874 | 62 | 42.6 | 39.4 | 16 | 141 | 8.8 |
| 37 | Kent State | 72 | 3065 | 75 | 42.6 | 41.8 | 9 | 52 | 5.8 |
| 38 | Nevada | 47 | 1990 | 63 | 42.3 | 37.2 | 16 | 242 | 15.1 |
| 39 | Massachusetts | 77 | 3258 | 66 | 42.3 | 40.3 | 20 | 154 | 7.7 |
| 40 | Eastern Michigan | 70 | 2955 | 64 | 42.2 | 40.9 | 18 | 94 | 5.2 |
| RK | TEAM | PUNTS | YDS | LNG | AVG | NET | RET | RETY | AVG |
| 41 | USC | 45 | 1899 | 65 | 42.2 | 38.7 | 26 | 158 | 6.1 |
| 42 | Texas A&M | 41 | 1721 | 61 | 42.0 | 31.0 | 34 | 452 | 13.3 |
| 43 | Arizona | 55 | 2308 | 70 | 42.0 | 38.9 | 16 | 170 | 10.6 |
| 44 | Missouri | 70 | 2937 | 69 | 42.0 | 35.9 | 28 | 421 | 15.0 |
| 45 | Illinois | 73 | 3060 | 72 | 41.9 | 41.6 | 16 | 25 | 1.6 |
| 46 | Western Kentucky | 46 | 1919 | 74 | 41.7 | 36.6 | 22 | 234 | 10.6 |
| 47 | Utah State | 63 | 2615 | 59 | 41.5 | 36.6 | 30 | 308 | 10.3 |
| 48 | Central Michigan | 57 | 2361 | 82 | 41.4 | 40.9 | 12 | 31 | 2.6 |
| 49 | Idaho | 73 | 3018 | 61 | 41.3 | 41.1 | 17 | 17 | 1.0 |
| 50 | Pittsburgh | 62 | 2562 | 62 | 41.3 | 37.7 | 22 | 226 | 10.3 |
| RK | TEAM | PUNTS | YDS | LNG | AVG | NET | RET | RETY | AVG |
| 51 | North Texas | 70 | 2888 | 67 | 41.3 | 41.0 | 8 | 17 | 2.1 |
| 52 | Oregon State | 60 | 2474 | 67 | 41.2 | 39.8 | 13 | 84 | 6.5 |
| 53 | Southern Methodist | 71 | 2925 | 62 | 41.2 | 38.3 | 21 | 205 | 9.8 |
| 54 | Fresno State | 68 | 2801 | 69 | 41.2 | 37.8 | 25 | 228 | 9.1 |
| 55 | Nebraska | 62 | 2552 | 69 | 41.2 | 36.8 | 29 | 270 | 9.3 |
| 56 | Boston College | 66 | 2716 | 66 | 41.2 | 36.9 | 13 | 282 | 21.7 |
| 57 | Cincinnati | 60 | 2467 | 65 | 41.1 | 36.9 | 26 | 252 | 9.7 |
| 58 | Tulane | 71 | 2919 | 70 | 41.1 | 39.1 | 13 | 144 | 11.1 |
| 59 | San Jose State | 58 | 2384 | 63 | 41.1 | 40.0 | 17 | 66 | 3.9 |
| 60 | Mississippi State | 57 | 2340 | 54 | 41.1 | 38.1 | 23 | 171 | 7.4 |
| RK | TEAM | PUNTS | YDS | LNG | AVG | NET | RET | RETY | AVG |
| 61 | San Diego State | 49 | 2011 | 56 | 41.0 | 38.7 | 15 | 114 | 7.6 |
| 62 | Wisconsin | 81 | 3323 | 61 | 41.0 | 38.4 | 26 | 212 | 8.2 |
| 63 | Iowa State | 77 | 3157 | 60 | 41.0 | 39.4 | 10 | 121 | 12.1 |
| 64 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 61 | 2499 | 69 | 41.0 | 38.9 | 20 | 127 | 6.4 |
| 65 | Georgia | 68 | 2784 | 60 | 40.9 | 38.0 | 27 | 203 | 7.5 |
| 66 | Kansas State | 45 | 1835 | 54 | 40.8 | 32.8 | 19 | 360 | 18.9 |
| 67 | Notre Dame | 53 | 2161 | 53 | 40.8 | 39.9 | 21 | 46 | 2.2 |
| 68 | Tennessee | 56 | 2278 | 66 | 40.7 | 36.0 | 22 | 261 | 11.9 |
| 69 | Kansas | 62 | 2516 | 63 | 40.6 | 39.1 | 10 | 90 | 9.0 |
| 70 | Purdue | 73 | 2961 | 72 | 40.6 | 39.7 | 19 | 60 | 3.2 |
| RK | TEAM | PUNTS | YDS | LNG | AVG | NET | RET | RETY | AVG |
| 71 | Connecticut | 78 | 3162 | 62 | 40.5 | 37.0 | 22 | 274 | 12.5 |
| 72 | Ole Miss | 58 | 2350 | 61 | 40.5 | 38.2 | 24 | 134 | 5.6 |
| Toledo | 58 | 2350 | 62 | 40.5 | 36.6 | 22 | 226 | 10.3 | |
| 74 | Miami (FL) | 55 | 2224 | 56 | 40.4 | 38.3 | 17 | 118 | 6.9 |
| 75 | Wake Forest | 96 | 3867 | 61 | 40.3 | 38.7 | 16 | 156 | 9.8 |
| 76 | Ball State | 47 | 1892 | 56 | 40.3 | 36.5 | 16 | 177 | 11.1 |
| 77 | Miami (OH) | 60 | 2409 | 74 | 40.2 | 39.8 | 6 | 19 | 3.2 |
| 78 | Virginia | 67 | 2690 | 57 | 40.1 | 38.8 | 23 | 89 | 3.9 |
| 79 | Western Michigan | 57 | 2282 | 82 | 40.0 | 36.7 | 17 | 190 | 11.2 |
| 80 | Bowling Green | 74 | 2962 | 60 | 40.0 | 36.3 | 27 | 277 | 10.3 |
| RK | TEAM | PUNTS | YDS | LNG | AVG | NET | RET | RETY | AVG |
| 81 | Oregon | 51 | 2040 | 56 | 40.0 | 34.7 | 20 | 270 | 13.5 |
| 82 | UNLV | 68 | 2717 | 67 | 40.0 | 38.4 | 17 | 103 | 6.1 |
| 83 | Florida International | 66 | 2636 | 58 | 39.9 | 36.9 | 25 | 201 | 8.0 |
| 84 | Akron | 68 | 2715 | 67 | 39.9 | 37.5 | 24 | 165 | 6.9 |
| 85 | South Florida | 56 | 2235 | 70 | 39.9 | 37.5 | 20 | 133 | 6.7 |
| 86 | Northwestern | 64 | 2554 | 64 | 39.9 | 34.7 | 20 | 331 | 16.6 |
| 87 | California | 62 | 2474 | 61 | 39.9 | 36.4 | 19 | 216 | 11.4 |
| 88 | UCF | 61 | 2434 | 64 | 39.9 | 35.5 | 25 | 266 | 10.6 |
| 89 | Virginia Tech | 81 | 3230 | 57 | 39.9 | 35.2 | 37 | 382 | 10.3 |
| 90 | Florida Atlantic | 68 | 2711 | 68 | 39.9 | 37.8 | 22 | 143 | 6.5 |
| RK | TEAM | PUNTS | YDS | LNG | AVG | NET | RET | RETY | AVG |
| 91 | Washington State | 63 | 2507 | 69 | 39.8 | 38.4 | 13 | 89 | 6.8 |
| 92 | Auburn | 70 | 2783 | 54 | 39.8 | 37.5 | 18 | 161 | 8.9 |
| 93 | Southern Miss | 64 | 2544 | 64 | 39.8 | 39.1 | 6 | 40 | 6.7 |
| 94 | Texas Tech | 42 | 1667 | 60 | 39.7 | 35.5 | 17 | 176 | 10.4 |
| 95 | Troy | 56 | 2221 | 58 | 39.7 | 37.1 | 18 | 141 | 7.8 |
| 96 | Maryland | 76 | 2997 | 60 | 39.4 | 36.4 | 26 | 232 | 8.9 |
| 97 | Clemson | 57 | 2235 | 58 | 39.2 | 37.5 | 23 | 99 | 4.3 |
| 98 | Air Force | 40 | 1567 | 71 | 39.2 | 37.3 | 10 | 76 | 7.6 |
| 99 | Louisiana-Monroe | 55 | 2149 | 66 | 39.1 | 36.4 | 23 | 149 | 6.5 |
| 100 | Ohio State | 62 | 2421 | 55 | 39.0 | 34.5 | 27 | 280 | 10.4 |
| RK | TEAM | PUNTS | YDS | LNG | AVG | NET | RET | RETY | AVG |
| 101 | South Alabama | 74 | 2889 | 69 | 39.0 | 37.1 | 16 | 141 | 8.8 |
| 102 | Middle Tennessee | 48 | 1867 | 64 | 38.9 | 37.8 | 18 | 54 | 3.0 |
| 103 | Northern Illinois | 53 | 2059 | 63 | 38.8 | 33.9 | 32 | 263 | 8.2 |
| 104 | Georgia Tech | 47 | 1825 | 55 | 38.8 | 33.5 | 20 | 252 | 12.6 |
| 105 | Boise State | 50 | 1940 | 60 | 38.8 | 33.2 | 27 | 281 | 10.4 |
| 106 | South Carolina | 58 | 2242 | 55 | 38.7 | 31.3 | 30 | 427 | 14.2 |
| 107 | Washington | 70 | 2702 | 65 | 38.6 | 36.7 | 20 | 135 | 6.8 |
| 108 | North Carolina State | 75 | 2879 | 60 | 38.4 | 34.2 | 34 | 316 | 9.3 |
| 109 | Syracuse | 56 | 2144 | 58 | 38.3 | 36.2 | 29 | 119 | 4.1 |
| 110 | Indiana | 71 | 2716 | 52 | 38.3 | 37.5 | 14 | 57 | 4.1 |
| RK | TEAM | PUNTS | YDS | LNG | AVG | NET | RET | RETY | AVG |
| 111 | Army | 34 | 1296 | 55 | 38.1 | 36.4 | 12 | 58 | 4.8 |
| 112 | Louisville | 53 | 2017 | 57 | 38.1 | 36.1 | 24 | 102 | 4.3 |
| 113 | Minnesota | 69 | 2617 | 63 | 37.9 | 34.6 | 31 | 229 | 7.4 |
| 114 | West Virginia | 45 | 1705 | 57 | 37.9 | 34.2 | 15 | 165 | 11.0 |
| 115 | Tulsa | 80 | 3009 | 61 | 37.6 | 34.4 | 31 | 254 | 8.2 |
| 116 | Penn State | 51 | 1905 | 58 | 37.4 | 33.8 | 30 | 182 | 6.1 |
| 117 | Iowa | 68 | 2539 | 61 | 37.3 | 35.6 | 16 | 119 | 7.4 |
| 118 | Ohio | 59 | 2202 | 68 | 37.3 | 32.5 | 30 | 287 | 9.6 |
| 119 | Rutgers | 81 | 3017 | 57 | 37.2 | 35.5 | 30 | 140 | 4.7 |
| 120 | Rice | 65 | 2407 | 65 | 37.0 | 35.8 | 19 | 82 | 4.3 |
| RK | TEAM | PUNTS | YDS | LNG | AVG | NET | RET | RETY | AVG |
| 121 | Florida State | 49 | 1808 | 54 | 36.9 | 26.0 | 37 | 536 | 14.5 |
| 122 | UTSA | 52 | 1857 | 55 | 35.7 | 30.3 | 18 | 281 | 15.6 |
| 123 | Arkansas State | 51 | 1813 | 58 | 35.5 | 34.6 | 11 | 47 | 4.3 |
| 124 | Buffalo | 81 | 2828 | 58 | 34.9 | 34.1 | 13 | 66 | 5.1 |
Data provided by Elias Sports Bureau
