2014 Men’s Basketball
Championship
Last updated - January 14, 2013
Through games of January 8, 2013
| Rank | Team | G | Punts | Punt Yds | Yds/Punt | Opp Punt Ret | Opp Punt Ret Yds | Punt Touchbacks | Net Yds/Punt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 45 | 2162 | 48.04 | 11 | 84 | 6 | 43.51 |
| 2 | BYU | 13 | 60 | 2712 | 45.20 | 20 | 132 | 6 | 41.00 |
| 3 | Oklahoma St. | 13 | 44 | 2036 | 46.27 | 16 | 197 | 2 | 40.89 |
| 4 | Texas | 13 | 43 | 1948 | 45.30 | 17 | 172 | 1 | 40.84 |
| 5 | Arkansas | 12 | 54 | 2416 | 44.74 | 25 | 152 | 3 | 40.81 |
| 6 | Temple | 11 | 55 | 2444 | 44.44 | 24 | 122 | 4 | 40.76 |
| 7 | Arizona St. | 13 | 61 | 2765 | 45.33 | 12 | 121 | 8 | 40.72 |
| 8 | LSU | 13 | 71 | 3167 | 44.61 | 17 | 59 | 11 | 40.68 |
| 9 | Florida | 13 | 68 | 3038 | 44.68 | 22 | 161 | 6 | 40.54 |
| 10 | North Carolina | 12 | 50 | 2152 | 43.04 | 17 | 84 | 3 | 40.16 |
| 11 | UTEP | 12 | 66 | 2814 | 42.64 | 21 | 65 | 5 | 40.14 |
| 12 | Kent St. | 14 | 72 | 3065 | 42.57 | 19 | 83 | 5 | 40.03 |
| 13 | UCLA | 14 | 78 | 3374 | 43.26 | 16 | 119 | 7 | 39.94 |
| 14 | Mississippi St. | 13 | 57 | 2340 | 41.05 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 39.89 |
| 15 | Texas A&M | 13 | 41 | 1721 | 41.98 | 13 | 70 | 1 | 39.78 |
| 16 | Houston | 12 | 61 | 2769 | 45.39 | 21 | 205 | 7 | 39.74 |
| 17 | Alabama | 14 | 50 | 2214 | 44.28 | 18 | 117 | 6 | 39.54 |
| 18 | Kentucky | 12 | 61 | 2617 | 42.90 | 25 | 150 | 3 | 39.46 |
| 19 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 61 | 2719 | 44.57 | 20 | 214 | 5 | 39.43 |
| 20 | Eastern Mich. | 12 | 69 | 2955 | 42.83 | 22 | 180 | 3 | 39.35 |
| 21 | Colorado | 12 | 76 | 3307 | 43.51 | 30 | 261 | 3 | 39.29 |
| 22 | Ball St. | 13 | 47 | 1892 | 40.26 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 39.28 |
| 23 | Illinois | 12 | 73 | 3060 | 41.92 | 26 | 157 | 2 | 39.22 |
| 24 | New Mexico | 13 | 55 | 2368 | 43.05 | 22 | 102 | 6 | 39.02 |
| 25 | Memphis | 12 | 61 | 2606 | 42.72 | 22 | 191 | 2 | 38.93 |
| 26 | Iowa St. | 13 | 77 | 3157 | 41.00 | 17 | 129 | 2 | 38.81 |
| 27 | Oklahoma | 13 | 54 | 2340 | 43.33 | 12 | 87 | 8 | 38.76 |
| 28 | Utah | 12 | 64 | 2740 | 42.81 | 17 | 161 | 5 | 38.73 |
| 29 | Southern California | 13 | 45 | 1899 | 42.20 | 14 | 160 | 0 | 38.64 |
| 30 | Notre Dame | 13 | 53 | 2161 | 40.77 | 11 | 74 | 2 | 38.62 |
| 31 | Auburn | 12 | 70 | 2783 | 39.76 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 38.56 |
| 32 | Michigan St. | 13 | 80 | 3422 | 42.78 | 25 | 221 | 6 | 38.51 |
| 33 | Stanford | 14 | 75 | 3216 | 42.88 | 22 | 149 | 9 | 38.49 |
| 34 | Oregon St. | 13 | 60 | 2474 | 41.23 | 15 | 106 | 3 | 38.47 |
| 35 | Utah St. | 13 | 63 | 2615 | 41.51 | 14 | 116 | 4 | 38.40 |
| 36 | Troy | 12 | 56 | 2221 | 39.66 | 16 | 32 | 2 | 38.38 |
| 37 | Arizona | 13 | 55 | 2308 | 41.96 | 21 | 161 | 2 | 38.31 |
| 38 | Kansas St. | 13 | 45 | 1835 | 40.78 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 38.24 |
| 39 | Duke | 13 | 67 | 2991 | 44.64 | 25 | 323 | 6 | 38.03 |
| 40 | TCU | 13 | 66 | 2907 | 44.05 | 19 | 178 | 11 | 38.02 |
| 41 | La.-Lafayette | 13 | 61 | 2499 | 40.97 | 20 | 149 | 2 | 37.87 |
| 42 | Navy | 13 | 44 | 1919 | 43.61 | 12 | 135 | 6 | 37.82 |
| 43 | Tulane | 12 | 71 | 2919 | 41.11 | 35 | 202 | 2 | 37.70 |
| 44 | Toledo | 13 | 58 | 2350 | 40.52 | 15 | 108 | 3 | 37.62 |
| 45 | Northwestern | 13 | 64 | 2554 | 39.91 | 22 | 107 | 2 | 37.61 |
| 46 | Wisconsin | 14 | 81 | 3323 | 41.02 | 28 | 180 | 5 | 37.57 |
| 47 | Marshall | 12 | 46 | 1984 | 43.13 | 18 | 176 | 4 | 37.57 |
| 48 | Northern Ill. | 14 | 53 | 2059 | 38.85 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 37.45 |
| 49 | Oregon | 13 | 51 | 2040 | 40.00 | 17 | 55 | 4 | 37.35 |
| 50 | Idaho | 12 | 73 | 3018 | 41.34 | 36 | 256 | 2 | 37.29 |