Miami continues to find itself on the outside looking in for a spot in the College Football Playoff despite a 10-2 record powered by a defense that ranks among the best in the country in stop rate.

What is stop rate? It's a basic measurement of success: the percentage of a defense's drives that end in punts, turnovers or a turnover on downs. Defensive coordinators have the same goal regardless of their scheme, opponent or conference: prevent points and get off the field. Stop rate is a simple metric but can offer a good reflection of a defense's effectiveness on a per-drive basis in today's faster-tempo game.

Stop rate is not an advanced stat and is no substitute for Bill Connelly's SP+ , FPI or other more comprehensive metrics. It's merely a different method for evaluating success

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