2011 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. BCS Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon | 12 | 14 | 69 | 83 | 6.92 |
| 2 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 19 | 55 | 74 | 6.73 |
| 3 | Texas | 11 | 10 | 63 | 73 | 6.64 |
| 4 | Georgia | 11 | 17 | 51 | 68 | 6.18 |
| 4 | LSU | 12 | 16 | 52 | 68 | 5.67 |
| 6 | Wake Forest | 12 | 13 | 54 | 67 | 5.58 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 11 | 11 | 55 | 66 | 6.00 |
| 8 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 17 | 47 | 64 | 5.82 |
| 9 | Florida State | 11 | 15 | 47 | 62 | 5.64 |
| 10 | Connecticut | 9 | 16 | 44 | 60 | 6.67 |
| 11 | Utah | 11 | 16 | 42 | 58 | 5.27 |
| 12 | Missouri | 11 | 11 | 46 | 57 | 5.18 |
| 12 | Clemson | 12 | 12 | 45 | 57 | 4.75 |
| 14 | Kansas State | 11 | 14 | 40 | 54 | 4.91 |
| 14 | USC | 12 | 9 | 45 | 54 | 4.50 |
| 16 | Penn State | 9 | 9 | 43 | 52 | 5.78 |
| 16 | Baylor | 10 | 13 | 39 | 52 | 5.20 |
| 16 | Arizona | 10 | 10 | 42 | 52 | 5.20 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | 11 | 14 | 38 | 52 | 4.73 |
| 16 | North Carolina | 11 | 12 | 40 | 52 | 4.73 |
| 16 | Texas A&M | 11 | 5 | 47 | 52 | 4.73 |
| 16 | UCLA | 12 | 12 | 40 | 52 | 4.33 |
| 23 | California | 11 | 9 | 42 | 51 | 4.64 |
| 23 | Iowa State | 12 | 11 | 40 | 51 | 4.25 |
| 25 | Alabama | 10 | 12 | 38 | 50 | 5.00 |
| 25 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 12 | 38 | 50 | 4.55 |
| 25 | Washington | 11 | 7 | 43 | 50 | 4.55 |
| 25 | Stanford | 12 | 7 | 43 | 50 | 4.17 |
| 29 | Arizona State | 11 | 13 | 36 | 49 | 4.45 |
| 30 | Boston College | 10 | 11 | 36 | 47 | 4.70 |
| 30 | Cincinnati | 10 | 9 | 38 | 47 | 4.70 |
| 32 | South Carolina | 10 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 4.60 |
| 32 | West Virginia | 10 | 11 | 35 | 46 | 4.60 |
| 34 | Rutgers | 9 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 4.89 |
| 34 | Oregon State | 10 | 10 | 34 | 44 | 4.40 |
| 34 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 9 | 35 | 44 | 4.40 |
| 34 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 7 | 37 | 44 | 4.40 |
| 34 | Michigan State | 11 | 13 | 31 | 44 | 4.00 |
| 34 | Iowa | 11 | 8 | 36 | 44 | 4.00 |
| 40 | South Florida | 9 | 8 | 34 | 42 | 4.67 |
| 40 | Nebraska | 10 | 8 | 34 | 42 | 4.20 |
| 42 | Virginia | 10 | 9 | 32 | 41 | 4.10 |
| 43 | Ohio State | 11 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 3.64 |
| 44 | Notre Dame | 11 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 3.55 |
| 45 | Maryland | 10 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 3.80 |
| 46 | North Carolina State | 10 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 3.70 |
| 47 | Florida | 10 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 3.60 |
| 48 | Arkansas | 10 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 3.50 |
| 48 | Louisville | 10 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 3.50 |
| 48 | Illinois | 10 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 3.50 |
| 51 | Kentucky | 9 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 3.78 |
| 51 | Kansas | 10 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 3.40 |
| 51 | Michigan | 10 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 3.40 |
| 54 | Auburn | 10 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 3.30 |
| 55 | Mississippi State | 9 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 3.56 |
| 56 | Northwestern | 10 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 3.10 |
| 56 | Colorado | 11 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 2.82 |
| 58 | Washington State | 9 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 3.33 |
| 59 | Indiana | 9 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 3.22 |
| 60 | Texas Tech | 9 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 3.11 |
| 61 | Purdue | 9 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 3.00 |
| 62 | Duke | 9 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 2.89 |
| 63 | Syracuse | 9 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 2.78 |
| 63 | Miami (Florida) | 11 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 2.27 |
| 65 | BYU | 4 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 65 | Tennessee | 9 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 2.67 |
| 67 | Mississippi | 8 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 2.88 |
| 68 | Minnesota | 9 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 2.11 |
| 69 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 70 | Army | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 71 | Central Michigan | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 72 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 72 | Fresno State | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 72 | Ball State | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 72 | East Carolina | 3 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 76 | Florida International | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 76 | Marshall | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 76 | Rice | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 76 | Western Michigan | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 80 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 80 | San Diego State | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 80 | Houston | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 80 | Boise State | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 84 | Kent State | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 84 | Idaho | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 84 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 84 | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 88 | Hawai'i | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 88 | Temple | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 88 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 88 | New Mexico | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 88 | North Texas | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 88 | Miami (Ohio) | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 94 | Tulsa | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 95 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 95 | Nevada | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 95 | Buffalo | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 98 | UCF | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 98 | Ohio | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 98 | New Mexico State | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 98 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 98 | Tulane | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 98 | Toledo | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 98 | San Jose State | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 98 | Akron | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 98 | Navy | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 107 | Arkansas State | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 107 | Troy | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 107 | SMU | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 110 | Wyoming | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 110 | Bowling Green | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 110 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 110 | UAB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 114 | UTEP | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 115 | Colorado State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 115 | TCU | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 115 | Memphis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 115 | Air Force | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |