2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 12/31/2025
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USC | 3 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 29.7 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 2 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 42.0 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 2 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 49.0 |
| 4 | Indiana | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 15.0 |
| 4 | Michigan State | 3 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 38.0 |
| 4 | Illinois | 3 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 129 | 43.0 |
| 4 | UCLA | 4 | 24 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 176 | 44.0 |
| 4 | Maryland | 2 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 50.0 |
| 9 | Penn State | 3 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 31.7 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 5 | 19 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 29.6 |
| 10 | Oregon | 3 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 30.3 |
| 12 | Ohio State | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 13.3 |
| 12 | Washington | 3 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 24.7 |
| 12 | Michigan | 4 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 30.8 |
| 12 | Nebraska | 3 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 95 | 31.7 |
| 12 | Purdue | 5 | 26 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 40.0 |
| 17 | Northwestern | 4 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 29.8 |
| 18 | Iowa | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 22.8 |