2025 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 09/18/2025
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Iowa | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 4 | Texas | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 4 | Florida State | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 4 | Florida | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 4 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 8 | Arkansas State | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 8 | Kansas State | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 8 | Miami (FL) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 8 | Michigan | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 8 | Colorado | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 8 | Old Dominion | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 8 | UTEP | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 8 | Kentucky | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 8 | Purdue | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33.0 |
| 17 | Clemson | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 20.5 |
| 17 | Alabama | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 17 | South Alabama | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 17 | South Carolina | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 17 | Wyoming | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 17 | FIU | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 17 | New Mexico | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 17 | Northwestern | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 17 | Ohio | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37.0 |
| 26 | Baylor | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 26 | San Jose State | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 26 | Western Michigan | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 26 | Wisconsin | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 26 | Texas A&M | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40.0 |
| 26 | Arkansas | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 41.0 |
| 26 | Georgia | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 41.0 |
| 26 | Kansas | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 42.0 |
| 26 | Temple | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 42.0 |
| 26 | Tennessee | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 44.0 |
| 26 | Nevada | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 46.0 |
| 37 | Ball State | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42.0 |
| 37 | UTSA | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42.0 |
| 37 | UCLA | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 43.0 |
| 37 | Utah State | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 44.0 |
| 37 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 44.0 |
| 37 | Duke | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 45.0 |
| 37 | Marshall | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 45.0 |
| 37 | Oregon State | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 45.0 |
| 37 | Syracuse | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 45.0 |
| 46 | USF | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 49.0 |
| 46 | Louisiana | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52.0 |
| 48 | Notre Dame | 2 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 34.0 |
| 48 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 56.0 |
| 48 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 59.0 |
| 48 | Kent State | 1 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 62.0 |
| 48 | Georgia State | 1 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 63.0 |
| 53 | Central Michigan | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 63.0 |
| 54 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 69.0 |
| 54 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 73.0 |
| 54 | Missouri State | 1 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 73.0 |