2025 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/25/2025
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 1 | Texas | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 10.5 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Alabama | 4 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 19.8 |
| 1 | UCF | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 1 | Indiana | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 1 | Iowa | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 20.0 |
| 1 | BYU | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 1 | Missouri | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 22.0 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 23.5 |
| 1 | USC | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 23.5 |
| 1 | Clemson | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Miami (FL) | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Washington | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Louisville | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 25.5 |
| 1 | Duke | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 1 | UTEP | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 1 | Virginia | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 1 | Florida | 3 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 27.0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 27.5 |
| 1 | James Madison | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 1 | Boise State | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 1 | Troy | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 1 | Utah | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 29.0 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 3 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 29.3 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 4 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 29.3 |
| 1 | Oregon | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 1 | Florida State | 3 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 30.3 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 3 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 92 | 30.7 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 1 | Arizona | 2 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 32.0 |
| 1 | Georgia | 3 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 33.3 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 4 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 34.3 |
| 1 | Ole Miss | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 34.5 |
| 1 | LSU | 3 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 34.7 |
| 1 | Houston | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 |
| 1 | Rice | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 |
| 1 | Ohio | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37.0 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 37.0 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 3 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 37.7 |
| 1 | Boston College | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 3 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 38.0 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 3 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 39.0 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 39.5 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 2 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 39.5 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40.0 |
| 1 | UAB | 2 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 40.0 |
| 1 | Baylor | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 41.0 |
| 1 | USF | 2 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 41.5 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 5 | 27 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 41.6 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42.0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42.0 |
| 1 | UTSA | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42.0 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 2 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 43.0 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 2 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 43.0 |
| 1 | Illinois | 3 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 129 | 43.0 |
| 1 | Temple | 2 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 43.5 |
| 1 | Purdue | 2 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 44.5 |
| 1 | Tulane | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 45.0 |
| 1 | Marshall | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 45.0 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 45.0 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 48.0 |
| 1 | Utah State | 2 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 49.5 |
| 1 | UCLA | 2 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 49.5 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 27 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 199 | 49.8 |
| 1 | Louisiana | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52.0 |
| 1 | Kent State | 2 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 53.0 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 55.0 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 55.0 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 56.0 |
| 1 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 56.0 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 3 | 23 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 171 | 57.0 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 59.0 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 63.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 73.0 |
| 1 | Missouri State | 1 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 73.0 |
| 87 | Auburn | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 20.8 |
| 87 | Washington State | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 23.0 |
| 87 | Oklahoma | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 23.3 |
| 87 | South Carolina | 4 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 115 | 28.8 |
| 87 | NC State | 2 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 33.5 |
| 87 | Colorado | 4 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 140 | 35.0 |
| 87 | Stanford | 3 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 117 | 39.0 |
| 87 | Kansas | 3 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 121 | 40.3 |
| 87 | Tennessee | 2 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 81 | 40.5 |