2025 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 12/06/2025
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas Tech | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8.0 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 9.7 |
| 1 | Indiana | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 15.0 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Georgia | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 19.5 |
| 1 | SMU | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 1 | Texas | 5 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 103 | 20.6 |
| 1 | Louisville | 3 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 21.7 |
| 1 | Alabama | 5 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 22.0 |
| 1 | Clemson | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Miami (FL) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 24.7 |
| 1 | Washington | 3 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 24.7 |
| 1 | Missouri | 4 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 24.8 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 25.5 |
| 1 | North Texas | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 25.5 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 4 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 25.5 |
| 1 | Ole Miss | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 26.3 |
| 1 | UTEP | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 3 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 27.3 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 27.5 |
| 1 | BYU | 4 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 111 | 27.8 |
| 1 | Florida | 5 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 27.8 |
| 1 | Boise State | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 3 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 28.0 |
| 1 | LSU | 5 | 18 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 28.2 |
| 1 | Oregon | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 28.5 |
| 1 | Duke | 4 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 28.8 |
| 1 | Utah | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 29.0 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 3 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 29.0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 5 | 19 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 29.6 |
| 1 | USC | 3 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 29.7 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 4 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 29.8 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 30.0 |
| 1 | Florida State | 3 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 30.3 |
| 1 | Boston College | 2 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 30.5 |
| 1 | California | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 1 | Liberty | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 1 | Troy | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 1 | Houston | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 31.5 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 4 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 31.5 |
| 1 | Penn State | 3 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 31.7 |
| 1 | Arizona | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33.0 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33.0 |
| 1 | Tulane | 2 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 66 | 33.0 |
| 1 | Memphis | 2 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 33.0 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 3 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 33.7 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 1 | Air Force | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 103 | 34.3 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 2 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 34.5 |
| 1 | Army | 2 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 34.5 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 140 | 35.0 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 2 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 36.5 |
| 1 | Ohio | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37.0 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana | 2 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 38.0 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 3 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 38.0 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 38.5 |
| 1 | Rice | 2 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 38.5 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 3 | 15 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 38.7 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 3 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 117 | 39.0 |
| 1 | Hawaii | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40.0 |
| 1 | Marshall | 2 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 40.0 |
| 1 | Navy | 2 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 40.0 |
| 1 | Purdue | 5 | 26 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 40.0 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 5 | 27 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 40.8 |
| 1 | UTSA | 3 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 41.0 |
| 1 | Temple | 5 | 25 | 10 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 208 | 41.6 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42.0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 2 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 42.0 |
| 1 | USF | 3 | 17 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 126 | 42.0 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 2 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 43.0 |
| 1 | Illinois | 3 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 129 | 43.0 |
| 1 | TCU | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 44.0 |
| 1 | UCLA | 4 | 24 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 176 | 44.0 |
| 1 | UCF | 2 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 44.5 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 2 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 45.0 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 3 | 18 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 45.0 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 5 | 30 | 5 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 225 | 45.0 |
| 1 | UAB | 2 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 45.5 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 47.0 |
| 1 | Baylor | 2 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 48.0 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 2 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 49.0 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 3 | 20 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 147 | 49.0 |
| 1 | Utah State | 2 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 49.5 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 3 | 20 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 49.7 |
| 1 | Maryland | 2 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 50.0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 21 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 152 | 50.7 |
| 1 | Texas State | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52.0 |
| 1 | Kent State | 2 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 53.0 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 107 | 53.5 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 55.0 |
| 1 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 56.0 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 58.0 |
| 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 |
| 102 | Oklahoma | 5 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 19.4 |
| 102 | Iowa | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 21.3 |
| 102 | Auburn | 6 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 155 | 25.8 |
| 102 | South Carolina | 6 | 21 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 176 | 29.3 |
| 102 | Washington State | 4 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 129 | 32.3 |
| 102 | Kansas | 4 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 139 | 34.8 |
| 102 | NC State | 4 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 144 | 36.0 |
| 102 | Colorado | 4 | 19 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 156 | 39.0 |
| 102 | Tennessee | 4 | 19 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 159 | 39.8 |
| 102 | Stanford | 4 | 21 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 166 | 41.5 |