2025 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2026

Name G TD FG 1XP 2XP Safety Points Points/G
1 Ohio State 10 8 8 5 0 0 77 7.7
2 Oklahoma 7 7 7 7 0 0 70 10.0
2 South Carolina 6 8 10 7 1 1 89 14.8
4 Auburn 6 11 6 9 0 0 93 15.5
5 Indiana 11 10 13 10 0 1 111 10.1
5 Notre Dame 8 12 9 10 0 0 109 13.6
7 Alabama 8 13 9 11 0 0 116 14.5
8 Texas Tech 10 14 6 12 1 1 118 11.8
8 Miami (FL) 11 16 10 12 2 0 142 12.9
8 Wisconsin 7 12 9 12 0 0 111 15.9
11 Oregon 10 14 8 13 0 0 121 12.1
11 Iowa 9 13 9 13 0 0 118 13.1
11 LSU 8 14 6 13 1 0 117 14.6
11 Michigan 9 16 11 13 0 0 142 15.8
11 Penn State 10 20 11 13 3 0 172 17.2
16 Georgia 8 14 8 14 0 0 122 15.3
16 Missouri 8 16 8 14 0 0 134 16.8
16 USF 10 19 14 14 4 0 178 17.8
19 San Diego State 12 18 8 15 1 1 151 12.6
19 Washington State 9 17 5 15 1 0 134 14.9
19 Texas 7 15 9 15 0 1 134 19.1
19 Texas A&M 9 21 10 15 3 1 179 19.9
23 Old Dominion 11 19 7 16 0 0 151 13.7
23 BYU 9 16 8 16 0 0 136 15.1
25 Northwestern 9 18 4 17 1 0 139 15.4
25 James Madison 13 23 15 17 3 0 206 15.8
25 Washington 10 19 12 17 1 0 169 16.9
25 Arkansas 7 20 14 17 1 0 181 25.9
29 Toledo 13 22 7 18 1 0 173 13.3
29 Western Michigan 13 26 10 18 2 1 210 16.2
29 Ole Miss 9 20 8 18 0 0 162 18.0
29 Florida State 9 20 11 18 1 0 173 19.2
29 Florida 7 18 7 18 0 1 149 21.3
29 Cincinnati 9 24 9 18 4 0 197 21.9
29 Mississippi State 8 22 11 18 3 0 189 23.6
36 Utah 11 23 9 19 2 0 188 17.1
36 Illinois 10 21 11 19 0 0 178 17.8
36 Army 10 23 12 19 1 0 195 19.5
36 Tulane 11 28 11 19 4 0 228 20.7
36 Temple 7 20 3 19 0 0 148 21.1
36 Stanford 8 20 15 19 0 0 184 23.0
42 UCF 10 22 14 20 0 0 194 19.4
42 Purdue 7 21 12 20 0 0 182 26.0
44 Minnesota 11 23 17 21 2 0 214 19.5
44 Louisville 10 24 13 21 2 1 210 21.0
44 Vanderbilt 10 26 14 21 2 0 223 22.3
44 NC State 9 24 14 21 1 0 209 23.2
48 East Carolina 11 24 11 22 1 0 201 18.3
48 Iowa State 10 22 11 22 0 0 187 18.7
48 Clemson 12 28 17 22 1 0 243 20.3
48 Navy 11 30 13 22 2 0 245 22.3
48 Tennessee 9 27 10 22 1 0 216 24.0
53 Kansas 8 23 7 23 0 0 182 22.8
53 Colorado 8 24 13 23 1 1 210 26.3
55 Arizona 12 25 14 24 1 0 218 18.2
55 USC 10 26 10 24 0 0 210 21.0
55 Pittsburgh 10 27 11 24 0 0 219 21.9
55 Kansas State 9 25 9 24 1 0 203 22.6
55 Arizona State 10 29 11 24 0 0 231 23.1
55 TCU 11 33 10 24 3 0 258 23.5
55 Kentucky 8 24 7 24 0 1 191 23.9
55 Utah State 11 33 16 24 1 1 274 24.9
55 West Virginia 9 27 15 24 2 0 235 26.1
64 Wyoming 11 26 10 25 1 1 215 19.5
64 SMU 11 26 15 25 0 1 228 20.7
64 Houston 11 29 11 25 1 0 234 21.3
64 Wake Forest 11 28 17 25 2 0 248 22.5
68 Fresno State 13 31 10 26 0 1 244 18.8
68 Ohio 12 31 10 26 2 1 248 20.7
68 Maryland 10 27 10 26 0 0 218 21.8
68 Nebraska 10 29 7 26 1 1 225 22.5
68 UTSA 10 31 12 26 1 1 252 25.2
73 Central Michigan 12 30 12 27 0 0 243 20.3
73 Louisiana Tech 13 32 15 27 3 0 270 20.8
73 Western Kentucky 13 30 30 27 0 0 297 22.8
73 Virginia Tech 8 27 11 27 0 0 222 27.8
77 New Mexico 12 31 14 28 0 0 256 21.3
77 Oregon State 10 32 15 28 1 0 267 26.7
77 Tulsa 10 34 12 28 3 0 274 27.4
77 UCLA 8 30 5 28 0 1 225 28.1
81 Memphis 11 30 8 29 0 1 235 21.4
81 Michigan State 9 32 8 29 0 0 245 27.2
81 Oklahoma State 9 30 13 29 0 0 248 27.6
84 Hawaii 12 34 13 30 0 0 273 22.8
84 Troy 13 35 20 30 2 0 304 23.4
84 Georgia Tech 11 37 10 30 1 0 284 25.8
84 Marshall 10 34 15 30 2 0 283 28.3
88 Virginia 13 33 12 31 0 1 267 20.5
88 Liberty 11 36 12 31 2 0 287 26.1
88 Duke 10 38 10 31 4 0 297 29.7
91 North Carolina 11 35 11 32 1 0 277 25.2
91 Appalachian State 12 41 15 32 2 1 329 27.4
93 Miami (OH) 14 36 17 33 2 0 304 21.7
93 Kennesaw State 13 39 10 33 2 0 301 23.2
93 Buffalo 12 35 13 33 0 0 282 23.5
93 Northern Illinois 12 35 15 33 1 1 292 24.3
93 Louisiana 11 37 15 33 1 1 304 27.6
93 Louisiana-Monroe 11 37 17 33 2 0 310 28.2
93 Syracuse 9 33 13 33 0 0 270 30.0
100 Bowling Green 12 35 15 34 0 1 291 24.3
100 California 12 39 16 34 3 0 322 26.8
100 Texas State 12 41 13 34 3 0 325 27.1
100 Coastal Carolina 11 39 17 34 2 0 323 29.4
100 South Alabama 10 38 10 34 2 0 296 29.6
105 North Texas 12 41 11 35 3 0 320 26.7
105 Connecticut 13 45 14 35 2 0 351 27.0
105 Rutgers 10 36 11 35 0 0 284 28.4
105 Baylor 10 36 14 35 1 0 295 29.5
105 Kent State 10 37 12 35 2 0 297 29.7
105 Georgia State 9 38 14 35 1 0 307 34.1
111 Georgia Southern 11 40 16 36 1 0 326 29.6
112 Boise State 13 39 12 37 1 0 309 23.8
112 Missouri State 12 38 12 37 0 0 301 25.1
112 Jacksonville State 14 45 14 37 1 1 353 25.2
112 Air Force 11 40 17 37 1 0 330 30.0
112 UTEP 11 39 21 37 1 1 338 30.7
117 Akron 12 40 15 38 1 2 329 27.4
117 San Jose State 11 42 18 38 3 1 352 32.0
119 Nevada 12 40 17 39 0 0 330 27.5
119 Boston College 10 41 15 39 1 0 332 33.2
119 Florida Atlantic 10 45 14 39 3 1 359 35.9
122 Arkansas State 13 45 14 40 2 0 356 27.4
123 Southern Miss 13 46 11 41 3 0 356 27.4
123 New Mexico State 12 42 12 41 1 0 331 27.6
123 Rice 11 43 16 41 1 1 351 31.9
126 Charlotte 9 42 8 42 0 1 320 35.6
127 UNLV 14 50 15 43 2 0 392 28.0
128 Middle Tennessee State 12 48 13 44 0 0 371 30.9
129 Ball State 12 46 11 45 1 1 358 29.8
129 Delaware 13 49 20 45 2 0 403 31.0
131 Eastern Michigan 12 46 11 46 0 1 357 29.8
131 FIU 13 48 18 46 1 0 390 30.0
131 Sam Houston State 11 50 17 46 1 0 399 36.3
131 UAB 10 48 10 46 2 0 368 36.8
135 Colorado State 12 48 11 47 1 0 370 30.8
136 Massachusetts 11 56 10 53 1 0 421 38.3