2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/23/2026
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 10.3 |
| 2 | Wisconsin | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 10.5 |
| 3 | Indiana | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 9.6 |
| 4 | Oregon | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 17.7 |
| 5 | Iowa | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 11.2 |
| 6 | Penn State | 5 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 13.4 |
| 7 | Northwestern | 5 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 14.6 |
| 8 | Michigan | 5 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 15.4 |
| 9 | Purdue | 4 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 21.8 |
| 10 | Nebraska | 6 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 88 | 14.7 |
| 11 | Washington | 5 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 18.6 |
| 12 | UCLA | 6 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 16.2 |
| 13 | Rutgers | 4 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 102 | 25.5 |
| 14 | Illinois | 5 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 125 | 25.0 |
| 15 | Michigan State | 5 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 127 | 25.4 |
| 16 | Minnesota | 6 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 21.8 |
| 17 | Maryland | 5 | 19 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 134 | 26.8 |
| 18 | USC | 7 | 22 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 176 | 25.1 |