2026 National Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/29/2026

Name G Att Comp Pct. Yards Yards/Att TD Int Rating Att/G Yards/G
1 USC 1 14 12 85.7 58 4.1 1 0 144.08 14.0 58.0
2 UCLA 1 16 6 37.5 66 4.1 0 0 72.15 16.0 66.0
2 North Texas 1 16 13 81.3 231 14.4 4 0 285.03 16.0 231.0
4 Colorado State 1 17 12 70.6 227 13.4 0 2 159.23 17.0 227.0
5 Michigan 1 18 8 44.4 81 4.5 0 1 71.13 18.0 81.0
6 Troy 1 20 11 55.0 108 5.4 1 0 116.86 20.0 108.0
7 Georgia Tech 1 21 10 47.6 148 7.0 2 0 138.25 21.0 148.0
8 Georgia Southern 1 22 17 77.3 239 10.9 4 0 228.53 22.0 239.0
8 Nebraska 1 22 12 54.5 263 12.0 2 0 184.97 22.0 263.0
10 San Diego State 1 23 14 60.9 151 6.6 0 1 107.32 23.0 151.0
10 Western Michigan 1 23 16 69.6 204 8.9 3 0 187.12 23.0 204.0
12 TCU 1 24 11 45.8 62 2.6 0 0 67.53 24.0 62.0
13 South Alabama 1 26 19 73.1 177 6.8 1 0 142.96 26.0 177.0
13 Kennesaw State 1 26 18 69.2 178 6.8 1 0 139.43 26.0 178.0
13 Arizona 1 26 16 61.5 217 8.3 3 0 169.73 26.0 217.0
13 Florida Atlantic 1 26 20 76.9 343 13.2 4 1 230.81 26.0 343.0
17 Arizona State 1 27 19 70.4 242 9.0 1 0 157.88 27.0 242.0
17 Iowa 1 27 20 74.1 324 12.0 3 0 211.54 27.0 324.0
19 Memphis 1 28 17 60.7 221 7.9 1 0 138.79 28.0 221.0
19 Kent State 1 28 22 78.6 382 13.6 3 2 214.24 28.0 382.0
21 Northwestern 1 29 19 65.5 201 6.9 1 0 135.12 29.0 201.0
21 North Carolina 1 29 21 72.4 234 8.1 4 0 185.71 29.0 234.0
23 Boston College 1 30 20 66.7 160 5.3 2 0 133.47 30.0 160.0
23 Kansas State 1 30 19 63.3 242 8.1 4 0 175.09 30.0 242.0
25 Georgia 1 31 16 51.6 185 6.0 1 0 112.39 31.0 185.0
25 Sam Houston State 1 31 18 58.1 251 8.1 2 3 128.02 31.0 251.0
27 East Carolina 1 32 19 59.4 260 8.1 0 0 127.63 32.0 260.0
28 NC State 1 33 26 78.8 303 9.2 3 0 185.92 33.0 303.0
28 Oklahoma State 1 33 24 72.7 343 10.4 5 1 203.98 33.0 343.0
28 Rice 1 33 25 75.8 360 10.9 4 0 207.40 33.0 360.0
28 Eastern Michigan 1 33 23 69.7 362 11.0 3 1 185.79 33.0 362.0
32 UTSA 1 34 17 50.0 169 5.0 2 0 111.17 34.0 169.0
32 Wake Forest 1 34 30 88.2 220 6.5 3 0 171.72 34.0 220.0
32 Fresno State 1 34 23 67.6 238 7.0 2 0 145.86 34.0 238.0
32 Charlotte 1 34 27 79.4 293 8.6 2 1 165.33 34.0 293.0
32 Texas State 1 34 26 76.5 360 10.6 4 1 198.35 34.0 360.0
32 Central Michigan 1 34 27 79.4 371 10.9 3 0 200.19 34.0 371.0
38 Utah 1 35 19 54.3 282 8.1 0 0 121.97 35.0 282.0
38 Akron 1 35 22 62.9 356 10.2 3 0 176.58 35.0 356.0
40 Virginia 1 36 23 63.9 251 7.0 2 0 140.78 36.0 251.0
40 Illinois 1 36 27 75.0 367 10.2 4 0 197.30 36.0 367.0
42 Northern Illinois 1 37 32 86.5 357 9.6 4 1 197.81 37.0 357.0
42 Pittsburgh 1 37 31 83.8 387 10.5 4 0 207.32 37.0 387.0
44 Texas Tech 1 38 27 71.1 283 7.4 3 0 159.65 38.0 283.0
45 Missouri State 1 39 33 84.6 439 11.3 3 1 199.42 39.0 439.0
46 Louisiana Tech 1 41 27 65.9 381 9.3 1 3 137.33 41.0 381.0
47 Maryland 2 45 28 62.2 451 10.0 5 1 178.63 22.5 225.5
48 Miami (FL) 1 46 29 63.0 312 6.8 3 1 137.19 46.0 312.0
49 Tennessee 2 48 33 68.8 348 7.3 0 3 117.15 24.0 174.0
50 Tulsa 1 49 29 59.2 241 4.9 1 2 99.07 49.0 241.0
51 Western Kentucky 2 50 35 70.0 539 10.8 7 0 206.75 25.0 269.5
52 West Virginia 2 51 37 72.5 730 14.3 6 2 223.77 25.5 365.0
53 Penn State 2 52 28 53.8 328 6.3 2 3 107.99 26.0 164.0
54 Rutgers 2 54 40 74.1 483 8.9 7 1 188.28 27.0 241.5
55 Kentucky 2 58 42 72.4 504 8.7 4 3 157.83 29.0 252.0
55 Utah State 2 58 42 72.4 530 9.1 4 0 171.93 29.0 265.0
57 Oregon State 2 59 41 69.5 502 8.5 3 1 154.35 29.5 251.0
58 Washington State 2 60 36 60.0 446 7.4 5 1 146.61 30.0 223.0
59 Indiana 2 61 37 60.7 528 8.7 4 2 148.45 30.5 264.0
59 Kansas 2 61 43 70.5 550 9.0 6 1 175.40 30.5 275.0
59 Ball State 2 61 48 78.7 706 11.6 8 1 215.91 30.5 353.0
62 Wisconsin 2 63 41 65.1 503 8.0 2 2 136.28 31.5 251.5
62 Clemson 2 63 40 63.5 562 8.9 3 1 150.97 31.5 281.0
64 Notre Dame 2 67 43 64.2 456 6.8 3 2 130.16 33.5 228.0
65 California 3 72 50 69.4 709 9.8 7 1 181.45 24.0 236.3
66 Cincinnati 2 74 49 66.2 511 6.9 2 2 127.73 37.0 255.5
67 Missouri 2 75 46 61.3 524 7.0 5 0 142.02 37.5 262.0
68 Ohio State 2 77 43 55.8 491 6.4 2 1 115.38 38.5 245.5
69 Arkansas 3 78 55 70.5 758 9.7 5 3 165.60 26.0 252.7
70 BYU 2 80 50 62.5 491 6.1 1 1 115.69 40.0 245.5
71 Florida 3 84 62 73.8 811 9.7 4 1 168.24 28.0 270.3
71 LSU 2 84 56 66.7 609 7.3 2 1 133.05 42.0 304.5
73 Alabama 3 85 57 67.1 592 7.0 2 3 126.27 28.3 197.3
73 Purdue 3 85 51 60.0 768 9.0 8 1 164.60 28.3 256.0
75 Oklahoma 3 86 55 64.0 595 6.9 6 3 138.11 28.7 198.3
76 Vanderbilt 3 88 64 72.7 711 8.1 7 1 164.58 29.3 237.0
76 Houston 3 88 57 64.8 826 9.4 4 5 147.25 29.3 275.3
78 Louisville 3 91 57 62.6 783 8.6 5 3 146.45 30.3 261.0
79 Stanford 3 92 71 77.2 987 10.7 10 1 200.99 30.7 329.0
80 UCF 3 93 53 57.0 800 8.6 4 1 141.29 31.0 266.7
81 Iowa State 3 94 70 74.5 871 9.3 6 0 173.36 31.3 290.3
82 Oregon 3 95 54 56.8 703 7.4 6 4 131.42 31.7 234.3
83 Florida State 3 100 72 72.0 1076 10.8 9 3 186.08 33.3 358.7
84 Mississippi State 3 102 72 70.6 888 8.7 10 0 176.07 34.0 296.0
85 Michigan State 4 104 63 60.6 803 7.7 4 0 138.13 26.0 200.8
85 Texas A&M 4 104 64 61.5 1022 9.8 8 3 163.70 26.0 255.5
87 Ole Miss 4 124 75 60.5 905 7.3 3 4 123.31 31.0 226.3
87 Auburn 4 124 84 67.7 1053 8.5 6 4 148.59 31.0 263.3
89 South Carolina 4 127 92 72.4 1040 8.2 8 2 158.87 31.8 260.0
89 Colorado 4 127 81 63.8 1063 8.4 11 2 159.52 31.8 265.8
91 Texas 4 151 82 54.3 834 5.5 6 4 108.51 37.8 208.5