2026 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/10/2026
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 1 | Boston College | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 1 | Arizona | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 1 | Houston | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 1 | Missouri State | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42.0 |
| 1 | Illinois | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42.0 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42.0 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 49.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 49.0 |
| 1 | Ball State | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 56.0 |
| 15 | Tulsa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 15 | UCLA | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 15 | Georgia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 15 | TCU | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 15 | Iowa | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 15 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 15 | Penn State | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 15 | LSU | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 15 | Western Michigan | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 15 | Wake Forest | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 33.0 |
| 15 | Memphis | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 15 | Minnesota | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 15 | Kansas | 2 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 39.5 |
| 15 | Mississippi State | 2 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 40.0 |
| 15 | California | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 45.0 |
| 15 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 45.0 |
| 15 | Purdue | 2 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 50.5 |
| 15 | Central Michigan | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52.0 |
| 15 | North Texas | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52.0 |
| 15 | Rice | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52.0 |
| 15 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 54.0 |
| 15 | Kent State | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 59.0 |
| 15 | Miami (OH) | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 59.0 |
| 15 | Texas State | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 59.0 |
| 15 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 66.0 |
| 40 | Nebraska | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 40 | Tennessee | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 40 | Missouri | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 24.0 |
| 40 | Texas Tech | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 40 | Michigan State | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 40 | Syracuse | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 40 | Troy | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 40 | North Carolina | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 27.0 |
| 40 | Northwestern | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 40 | Texas A&M | 2 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 31.0 |
| 40 | Boise State | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 40 | Oregon State | 2 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 34.0 |
| 40 | Arkansas | 3 | 15 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 112 | 37.3 |
| 40 | Ole Miss | 2 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 38.0 |
| 40 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40.0 |
| 40 | Colorado State | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 41.0 |
| 40 | Charlotte | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 41.0 |
| 40 | USC | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 41.0 |
| 40 | Wisconsin | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 41.0 |
| 40 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 42.0 |
| 40 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 45.0 |
| 40 | East Carolina | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 48.0 |
| 40 | Stanford | 2 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 51.5 |
| 40 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 62.0 |
| 64 | Ohio State | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 19.0 |
| 64 | Alabama | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 21.5 |
| 64 | Colorado | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 64 | UTSA | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 64 | Oklahoma | 2 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 32.5 |
| 64 | Utah State | 2 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 35.0 |
| 64 | Louisville | 2 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 36.0 |
| 64 | Fresno State | 2 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 77 | 38.5 |
| 64 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 45.0 |
| 64 | Clemson | 2 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 46.0 |
| 64 | Maryland | 2 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 49.5 |
| 75 | Texas | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 20.0 |
| 75 | Washington | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 33.0 |
| 75 | Auburn | 2 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 34.0 |
| 75 | South Carolina | 3 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 36.3 |
| 75 | West Virginia | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 41.0 |
| 75 | Rutgers | 2 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 44.5 |
| 81 | Iowa State | 3 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 23.7 |
| 81 | UCF | 3 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 81 | 27.0 |
| 81 | Florida | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 73 | 36.5 |
| 81 | Florida State | 2 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 38.5 |
| 81 | Kentucky | 2 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 39.5 |
| 86 | Oregon | 4 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 27.5 |