2026 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/30/2026

Name G TD FG 1XP 2XP Safety Points Points/G
1 Texas A&M 4 3 2 3 0 0 27 6.8
2 Indiana 6 5 6 4 1 0 54 9.0
3 Oklahoma 4 4 3 3 1 0 38 9.5
4 Wisconsin 5 4 7 4 0 0 49 9.8
5 LSU 6 7 4 7 0 0 61 10.2
6 Notre Dame 5 7 2 5 0 0 53 10.6
7 Ohio State 5 5 7 2 1 0 55 11.0
8 New Mexico 7 10 3 8 1 0 79 11.3
9 Clemson 5 6 5 6 0 0 57 11.4
10 Iowa 6 7 7 4 1 0 69 11.5
11 North Dakota State 8 13 4 8 1 0 100 12.5
12 Auburn 3 4 4 1 1 0 39 13.0
13 Texas 3 4 4 4 0 0 40 13.3
13 TCU 6 9 5 9 0 1 80 13.3
15 Liberty 7 10 9 7 2 0 98 14.0
16 Miami (FL) 6 10 5 10 0 1 87 14.5
16 Northwestern 6 10 6 7 1 0 87 14.5
18 Nebraska 6 8 10 6 2 0 88 14.7
19 Penn State 5 9 4 8 0 0 74 14.8
19 Arizona 6 11 4 11 0 0 89 14.8
19 Utah 6 11 4 11 0 0 89 14.8
22 USF 7 11 9 9 1 1 106 15.1
23 Baylor 8 12 14 8 0 0 122 15.3
24 Oregon 4 8 2 8 0 0 62 15.5
25 Georgia 6 12 4 10 0 0 94 15.7
26 Duke 7 13 7 13 0 0 112 16.0
27 Michigan 6 10 9 8 1 0 97 16.2
28 FIU 7 9 17 7 1 0 114 16.3
29 Pittsburgh 7 15 3 14 0 1 115 16.4
30 South Carolina 3 6 3 5 0 0 50 16.7
30 Tennessee 6 11 8 10 0 0 100 16.7
30 UCLA 6 12 6 10 0 0 100 16.7
33 Louisiana Tech 6 13 4 10 1 0 102 17.0
34 Wake Forest 6 12 7 10 0 0 103 17.2
35 Houston 5 12 2 9 0 0 87 17.4
36 Kansas 5 9 8 9 0 1 89 17.8
36 BYU 5 11 3 8 3 0 89 17.8
36 Missouri 5 11 4 11 0 0 89 17.8
39 Fresno State 6 11 9 11 0 2 108 18.0
40 Utah State 5 7 14 7 0 0 91 18.2
40 North Carolina 6 12 9 8 1 0 109 18.2
42 Western Michigan 7 18 2 17 0 0 131 18.7
43 Iowa State 4 9 4 9 0 0 75 18.8
43 Arkansas 4 10 2 9 0 0 75 18.8
43 Florida State 4 10 2 9 0 0 75 18.8
43 Oregon State 5 13 2 8 1 0 94 18.8
43 Kansas State 6 14 5 14 0 0 113 18.8
48 James Madison 9 19 13 15 1 0 170 18.9
49 Colorado 3 6 5 6 0 0 57 19.0
50 Virginia 7 16 7 13 2 0 134 19.1
51 Texas Tech 6 15 4 11 2 0 117 19.5
52 Georgia Southern 6 13 9 12 1 0 119 19.8
52 Kentucky 6 15 5 14 0 0 119 19.8
54 Jacksonville State 8 18 11 16 1 0 159 19.9
55 Wyoming 8 17 13 13 3 0 160 20.0
56 Minnesota 7 18 5 18 0 0 141 20.1
57 UCF 5 11 8 10 0 1 102 20.4
58 Virginia Tech 8 20 9 15 1 0 164 20.5
59 Boise State 7 17 8 14 2 0 144 20.6
60 Mississippi State 4 7 11 6 1 0 83 20.8
61 Air Force 7 18 7 17 0 0 146 20.9
62 SMU 7 18 8 14 1 0 148 21.1
62 Massachusetts 8 20 9 20 0 1 169 21.1
64 Ole Miss 3 6 7 5 1 0 64 21.3
64 Louisiana 8 24 2 20 0 0 170 21.3
66 Alabama 5 13 5 10 2 0 107 21.4
67 California 5 14 4 10 1 0 108 21.6
68 Memphis 7 17 10 14 3 0 152 21.7
68 Sam Houston State 7 19 7 17 0 0 152 21.7
70 Purdue 4 10 6 9 0 0 87 21.8
70 Oklahoma State 6 17 4 17 0 0 131 21.8
72 Ohio 8 22 7 22 0 0 175 21.9
73 Nevada 7 18 10 14 1 0 154 22.0
74 Central Michigan 7 19 7 18 1 0 155 22.1
74 Army 7 20 5 18 1 0 155 22.1
74 Eastern Michigan 8 22 8 21 0 0 177 22.1
77 Louisville 4 10 7 7 1 0 90 22.5
77 Illinois 6 15 10 13 1 0 135 22.5
77 San Jose State 8 21 11 19 1 0 180 22.5
80 East Carolina 6 15 11 11 1 0 136 22.7
80 Washington 7 18 12 15 0 0 159 22.7
82 Kennesaw State 7 17 13 14 3 0 161 23.0
83 Appalachian State 7 20 6 16 3 1 162 23.1
84 Boston College 6 15 11 13 1 1 140 23.3
85 Western Kentucky 6 18 5 18 0 0 141 23.5
86 Vanderbilt 5 15 5 13 0 0 118 23.6
87 UNLV 7 19 11 17 1 0 166 23.7
88 Connecticut 7 21 7 18 1 0 167 23.9
89 Michigan State 4 12 4 10 1 0 96 24.0
89 Troy 7 23 4 18 0 0 168 24.0
91 Hawaii 8 26 5 23 0 1 196 24.5
92 UAB 7 22 6 22 0 0 172 24.6
93 Stanford 5 17 2 14 1 0 124 24.8
94 USC 7 22 7 19 2 0 176 25.1
95 Texas State 6 19 6 17 1 0 151 25.2
96 Florida 4 13 3 12 1 0 101 25.3
96 New Mexico State 8 23 14 22 0 0 202 25.3
98 Cincinnati 5 16 5 14 1 0 127 25.4
98 UTSA 7 22 9 19 0 0 178 25.4
98 Toledo 8 23 14 19 2 0 203 25.4
98 Buffalo 8 25 9 22 2 0 203 25.4
98 Tulane 8 26 7 26 0 0 203 25.4
103 Miami (OH) 8 27 6 26 0 0 206 25.8
104 Coastal Carolina 7 24 4 23 1 0 181 25.9
105 Washington State 6 18 10 18 0 0 156 26.0
105 Arizona State 6 19 8 18 0 0 156 26.0
105 Georgia State 7 23 7 21 1 0 182 26.0
108 Syracuse 7 24 6 22 0 0 184 26.3
109 Tulsa 7 22 10 19 2 0 185 26.4
110 NC State 6 21 4 21 0 0 159 26.5
111 Maryland 5 19 1 15 1 0 134 26.8
111 Old Dominion 8 24 16 22 0 0 214 26.8
113 Kent State 8 25 12 22 2 2 216 27.0
114 Arkansas State 8 29 5 25 2 0 218 27.3
115 West Virginia 6 22 4 21 0 0 165 27.5
115 Delaware 8 29 5 29 0 1 220 27.5
117 Georgia Tech 6 20 9 16 2 0 167 27.8
118 Temple 7 25 7 25 0 0 196 28.0
119 Rutgers 5 17 7 15 3 0 144 28.8
120 Rice 7 26 6 24 1 1 202 28.9
121 North Texas 7 26 7 24 1 0 203 29.0
122 Navy 7 27 6 24 0 0 204 29.1
123 Middle Tennessee State 8 30 9 24 3 0 237 29.6
124 Bowling Green 8 29 11 27 2 0 238 29.8
125 Ball State 6 22 8 19 1 2 181 30.2
126 South Alabama 6 25 2 24 1 0 182 30.3
126 Sacramento State 9 36 7 34 1 0 273 30.3
128 Missouri State 7 26 10 25 0 1 213 30.4
129 Marshall 7 27 9 26 0 0 215 30.7
130 Florida Atlantic 7 29 5 27 1 1 220 31.4
131 Akron 7 28 10 26 0 0 224 32.0
132 Southern Miss 7 27 12 27 0 1 227 32.4
133 UTEP 7 32 12 31 0 1 261 37.3
133 San Diego State 7 33 10 31 0 1 261 37.3
133 Louisiana-Monroe 7 33 10 33 0 0 261 37.3
136 Northern Illinois 6 31 4 30 0 0 228 38.0
137 Charlotte 7 36 9 34 1 1 281 40.1
138 Colorado State 6 35 7 34 1 0 267 44.5