2026 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 09/19/2026

Name G TD FG 1XP 2XP Safety Points Points/G
1 Ohio State 2 0 2 0 0 0 6 3.0
1 Oklahoma 2 0 2 0 0 0 6 3.0
3 Iowa 3 1 2 1 0 0 13 4.3
4 Indiana 3 1 3 1 0 0 16 5.3
5 Fresno State 2 1 2 1 0 0 13 6.5
5 Texas 2 1 2 1 0 0 13 6.5
7 New Mexico 2 2 0 2 0 0 14 7.0
8 Penn State 3 2 3 1 0 0 22 7.3
9 Notre Dame 3 2 3 2 0 0 23 7.7
10 Utah 3 3 1 3 0 0 24 8.0
11 Iowa State 2 2 1 2 0 0 17 8.5
12 Ole Miss 1 0 3 0 0 0 9 9.0
12 Tulsa 3 3 2 3 0 0 27 9.0
14 Wisconsin 2 1 4 1 0 0 19 9.5
15 TCU 3 3 2 3 0 1 29 9.7
15 James Madison 3 3 3 2 0 0 29 9.7
17 UTEP 1 1 1 1 0 0 10 10.0
17 Kansas State 3 3 3 3 0 0 30 10.0
19 Louisiana 2 3 0 3 0 0 21 10.5
20 Miami (FL) 3 4 2 3 0 0 33 11.0
21 Pittsburgh 3 4 2 4 0 0 34 11.3
22 Nebraska 3 4 2 3 1 0 35 11.7
23 Arizona State 2 3 1 3 0 0 24 12.0
23 Arizona 2 3 1 3 0 0 24 12.0
23 LSU 2 3 1 3 0 0 24 12.0
23 Oklahoma State 2 3 1 3 0 0 24 12.0
27 Duke 3 4 3 4 0 0 37 12.3
27 North Dakota State 4 7 1 4 0 0 49 12.3
29 Georgia Tech 2 2 3 2 1 0 25 12.5
29 Northwestern 2 2 4 1 0 0 25 12.5
31 Louisville 1 1 2 1 0 0 13 13.0
31 Kentucky 1 2 0 1 0 0 13 13.0
31 Houston 2 4 0 2 0 0 26 13.0
31 Baylor 3 5 2 3 0 0 39 13.0
35 Washington 3 4 4 4 0 0 40 13.3
35 Georgia 3 5 2 4 0 0 40 13.3
37 Clemson 2 3 2 3 0 0 27 13.5
37 Michigan State 2 4 0 3 0 0 27 13.5
39 North Carolina 3 4 5 2 0 0 41 13.7
40 Arkansas 1 2 0 2 0 0 14 14.0
40 Tennessee 3 4 5 3 0 0 42 14.0
42 Michigan 2 2 5 2 0 0 29 14.5
43 Kansas 2 3 3 3 0 0 30 15.0
43 Massachusetts 3 6 1 6 0 0 45 15.0
45 Kennesaw State 2 3 3 2 1 0 31 15.5
45 Rice 2 4 1 4 0 0 31 15.5
45 Army 2 4 1 4 0 0 31 15.5
45 West Virginia 2 4 1 4 0 0 31 15.5
49 BYU 3 6 1 4 2 0 47 15.7
49 Sam Houston State 3 6 2 5 0 0 47 15.7
51 UCF 3 5 4 4 0 1 48 16.0
51 Appalachian State 3 6 2 4 1 0 48 16.0
53 Virginia 3 6 2 5 1 0 49 16.3
53 Maryland 3 7 0 5 1 0 49 16.3
55 Virginia Tech 3 6 3 3 1 0 50 16.7
55 South Carolina 3 6 3 5 0 0 50 16.7
55 USF 3 6 3 5 0 0 50 16.7
58 Florida State 1 2 1 2 0 0 17 17.0
58 Oregon State 1 2 1 2 0 0 17 17.0
58 Texas Tech 2 4 2 2 1 0 34 17.0
58 SMU 2 4 2 4 0 0 34 17.0
58 Syracuse 3 6 3 6 0 0 51 17.0
58 Texas A&M 3 6 3 6 0 0 51 17.0
64 Minnesota 3 7 1 7 0 0 52 17.3
64 Missouri 3 7 1 7 0 0 52 17.3
66 NC State 2 5 0 5 0 0 35 17.5
66 Western Michigan 2 5 0 5 0 0 35 17.5
68 Georgia Southern 3 5 6 5 0 0 53 17.7
69 FIU 3 4 9 2 1 0 55 18.3
70 Colorado State 2 4 3 4 0 0 37 18.5
71 Cincinnati 3 7 2 6 1 0 56 18.7
71 Delaware 3 8 0 8 0 0 56 18.7
73 Troy 2 5 1 5 0 0 38 19.0
73 Air Force 2 5 1 5 0 0 38 19.0
75 Central Michigan 3 6 5 5 1 0 58 19.3
75 Liberty 3 6 5 5 1 0 58 19.3
77 Mississippi State 3 5 8 4 1 0 60 20.0
77 Coastal Carolina 3 8 1 7 1 0 60 20.0
79 Nevada 3 7 4 7 0 0 61 20.3
80 Middle Tennessee State 3 8 2 8 0 0 62 20.7
81 UTSA 2 4 5 3 0 0 42 21.0
81 Louisiana Tech 2 5 3 3 0 0 42 21.0
81 Alabama 3 8 2 7 1 0 63 21.0
81 Florida 3 8 2 7 1 0 63 21.0
85 Illinois 3 7 5 7 0 0 64 21.3
86 Connecticut 3 8 3 8 0 0 65 21.7
86 Washington State 3 8 3 8 0 0 65 21.7
88 Boise State 2 5 3 5 0 0 44 22.0
88 East Carolina 2 5 3 5 0 0 44 22.0
88 Missouri State 2 5 3 5 0 0 44 22.0
88 Oregon 3 7 6 6 0 0 66 22.0
88 Vanderbilt 3 8 4 6 0 0 66 22.0
93 San Jose State 3 8 4 7 0 0 67 22.3
94 Utah State 2 3 8 3 0 0 45 22.5
95 Auburn 3 8 4 6 1 0 68 22.7
96 USC 4 12 2 9 2 0 91 22.8
97 California 3 9 3 7 0 0 70 23.3
98 Georgia State 3 8 5 6 1 0 71 23.7
98 Boston College 3 9 3 8 0 0 71 23.7
100 UCLA 3 9 3 9 0 0 72 24.0
100 Tulane 3 9 3 9 0 0 72 24.0
100 Wyoming 3 9 3 9 0 0 72 24.0
100 Jacksonville State 4 10 8 10 1 0 96 24.0
104 Old Dominion 3 8 6 8 0 0 74 24.7
104 San Diego State 3 9 4 8 0 0 74 24.7
106 Buffalo 2 6 3 5 0 0 50 25.0
106 Marshall 2 6 3 5 0 0 50 25.0
106 Colorado 3 9 4 9 0 0 75 25.0
109 UNLV 3 8 7 8 0 0 77 25.7
109 New Mexico State 3 9 5 8 0 0 77 25.7
109 Hawaii 3 11 0 9 0 1 77 25.7
112 Wake Forest 2 6 4 4 0 0 52 26.0
112 South Alabama 3 11 0 10 1 0 78 26.0
112 Memphis 4 14 2 14 0 0 104 26.0
115 Navy 2 7 2 5 0 0 53 26.5
116 Arkansas State 3 11 1 11 0 0 80 26.7
117 Sacramento State 4 14 3 13 1 0 108 27.0
118 North Texas 2 7 2 7 0 0 55 27.5
119 UAB 3 11 2 11 0 0 83 27.7
120 Toledo 3 9 8 6 2 0 88 29.3
121 Akron 3 10 6 9 1 0 89 29.7
122 Stanford 2 9 0 6 1 0 62 31.0
123 Southern Miss 3 11 5 11 0 1 94 31.3
124 Temple 2 9 0 9 0 0 63 31.5
125 Rutgers 2 7 5 6 1 0 65 32.5
126 Texas State 2 9 1 9 0 0 66 33.0
127 Eastern Michigan 4 17 5 16 0 0 133 33.3
128 Miami (OH) 3 14 1 14 0 0 101 33.7
129 Ball State 2 9 2 6 1 0 68 34.0
130 Charlotte 2 9 2 7 1 0 69 34.5
131 Northern Illinois 2 10 0 10 0 0 70 35.0
132 Florida Atlantic 3 14 2 12 1 1 106 35.3
133 Kent State 2 9 2 8 1 1 72 36.0
134 Purdue 3 13 6 11 1 0 109 36.3
135 Ohio 3 15 4 15 0 0 117 39.0
136 Louisiana-Monroe 3 15 7 15 0 0 126 42.0
137 Bowling Green 3 17 4 17 0 0 131 43.7
138 Western Kentucky 1 7 0 7 0 0 49 49.0