2026 National Leaders Penalties - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/10/2026
| Name | G | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Virginia | 1 | 3 | 12 | 3.0 | 12.0 |
| 2 | Fresno State | 2 | 5 | 26 | 2.5 | 13.0 |
| 3 | San Jose State | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 4 | North Carolina | 1 | 3 | 20 | 3.0 | 20.0 |
| 5 | Rutgers | 2 | 6 | 44 | 3.0 | 22.0 |
| 6 | Colorado State | 1 | 3 | 25 | 3.0 | 25.0 |
| 7 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 8 | 55 | 4.0 | 27.5 |
| 8 | NC State | 1 | 5 | 29 | 5.0 | 29.0 |
| 9 | Michigan State | 1 | 2 | 30 | 2.0 | 30.0 |
| 9 | Texas State | 1 | 3 | 30 | 3.0 | 30.0 |
| 9 | TCU | 1 | 3 | 30 | 3.0 | 30.0 |
| 12 | Florida State | 2 | 9 | 67 | 4.5 | 33.5 |
| 13 | Texas A&M | 3 | 16 | 104 | 5.3 | 34.7 |
| 14 | Western Michigan | 1 | 3 | 35 | 3.0 | 35.0 |
| 14 | Akron | 1 | 5 | 35 | 5.0 | 35.0 |
| 14 | Texas Tech | 1 | 5 | 35 | 5.0 | 35.0 |
| 17 | Central Michigan | 1 | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 36.0 |
| 18 | Rice | 1 | 4 | 37 | 4.0 | 37.0 |
| 18 | San Diego State | 1 | 4 | 37 | 4.0 | 37.0 |
| 20 | Charlotte | 1 | 7 | 39 | 7.0 | 39.0 |
| 21 | Penn State | 2 | 7 | 80 | 3.5 | 40.0 |
| 22 | Ohio State | 2 | 13 | 84 | 6.5 | 42.0 |
| 22 | LSU | 2 | 14 | 84 | 7.0 | 42.0 |
| 24 | Iowa State | 3 | 17 | 127 | 5.7 | 42.3 |
| 25 | Wisconsin | 1 | 6 | 43 | 6.0 | 43.0 |
| 26 | Kentucky | 2 | 10 | 90 | 5.0 | 45.0 |
| 26 | Iowa | 1 | 6 | 45 | 6.0 | 45.0 |
| 28 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 5 | 46 | 5.0 | 46.0 |
| 29 | Purdue | 3 | 20 | 141 | 6.7 | 47.0 |
| 30 | Kansas State | 1 | 4 | 49 | 4.0 | 49.0 |
| 31 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 5 | 50 | 5.0 | 50.0 |
| 31 | South Alabama | 1 | 6 | 50 | 6.0 | 50.0 |
| 33 | Oregon State | 2 | 12 | 102 | 6.0 | 51.0 |
| 34 | Illinois | 1 | 6 | 52 | 6.0 | 52.0 |
| 35 | UCF | 2 | 13 | 106 | 6.5 | 53.0 |
| 35 | Alabama | 3 | 23 | 159 | 7.7 | 53.0 |
| 37 | Arkansas | 3 | 21 | 161 | 7.0 | 53.7 |
| 38 | Memphis | 1 | 5 | 54 | 5.0 | 54.0 |
| 39 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 5 | 55 | 5.0 | 55.0 |
| 39 | Arizona | 1 | 7 | 55 | 7.0 | 55.0 |
| 39 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 7 | 55 | 7.0 | 55.0 |
| 39 | Tennessee | 1 | 7 | 55 | 7.0 | 55.0 |
| 43 | Mississippi State | 2 | 12 | 113 | 6.0 | 56.5 |
| 44 | Georgia | 1 | 7 | 57 | 7.0 | 57.0 |
| 44 | Northwestern | 1 | 9 | 57 | 9.0 | 57.0 |
| 46 | Stanford | 3 | 22 | 175 | 7.3 | 58.3 |
| 47 | California | 1 | 6 | 59 | 6.0 | 59.0 |
| 47 | Nebraska | 1 | 7 | 59 | 7.0 | 59.0 |
| 49 | Louisiana | 1 | 6 | 60 | 6.0 | 60.0 |
| 49 | Troy | 1 | 6 | 60 | 6.0 | 60.0 |
| 49 | Maryland | 2 | 13 | 120 | 6.5 | 60.0 |
| 49 | Houston | 1 | 7 | 60 | 7.0 | 60.0 |
| 49 | Oklahoma | 2 | 14 | 120 | 7.0 | 60.0 |
| 49 | Indiana | 1 | 8 | 60 | 8.0 | 60.0 |
| 49 | Missouri State | 1 | 8 | 60 | 8.0 | 60.0 |
| 56 | East Carolina | 1 | 7 | 61 | 7.0 | 61.0 |
| 56 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 7 | 61 | 7.0 | 61.0 |
| 58 | Washington | 2 | 17 | 124 | 8.5 | 62.0 |
| 59 | Oregon | 4 | 27 | 251 | 6.8 | 62.8 |
| 60 | Texas | 2 | 13 | 127 | 6.5 | 63.5 |
| 61 | Utah State | 2 | 13 | 128 | 6.5 | 64.0 |
| 61 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 9 | 64 | 9.0 | 64.0 |
| 63 | Clemson | 2 | 15 | 132 | 7.5 | 66.0 |
| 64 | Ball State | 2 | 18 | 134 | 9.0 | 67.0 |
| 65 | South Carolina | 3 | 23 | 223 | 7.7 | 74.3 |
| 66 | Miami (FL) | 1 | 7 | 75 | 7.0 | 75.0 |
| 66 | Michigan | 1 | 8 | 75 | 8.0 | 75.0 |
| 68 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 20 | 152 | 10.0 | 76.0 |
| 69 | Ole Miss | 1 | 8 | 77 | 8.0 | 77.0 |
| 70 | North Texas | 1 | 9 | 79 | 9.0 | 79.0 |
| 71 | Colorado | 2 | 17 | 164 | 8.5 | 82.0 |
| 72 | Florida | 2 | 16 | 172 | 8.0 | 86.0 |
| 73 | Kansas | 2 | 21 | 179 | 10.5 | 89.5 |
| 74 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 9 | 90 | 9.0 | 90.0 |
| 75 | Missouri | 1 | 8 | 91 | 8.0 | 91.0 |
| 76 | Louisville | 3 | 29 | 282 | 9.7 | 94.0 |
| 76 | Auburn | 1 | 11 | 94 | 11.0 | 94.0 |
| 78 | Boston College | 1 | 11 | 95 | 11.0 | 95.0 |
| 79 | Kent State | 1 | 13 | 100 | 13.0 | 100.0 |
| 80 | Tulsa | 1 | 9 | 102 | 9.0 | 102.0 |
| 81 | Minnesota | 1 | 12 | 115 | 12.0 | 115.0 |
| 81 | UTSA | 1 | 12 | 115 | 12.0 | 115.0 |
| 83 | Wake Forest | 1 | 13 | 122 | 13.0 | 122.0 |