Scoring Defense rankings (adjusted for opposition) for complete 2022 season.
Rating represents expected score yielded (excluding overtime) against the average FBS (I-A) offense.
raw adj Team rec Offense Defense
5 1. Georgia 15-0 46.69 [ 3] 8.39 [ 1]
9 2. Alabama 11-2 44.74 [ 4] 12.23 [ 2]
2 3. Iowa 8-5 24.92 [ 75] 12.69 [ 3]
1 4. Illinois 8-5 28.90 [ 54] 12.92 [ 4]
18 5. Iowa St 4-8 22.69 [ 94] 13.94 [ 5]
28 6. Texas 8-5 37.86 [ 15] 14.33 [ 6]
10 7. Penn State 11-2 39.47 [ 10] 14.69 [ 7]
7 8. Michigan 13-1 43.58 [ 5] 14.77 [ 8]
4 9. Minnesota 9-4 29.06 [ 52] 14.86 [ 9]
17 10. Oregon St 10-3 31.38 [ 40] 15.06 [ 10]
33 11. LSU 10-4 37.53 [ 17] 15.21 [ 11]
30 12. Kansas St 10-4 37.81 [ 16] 15.39 [ 12]
13 13. Kentucky 7-6 24.42 [ 79] 15.46 [ 13]
12 14. Louisville 8-5 30.50 [ 47] 17.14 [ 14]
11 15. North Carolina St 8-5 23.58 [ 86] 17.26 [ 15]
27 16. Utah 10-4 38.10 [ 14] 17.29 [ 16]
19 17. Clemson 11-3 34.40 [ 27] 17.31 [ 17]
24 18. Ohio State 11-2 49.46 [ 2] 17.85 [ 18]
25 19. Texas A&M 5-7 25.15 [ 74] 18.16 [ 19]
43 20. Mississippi St 9-4 35.75 [ 24] 18.67 [ 20]
6 21. Marshall 9-4 20.14 [104] 18.97 [ 21]
37 22. Tennessee 11-2 50.48 [ 1] 19.02 [ 22]
14 23. Wisconsin 7-6 30.43 [ 48] 19.04 [ 23]
57 24. Missouri 6-7 27.35 [ 66] 19.28 [ 24]
3 25. Air Force 10-3 24.27 [ 81] 19.31 [ 25]
8 26. Troy 12-2 22.06 [ 97] 19.51 [ 26]
40 27. Washington St 7-6 28.68 [ 58] 19.51 [ 27]
21 28. Cincinnati 9-4 26.08 [ 71] 19.72 [ 28]
44 29. Maryland 8-5 30.74 [ 44] 19.83 [ 29]
41 30. Notre Dame 9-4 34.00 [ 28] 20.24 [ 30]
22 31. Florida St 10-3 39.29 [ 11] 20.37 [ 31]
32 32. Tulane 12-2 33.76 [ 30] 21.04 [ 32]
84 33. TCU 13-2 41.79 [ 7] 21.08 [ 33]
95 34. Auburn 5-7 30.64 [ 46] 22.34 [ 34]
47 35. Navy 4-8 22.60 [ 95] 22.37 [ 35]
66 36. Michigan St 5-7 28.67 [ 59] 22.41 [ 36]
50 37. Pittsburgh 9-4 32.24 [ 37] 22.52 [ 37]
31 38. Duke 9-4 31.95 [ 38] 22.77 [ 38]
71 39. Baylor 6-7 33.33 [ 31] 22.84 [ 39]
93 40. Florida 6-7 33.84 [ 29] 22.86 [ 40]
42 41. Syracuse 7-6 28.78 [ 56] 22.89 [ 41]
77 42. Oregon 10-3 39.70 [ 9] 22.95 [ 42]
75 43. California 4-8 23.89 [ 85] 23.33 [ 43]
49 44. Central Florida 9-5 32.74 [ 34] 23.38 [ 44]
15 45. Fresno St 10-4 29.60 [ 51] 23.38 [ 45]
20 46. San Diego St 7-6 17.64 [122] 23.68 [ 46]
46 47. Virginia 3-7 18.28 [118] 23.70 [ 47]
59 48. Mississippi 8-5 36.98 [ 18] 23.81 [ 48]
86 49. Texas Tech 8-5 36.06 [ 22] 24.03 [ 49]
82 50. Oklahoma St 7-6 31.11 [ 43] 24.04 [ 50]
85 51. Northwestern 1-11 20.13 [105] 24.09 [ 51]
35 52. Alabama-Birmingham 7-6 23.50 [ 88] 24.09 [ 52]
16 53. Boise St 10-4 28.91 [ 53] 24.14 [ 53]
98 54. Arkansas 7-6 35.99 [ 23] 24.37 [ 54]
23 55. James Madison 8-3 31.13 [ 42] 24.58 [ 55]
62 56. Washington 11-2 41.19 [ 8] 24.60 [ 56]
100 57. Oklahoma 6-7 36.70 [ 20] 24.64 [ 57]
87 58. Georgia Tech 5-7 20.04 [106] 24.65 [ 58]
92 59. South Carolina 8-5 34.90 [ 26] 25.13 [ 59]
56 60. Memphis 7-6 30.69 [ 45] 25.14 [ 60]
26 61. South Alabama 10-3 26.34 [ 70] 25.95 [ 61]
29 62. Army 6-6 22.28 [ 96] 26.19 [ 62]
76 63. Purdue 8-6 31.54 [ 39] 26.30 [ 63]
38 64. Western Kentucky 9-5 32.54 [ 35] 26.31 [ 64]
79 65. Nebraska 4-8 26.08 [ 72] 26.45 [ 65]
96 66. Southern Cal 11-3 43.52 [ 6] 26.53 [ 66]
53 67. Texas-San Antonio 11-3 30.29 [ 49] 26.73 [ 67]
115 68. Stanford 3-9 23.52 [ 87] 26.76 [ 68]
39 69. Louisiana-Lafayette 6-7 23.38 [ 89] 26.80 [ 69]
60 70. East Carolina 8-5 30.06 [ 50] 26.93 [ 70]
99 71. Brigham Young 8-5 28.60 [ 60] 26.97 [ 71]
78 72. Wake Forest 8-5 38.38 [ 13] 27.15 [ 72]
67 73. Miami FL 5-7 21.29 [100] 27.32 [ 73]
45 74. Southern Miss 7-6 19.05 [113] 27.37 [ 74]
97 75. Rutgers 4-8 19.54 [108] 27.39 [ 75]
55 76. Virginia Tech 3-8 19.79 [107] 27.42 [ 76]
94 77. UCLA 9-4 38.69 [ 12] 27.58 [ 77]
48 78. Wyoming 7-6 19.23 [111] 27.80 [ 78]
114 79. West Virginia 5-7 32.77 [ 33] 27.80 [ 79]
72 80. Old Dominion 3-9 17.58 [124] 27.96 [ 80]
101 81. Houston 8-5 32.51 [ 36] 28.05 [ 81]
52 82. Western Michigan 4-8 12.87 [127] 28.52 [ 82]
73 83. Colorado St 3-9 12.61 [128] 28.69 [ 83]
125 84. Vanderbilt 5-7 27.38 [ 65] 28.82 [ 84]
110 85. Arizona St 3-9 26.00 [ 73] 28.83 [ 85]
54 86. Liberty 8-5 24.77 [ 76] 28.85 [ 86]
122 87. Kansas 6-7 36.79 [ 19] 28.95 [ 87]
36 88. Miami OH 6-7 18.35 [117] 29.00 [ 88]
34 89. San Jose St 7-5 24.49 [ 78] 29.00 [ 89]
69 90. Buffalo 7-6 23.33 [ 90] 29.04 [ 90]
103 91. North Carolina 9-5 35.12 [ 25] 29.30 [ 91]
121 92. Indiana 4-8 28.01 [ 63] 29.42 [ 92]
68 93. Ball St 6-6 17.58 [123] 29.55 [ 93]
64 94. Florida Atlantic 5-7 24.24 [ 82] 29.94 [ 94]
102 95. Boston College 3-9 19.53 [109] 30.28 [ 95]
91 96. Kent St 5-7 24.67 [ 77] 30.38 [ 96]
81 97. Ohio U. 10-4 28.16 [ 62] 30.61 [ 97]
90 98. Temple 3-9 20.36 [103] 30.65 [ 98]
58 99. Toledo 9-5 26.55 [ 69] 30.72 [ 99]
74 100. UTEP 5-7 18.27 [119] 31.10 [100]
63 101. New Mexico 2-10 11.34 [129] 31.50 [101]
61 102. Appalachian St 6-6 31.37 [ 41] 31.68 [102]
120 103. SMU 7-6 36.51 [ 21] 32.10 [103]
109 104. Georgia St 4-8 26.99 [ 68] 32.26 [104]
70 105. Texas St-San Marcos 4-8 17.32 [125] 32.31 [105]
128 106. Arizona 5-7 33.15 [ 32] 32.31 [106]
65 107. Connecticut 6-7 18.79 [114] 32.37 [107]
117 108. Tulsa 5-7 27.26 [ 67] 32.55 [108]
89 109. UNLV 5-7 23.20 [ 91] 33.38 [109]
112 110. North Texas 7-7 28.70 [ 57] 33.44 [110]
106 111. Bowling Green 6-7 18.78 [115] 33.63 [111]
88 112. Eastern Michigan 9-4 24.42 [ 80] 33.69 [112]
83 113. Central Michigan 4-8 21.04 [101] 33.74 [113]
51 114. New Mexico St 7-6 17.98 [121] 33.89 [114]
105 115. Nevada 2-10 16.66 [126] 33.89 [115]
108 116. Utah St 6-7 23.11 [ 92] 33.99 [116]
80 117. Middle Tennessee St 8-5 23.92 [ 83] 34.21 [117]
113 118. Coastal Carolina 9-4 27.86 [ 64] 34.90 [118]
104 119. Georgia Southern 6-7 28.88 [ 55] 35.14 [119]
118 120. Akron 2-10 18.44 [116] 35.14 [120]
119 121. Rice 5-8 19.30 [110] 35.95 [121]
111 122. Arkansas St 3-9 21.69 [ 99] 36.48 [122]
107 123. Massachusetts 1-11 9.85 [130] 36.82 [123]
123 124. Louisiana-Monroe 4-8 21.81 [ 98] 36.83 [124]
131 125. Colorado 1-11 19.09 [112] 37.25 [125]
116 126. Northern Illinois 3-9 23.90 [ 84] 37.31 [126]
124 127. Hawai`i 3-10 18.19 [120] 38.92 [127]
130 128. South Florida 1-11 28.21 [ 61] 39.79 [128]
126 129. Florida Int'l 4-8 9.69 [131] 40.30 [129]
127 130. Louisiana Tech 3-9 22.93 [ 93] 40.89 [130]
129 131. UNC-Charlotte 3-9 20.61 [102] 41.90 [131]