Scoring Defense (FBS-only)
Scoring Defense rankings (adjusted for opposition) for games through 10/10/2026.
Rating represents expected score yielded (excluding overtime) against the average FBS offense.
raw adj Team rec Offense Defense
30 1. Missouri 5-1 36.14 [ 38] 5.94 [ 1]
10 2. Brigham Young 5-0 30.23 [ 54] 6.97 [ 2]
5 3. Indiana 6-0 33.40 [ 47] 8.11 [ 3]
4 4. Notre Dame 6-0 48.60 [ 3] 8.27 [ 4]
1 5. Miami FL 5-0 46.60 [ 6] 8.84 [ 5]
48 6. Alabama 5-1 52.20 [ 1] 9.56 [ 6]
21 7. Texas 4-1 37.47 [ 33] 9.66 [ 7]
7 8. Utah 5-0 43.40 [ 11] 9.88 [ 8]
29 9. Oklahoma 3-2 30.56 [ 52] 10.81 [ 9]
28 10. LSU 4-2 43.53 [ 10] 11.06 [ 10]
11 11. Georgia 6-0 48.34 [ 4] 11.21 [ 11]
9 12. TCU 2-3 24.35 [ 90] 11.49 [ 12]
37 13. Houston 5-1 39.01 [ 19] 12.77 [ 13]
8 14. Ohio State 5-1 43.57 [ 9] 13.15 [ 14]
59 15. Oregon 3-2 38.72 [ 22] 13.27 [ 15]
52 16. Auburn 3-2 25.13 [ 85] 13.58 [ 16]
91 17. Kentucky 5-1 38.14 [ 29] 13.75 [ 17]
41 18. Wake Forest 5-1 35.26 [ 41] 13.81 [ 18]
87 19. Colorado 2-3 16.58 [126] 14.00 [ 19]
14 20. Iowa 5-1 31.64 [ 49] 14.46 [ 20]
33 21. Penn State 3-3 30.44 [ 53] 14.77 [ 21]
15 22. Pittsburgh 5-1 30.65 [ 51] 14.98 [ 22]
80 23. South Carolina 3-3 39.34 [ 18] 14.99 [ 23]
31 24. UCLA 5-0 42.81 [ 13] 15.41 [ 24]
43 25. Texas A&M 3-3 34.19 [ 45] 15.59 [ 25]
23 26. Texas Tech 5-0 44.37 [ 7] 15.68 [ 26]
25 27. Wisconsin 4-1 38.23 [ 28] 15.69 [ 27]
35 28. North Carolina 3-2 34.65 [ 43] 16.30 [ 28]
73 29. Utah St 2-4 20.06 [113] 16.32 [ 29]
82 30. Michigan St 2-4 23.37 [ 96] 16.56 [ 30]
19 31. Tennessee 5-1 36.73 [ 34] 16.63 [ 31]
93 32. Clemson 3-2 28.19 [ 65] 17.25 [ 32]
55 33. Central Florida 3-3 33.22 [ 48] 17.37 [ 33]
60 34. Oregon St 4-2 38.82 [ 20] 17.55 [ 34]
18 35. Liberty 5-1 29.45 [ 57] 17.57 [ 35]
3 36. New Mexico 4-1 36.61 [ 35] 17.62 [ 36]
13 37. Duke 4-1 25.09 [ 87] 17.76 [ 37]
20 38. Michigan 3-2 28.02 [ 68] 18.44 [ 38]
6 39. Florida Int'l 3-2 14.90 [131] 18.54 [ 39]
24 40. Northwestern 4-1 42.95 [ 12] 18.66 [ 40]
26 41. Western Michigan 4-2 21.33 [106] 18.86 [ 41]
12 42. Baylor 4-1 37.94 [ 30] 19.15 [ 42]
51 43. Oklahoma St 4-1 38.55 [ 24] 19.17 [ 43]
54 44. Iowa St 3-3 35.68 [ 39] 19.21 [ 44]
62 45. Boise St 5-1 42.19 [ 14] 19.35 [ 45]
64 46. Tulane 2-3 14.10 [134] 19.72 [ 46]
107 47. Arkansas 2-4 28.28 [ 63] 19.88 [ 47]
50 48. UNLV 4-2 20.48 [109] 20.05 [ 48]
57 49. Minnesota 4-2 25.18 [ 83] 20.11 [ 49]
38 50. Virginia 4-2 26.90 [ 77] 20.12 [ 50]
111 51. Mississippi St 4-1 46.83 [ 5] 20.13 [ 51]
17 52. Nebraska 5-1 44.16 [ 8] 20.43 [ 52]
115 53. Purdue 3-3 36.39 [ 36] 20.67 [ 53]
109 54. Mississippi 4-1 40.17 [ 16] 20.71 [ 54]
16 55. James Madison 6-0 35.39 [ 40] 21.03 [ 55]
2 56. North Dakota St 5-1 26.06 [ 80] 21.16 [ 56]
44 57. Fresno St 4-2 27.28 [ 72] 21.88 [ 57]
63 58. Tulsa 3-3 25.27 [ 82] 22.03 [ 58]
36 59. Arizona 5-1 38.78 [ 21] 22.07 [ 59]
56 60. Kansas 2-3 37.87 [ 31] 22.21 [ 60]
22 61. Air Force 4-1 23.54 [ 95] 22.63 [ 61]
27 62. South Florida 4-2 20.32 [111] 22.66 [ 62]
46 63. Wyoming 3-3 9.87 [137] 22.76 [ 63]
85 64. Florida St 3-3 34.27 [ 44] 22.90 [ 64]
61 65. Washington 3-3 27.40 [ 71] 24.27 [ 65]
84 66. Southern Cal 6-1 38.49 [ 25] 24.40 [ 66]
95 67. Texas-San Antonio 5-1 28.00 [ 69] 24.50 [ 67]
105 68. Louisville 3-3 38.56 [ 23] 24.79 [ 68]
74 69. Washington St 1-5 19.24 [118] 24.85 [ 69]
78 70. Ohio U. 4-2 21.49 [104] 24.88 [ 70]
96 71. Alabama-Birmingham 3-3 17.09 [122] 25.04 [ 71]
71 72. Boston College 2-3 11.41 [135] 25.26 [ 72]
72 73. Kennesaw St 1-4 17.32 [121] 25.38 [ 73]
66 74. East Carolina 3-2 23.57 [ 94] 25.47 [ 74]
88 75. California 3-3 24.17 [ 91] 25.61 [ 75]
79 76. Georgia Southern 2-4 29.12 [ 59] 25.95 [ 76]
97 77. Sam Houston St 1-4 20.70 [108] 26.02 [ 77]
49 78. Memphis 5-1 37.56 [ 32] 26.04 [ 78]
81 79. Coastal Carolina 2-4 21.39 [105] 26.50 [ 79]
75 80. Troy 3-2 29.91 [ 56] 26.68 [ 80]
53 81. Louisiana-Lafayette 4-2 26.02 [ 81] 26.71 [ 81]
40 82. Kansas St 3-2 31.38 [ 50] 26.76 [ 82]
65 83. Syracuse 2-3 28.02 [ 67] 26.76 [ 83]
70 84. Navy 2-3 27.01 [ 75] 26.98 [ 84]
102 85. Old Dominion 2-4 14.56 [132] 27.21 [ 85]
114 86. Florida 4-2 48.83 [ 2] 27.43 [ 86]
67 87. SMU 4-1 28.43 [ 60] 27.63 [ 87]
34 88. Georgia St 4-1 36.35 [ 37] 27.84 [ 88]
124 89. Maryland 2-4 26.95 [ 76] 27.85 [ 89]
45 90. Nevada 2-3 26.48 [ 78] 27.91 [ 90]
68 91. San Jose St 3-3 19.46 [116] 27.98 [ 91]
69 92. Cincinnati 4-1 25.18 [ 84] 28.06 [ 92]
101 93. Illinois 3-3 35.11 [ 42] 28.16 [ 93]
118 94. Vanderbilt 3-3 28.34 [ 62] 28.36 [ 94]
104 95. Rice 1-5 20.34 [110] 28.44 [ 95]
32 96. Massachusetts 4-2 16.70 [125] 28.53 [ 96]
39 97. Army 3-2 25.12 [ 86] 28.57 [ 97]
76 98. Connecticut 3-3 24.44 [ 89] 28.63 [ 98]
108 99. Arizona St 3-2 27.19 [ 73] 28.67 [ 99]
117 100. Louisiana Tech 3-2 29.33 [ 58] 28.80 [100]
47 101. Virginia Tech 4-2 33.48 [ 46] 29.00 [101]
98 102. Central Michigan 3-3 22.78 [ 97] 29.00 [102]
86 103. Temple 2-4 21.79 [103] 29.18 [103]
58 104. Jacksonville St 4-2 23.98 [ 92] 29.21 [104]
42 105. Appalachian St 3-2 21.83 [101] 29.34 [105]
130 106. Northern Illinois 0-5 15.36 [130] 29.48 [106]
131 107. San Diego St 2-4 18.47 [119] 29.86 [107]
110 108. Middle Tennessee St 2-3 15.71 [128] 30.04 [108]
106 109. North Carolina St 3-3 28.06 [ 66] 30.09 [109]
90 110. New Mexico St 2-4 19.77 [115] 30.26 [110]
99 111. Florida Atlantic 4-1 28.43 [ 61] 30.37 [111]
89 112. Delaware 2-3 19.82 [114] 30.44 [112]
116 113. Bowling Green 2-4 15.61 [129] 30.94 [113]
113 114. Arkansas St 2-4 24.55 [ 88] 30.96 [114]
125 115. West Virginia 3-3 38.39 [ 26] 31.06 [115]
94 116. Georgia Tech 2-3 27.97 [ 70] 31.61 [116]
92 117. Hawai`i 1-5 15.93 [127] 32.31 [117]
83 118. Eastern Michigan 4-3 19.27 [117] 32.70 [118]
77 119. Toledo 4-2 27.14 [ 74] 33.17 [119]
123 120. Kent St 2-4 14.38 [133] 33.53 [120]
100 121. Buffalo 3-3 22.48 [ 99] 33.90 [121]
112 122. North Texas 4-2 41.06 [ 15] 33.93 [122]
126 123. Texas St-San Marcos 2-3 29.97 [ 55] 34.46 [123]
137 124. Stanford 2-4 23.61 [ 93] 34.96 [124]
136 125. UNC-Charlotte 0-6 10.72 [136] 35.02 [125]
127 126. Marshall 3-3 22.28 [100] 35.19 [126]
132 127. Western Kentucky 2-4 20.89 [107] 35.42 [127]
103 128. Miami OH 3-3 22.64 [ 98] 35.43 [128]
120 129. Akron 1-5 20.17 [112] 36.31 [129]
122 130. Missouri St 1-4 17.05 [123] 37.17 [130]
134 131. Ball St 1-5 18.37 [120] 37.52 [131]
121 132. Rutgers 1-4 28.25 [ 64] 38.22 [132]
135 133. UTEP 1-5 17.04 [124] 38.81 [133]
128 134. South Alabama 4-2 38.36 [ 27] 38.84 [134]
119 135. Sacramento St 1-5 9.22 [138] 41.56 [135]
138 136. Louisiana-Monroe 0-5 21.83 [102] 41.99 [136]
133 137. Colorado St 2-3 40.11 [ 17] 43.13 [137]
129 138. Southern Miss 1-4 26.21 [ 79] 44.91 [138]