2025 Defensive Rankings
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| Rank | Team | Adj PPG | Adj YPG | Adj YPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio State | 7.8 | 219.5 | 4.04 |
| 2 |  Indiana | 11.0 | 269.0 | 4.92 |
| 3 |  Texas Tech | 12.0 | 270.6 | 4.35 |
| 4 |  Miami | 13.2 | 276.3 | 4.31 |
| 5 |  Oklahoma | 13.3 | 278.7 | 4.21 |
| 6 |  Oregon | 14.3 | 255.8 | 4.29 |
| 7 |  Iowa | 14.5 | 282.8 | 4.70 |
| 8 |  Georgia | 15.3 | 276.1 | 4.73 |
| 9 |  LSU | 15.4 | 300.3 | 4.73 |
| 10 |  Notre Dame | 15.7 | 293.6 | 4.52 |
| 11 |  Alabama | 17.4 | 289.6 | 4.90 |
| 12 |  BYU | 17.5 | 329.3 | 5.28 |
| 13 |  Auburn | 17.7 | 299.5 | 4.73 |
| 14 |  Texas | 17.9 | 316.5 | 4.81 |
| 15 |  Wisconsin | 18.2 | 305.7 | 5.08 |
| 16 (T) |  San Diego State | 18.5 | 313.0 | 4.93 |
| 16 (T) |  Utah | 18.5 | 364.8 | 5.44 |
| 18 |  Michigan | 18.6 | 316.0 | 4.71 |
| 19 (T) |  Missouri | 18.7 | 271.7 | 4.64 |
| 19 (T) |  James Madison | 18.7 | 276.0 | 4.63 |
| 21 |  Arizona State | 19.1 | 315.2 | 5.08 |
| 22 |  Arizona | 19.5 | 333.3 | 4.84 |
| 23 |  Washington State | 19.6 | 300.3 | 5.22 |
| 24 |  Washington | 19.8 | 314.8 | 4.85 |
| 25 |  Toledo | 19.9 | 328.6 | 5.04 |
| 26 |  South Carolina | 20.1 | 341.1 | 5.25 |
| 27 |  Florida | 20.2 | 345.3 | 5.53 |
| 28 |  Penn State | 20.5 | 337.1 | 5.51 |
| 29 |  USC | 20.6 | 337.0 | 5.55 |
| 30 (T) |  Louisville | 20.8 | 316.1 | 5.01 |
| 30 (T) |  Northwestern | 20.8 | 341.2 | 5.69 |
| 30 (T) |  Iowa State | 20.8 | 379.2 | 5.70 |
| 33 |  Texas A&M | 21.2 | 310.2 | 4.94 |
| 34 |  Virginia | 21.3 | 324.4 | 5.06 |
| 35 |  Army | 21.4 | 344.9 | 5.75 |
| 36 |  SMU | 21.5 | 382.3 | 5.41 |
| 37 |  Illinois | 21.9 | 343.6 | 5.18 |
| 38 (T) |  Ole Miss | 22.0 | 355.9 | 5.52 |
| 38 (T) |  Western Michigan | 22.0 | 348.0 | 5.48 |
| 38 (T) |  Old Dominion | 22.0 | 351.8 | 5.06 |
| 41 (T) |  Clemson | 22.2 | 359.6 | 5.46 |
| 41 (T) |  Wake Forest | 22.2 | 325.2 | 4.81 |
| 41 (T) |  Tulane | 22.2 | 377.1 | 5.77 |
| 44 |  Boise State | 22.5 | 321.0 | 5.41 |
| 45 |  Florida State | 22.6 | 332.0 | 5.08 |
| 46 |  Vanderbilt | 22.8 | 356.3 | 5.58 |
| 47 |  East Carolina | 23.0 | 387.2 | 5.86 |
| 48 |  Wyoming | 23.3 | 352.7 | 5.64 |
| 49 |  UCF | 23.7 | 346.9 | 5.32 |
| 50 (T) |  Kansas State | 23.8 | 409.7 | 5.82 |
| 50 (T) |  Nebraska | 23.8 | 331.4 | 5.62 |
| 52 (T) |  Kentucky | 24.0 | 344.1 | 5.21 |
| 52 (T) |  New Mexico | 24.0 | 352.8 | 5.62 |
| 52 (T) |  TCU | 24.0 | 358.6 | 5.45 |
| 52 (T) |  South Florida | 24.0 | 391.5 | 5.54 |
| 56 (T) |  Fresno State | 24.6 | 344.2 | 5.35 |
| 56 (T) |  Houston | 24.6 | 357.2 | 5.54 |
| 58 |  Memphis | 24.7 | 363.8 | 5.67 |
| 59 |  Minnesota | 25.0 | 371.6 | 5.90 |
| 60 (T) |  Pittsburgh | 25.4 | 338.7 | 5.00 |
| 60 (T) |  Georgia Tech | 25.4 | 393.8 | 6.11 |
| 62 |  Cincinnati | 25.6 | 416.5 | 5.78 |
| 63 |  Maryland | 25.9 | 401.9 | 5.69 |
| 64 |  Kansas | 26.2 | 423.3 | 6.18 |
| 65 (T) |  Stanford | 26.4 | 409.3 | 5.77 |
| 65 (T) |  Navy | 26.4 | 390.7 | 6.19 |
| 67 |  Troy | 26.8 | 396.2 | 5.98 |
| 68 (T) |  NC State | 27.0 | 412.2 | 6.08 |
| 68 (T) |  North Carolina | 27.0 | 360.2 | 5.38 |
| 70 |  Ohio | 27.1 | 392.7 | 6.41 |
| 71 |  Louisiana Tech | 27.2 | 402.5 | 6.20 |
| 72 |  Central Michigan | 27.3 | 404.8 | 6.17 |
| 73 |  UCLA | 27.5 | 342.9 | 5.39 |
| 74 |  Mississippi State | 27.7 | 391.8 | 5.78 |
| 75 |  Kennesaw State | 27.8 | 413.1 | 6.14 |
| 76 |  Michigan State | 27.9 | 370.6 | 5.87 |
| 77 (T) |  Tennessee | 28.0 | 398.9 | 5.82 |
| 77 (T) |  Hawai'i | 28.0 | 368.3 | 6.30 |
| 79 (T) |  Purdue | 28.2 | 397.1 | 6.43 |
| 79 (T) |  Miami (OH) | 28.2 | 369.6 | 5.84 |
| 81 |  Colorado | 28.3 | 398.9 | 6.14 |
| 82 |  Utah State | 28.8 | 415.0 | 5.81 |
| 83 (T) |  Arkansas State | 28.9 | 404.6 | 6.05 |
| 83 (T) |  North Texas | 28.9 | 418.4 | 5.99 |
| 83 (T) |  Duke | 28.9 | 405.8 | 6.23 |
| 86 |  Virginia Tech | 29.0 | 376.4 | 5.86 |
| 87 (T) |  UTSA | 29.1 | 366.2 | 6.04 |
| 87 (T) |  West Virginia | 29.1 | 417.6 | 6.04 |
| 89 (T) |  Western Kentucky | 29.2 | 430.0 | 5.92 |
| 89 (T) |  Northern Illinois | 29.2 | 399.1 | 5.99 |
| 91 |  Nevada | 29.3 | 375.1 | 5.98 |
| 92 (T) |  Missouri State | 29.4 | 394.1 | 6.11 |
| 92 (T) |  California | 29.4 | 378.6 | 5.78 |
| 94 |  Syracuse | 29.6 | 394.6 | 6.41 |
| 95 |  Bowling Green | 29.8 | 377.8 | 6.20 |
| 96 |  Oklahoma State | 30.3 | 382.1 | 5.97 |
| 97 |  Buffalo | 30.4 | 410.3 | 5.86 |
| 98 |  UConn | 30.5 | 443.0 | 6.42 |
| 99 (T) |  Rutgers | 30.6 | 425.9 | 7.23 |
| 99 (T) |  Southern Miss | 30.6 | 426.7 | 6.13 |
| 101 (T) |  Liberty | 30.7 | 378.8 | 5.87 |
| 101 (T) |  Jacksonville State | 30.7 | 423.8 | 6.57 |
| 103 |  Oregon State | 30.8 | 374.8 | 6.37 |
| 104 |  Arkansas | 30.9 | 388.4 | 6.02 |
| 105 (T) |  Rice | 31.1 | 385.6 | 6.12 |
| 105 (T) |  UNLV | 31.1 | 440.0 | 6.77 |
| 107 |  Florida International | 31.2 | 398.8 | 6.16 |
| 108 |  Colorado State | 31.7 | 428.2 | 6.51 |
| 109 |  New Mexico State | 31.9 | 388.3 | 5.78 |
| 110 |  Boston College | 32.0 | 424.4 | 6.56 |
| 111 |  Baylor | 32.1 | 383.2 | 5.72 |
| 112 |  Temple | 32.2 | 390.5 | 6.49 |
| 113 (T) |  South Alabama | 32.5 | 389.0 | 5.98 |
| 113 (T) |  Air Force | 32.5 | 428.5 | 7.55 |
| 115 |  Ball State | 32.7 | 426.4 | 6.65 |
| 116 |  Marshall | 32.8 | 441.4 | 6.54 |
| 117 |  Tulsa | 33.0 | 419.9 | 5.95 |
| 118 |  Louisiana | 33.8 | 430.6 | 6.56 |
| 119 (T) |  UTEP | 34.0 | 393.8 | 5.68 |
| 119 (T) |  App State | 34.0 | 429.9 | 6.23 |
| 121 (T) |  Middle Tennessee | 34.1 | 406.9 | 6.67 |
| 121 (T) |  UL Monroe | 34.1 | 411.5 | 6.11 |
| 123 (T) |  Eastern Michigan | 34.2 | 443.6 | 6.68 |
| 123 (T) |  Akron | 34.2 | 414.9 | 6.56 |
| 125 |  Charlotte | 34.8 | 424.6 | 6.38 |
| 126 (T) |  San José State | 34.9 | 415.6 | 6.29 |
| 126 (T) |  Texas State | 34.9 | 446.8 | 6.29 |
| 128 |  Georgia State | 35.0 | 433.2 | 6.54 |
| 129 |  UAB | 35.8 | 381.3 | 6.58 |
| 130 |  Georgia Southern | 36.0 | 468.5 | 6.73 |
| 131 |  Delaware | 36.4 | 423.9 | 6.70 |
| 132 |  Kent State | 37.0 | 447.5 | 6.36 |
| 133 |  Coastal Carolina | 37.4 | 471.7 | 6.75 |
| 134 |  Florida Atlantic | 37.7 | 413.2 | 6.13 |
| 135 |  Sam Houston | 39.0 | 476.1 | 7.21 |
| 136 |  Massachusetts | 42.7 | 465.9 | 6.82 |