2026 Defensive Rankings
Season TimelineCurrent
| Rank | Team | Adj PPG | Adj YPG | Adj YPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Indiana | 11.4 | 326.2 | 4.87 |
| 2 |  Miami | 13.0 | 389.5 | 4.85 |
| 3 |  Ohio State | 13.8 | 291.0 | 4.46 |
| 4 |  Georgia | 14.0 | 294.2 | 4.67 |
| 5 |  Texas | 14.5 | 273.1 | 4.40 |
| 6 |  Oklahoma | 14.8 | 283.6 | 4.68 |
| 7 (T) |  Notre Dame | 15.6 | 259.2 | 4.75 |
| 7 (T) |  Texas Tech | 15.6 | 343.9 | 4.97 |
| 9 |  Utah | 15.9 | 322.5 | 4.99 |
| 10 |  Alabama | 16.0 | 304.2 | 5.06 |
| 11 |  LSU | 16.1 | 261.1 | 4.44 |
| 12 (T) |  BYU | 16.2 | 298.8 | 4.93 |
| 12 (T) |  Missouri | 16.2 | 278.7 | 4.67 |
| 14 |  Iowa | 16.4 | 301.1 | 4.78 |
| 15 |  Auburn | 17.4 | 323.8 | 4.77 |
| 16 |  Wisconsin | 18.0 | 286.9 | 4.74 |
| 17 |  Oregon | 18.3 | 325.8 | 4.72 |
| 18 |  Michigan | 18.6 | 297.3 | 4.72 |
| 19 |  Northwestern | 18.8 | 349.7 | 5.68 |
| 20 |  Texas A&M | 19.0 | 330.4 | 5.36 |
| 21 |  Penn State | 19.3 | 318.9 | 5.35 |
| 22 |  North Dakota State | 20.0 | 305.7 | 5.21 |
| 23 |  Tennessee | 20.5 | 338.9 | 5.28 |
| 24 (T) |  Nebraska | 20.7 | 324.6 | 5.76 |
| 24 (T) |  New Mexico | 20.7 | 345.0 | 5.72 |
| 26 |  Houston | 20.8 | 340.1 | 5.53 |
| 27 (T) |  James Madison | 21.1 | 375.7 | 5.29 |
| 27 (T) |  TCU | 21.1 | 325.0 | 5.14 |
| 29 |  Wake Forest | 21.4 | 305.1 | 4.66 |
| 30 |  Iowa State | 21.5 | 368.8 | 5.81 |
| 31 (T) |  Tulane | 21.8 | 404.6 | 5.86 |
| 31 (T) |  UCLA | 21.8 | 313.5 | 5.25 |
| 33 (T) |  Arizona | 21.9 | 355.0 | 5.10 |
| 33 (T) |  Western Michigan | 21.9 | 352.4 | 5.65 |
| 35 (T) |  South Carolina | 22.1 | 340.5 | 5.51 |
| 35 (T) |  Boise State | 22.1 | 354.4 | 6.45 |
| 35 (T) |  South Florida | 22.1 | 379.0 | 5.67 |
| 35 (T) |  Washington | 22.1 | 334.7 | 5.46 |
| 39 (T) |  Virginia | 22.5 | 315.4 | 5.11 |
| 39 (T) |  Washington State | 22.5 | 344.3 | 5.48 |
| 41 |  Pittsburgh | 22.7 | 338.8 | 5.52 |
| 42 |  Ole Miss | 23.0 | 389.4 | 5.41 |
| 43 (T) |  UCF | 23.1 | 347.1 | 5.29 |
| 43 (T) |  Clemson | 23.1 | 349.2 | 5.41 |
| 45 |  North Carolina | 23.3 | 360.3 | 5.33 |
| 46 |  Fresno State | 23.4 | 458.9 | 5.95 |
| 47 |  Kentucky | 23.5 | 353.2 | 5.36 |
| 48 (T) |  Duke | 23.6 | 353.8 | 5.74 |
| 48 (T) |  USC | 23.6 | 347.4 | 5.85 |
| 50 |  Minnesota | 23.8 | 326.6 | 5.46 |
| 51 (T) |  Utah State | 24.0 | 390.6 | 5.72 |
| 51 (T) |  UNLV | 24.0 | 412.5 | 6.02 |
| 53 (T) |  Michigan State | 24.1 | 332.0 | 5.56 |
| 53 (T) |  Louisville | 24.1 | 359.1 | 5.37 |
| 55 (T) |  Florida State | 24.3 | 311.2 | 5.78 |
| 55 (T) |  Army | 24.3 | 387.8 | 6.65 |
| 57 (T) |  Kansas State | 24.4 | 383.2 | 5.72 |
| 57 (T) |  SMU | 24.4 | 348.5 | 5.34 |
| 59 (T) |  Colorado | 24.6 | 337.7 | 5.32 |
| 59 (T) |  Liberty | 24.6 | 351.5 | 5.75 |
| 61 |  Kansas | 24.7 | 380.4 | 5.63 |
| 62 |  Wyoming | 24.8 | 381.4 | 5.89 |
| 63 |  Memphis | 24.9 | 355.8 | 6.19 |
| 64 |  Arizona State | 25.0 | 324.7 | 5.21 |
| 65 |  Florida International | 25.2 | 342.0 | 5.47 |
| 66 |  East Carolina | 25.3 | 375.2 | 5.55 |
| 67 (T) |  Florida | 25.5 | 362.3 | 5.91 |
| 67 (T) |  Vanderbilt | 25.5 | 348.4 | 5.62 |
| 69 |  Arkansas | 25.6 | 361.8 | 5.91 |
| 70 |  Cincinnati | 25.8 | 395.9 | 5.98 |
| 71 (T) |  Oregon State | 25.9 | 364.0 | 5.74 |
| 71 (T) |  Baylor | 25.9 | 388.8 | 5.59 |
| 73 |  Mississippi State | 26.1 | 376.4 | 5.64 |
| 74 |  Illinois | 26.4 | 358.9 | 5.82 |
| 75 |  Troy | 26.7 | 383.7 | 6.10 |
| 76 |  San Diego State | 26.8 | 392.9 | 5.49 |
| 77 |  San Jose State | 26.9 | 387.2 | 6.03 |
| 78 |  Navy | 27.0 | 368.6 | 5.94 |
| 79 |  Old Dominion | 27.1 | 333.7 | 4.98 |
| 80 |  Virginia Tech | 27.4 | 352.6 | 5.91 |
| 81 (T) |  Georgia Tech | 27.8 | 391.3 | 5.98 |
| 81 (T) |  Boston College | 27.8 | 355.5 | 5.60 |
| 83 |  Oklahoma State | 28.0 | 360.3 | 5.68 |
| 84 (T) |  Purdue | 28.1 | 399.4 | 6.25 |
| 84 (T) |  Ohio | 28.1 | 400.7 | 6.13 |
| 86 |  Nevada | 28.2 | 391.3 | 5.91 |
| 87 |  Toledo | 28.3 | 391.1 | 5.69 |
| 88 |  UTSA | 28.4 | 377.7 | 5.67 |
| 89 |  Kennesaw State | 28.5 | 411.9 | 6.15 |
| 90 |  California | 28.7 | 370.3 | 6.10 |
| 91 |  Air Force | 28.8 | 387.0 | 6.89 |
| 92 |  NC State | 29.0 | 392.7 | 6.39 |
| 93 |  Tulsa | 29.1 | 415.5 | 5.78 |
| 94 |  Louisiana | 29.3 | 374.6 | 5.88 |
| 95 |  Maryland | 29.4 | 371.4 | 5.64 |
| 96 |  Syracuse | 29.5 | 381.6 | 6.35 |
| 97 |  Central Michigan | 29.8 | 397.6 | 6.38 |
| 98 |  Temple | 29.9 | 401.8 | 6.31 |
| 99 |  Buffalo | 30.0 | 423.9 | 6.41 |
| 100 |  Jacksonville State | 30.1 | 393.1 | 6.07 |
| 101 (T) |  App State | 30.3 | 407.1 | 5.79 |
| 101 (T) |  Hawai'i | 30.3 | 446.8 | 6.54 |
| 101 (T) |  New Mexico State | 30.3 | 369.7 | 5.68 |
| 104 |  Louisiana Tech | 30.4 | 411.2 | 6.35 |
| 105 |  Northern Illinois | 30.5 | 407.8 | 6.24 |
| 106 (T) |  Rice | 30.7 | 387.6 | 6.07 |
| 106 (T) |  Arkansas State | 30.7 | 393.0 | 6.21 |
| 108 |  UConn | 30.8 | 447.4 | 6.44 |
| 109 |  Bowling Green | 30.9 | 374.3 | 6.25 |
| 110 |  Miami (OH) | 31.2 | 414.8 | 6.26 |
| 111 |  Georgia Southern | 31.3 | 416.3 | 6.14 |
| 112 |  North Texas | 31.4 | 384.8 | 6.13 |
| 113 |  Coastal Carolina | 31.7 | 448.1 | 6.78 |
| 114 |  UAB | 31.8 | 364.7 | 5.99 |
| 115 |  Georgia State | 31.9 | 403.8 | 6.18 |
| 116 (T) |  Delaware | 32.9 | 422.1 | 6.32 |
| 116 (T) |  Stanford | 32.9 | 403.1 | 6.20 |
| 118 |  Middle Tennessee | 33.1 | 422.9 | 6.63 |
| 119 |  Missouri State | 33.2 | 437.5 | 6.34 |
| 120 (T) |  Marshall | 33.9 | 467.1 | 6.77 |
| 120 (T) |  Western Kentucky | 33.9 | 423.8 | 6.55 |
| 122 |  Rutgers | 34.0 | 430.6 | 7.27 |
| 123 (T) |  West Virginia | 34.2 | 452.4 | 7.00 |
| 123 (T) |  Texas State | 34.2 | 432.8 | 6.14 |
| 125 |  Eastern Michigan | 34.3 | 397.8 | 6.88 |
| 126 |  Massachusetts | 34.8 | 412.9 | 6.22 |
| 127 |  Sam Houston | 35.2 | 454.8 | 6.89 |
| 128 (T) |  Florida Atlantic | 35.7 | 428.6 | 6.55 |
| 128 (T) |  Southern Miss | 35.7 | 463.3 | 6.37 |
| 130 |  Charlotte | 35.8 | 426.9 | 6.13 |
| 131 (T) |  Akron | 36.0 | 442.9 | 7.04 |
| 131 (T) |  Kent State | 36.0 | 431.4 | 6.60 |
| 133 |  Ball State | 37.2 | 454.0 | 6.80 |
| 134 |  South Alabama | 37.4 | 452.1 | 7.06 |
| 135 |  Colorado State | 37.5 | 473.0 | 7.26 |
| 136 |  UL Monroe | 37.9 | 464.3 | 6.72 |
| 137 (T) |  UTEP | 39.2 | 413.7 | 6.34 |
| 137 (T) |  Sacramento State | 39.2 | 432.3 | 7.03 |