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CFB Team Total Defense

2026 season · through Week 9 · highlighting illinois and ucla · lower is better. G counts completed games, FCS opponents included.

Definition
138 of 138 FBS teams
RK
1ND Notre DameTeam page87-1FBS Independents236.1#11889#1
2NDSU North Dakota StateTeam page97-2Mountain West248.8#22239#11
3MICH MichiganTeam page85-3Big Ten250.0#32000#2
4UNM New MexicoTeam page87-1Mountain West257.5#42060#3
5LSU LSUTeam page86-2SEC258.4#52067#4
6IU IndianaTeam page98-1Big Ten259.1#62332#17
7UCLA UCLATeam page88-0Big Ten260.8#72086#5
8NEB NebraskaTeam page85-3Big Ten270.8#82166#6
9TEX TexasTeam page86-2SEC273.1#92185#7
10UGA GeorgiaTeam page87-1SEC273.4#102187#8
11OSU Ohio StateTeam page86-2Big Ten273.5#112188#9
12IOWA IowaTeam page86-2Big Ten275.5#122204#10
13LIB LibertyTeam page87-1Conference USA282.1#132257#12
14TCU TCUTeam page84-4Big 12287.6#142301#13
15TENN TennesseeTeam page86-2SEC288.5#152308#14
16DUKE DukeTeam page86-2ACC290.3#162322#15
17WIS WisconsinTeam page85-3Big Ten290.4#172323#16
18PSU Penn StateTeam page84-4Big Ten296.3#182370#18
19BYU BYUTeam page87-1Big 12298.8#192390#19
20OU OklahomaTeam page84-4SEC304.6#202437#20
21FIU Florida InternationalTeam page83-5Conference USA304.9#212439#21
22MINN MinnesotaTeam page85-3Big Ten305.0#222440#22
23AF Air ForceTeam page86-2Mountain West305.4#232443#23
24USF South FloridaTeam page86-2American Athletic306.6#242453#24
25UAB UABTeam page84-4American Athletic306.9#252455#25
26SMU SMUTeam page86-2ACC307.6#262461#26
27VT Virginia TechTeam page86-2ACC311.4#272491#27
T-28GASO Georgia SouthernTeam page84-4Sun Belt312.6T-282501T-28
T-28MIA MiamiTeam page88-0ACC312.6T-282501T-28
30TA&M Texas A&MTeam page84-4SEC315.6#302525#30
31UL LouisianaTeam page85-3Sun Belt317.3#312538#31
32KSU Kansas StateTeam page84-4Big 12318.0#322544#32
33NEV NevadaTeam page83-5Mountain West318.1#332545#33
34PITT PittsburghTeam page96-3ACC320.9#342888#64
35WAKE Wake ForestTeam page87-1ACC323.5#352588#34
36MASS MassachusettsTeam page84-4Mid-American324.5#362596#35
37MIZ MissouriTeam page86-2SEC325.3#372602#36
38TOL ToledoTeam page86-2Mid-American325.6#382605#37
39CLEM ClemsonTeam page85-3ACC329.3#392634#38
T-40ALA AlabamaTeam page86-2SEC330.4T-402643T-39
T-40JXST Jacksonville StateTeam page86-2Conference USA330.4T-402643T-39
T-40UTAH UtahTeam page88-0Big 12330.4T-402643T-39
43LT Louisiana TechTeam page86-2Sun Belt332.6#432661#42
44BAY BaylorTeam page85-3Big 12332.8#442662#43
45OHIO OhioTeam page86-2Mid-American333.4#452667#44
46USU Utah StateTeam page83-5Pac-12333.9#462671#45
47ARIZ ArizonaTeam page86-2Big 12334.5#472676#46
48ECU East CarolinaTeam page84-4American Athletic336.5#482692#47
49SHSU Sam HoustonTeam page81-7Conference USA338.1#492705#48
50BC Boston CollegeTeam page84-4ACC339.4#502715#49
51SC South CarolinaTeam page85-3SEC340.5#512724#50
52ORE OregonTeam page85-3Big Ten341.8#522734#51
53KU KansasTeam page83-5Big 12342.0#532736#52
54WASH WashingtonTeam page85-3Big Ten342.5#542740#53
55TROY TroyTeam page84-4Sun Belt343.9#552751#54
56NMSU New Mexico StateTeam page83-5Conference USA344.9#562759#55
57USC USCTeam page97-2Big Ten346.0#573114#89
58ODU Old DominionTeam page92-7Sun Belt347.3#583126#92
59SYR SyracuseTeam page84-4ACC347.6#592781#56
60ASU Arizona StateTeam page84-4Big 12350.0#602800#57
61UVA VirginiaTeam page94-5ACC350.1#613151#97
62ORST Oregon StateTeam page85-3Pac-12350.3#622802#58
63JMU James MadisonTeam page97-2Sun Belt352.2#633170#101
64MSU Michigan StateTeam page82-6Big Ten355.1#642841#59
65HOU HoustonTeam page86-2Big 12357.9#652863#60
66WMU Western MichiganTeam page96-3Mid-American358.1#663223#105
67GAST Georgia StateTeam page84-4Sun Belt358.5#672868#61
68CMU Central MichiganTeam page83-5Mid-American359.0#682872#62
69BOIS Boise StateTeam page87-1Pac-12360.3#692882#63
70KENT Kent StateTeam page93-6Mid-American360.6#703245#107
71ARK ArkansasTeam page83-5SEC361.9#712895#65
72UK KentuckyTeam page87-1SEC362.6#722901#66
73SAC Sacramento StateTeam page92-7Mid-American363.8#733274#110
74NCSU NC StateTeam page84-4ACC366.1#742929#67
75VAN VanderbiltTeam page83-5SEC366.9#752935#68
76M-OH Miami (OH)Team page85-3Mid-American367.0#762936#69
77FLA FloridaTeam page85-3SEC368.5#772948#70
78WYO WyomingTeam page85-3Mountain West369.0#782952#71
79HAW Hawai'iTeam page82-6Mountain West370.1#792961#72
80ILL IllinoisTeam page85-3Big Ten370.6#802965#73
T-81APP App StateTeam page85-3Sun Belt371.6T-812973T-74
T-81MD MarylandTeam page82-6Big Ten371.6T-812973T-74
83NAVY NavyTeam page82-6American Athletic372.8#832982#76
84NU NorthwesternTeam page86-2Big Ten374.1#842993#77
85UCF UCFTeam page84-4Big 12375.9#853007#78
86EMU Eastern MichiganTeam page94-5Mid-American376.3#863387#121
87SJSU San José StateTeam page94-5Mountain West376.8#873391#122
88MEM MemphisTeam page97-2American Athletic377.0#883393#123
89WSU Washington StateTeam page91-8Pac-12377.2#893395T-124
90BUF BuffaloTeam page85-3Mid-American377.5#903020#79
91BGSU Bowling GreenTeam page92-7Mid-American377.9#913401#126
92MSST Mississippi StateTeam page84-4SEC378.0#923024#80
93UNC North CarolinaTeam page84-4ACC378.1#933025#81
94TTU Texas TechTeam page87-1Big 12379.9#943039#82
95KENN Kennesaw StateTeam page82-6Conference USA380.0#953040#83
96RICE RiceTeam page81-7American Athletic383.3#963066#84
97MISS Ole MissTeam page86-2SEC383.9#973071#85
98ARST Arkansas StateTeam page84-4Sun Belt386.0#983088#86
99COLO ColoradoTeam page83-5Big 12386.1#993089#87
100CONN UConnTeam page84-4FBS Independents388.4#1003107#88
101WKU Western KentuckyTeam page83-5Conference USA390.0#1013120#90
102ISU Iowa StateTeam page84-4Big 12390.5#1023124#91
103OKST Oklahoma StateTeam page85-3Big 12391.1#1033129#93
104UTSA UTSATeam page87-1American Athletic391.5#1043132#94
105FRES Fresno StateTeam page85-3Pac-12392.5#1053140#95
106MTSU Middle TennesseeTeam page84-4Conference USA392.8#1063142#96
107CAL CaliforniaTeam page93-6ACC393.0#1073537#131
108UNLV UNLVTeam page85-3Mountain West395.3#1083162#98
109UNT North TexasTeam page86-2American Athletic395.5#1093164#99
110UTEP UTEPTeam page81-7Mountain West396.1#1103169#100
111ARMY ArmyTeam page85-3American Athletic396.5#1113172#102
112TEM TempleTeam page82-6American Athletic398.0#1123184#103
113USA South AlabamaTeam page84-4Sun Belt401.3#1133210#104
114TLSA TulsaTeam page84-4American Athletic405.4#1143243#106
115AUB AuburnTeam page84-4SEC408.1#1153265#108
116DEL DelawareTeam page84-4Conference USA408.4#1163267#109
117TXST Texas StateTeam page84-4Pac-12410.3#1173282#111
118LOU LouisvilleTeam page85-3ACC411.3#1183290#112
119CCU Coastal CarolinaTeam page83-5Sun Belt412.0#1193296#113
120AKR AkronTeam page81-7Mid-American412.5#1203300#114
121GT Georgia TechTeam page82-6ACC414.3#1213314#115
122RUTG RutgersTeam page82-6Big Ten418.0#1223344#116
123PUR PurdueTeam page83-5Big Ten418.6#1233349#117
124MOST Missouri StateTeam page83-5Conference USA418.9#1243351#118
125TULN TulaneTeam page84-4American Athletic421.9#1253375#119
126BALL Ball StateTeam page83-5Mid-American422.9#1263383#120
127FSU Florida StateTeam page83-5ACC424.4#1273395T-124
128MRSH MarshallTeam page85-3Sun Belt427.4#1283419#127
129USM Southern MissTeam page83-5Sun Belt432.0#1293456#128
130NIU Northern IllinoisTeam page80-8Mountain West433.0#1303464#129
131ULM UL MonroeTeam page81-7Sun Belt434.8#1313478#130
132CIN CincinnatiTeam page85-3Big 12442.5#1323540#132
133SDSU San Diego StateTeam page94-5Pac-12451.0#1334059#136
134STAN StanfordTeam page94-5ACC454.1#1344087#138
135CLT CharlotteTeam page81-7American Athletic465.4#1353723#133
136FAU Florida AtlanticTeam page85-3American Athletic468.9#1363751#134
137WVU West VirginiaTeam page85-3Big 12483.9#1373871#135
138CSU Colorado StateTeam page83-5Pac-12510.8#1384086#137

Ranks among 138 FBS teams with a value. Equal values share a rank (T-5). — means not available from source and is left out of ranking.

Data: CollegeFootballData.com · Stats through Week 9. Ranks among FBS teams; games against FCS opponents count toward totals. Values not available from source show as —, never as zero.