Scoring Defense rankings (adjusted for opposition) through games of 12/12/2009.
Rating represents expected score yielded against the average I-A (FBS) offense.
# Team rec Offense Defense
1. Alabama 13-0 35.28 [ 18] 6.85 [ 1]
2. Florida 12-1 36.17 [ 16] 8.85 [ 2]
3. Nebraska 9-4 27.32 [ 55] 8.99 [ 3]
4. Oklahoma 7-5 32.83 [ 27] 9.42 [ 4]
5. North Carolina 8-4 24.50 [ 74] 12.20 [ 5]
6. TCU 12-0 39.07 [ 7] 13.05 [ 6]
7. Virginia Tech 9-3 37.34 [ 12] 13.18 [ 7]
8. Ohio State 10-2 29.42 [ 41] 13.19 [ 8]
9. LSU 9-3 29.24 [ 44] 13.44 [ 9]
10. Texas 13-0 43.53 [ 1] 13.87 [ 10]
11. Penn State 10-2 27.44 [ 54] 14.04 [ 11]
12. Iowa 10-2 25.90 [ 61] 15.12 [ 12]
13. South Carolina 7-5 25.30 [ 69] 15.12 [ 13]
14. Mississippi 8-4 32.50 [ 28] 16.98 [ 14]
15. UCLA 6-6 24.10 [ 82] 17.63 [ 15]
16. Clemson 8-5 35.00 [ 20] 17.68 [ 16]
17. Southern Cal 8-4 29.99 [ 38] 18.09 [ 17]
18. Oklahoma St 9-3 29.40 [ 42] 18.43 [ 18]
19. Miami FL 9-3 37.22 [ 13] 18.45 [ 19]
20. Air Force 7-5 25.30 [ 68] 18.45 [ 20]
21. Arizona St 4-8 22.29 [ 92] 18.70 [ 21]
22. Boston College 8-4 26.82 [ 59] 18.79 [ 22]
23. West Virginia 9-3 28.42 [ 48] 19.36 [ 23]
24. Texas Tech 8-4 38.37 [ 10] 19.46 [ 24]
25. Tennessee 7-5 34.66 [ 22] 19.86 [ 25]
26. Central Florida 8-4 23.52 [ 85] 20.13 [ 26]
27. South Florida 7-5 23.91 [ 83] 20.34 [ 27]
28. Oregon 10-2 41.04 [ 4] 20.47 [ 28]
29. Pittsburgh 9-3 34.57 [ 23] 20.55 [ 29]
30. Arizona 8-4 33.62 [ 25] 20.62 [ 30]
31. Boise St 13-0 39.79 [ 5] 20.71 [ 31]
32. Rutgers 8-4 24.26 [ 79] 21.04 [ 32]
33. Virginia 3-9 25.09 [ 71] 21.04 [ 33]
34. Utah 9-3 28.23 [ 49] 21.14 [ 34]
35. Oregon St 8-4 35.14 [ 19] 21.22 [ 35]
36. Mississippi St 5-7 30.26 [ 36] 21.43 [ 36]
37. Georgia Tech 11-2 41.71 [ 2] 21.45 [ 37]
38. Cincinnati 12-0 38.62 [ 9] 21.77 [ 38]
39. Navy 9-4 25.76 [ 63] 21.90 [ 39]
40. Central Michigan 11-2 28.64 [ 46] 21.90 [ 40]
41. Vanderbilt 2-10 18.82 [104] 21.97 [ 41]
42. East Carolina 9-4 27.08 [ 57] 22.09 [ 42]
43. Missouri 8-4 31.25 [ 33] 22.43 [ 43]
44. Notre Dame 6-6 30.92 [ 34] 22.63 [ 44]
45. Wake Forest 5-7 27.87 [ 51] 22.73 [ 45]
46. Kentucky 7-5 31.81 [ 31] 22.98 [ 46]
47. Brigham Young 10-2 34.34 [ 24] 22.99 [ 47]
48. Arkansas 7-5 41.37 [ 3] 23.05 [ 48]
49. Washington 5-7 29.32 [ 43] 23.10 [ 49]
50. California 8-4 29.95 [ 39] 23.17 [ 50]
51. Georgia 7-5 33.26 [ 26] 23.19 [ 51]
52. Iowa St 6-6 23.35 [ 86] 23.22 [ 52]
53. Auburn 7-5 35.90 [ 17] 23.27 [ 53]
54. Wisconsin 9-3 32.13 [ 30] 23.30 [ 54]
55. Kansas St 6-6 25.85 [ 62] 23.34 [ 55]
56. Baylor 4-8 23.70 [ 84] 24.32 [ 56]
57. Stanford 8-4 39.04 [ 8] 24.95 [ 57]
58. Minnesota 6-6 26.01 [ 60] 24.98 [ 58]
59. Ohio U. 9-4 22.60 [ 90] 25.23 [ 59]
60. Louisville 4-8 19.91 [100] 25.41 [ 60]
61. Marshall 6-6 19.62 [103] 25.51 [ 61]
62. Connecticut 7-5 34.71 [ 21] 25.76 [ 62]
63. Northwestern 8-4 22.52 [ 91] 26.03 [ 63]
64. Northern Illinois 7-5 24.43 [ 76] 26.07 [ 64]
65. Middle Tennessee St 9-3 25.43 [ 66] 26.22 [ 65]
66. Louisiana Tech 4-8 25.26 [ 70] 26.26 [ 66]
67. Wyoming 6-6 16.47 [109] 26.40 [ 67]
68. Colorado 3-9 24.82 [ 73] 26.60 [ 68]
69. Michigan St 6-6 30.12 [ 37] 26.78 [ 69]
70. Duke 5-7 27.91 [ 50] 26.87 [ 70]
71. Kansas 5-7 32.16 [ 29] 26.89 [ 71]
72. Army 5-7 12.72 [117] 26.91 [ 72]
73. Purdue 5-7 27.59 [ 52] 27.12 [ 73]
74. Florida St 6-6 36.28 [ 14] 27.13 [ 74]
75. Maryland 2-10 23.16 [ 87] 27.52 [ 75]
76. Syracuse 4-8 22.14 [ 93] 27.88 [ 76]
77. Temple 9-3 27.48 [ 53] 27.97 [ 77]
78. Southern Miss 7-5 29.80 [ 40] 28.27 [ 78]
79. Buffalo 5-7 20.97 [ 95] 28.29 [ 79]
80. Arkansas St 4-8 15.86 [112] 28.48 [ 80]
81. Nevada 8-4 37.40 [ 11] 28.58 [ 81]
82. Kent St 5-7 16.15 [111] 28.58 [ 82]
83. Fresno St 8-4 31.69 [ 32] 28.61 [ 83]
84. Illinois 3-9 24.26 [ 78] 28.71 [ 84]
85. Bowling Green 7-5 24.92 [ 72] 28.99 [ 85]
86. Colorado St 3-9 20.31 [ 97] 29.42 [ 86]
87. Tulsa 5-7 23.07 [ 88] 29.70 [ 87]
88. Michigan 5-7 27.19 [ 56] 29.89 [ 88]
89. Texas A&M 6-6 36.17 [ 15] 30.04 [ 89]
90. Troy 9-3 28.60 [ 47] 30.32 [ 90]
91. Louisiana-Monroe 6-6 19.88 [101] 30.64 [ 91]
92. Houston 10-3 39.64 [ 6] 30.96 [ 92]
93. Ball St 2-10 15.25 [114] 31.00 [ 93]
94. Hawaii 6-7 19.80 [102] 31.13 [ 94]
95. SMU 7-5 24.17 [ 80] 31.26 [ 95]
96. Indiana 4-8 25.55 [ 65] 31.45 [ 96]
97. North Carolina St 5-7 30.91 [ 35] 32.25 [ 97]
98. Alabama-Birmingham 5-7 24.43 [ 75] 32.55 [ 98]
99. New Mexico St 3-10 7.30 [120] 32.56 [ 99]
100. Western Michigan 5-7 20.39 [ 96] 32.80 [100]
101. San Diego St 4-8 21.66 [ 94] 32.86 [101]
102. Utah St 4-8 25.65 [ 64] 33.11 [102]
103. Miami OH 1-11 14.35 [115] 33.86 [103]
104. San Jose St 2-10 12.18 [118] 33.97 [104]
105. Louisiana-Lafayette 6-6 17.64 [105] 34.04 [105]
106. Akron 3-9 16.20 [110] 34.35 [106]
107. UNLV 5-7 24.16 [ 81] 34.66 [107]
108. Washington St 1-11 15.34 [113] 34.86 [108]
109. Memphis 2-10 20.21 [ 99] 35.07 [109]
110. New Mexico 1-11 16.64 [108] 35.92 [110]
111. UTEP 4-8 25.39 [ 67] 35.97 [111]
112. Florida Int'l 3-9 20.26 [ 98] 36.72 [112]
113. Idaho 7-5 29.17 [ 45] 37.14 [113]
114. Tulane 3-9 12.01 [119] 37.80 [114]
115. Florida Atlantic 5-7 24.43 [ 77] 37.92 [115]
116. North Texas 2-10 23.01 [ 89] 40.49 [116]
117. Eastern Michigan 0-12 13.70 [116] 40.94 [117]
118. Toledo 5-7 27.05 [ 58] 41.15 [118]
119. Western Kentucky 0-12 17.52 [107] 42.96 [119]
120. Rice 2-10 17.60 [106] 43.31 [120]
