Scoring Defense rankings (adjusted for opposition) through games of 11/07/2009.
Rating represents expected score yielded against the average I-A (FBS) offense.
# Team rec Offense Defense
1. Florida 9-0 34.80 [ 19] 7.84 [ 1]
2. Oklahoma 5-4 31.50 [ 30] 8.41 [ 2]
3. TCU 9-0 36.57 [ 13] 8.51 [ 3]
4. Alabama 9-0 33.68 [ 24] 8.81 [ 4]
5. Nebraska 6-3 27.41 [ 54] 9.00 [ 5]
6. North Carolina 6-3 20.83 [ 99] 10.13 [ 6]
7. Ohio State 8-2 30.10 [ 38] 12.21 [ 7]
8. LSU 7-2 27.92 [ 51] 12.24 [ 8]
9. Texas 9-0 43.14 [ 1] 12.74 [ 9]
10. Clemson 6-3 35.29 [ 17] 13.96 [ 10]
11. Penn State 8-2 26.35 [ 61] 14.06 [ 11]
12. Virginia Tech 6-3 37.54 [ 11] 14.10 [ 12]
13. Southern Cal 7-2 32.28 [ 27] 15.20 [ 13]
14. Iowa 9-1 26.59 [ 60] 15.31 [ 14]
15. Mississippi 6-3 28.65 [ 45] 15.61 [ 15]
16. South Florida 6-2 24.81 [ 70] 16.14 [ 16]
17. Arizona St 4-5 21.57 [ 94] 16.17 [ 17]
18. South Carolina 6-4 21.82 [ 90] 16.21 [ 18]
19. UCLA 4-5 23.33 [ 80] 16.38 [ 19]
20. Air Force 6-4 23.75 [ 76] 16.62 [ 20]
21. Oregon 7-2 39.67 [ 4] 17.22 [ 21]
22. Miami FL 7-2 38.32 [ 9] 17.73 [ 22]
23. Boston College 6-3 29.96 [ 39] 17.78 [ 23]
24. Cincinnati 9-0 38.95 [ 6] 17.97 [ 24]
25. Boise St 9-0 39.72 [ 3] 17.98 [ 25]
26. Tennessee 5-4 33.99 [ 21] 18.26 [ 26]
27. Oklahoma St 7-2 30.15 [ 37] 18.35 [ 27]
28. Wake Forest 4-6 26.10 [ 64] 19.13 [ 28]
29. Pittsburgh 8-1 35.46 [ 16] 19.40 [ 29]
30. Central Florida 5-4 20.37 [101] 19.50 [ 30]
31. Utah 8-1 27.15 [ 56] 19.85 [ 31]
32. Virginia 3-6 26.29 [ 62] 20.01 [ 32]
33. Central Michigan 7-2 26.19 [ 63] 20.15 [ 33]
34. Arizona 6-2 34.88 [ 18] 20.66 [ 34]
35. Rutgers 6-2 22.55 [ 85] 20.89 [ 35]
36. Northern Illinois 6-3 23.11 [ 82] 20.89 [ 36]
37. Marshall 5-4 18.74 [105] 20.89 [ 37]
38. Notre Dame 6-3 30.25 [ 36] 21.04 [ 38]
39. Oregon St 6-3 33.92 [ 22] 21.09 [ 39]
40. Mississippi St 4-5 29.23 [ 43] 21.23 [ 40]
41. Texas Tech 6-3 39.49 [ 5] 21.69 [ 41]
42. Wisconsin 7-2 30.56 [ 34] 21.84 [ 42]
43. West Virginia 7-2 29.85 [ 40] 21.88 [ 43]
44. Navy 7-3 28.56 [ 46] 21.93 [ 44]
45. Brigham Young 7-2 36.39 [ 14] 22.14 [ 45]
46. Georgia Tech 9-1 42.87 [ 2] 22.20 [ 46]
47. Missouri 5-4 27.84 [ 52] 22.52 [ 47]
48. Vanderbilt 2-8 17.94 [108] 22.76 [ 48]
49. Iowa St 5-5 23.38 [ 79] 22.81 [ 49]
50. East Carolina 5-4 25.31 [ 68] 23.05 [ 50]
51. Fresno St 6-3 33.15 [ 25] 23.13 [ 51]
52. Stanford 6-3 37.48 [ 12] 23.26 [ 52]
53. California 6-3 31.81 [ 28] 23.41 [ 53]
54. Louisville 3-6 21.44 [ 95] 23.53 [ 54]
55. Connecticut 4-5 32.55 [ 26] 23.60 [ 55]
56. Duke 5-4 28.85 [ 44] 23.77 [ 56]
57. Kentucky 5-4 31.52 [ 29] 23.78 [ 57]
58. Kansas St 6-4 28.01 [ 49] 23.89 [ 58]
59. Kansas 5-4 30.33 [ 35] 24.31 [ 59]
60. Michigan St 5-5 29.80 [ 41] 24.44 [ 60]
61. Arkansas 5-4 38.41 [ 7] 24.45 [ 61]
62. Washington 3-6 30.64 [ 33] 24.54 [ 62]
63. Auburn 7-3 35.71 [ 15] 24.98 [ 63]
64. Ohio U. 6-3 21.04 [ 98] 25.16 [ 64]
65. Arkansas St 2-6 19.25 [104] 25.19 [ 65]
66. Middle Tennessee St 6-3 22.62 [ 84] 25.35 [ 66]
67. Illinois 3-6 20.15 [102] 25.55 [ 67]
68. Baylor 4-5 27.45 [ 53] 25.64 [ 68]
69. Wyoming 4-5 14.69 [116] 25.75 [ 69]
70. Tulsa 4-5 22.20 [ 88] 25.79 [ 70]
71. Georgia 5-4 33.74 [ 23] 26.19 [ 71]
72. Louisiana Tech 3-6 21.81 [ 91] 26.21 [ 72]
73. Florida St 4-5 38.36 [ 8] 26.32 [ 73]
74. Northwestern 6-4 21.36 [ 96] 26.34 [ 74]
75. Kent St 5-5 17.91 [109] 26.48 [ 75]
76. Temple 7-2 22.90 [ 83] 26.57 [ 76]
77. Minnesota 5-5 27.97 [ 50] 26.96 [ 77]
78. Purdue 4-6 27.20 [ 55] 27.16 [ 78]
79. Colorado 3-6 23.31 [ 81] 27.54 [ 79]
80. Southern Miss 5-4 29.37 [ 42] 27.80 [ 80]
81. Syracuse 3-6 21.13 [ 97] 27.83 [ 81]
82. Troy 7-2 26.73 [ 59] 27.95 [ 82]
83. SMU 5-4 25.14 [ 69] 29.17 [ 83]
84. Louisiana-Monroe 5-4 23.51 [ 78] 29.23 [ 84]
85. Texas A&M 5-4 34.22 [ 20] 29.31 [ 85]
86. Colorado St 3-7 21.66 [ 93] 29.46 [ 86]
87. Army 3-6 14.25 [118] 29.76 [ 87]
88. Maryland 2-7 24.27 [ 71] 29.82 [ 88]
89. Buffalo 3-6 20.79 [100] 30.10 [ 89]
90. Michigan 5-5 28.08 [ 48] 30.14 [ 90]
91. Bowling Green 4-5 25.55 [ 66] 30.48 [ 91]
92. Indiana 4-6 26.00 [ 65] 30.85 [ 92]
93. Nevada 5-3 31.01 [ 32] 31.14 [ 93]
94. Houston 8-1 37.95 [ 10] 31.21 [ 94]
95. San Jose St 1-6 18.17 [107] 31.32 [ 95]
96. Akron 2-7 17.43 [111] 31.73 [ 96]
97. Louisiana-Lafayette 5-4 16.12 [112] 31.97 [ 97]
98. New Mexico St 3-6 7.16 [120] 32.14 [ 98]
99. Miami OH 1-9 15.99 [113] 32.20 [ 99]
100. Ball St 1-8 14.37 [117] 32.32 [100]
101. San Diego St 4-5 23.60 [ 77] 32.34 [101]
102. Utah St 2-7 25.36 [ 67] 32.44 [102]
103. North Carolina St 4-5 31.11 [ 31] 32.46 [103]
104. Alabama-Birmingham 4-5 24.07 [ 73] 32.86 [104]
105. Western Michigan 4-6 22.34 [ 87] 33.12 [105]
106. Hawaii 3-6 22.55 [ 86] 33.14 [106]
107. Idaho 7-3 28.27 [ 47] 33.71 [107]
108. Washington St 1-8 17.87 [110] 33.83 [108]
109. UNLV 4-6 24.15 [ 72] 34.74 [109]
110. Florida Int'l 2-7 21.73 [ 92] 35.98 [110]
111. Memphis 2-7 22.02 [ 89] 36.16 [111]
112. UTEP 3-6 23.81 [ 75] 36.59 [112]
113. Tulane 3-6 13.49 [119] 38.05 [113]
114. New Mexico 0-9 14.92 [115] 38.25 [114]
115. Florida Atlantic 2-6 26.75 [ 58] 40.78 [115]
116. Toledo 4-5 26.90 [ 57] 41.00 [116]
117. Eastern Michigan 0-9 15.37 [114] 41.56 [117]
118. North Texas 2-7 23.86 [ 74] 41.67 [118]
119. Rice 0-9 18.49 [106] 43.71 [119]
120. Western Kentucky 0-9 19.67 [103] 47.33 [120]
