Week 3
| Rank | School | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 30.000 |
| 2 | Iowa | 29.500 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 28.167 |
| 4 | Penn St. | 25.000 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 21.500 |
| 6 | Maryland | 21.500 |
| 7 | Michigan St. | 20.389 |
| 8 | Indiana | 20.250 |
| 9 | Pittsburgh | 19.667 |
| 10 | Mississippi St. | 19.333 |
| 11 | BYU | 18.500 |
| 12 | Auburn | 18.000 |
| 13 | James Madison | 17.500 |
| 14 | Miami (FL) | 17.000 |
| 15 | Duke | 16.833 |
| 16 | New Mexico | 16.750 |
| 17 | Tulsa | 16.500 |
| 18 | Kentucky | 16.000 |
| 19 | UCF | 16.000 |
| 20 | Ole Miss | 13.000 |
| 21 | South Fla. | 12.500 |
| 22 | Tulane | 12.000 |
| 23 | Iowa St. | 12.000 |
| 24 | Minnesota | 11.250 |
| 25 | TCU | 11.000 |
| 26 | North Dakota St. | 11.000 |
| 27 | Colorado | 11.000 |
| 28 | Fresno St. | 10.778 |
| 29 | Utah | 10.500 |
| 30 | Ohio St. | 9.833 |
| 31 | LSU | 9.667 |
| 32 | Baylor | 9.500 |
| 33 | Utah St. | 9.000 |
| 34 | Virginia | 8.000 |
| 35 | Middle Tenn. | 8.000 |
| 36 | Arkansas | 7.500 |
| 37 | San Diego St. | 7.250 |
| 38 | Michigan | 7.167 |
| 39 | Northwestern | 7.000 |
| 40 | Massachusetts | 7.000 |
| 41 | UTSA | 6.750 |
| 42 | Alabama | 6.333 |
| 43 | South Carolina | 6.000 |
| 44 | Syracuse | 5.750 |
| 45 | Boise St. | 5.750 |
| 46 | Nebraska | 5.750 |
| 47 | Coastal Carolina | 5.500 |
| 48 | Houston | 5.500 |
| 49 | FIU | 5.167 |
| 50 | Delaware | 5.000 |
| 51 | Texas A&M | 4.667 |
| 52 | North Carolina | 4.500 |
| 53 | SMU | 4.000 |
| 54 | Boston College | 4.000 |
| 55 | Virginia Tech | 4.000 |
| 56 | Wisconsin | 3.583 |
| 57 | Troy | 3.500 |
| 58 | UNLV | 2.500 |
| 59 | Southern California | 1.750 |
| 60 | Wake Forest | 1.667 |
| 61 | Texas Tech | 1.500 |
| 62 | Missouri | 1.500 |
| 63 | Louisiana | 1.250 |
| 64 | Oklahoma St. | 1.000 |
| 65 | Kennesaw St. | 1.000 |
| 66 | Florida St. | 0.833 |
| 67 | East Carolina | 0.833 |
| 68 | Western Mich. | 0.250 |
| 69 | Clemson | -0.500 |
| 70 | UCLA | -0.667 |
| 71 | Kansas St. | -0.750 |
| 72 | West Virginia | -1.500 |
| 73 | Florida | -1.500 |
| 74 | Tennessee | -1.500 |
| 75 | Charlotte | -1.750 |
| 76 | Arizona | -2.000 |
| 77 | Cincinnati | -2.000 |
| 78 | San Jose St. | -2.056 |
| 79 | Nevada | -2.500 |
| 80 | Temple | -3.000 |
| 81 | Sam Houston | -3.000 |
| 82 | Liberty | -3.000 |
| 83 | NC State | -3.500 |
| 84 | Illinois | -4.000 |
| 85 | Arizona St. | -4.250 |
| 86 | Louisville | -4.250 |
| 87 | UAB | -4.333 |
| 88 | California | -5.000 |
| 89 | Georgia Tech | -5.000 |
| 90 | Washington St. | -5.500 |
| 91 | Fla. Atlantic | -5.500 |
| 92 | Rutgers | -5.833 |
| 93 | Air Force | -6.000 |
| 94 | Old Dominion | -6.000 |
| 95 | Ohio | -6.000 |
| 96 | Jacksonville St. | -6.333 |
| 97 | Oregon St. | -7.000 |
| 98 | Kansas | -7.500 |
| 99 | Colorado St. | -8.000 |
| 100 | New Mexico St. | -8.250 |
| 101 | Ga. Southern | -8.500 |
| 102 | Washington | -8.500 |
| 103 | Army West Point | -9.000 |
| 104 | Oregon | -9.000 |
| 105 | Marshall | -9.000 |
| 106 | Georgia | -10.000 |
| 107 | North Texas | -10.500 |
| 108 | App State | -10.500 |
| 109 | Stanford | -10.833 |
| 110 | Memphis | -11.833 |
| 111 | UConn | -12.000 |
| 112 | Purdue | -12.250 |
| 113 | Hawaii | -13.333 |
| 114 | Western Ky. | -13.333 |
| 115 | Vanderbilt | -13.500 |
| 116 | South Alabama | -13.750 |
| 117 | Louisiana Tech | -13.750 |
| 118 | Wyoming | -14.500 |
| 119 | Central Mich. | -14.500 |
| 120 | ULM | -15.000 |
| 121 | Sacramento St. | -15.611 |
| 122 | Missouri St. | -15.750 |
| 123 | Rice | -17.000 |
| 124 | Akron | -18.500 |
| 125 | Eastern Mich. | -18.875 |
| 126 | Navy | -19.500 |
| 127 | Arkansas St. | -19.750 |
| 128 | Miami (OH) | -20.250 |
| 129 | Texas St. | -20.667 |
| 130 | Buffalo | -21.250 |
| 131 | Kent St. | -21.250 |
| 132 | Georgia St. | -22.500 |
| 133 | Toledo | -23.250 |
| 134 | Bowling Green | -24.500 |
| 135 | NIU | -24.500 |
| 136 | Southern Miss. | -24.500 |
| 137 | Ball St. | -26.500 |
| 138 | UTEP | -38.000 |