ncaa team pass defense rankings

The UCLA Bruins and the New Mexico Lobos are tied for defending the most passes, with 17 passes defended this season.

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  • Assumption:2026 season
  • Data note: Passes Defended: team season data complete from 2013
TEAMPDEFSEASONGPTKLASTCOMBSCKSCKYINTINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1UCLA
UCLA
17
2026
9
355
164
519
20.0
131
17
312
3
10
10
0
2New Mexico
New Mexico
17
2026
9
296
230
526
27.0
204
17
258
2
11
9
1
3Alabama
Alabama
14
2026
9
366
242
608
24.0
143
13
224
5
9
8
0
4Purdue
Purdue
14
2026
9
314
252
566
11.0
72
8
43
1
1
3
0
5North Dakota State
North Dakota State
14
2026
9
324
209
533
17.0
96
14
209
1
6
3
3
6Louisville
Louisville
13
2026
9
391
265
656
23.0
132
9
8
0
7
6
1
7Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
13
2026
9
340
249
589
25.0
182
9
47
0
7
4
0
8Tennessee
Tennessee
13
2026
9
352
238
590
39.0
218
9
90
1
7
8
0
9Texas Tech
Texas Tech
13
2026
9
423
175
598
28.0
182
13
177
5
6
1
0
10Utah
Utah
13
2026
9
337
186
523
17.0
110
13
124
1
3
4
1
11Boston College
Boston College
12
2026
9
395
229
624
16.0
109
12
104
1
6
3
0
12Kentucky
Kentucky
12
2026
9
341
238
579
22.0
120
12
161
2
7
5
0
13Louisiana Tech
Louisiana Tech
12
2026
9
375
207
582
25.0
174
12
245
1
10
9
1
14San Jose State
San Jose State
12
2026
10
493
216
709
36.0
241
12
138
1
7
2
0
15Washington
Washington
12
2026
9
414
112
526
18.0
100
12
138
1
4
2
0
16Sam Houston
Sam Houston
12
2026
9
399
159
558
16.0
103
6
34
0
10
3
0
17Arkansas State
Arkansas State
11
2026
9
376
218
594
6.0
49
11
148
1
3
4
1
18Memphis
Memphis
11
2026
10
481
125
606
28.0
173
11
107
0
10
8
1
19Notre Dame
Notre Dame
11
2026
9
340
154
494
17.0
122
9
96
1
12
9
2
20Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State
11
2026
9
372
257
629
17.0
86
11
186
0
4
3
1
21Toledo
Toledo
11
2026
10
365
324
689
31.0
236
6
144
2
9
7
0
22Appalachian State
Appalachian State
10
2026
9
416
189
605
12.0
65
10
38
0
4
2
0
23Auburn
Auburn
10
2026
9
468
134
602
23.0
111
10
61
1
4
4
0
24Central Michigan
Central Michigan
10
2026
10
340
343
683
17.0
109
10
129
1
6
5
0
25Liberty
Liberty
10
2026
9
333
199
532
20.0
181
10
60
0
4
4
0

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Team Leaders

PASS

986

Dieffenbach

Ty Dieffenbach

RUSH

789

Knight

Wayne Knight

REC

469

Morgan

Semaj Morgan
Team Rankings

PPG

33.6

31st

OPP PPG

14.1

11th

RUSH YDS/G

213.2

16th

PASS YDS/G

218.7

96th

2026 Big 10 Standings
TEAMCONFOVERALL
1
UCLA UCLA
6-0
9-0
2
5-1
8-1
3
4-2
6-3
4
4-2
6-3
5
4-2
7-2
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
11/13
@
9:00 PM
Sat
11/21
@
1:00 PM
Sat
11/28
@
1:00 PM
Last Game
UCLA UCLA

9 - 0

34

Final

20

MINN Minnesota

5 - 4

Sat 7 Nov 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

CFB 2026 Rankings

CFB 2026 Standings

Pac-12WLPCT
1
8
1
.889
2
5
4
.556
3
5
4
.556
4
4
5
.444
5
4
5
.444
6
5
4
.556
7
3
6
.333
8
1
8
.111
Big 10WLPCT
1
9
0
1.000
2
8
1
.889
3
6
3
.667
4
6
3
.667
5
7
2
.778
6
6
3
.667
7
7
2
.778
8
6
3
.667
9
6
3
.667
10
5
4
.556
11
5
4
.556
12
5
4
.556
13
5
4
.556
14
5
4
.556
15
3
6
.333
16
2
7
.222
17
3
6
.333
18
3
6
.333
SoutheasternWLPCT
1
8
1
.889
2
7
2
.778
3
7
2
.778
4
7
2
.778
5
7
2
.778
6
6
3
.667
7
6
3
.667
8
6
3
.667
9
6
3
.667
10
5
4
.556
11
5
4
.556
12
5
4
.556
13
4
5
.444
14
4
5
.444
15
3
6
.333
16
4
5
.444
Conference USAWLPCT
1
8
1
.889
2
7
2
.778
3
5
4
.556
4
4
5
.444
5
4
5
.444
6
3
6
.333
7
3
6
.333
8
3
6
.333
9
3
6
.333
10
1
8
.111
Sun BeltWLPCT
1
7
2
.778
2
5
4
.556
3
7
3
.700
4
8
2
.800
5
4
5
.444
6
5
4
.556
7
4
5
.444
8
3
6
.333
9
4
5
.444
10
5
4
.556
11
3
6
.333
12
5
4
.556
13
2
8
.200
14
3
7
.300
Atlantic CoastWLPCT
1
8
1
.889
2
8
1
.889
3
6
3
.667
4
7
2
.778
5
7
2
.778
6
6
3
.667
7
6
3
.667
8
6
3
.667
9
5
4
.556
10
4
5
.444
11
4
5
.444
12
4
5
.444
13
4
5
.444
14
4
5
.444
15
3
6
.333
16
4
5
.444
17
2
7
.222
Mountain WestWLPCT
1
8
1
.889
2
6
3
.667
3
7
2
.778
4
7
2
.778
5
5
4
.556
6
5
5
.500
7
3
6
.333
8
3
6
.333
9
1
8
.111
10
0
9
.000
American AthleticWLPCT
1
7
2
.778
2
8
2
.800
3
7
2
.778
4
5
4
.556
5
5
4
.556
6
6
3
.667
7
5
4
.556
8
5
4
.556
9
4
5
.444
10
6
4
.600
11
3
6
.333
12
1
8
.111
13
2
7
.222
14
1
8
.111
IndependentWLPCT
1
8
1
.889
2
4
5
.444
Mid-AmericanWLPCT
1
8
2
.800
2
7
3
.700
3
7
3
.700
4
7
3
.700
5
6
4
.600
6
5
5
.500
7
4
6
.400
8
3
7
.300
9
5
5
.500
10
3
7
.300
11
3
7
.300
12
2
9
.182
13
1
9
.100
Big 12WLPCT
1
9
0
1.000
2
8
1
.889
3
7
2
.778
4
7
2
.778
5
7
2
.778
6
6
3
.667
7
6
3
.667
8
5
4
.556
9
5
4
.556
10
5
4
.556
11
4
5
.444
12
5
4
.556
13
4
5
.444
14
3
6
.333
15
4
5
.444
16
3
6
.333

CFB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
10/17
@
24-35
Sat
10/17
@
27-24
Sat
10/17
CHSO CHSO
@
0-37
Sat
10/17
@
24-56
Sat
10/17
@
0-31

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
11/13
@
7:00 PM
Fri
11/13
@
9:00 PM
Fri
11/13
@
10:15 PM
Sat
11/14
@
12:00 PM
Sat
11/14
@
12:00 PM