College Fantasy Football Team Defense Rankings
Team Defense (DEF) rankings for college fantasy, ranked by PFN's College Fantasy board — the standard DEF roster spot in most CFF leagues.
Ranked by PFN's College Fantasy board (value-based)· Updated Jul 17, 2026, 14:00 ET
| Conf | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas Tech | Big 12 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents |
| 3 | Indiana | Big Ten |
| 4 | Arizona | Big 12 |
| 5 | Kansas State | Big 12 |
| 6 | Miami | ACC |
| 7 | SMU | ACC |
| 8 | Texas | SEC |
| 9 | Maryland | Big Ten |
| 10 | LSU | SEC |
| 11 | Utah | Big 12 |
| 12 | BYU | Big 12 |
| 13 | Ohio State | Big Ten |
| 14 | Tennessee | SEC |
| 15 | Duke | ACC |
| 16 | South Carolina | SEC |
| 17 | Auburn | SEC |
| 18 | Oregon | Big Ten |
| 19 | Virginia | ACC |
| 20 | Pittsburgh | ACC |
| 21 | West Virginia | Big 12 |
| 22 | USC | Big Ten |
| 23 | Washington | Big Ten |
| 24 | TCU | Big 12 |
| 25 | Florida State | ACC |
| 26 | Louisville | ACC |
| 27 | Florida | SEC |
| 28 | Alabama | SEC |
| 29 | Northwestern | Big Ten |
| 30 | Michigan | Big Ten |
| 31 | Houston | Big 12 |
| 32 | Oklahoma | SEC |
| 33 | Clemson | ACC |
| 34 | Minnesota | Big Ten |
| 35 | Arizona State | Big 12 |
| 36 | North Carolina | ACC |
| 37 | UCF | Big 12 |
| 38 | Vanderbilt | SEC |
| 39 | Kentucky | SEC |
| 40 | Illinois | Big Ten |
| 41 | Iowa State | Big 12 |
| 42 | Missouri | SEC |
| 43 | Iowa | Big Ten |
| 44 | Penn State | Big Ten |
| 45 | Mississippi State | SEC |
| 46 | Wake Forest | ACC |
| 47 | Texas A&M | SEC |
| 48 | Kansas | Big 12 |
| 49 | Ole Miss | SEC |
| 50 | Colorado | Big 12 |
| 51 | Stanford | ACC |
| 52 | Georgia | SEC |
| 53 | Nebraska | Big Ten |
| 54 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 |
| 55 | NC State | ACC |
| 56 | Purdue | Big Ten |
| 57 | Cincinnati | Big 12 |
| 58 | California | ACC |
| 59 | Georgia Tech | ACC |
| 60 | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
| 61 | Arkansas | SEC |
| 62 | Michigan State | Big Ten |
| 63 | Baylor | Big 12 |
| 64 | Boston College | ACC |
| 65 | Rutgers | Big Ten |
| 66 | UCLA | Big Ten |
| 67 | Virginia Tech | ACC |
| 68 | Syracuse | ACC |
1
Texas Tech
Big 12
2
Notre Dame
FBS Independents
3
Indiana
Big Ten
4
Arizona
Big 12
5
Kansas State
Big 12
6
Miami
ACC
7
SMU
ACC
8
Texas
SEC
9
Maryland
Big Ten
10
LSU
SEC
11
Utah
Big 12
12
BYU
Big 12
13
Ohio State
Big Ten
14
Tennessee
SEC
15
Duke
ACC
16
South Carolina
SEC
17
Auburn
SEC
18
Oregon
Big Ten
19
Virginia
ACC
20
Pittsburgh
ACC
21
West Virginia
Big 12
22
USC
Big Ten
23
Washington
Big Ten
24
TCU
Big 12
25
Florida State
ACC
26
Louisville
ACC
27
Florida
SEC
28
Alabama
SEC
29
Northwestern
Big Ten
30
Michigan
Big Ten
31
Houston
Big 12
32
Oklahoma
SEC
33
Clemson
ACC
34
Minnesota
Big Ten
35
Arizona State
Big 12
36
North Carolina
ACC
37
UCF
Big 12
38
Vanderbilt
SEC
39
Kentucky
SEC
40
Illinois
Big Ten
41
Iowa State
Big 12
42
Missouri
SEC
43
Iowa
Big Ten
44
Penn State
Big Ten
45
Mississippi State
SEC
46
Wake Forest
ACC
47
Texas A&M
SEC
48
Kansas
Big 12
49
Ole Miss
SEC
50
Colorado
Big 12
51
Stanford
ACC
52
Georgia
SEC
53
Nebraska
Big Ten
54
Oklahoma State
Big 12
55
NC State
ACC
56
Purdue
Big Ten
57
Cincinnati
Big 12
58
California
ACC
59
Georgia Tech
ACC
60
Wisconsin
Big Ten
61
Arkansas
SEC
62
Michigan State
Big Ten
63
Baylor
Big 12
64
Boston College
ACC
65
Rutgers
Big Ten
66
UCLA
Big Ten
67
Virginia Tech
ACC
68
Syracuse
ACC
About These Rankings
The Team Defense (DEF) slot is a college fantasy staple — sacks, takeaways and defensive scores from a whole unit. PFN's College Fantasy board now grades team defenses, so these 2026 rankings put the units in true draft order. Pair them with the mock draft simulator to see when defenses come off the board.