College Football Team Interceptions Rankings
- 2026
- 2025
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- American Athletic
- Big 12
- Big Ten
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- Mid-American
- Mountain West
- Pac-12
- SEC
- Sun Belt
| Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 10 | - | 10 | 5 | |
| 2 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 11 | - | 6 | 7 | |
| 3 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 8 | - | 6 | 6 | |
| 3 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | - | 7 | 5 | |
| 3 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 9 | - | 4 | 8 | |
| 3 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 7 | - | 8 | 4 | |
| 7 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | - | 5 | 5 | |
| 7 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 7 | - | 7 | 3 | |
| 7 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | - | 8 | 2 | |
| 10 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - | 5 | 4 | |
| 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | - | 9 | 0 | |
| 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | 6 | 3 | |
| 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 7 | - | 6 | 3 | |
| 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | 9 | 0 | |
| 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | 5 | |
| 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 5 | - | 7 | 2 | |
| 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | 7 | 1 | |
| 17 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 6 | - | 5 | 3 | |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 5 | - | 2 | 6 | |
| 17 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - | 4 | 4 | |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 5 | - | 3 | 5 | |
| 17 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 6 | - | 4 | 4 | |
| 17 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | 3 | 5 | |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | - | 8 | 0 | |
| 17 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 7 | - | 5 | 3 | |
| 17 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - | 5 | 3 | |
| 27 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | - | 7 | 0 | |
| 27 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | - | 4 | 3 | |
| 27 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | - | 5 | 2 | |
| 27 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - | 4 | 3 | |
| 27 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | - | 3 | 4 | |
| 27 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 7 | - | 4 | 3 | |
| 27 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | - | 4 | 3 | |
| 27 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | - | 5 | 2 | |
| 27 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | - | 3 | 4 | |
| 27 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | - | 5 | 2 | |
| 27 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | - | 6 | 1 | |
| 27 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - | 5 | 2 | |
| 27 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | - | 3 | 4 | |
| 27 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | - | 2 | 5 | |
| 27 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | 3 | 4 | |
| 27 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | - | 2 | 5 | |
| 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 3 | 4 | |
| 27 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | - | 6 | 1 | |
| 27 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | - | 4 | 3 | |
| 27 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | - | 3 | 4 | |
| 27 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 5 | |
| 27 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | 3 | 4 | |
| 49 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | 3 | |
| 49 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 4 | 2 | |
| 49 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | - | 6 | 0 | |
| 49 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 3 | 3 | |
| 49 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 4 | 2 | |
| 49 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - | 3 | 3 | |
| 49 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 5 | 1 | |
| 49 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - | 4 | 2 | |
| 49 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - | 6 | 0 | |
| 49 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - | 3 | 3 | |
| 49 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - | 4 | 2 | |
| 49 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | 2 | |
| 49 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | - | 3 | 3 | |
| 49 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | 4 | 2 | |
| 49 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 4 | 2 | |
| 49 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | - | 3 | 3 | |
| 49 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 5 | 1 | |
| 49 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - | 3 | 3 | |
| 49 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | 3 | 3 | |
| 68 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | - | 4 | 1 | |
| 68 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | 4 | 1 | |
| 68 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | |
| 68 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | 3 | |
| 68 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | 2 | 3 | |
| 68 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - | 5 | 0 | |
| 68 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | - | 5 | 0 | |
| 68 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - | 3 | 2 | |
| 68 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | 3 | 2 | |
| 68 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | 4 | 1 | |
| 68 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - | 1 | 4 | |
| 68 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - | 5 | 0 | |
| 68 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | 3 | 2 | |
| 68 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | - | 2 | 3 | |
| 68 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | 4 | 1 | |
| 68 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - | 4 | 1 | |
| 68 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | 4 | 1 | |
| 85 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | 3 | |
| 85 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | 4 | 0 | |
| 85 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | 1 | |
| 85 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | 2 | 2 | |
| 85 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - | 3 | 1 | |
| 85 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | |
| 85 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - | 2 | 2 | |
| 85 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 3 | 1 | |
| 85 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | 4 | 0 | |
| 85 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | |
| 85 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | 1 | 3 | |
| 85 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | 3 | |
| 85 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | 1 | 3 | |
| 85 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | 3 | 1 | |
| 85 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - | 3 | 1 | |
| 85 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 |
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Which teams have the highest interceptions in college football in 2026?
The highest interceptions in college football belongs to New Mexico at 15, as of October 29, 2026. Texas Tech is second at 13. Kentucky, North Dakota State, UCLA & Alabama are tied for third at 12. New Mexico's total is 2 interceptions above second place & 7 interceptions above the 25th-ranked team.
Only 6 interceptions separate first from tenth. Louisiana Tech, App State & Boston College are tied for seventh at 10 & Pittsburgh, Central Michigan, Washington, Oregon, Colorado State, Arkansas State and Memphis tied for tenth at 9.
Four separate ranks inside the top 25 are shared by more than one team. Virginia, Tennessee, Baylor, UNLV, Houston, Utah, San José State, Northwestern & Notre Dame are tied 17th at 8.
All 16 teams are within 1 interception of each other.
How this ranking is measured
138 FBS teams are ranked for the 2026 regular season. The top 25 appear above. Team interceptions count passes caught by the defense after they are thrown by the opposing offense. Only FBS teams are ranked. Figures are as of October 29, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.