2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Florida | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 49.0 |
| 2 | Houston | 2 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 33.0 |
| 3 | Navy | 3 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 28.3 |
| 3 | Cincinnati | 2 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 42.0 |
| 5 | Memphis | 2 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 51.0 |
| 6 | Tulsa | 3 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 42.3 |
| 7 | Temple | 3 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 45.7 |
| 8 | UCF | 4 | 18 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 137 | 34.3 |
| 9 | Tulane | 3 | 21 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 48.7 |
| 9 | SMU | 3 | 21 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 51.0 |
| 9 | Connecticut | 3 | 21 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 52.0 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 4 | 35 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 258 | 64.5 |