2017 Southeastern 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 Carolina | 3 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 28.7 |
| 1 | Florida | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 29.5 |
| 3 | Mississippi State | 4 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 29.5 |
| 3 | Kentucky | 3 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 37.0 |
| 3 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 52.0 |
| 6 | Arkansas | 5 | 25 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 36.4 |
| 7 | Tennessee | 3 | 15 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 38.7 |
| 8 | Texas A&M | 4 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 149 | 37.3 |
| 9 | Missouri | 2 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 52.0 |
| 10 | Auburn | 7 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 144 | 20.6 |
| 11 | Alabama | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 17.8 |
| 11 | LSU | 4 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 105 | 26.3 |
| 13 | Mississippi | 4 | 21 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 178 | 44.5 |
| 14 | Georgia | 6 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 23.8 |