College Fantasy Football: 2012 Team Defense Rankings
LSU's defense will be one of the first ones off the board in fall drafts.
By: Steven Lassan | 6/14/12, 2:14 AM EDT
Fall college fantasy football drafts are right around the corner and Athlon is here to help win your league in 2012. Rankings will be updated right up until kickoff and expect plenty of tweaks to over the next couple of months.
Scoring system rankings based upon -
1 passing touchdown = 4 points
Rushing/receiving = 6 points
25 passing yards = 1 point
10 rushing/receiving yards = 1 point
1 reception = 0.5 points
1 fumble = -1 point
1 interception = - 1 point
Field goals 39 yards and under = 3 points
Field goals 40-49 yards = 4 points
Field goals 50+ yards = 5 points
Defense scoring -
0 points allowed = 15 points
2-6 points allowed = 10 points
7-13 points allowed = 7 points
14-20 points allowed = 4 points
21-27 points allowed = 2 points
28-34 points allowed = 0 points
35+ points allowed = -2 points
Safeties = 2 points
Fumbles/Interceptions recovered = 3 points
Sacks = 1 point
Defensive/Special Teams touchdowns = 6 points
Updated: August 12
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College Fantasy Football: 2012 Team Defense Rankings
| Rankings | Team |
| 1 | LSU |
| 2 | Alabama |
| 3 | Florida State |
| 4 | Virginia Tech |
| 5 | Georgia |
| 6 | South Carolina |
| 7 | Ohio State |
| 8 | Texas |
| 9 | Oregon |
| 10 | Florida |
| 11 | Michigan State |
| 12 | Boise State |
| 13 | Oklahoma |
| 14 | South Florida |
| 15 | USC |
| 16 | Rutgers |
| 17 | Michigan |
| 18 | Nebraska |
| 19 | Wisconsin |
| 20 | Oklahoma State |
| 21 | Utah |
| 22 | BYU |
| 23 | NC State |
| 24 | Stanford |
| 25 | Vanderbilt |
| 26 | FIU |
| 27 | Penn State |
| 28 | Notre Dame |
| 29 | Miami |
| 30 | TCU |
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