College Fantasy Football Rankings: Defense/special teams

Brian McElfresh

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The top defenses provide a nice advantage in college fantasy football, with some of the more well-known schools, like Alabama and Clemons, high in the rankings thanks to simply having the best players. Other non-Power-5 schools, like Boise State and San Diego State, provide consistency in smaller conferences, and that's why these defense/special teams units are able to make their way into the top 15 of the 2018 rankings.

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2018 College Fantasy Rankings:
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College Fantasy Rankings: Defense

*Strength of schedule based on ESPN's FPI

Rank Team Conf. Bye SOS Fantasy Playoffs
1 Alabama SEC 9 30 vs Mississippi State, vs Citadel, vs Auburn
2 Clemson ACC 7 15 @ Boston College, vs Duke, vs South Carolina
3 Ohio State Big Ten 9 49 @ Michigan State, vs Maryland, vs Michigan
4 San Diego State MW 5 88 vs UNLV, @ Fresno State, vs Hawaii
5 Michigan Big Ten 9 8 @ Rutgers, vs Indiana, @ Ohio State
6 Auburn SEC 9 34 @ Georgia, vs Liberty, @ Alabama
7 Mississippi State SEC 7 31 @ Alabama, vs Arkansas, @ Ole Miss
8 Penn State Big Ten 6 33 vs Wisconsin, @ Rutgers, vs Maryland
9 Washington Pac-12 11 48 vs Stanford, vs Oregon State, @ Washington State
10 Georgia SEC 8 43 vs Auburn, vs UMASS, vd Georgia Tech
11 Wyoming MW 5 & 11 90 Bye, vs Air Force, @ New Mexico
12 Florida State ACC 7 2 @ Notre Dame, vs Boston College, vs Florida
13 Florida SEC 8 54 vs South Carolina, vs Idaho, @ Florida State
14 Boise State MW 4 80 vs Fresno State, @ New Mex, vs Utah State
15 Miami ACC 8 50 @ Georgia Tech, @ Virginia Tech, vs Pittsburgh
16 Houston American 5 79 vs Temple, vs Tulane, @ Memphis
17 Utah Pac-12 4 22 vs Oregon, @ Colorado, vs BYU
18 USC Pac-12 6 14 vs California, @ UCLA, vs Notre Dame
19 TCU Big 12 6 12 @ West Virginia, @ Baylor, vs Oklahoma State
20 South Carolina SEC 8 46 @ Florida, vs Chatanooga, @ Clemson
21 Virginia Tech ACC 8 55 @ Pitt, vs Miami, vs Virginia
22 Michigan State Big Ten 3 26 vs Ohio State, @ Nebraska, vs Rutgers
23 Wisconsin Big Ten 5 64 @ Penn State, @ Purdue, vs Minnesota
24 Notre Dame FBS Indep. 8 19 @ Northwestern, vs Florida State, vs Syracuse
25 BYU FBS Indep. 8 66 @ UMASS, vs New Mexico State, @ Utah

Brian McElfresh