2011 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fresno State | 2 | 9 | 212 | 23.56 | 2 | 4.5 | 106.0 |
| 1 | LSU | 6 | 17 | 303 | 17.82 | 2 | 2.8 | 50.5 |
| 3 | BYU | 1 | 2 | 69 | 34.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 69.0 |
| 3 | Alabama | 3 | 7 | 192 | 27.43 | 1 | 2.3 | 64.0 |
| 3 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 2 | 51 | 25.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 51.0 |
| 3 | Mississippi | 4 | 5 | 101 | 20.20 | 1 | 1.3 | 25.3 |
| 3 | Marshall | 4 | 5 | 98 | 19.60 | 1 | 1.3 | 24.5 |
| 3 | Georgia | 4 | 9 | 128 | 14.22 | 1 | 2.3 | 32.0 |
| 3 | Michigan State | 5 | 8 | 95 | 11.88 | 1 | 1.6 | 19.0 |
| 3 | Wake Forest | 3 | 6 | 68 | 11.33 | 1 | 2.0 | 22.7 |
| 3 | Arkansas | 4 | 6 | 68 | 11.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 17.0 |
| 12 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 1 | 31 | 31.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 31.0 |
| 12 | Central Michigan | 1 | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 30.0 |
| 12 | Ball State | 1 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 28.0 |
| 12 | Northwestern | 3 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.7 |
| 12 | Duke | 3 | 4 | 74 | 18.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.7 |
| 12 | South Florida | 2 | 3 | 50 | 16.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 25.0 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 4 | 6 | 99 | 16.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 24.8 |
| 12 | TCU | 2 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.5 |
| 12 | Air Force | 2 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.0 |
| 12 | Washington | 5 | 8 | 110 | 13.75 | 0 | 1.6 | 22.0 |
| 12 | Boise State | 2 | 6 | 74 | 12.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 37.0 |
| 12 | Stanford | 3 | 5 | 61 | 12.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 20.3 |
| 12 | Kansas | 4 | 7 | 84 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 21.0 |
| 12 | Iowa | 4 | 6 | 72 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 18.0 |
| 12 | West Virginia | 3 | 4 | 48 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.0 |
| 12 | Missouri | 4 | 4 | 48 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 12 | Penn State | 4 | 12 | 142 | 11.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 35.5 |
| 12 | Iowa State | 4 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.5 |
| 12 | USC | 2 | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.0 |
| 12 | North Carolina State | 3 | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.7 |
| 12 | Texas | 4 | 5 | 55 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.8 |
| 12 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 6 | 63 | 10.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.0 |
| 12 | Indiana | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| 12 | Maryland | 3 | 6 | 57 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 12 | Rice | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.3 |
| 12 | Wyoming | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| 12 | Clemson | 5 | 7 | 62 | 8.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.4 |
| 12 | Baylor | 4 | 5 | 44 | 8.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.0 |
| 12 | Texas A&M | 5 | 11 | 95 | 8.64 | 0 | 2.2 | 19.0 |
| 12 | California | 3 | 4 | 34 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.3 |
| 12 | Boston College | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.7 |
| 12 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 11 | 93 | 8.45 | 0 | 2.2 | 18.6 |
| 12 | Miami (Florida) | 3 | 5 | 41 | 8.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 13.7 |
| 12 | Western Michigan | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| 12 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| 12 | San Jose State | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 12 | South Carolina | 4 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.0 |
| 12 | Oregon State | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.3 |
| 12 | Michigan | 3 | 7 | 55 | 7.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 18.3 |
| 12 | Tennessee | 6 | 4 | 30 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| 12 | Colorado | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| 12 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| 12 | UCF | 1 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 20.0 |
| 12 | Notre Dame | 5 | 8 | 52 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.4 |
| 12 | Oklahoma | 4 | 8 | 50 | 6.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.5 |
| 12 | Purdue | 2 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.5 |
| 12 | Texas Tech | 4 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.8 |
| 12 | Florida | 5 | 8 | 49 | 6.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.8 |
| 12 | Troy | 2 | 6 | 36 | 6.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 18.0 |
| 12 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| 12 | Cincinnati | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 12 | Memphis | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 12 | Ohio State | 4 | 8 | 47 | 5.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.8 |
| 12 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.7 |
| 12 | Arizona State | 3 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.7 |
| 12 | Arizona | 4 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.8 |
| 12 | Virginia | 3 | 9 | 46 | 5.11 | 0 | 3.0 | 15.3 |
| 12 | Kansas State | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 12 | Rutgers | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 12 | Kent State | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 12 | Washington State | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 12 | Auburn | 6 | 10 | 46 | 4.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 7.7 |
| 12 | North Carolina | 2 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| 12 | Nebraska | 4 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.3 |
| 12 | San Diego State | 3 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 7.0 |
| 12 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 12 | UNLV | 3 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 12 | Illinois | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 12 | Arkansas State | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 12 | Miami (Ohio) | 1 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 14.0 |
| 12 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 12 | Nevada | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 12 | Mississippi State | 5 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.8 |
| 12 | New Mexico | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
| 12 | UCLA | 4 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.0 |
| 12 | Kentucky | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.3 |
| 12 | UTEP | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| 12 | SMU | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| 12 | Connecticut | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 3.0 |
| 12 | Oregon | 4 | 8 | 8 | 1.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| 12 | Louisville | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 12 | Colorado State | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.3 |
| 12 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Florida State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Tulsa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Syracuse | 3 | 3 | -1 | -0.33 | 0 | 1.0 | -0.3 |
| 12 | Minnesota | 5 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| 12 | North Texas | 2 | 2 | -6 | -3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -3.0 |