2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punting - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Punts | Yards | Avg. | Punts/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon Williams | N'western | JR | P | 3 | 22 | 879 | 39.95 | 7.3 | 293.0 |
| 2 | Drew Meyer | Wisconsin | FR | P | 6 | 41 | 1749 | 42.66 | 6.8 | 291.5 |
| 3 | Cody Webster | Purdue | JR | P | 3 | 19 | 817 | 43.00 | 6.3 | 272.3 |
| 4 | Justin DuVernois | Illinois | SO | P | 3 | 18 | 765 | 42.50 | 6.0 | 255.0 |
| 5 | Mike Sadler | Mich St | SO | P | 6 | 34 | 1523 | 44.79 | 5.7 | 253.8 |
| 6 | Brett Maher | Nebraska | SR | P | 4 | 20 | 859 | 42.95 | 5.0 | 214.8 |
| 7 | Christian Eldred | Minnesota | SO | P | 3 | 17 | 626 | 36.82 | 5.7 | 208.7 |
| 8 | Alex Butterworth | Penn State | JR | P | 3 | 13 | 533 | 41.00 | 4.3 | 177.7 |
| 9 | Ben Buchanan | Ohio State | SR | P | 2 | 7 | 308 | 44.00 | 3.5 | 154.0 |
| 10 | Connor Kornbrath | Iowa | FR | P | 4 | 15 | 584 | 38.93 | 3.8 | 146.0 |
| 11 | John Wienke | Iowa | SR | QB | 4 | 4 | 162 | 40.50 | 1.0 | 40.5 |
| 12 | Matt Wile | Michigan | SO | K | 6 | 4 | 178 | 44.50 | 0.7 | 29.7 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.