2012 National Leaders Interceptions - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Yards | TD | Int./G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bené Benwikere | SJSU | JR | DB | 6 | 6 | 109 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 2 | Will Davis | Utah State | SR | DB | 6 | 5 | 100 | 1 | 0.83 |
| 2 | Ty Zimmerman | Kansas St | JR | DB | 7 | 5 | 67 | 0 | 0.71 |
| 2 | Jordan Poyer | Oregon St | SR | DB | 8 | 5 | 56 | 0 | 0.63 |
| 2 | Phillip Thomas | Fresno St | SR | DB | 8 | 5 | 39 | 1 | 0.63 |
| 2 | Najja Johnson | Buffalo | JR | DB | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.63 |
| 2 | Allen Chapman | Kansas St | SR | DB | 9 | 5 | 64 | 1 | 0.56 |
| 2 | Keelan Johnson | Ariz St | SR | DB | 9 | 5 | 39 | 0 | 0.56 |
| 9 | Cortney Lester | Buffalo | SO | DB | 7 | 4 | 94 | 1 | 0.57 |
| 9 | Derron Smith | Fresno St | SO | DB | 8 | 4 | 90 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 9 | Lorenzo Doss | Tulane | FR | DB | 8 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 9 | Jahleel Addae | C Mich | SR | DB | 8 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 9 | Tharold Simon | LSU | JR | DB | 8 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 9 | Isaiah Newsome | La-Monroe | JR | DB | 8 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 9 | Jude Adjei-Barimah | BGSU | SO | DB | 8 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 9 | Zachary McMillian | Houston | JR | DB | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 9 | Nigel Malone | Kansas St | SR | DB | 9 | 4 | 84 | 0 | 0.44 |
| 9 | Javon Harris | Oklahoma | SR | DB | 9 | 4 | 68 | 1 | 0.44 |
| 9 | Devin Smith | Wisconsin | SR | DB | 9 | 4 | 67 | 0 | 0.44 |
| 9 | Ifo Ekpre-Olomu | Oregon | SO | DB | 9 | 4 | 54 | 1 | 0.44 |
| 9 | Robert Lester | Alabama | SR | DB | 9 | 4 | 51 | 0 | 0.44 |
| 9 | Sam Carter | TCU | SO | DB | 9 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 0.44 |
| 9 | Aaron Colvin | Oklahoma | JR | DB | 9 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 0.44 |
| 9 | Daimion Stafford | Nebraska | SR | DB | 9 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 0.44 |
| 9 | Jason Verrett | TCU | JR | DB | 9 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0.44 |
| 9 | Jemea Thomas | Ga Tech | JR | DB | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.44 |
| 27 | D.J. Hayden | Houston | SR | DB | 5 | 3 | 170 | 2 | 0.60 |
| 27 | Darryl Morris | Texas St | SR | DB | 6 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 27 | Michael Mauti | Penn State | SR | LB | 7 | 3 | 125 | 0 | 0.43 |
| 27 | Avery Patterson | Oregon | JR | DB | 7 | 3 | 111 | 2 | 0.43 |
| 27 | Spenser Rositano | BC | SO | DB | 7 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0.43 |
| 27 | Logan Ryan | Rutgers | JR | DB | 7 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0.43 |
| 27 | Dayonne Nunley | Miami (Oh) | JR | DB | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.43 |
| 27 | Chad Reese | Wyoming | SO | DB | 8 | 3 | 127 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 27 | Brynden Trawick | Troy | SR | DB | 8 | 3 | 123 | 1 | 0.38 |
| 27 | Nathan Herrold | Ark St | SR | LB | 8 | 3 | 119 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 27 | Craig Loston | LSU | JR | DB | 8 | 3 | 103 | 1 | 0.38 |
| 27 | Kevin Byard | MTSU | FR | DB | 8 | 3 | 99 | 1 | 0.38 |
| 27 | Greg Heban | Indiana | JR | DB | 8 | 3 | 94 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 27 | Matt Elam | Florida | JR | DB | 8 | 3 | 73 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 27 | Dan Molls | Toledo | SR | LB | 8 | 3 | 69 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 27 | Juston Burris | NC State | FR | DB | 8 | 3 | 61 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 27 | John Hardy-Tuliau | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 8 | 3 | 52 | 1 | 0.38 |
| 27 | David Nwabuisi | N'western | SR | LB | 8 | 3 | 52 | 1 | 0.38 |
| 27 | Tim Scott | N Carolina | SO | DB | 8 | 3 | 50 | 1 | 0.38 |
| 27 | Darqueze Dennard | Mich St | JR | DB | 8 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 27 | Jaylen Watkins | Florida | JR | DB | 8 | 3 | 44 | 1 | 0.38 |
| 27 | Jajuan Harley | MTSU | JR | DB | 8 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 27 | Tre Boston | N Carolina | JR | DB | 8 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 0.38 |
| 27 | Johnathan Cyprien | FIU | SR | DB | 8 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 27 | Cam Thomas | Western Ky | SO | DB | 8 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 27 | Kiko Alonso | Oregon | SR | LB | 8 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 27 | Brison Burris | Miami (Oh) | SO | DB | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 27 | Rodney Gillis | La-Lafytte | SR | DB | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 27 | Kevin Johnson | Wk Forest | SO | DB | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 27 | Kameron Jackson | California | SO | DB | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 27 | Sanders Commings | Georgia | SR | DB | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 27 | Phillip Steward | Houston | SR | LB | 8 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 27 | Eddie Lackey | Baylor | JR | LB | 9 | 3 | 87 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 27 | Ha'Sean Clinton-Dix | Alabama | SO | DB | 9 | 3 | 81 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 27 | Michael Lowe | California | SO | DB | 9 | 3 | 67 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 27 | Jawanza Starling | USC | SR | DB | 9 | 3 | 52 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 27 | Erick Dargan | Oregon | SO | DB | 9 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 27 | Tyler Hunter | FSU | SO | DB | 9 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 27 | Shaq Thompson | Washington | FR | DB | 9 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 27 | Deone Bucannon | Wash St | JR | DB | 9 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 27 | Joe Williams | Baylor | JR | DB | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 27 | Ed Reynolds | Stanford | JR | DB | 10 | 3 | 157 | 2 | 0.30 |
| 27 | Andrew Abbott | UCLA | SR | OL | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.30 |
| 70 | Manti Te'o | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1.00 |
| 70 | Cornelius Douglas | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 70 | Steve Hull | Illinois | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 70 | James Burgess | Louisville | FR | LB | 4 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 70 | Nick VanHoose | N'western | FR | DB | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 70 | Mike Hicks | Baylor | SR | DB | 6 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 70 | Jamie Clavell-Head | Texas St | JR | DL | 6 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 70 | Triston Wade | UTSA | SO | DB | 6 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 70 | Michael Cole | Va Tech | FR | LB | 6 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 70 | Levander Liggins | La Tech | SO | DB | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 70 | C.J. Barnett | Ohio State | JR | DB | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 70 | Craig Mager | Texas St | SO | DB | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 70 | Jerry Gates | BGSU | JR | DB | 7 | 2 | 74 | 1 | 0.29 |
| 70 | Mark Singer | Toledo | SR | DB | 7 | 2 | 60 | 1 | 0.29 |
| 70 | Khaseem Greene | Rutgers | SR | LB | 7 | 2 | 58 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 70 | Darien Rankin | N Carolina | FR | DB | 7 | 2 | 55 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 70 | Adrian McDonald | Houston | FR | DB | 7 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 70 | Drew Frey | Cincinnati | SR | DB | 7 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 70 | Jonathan Dowling | Western Ky | SO | DB | 7 | 2 | 39 | 1 | 0.29 |
| 70 | Senquez Golson | Miss | SO | DB | 7 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 70 | Keon Lyn | Syracuse | JR | DB | 7 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 0.29 |
| 70 | Wayne Warren | Rutgers | SR | DB | 7 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 0.29 |
| 70 | Dehendret Collins | Miss | JR | DB | 7 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 70 | Bacarri Rambo | Georgia | SR | DB | 7 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 70 | Greg Castillo | Iowa | SR | DB | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 70 | Brandon Jones | Rutgers | SR | DB | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 70 | Terell Floyd | Louisville | SO | DB | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 70 | K'Waun Williams | Pittsburgh | JR | DB | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 70 | Fred Wilson | UNLV | FR | DB | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 70 | Christian Kirksey | Iowa | JR | LB | 8 | 2 | 86 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 70 | Alex Means | Air Force | SR | LB | 8 | 2 | 86 | 1 | 0.25 |