2012 National Leaders Interceptions - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Yards | TD | Int./G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ed Reynolds | Stanford | JR | DB | 10 | 5 | 278 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 2 | Trey Wilson | Vanderbilt | SR | DB | 9 | 3 | 182 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 3 | D.J. Hayden | Houston | SR | DB | 9 | 4 | 171 | 2 | 0.44 |
| 4 | Kevin Byard | MTSU | FR | DB | 12 | 4 | 167 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 5 | Alden Darby | Ariz St | JR | DB | 11 | 3 | 154 | 1 | 0.27 |
| 6 | Bené Benwikere | SJSU | JR | DB | 11 | 7 | 152 | 1 | 0.64 |
| 7 | Jermaine Robinson | Toledo | SR | DB | 11 | 4 | 132 | 2 | 0.36 |
| 8 | Derron Smith | Fresno St | SO | DB | 11 | 5 | 127 | 1 | 0.45 |
| 9 | Michael Mauti | Penn State | SR | LB | 8 | 3 | 125 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 10 | Johnthan Banks | Miss St | SR | DB | 9 | 4 | 124 | 0 | 0.44 |
| 10 | Leon McFadden | SDSU | SR | DB | 11 | 2 | 124 | 2 | 0.18 |
| 12 | Brynden Trawick | Troy | SR | DB | 12 | 3 | 123 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 13 | Jordan Poyer | Oregon St | SR | DB | 9 | 7 | 122 | 1 | 0.78 |
| 14 | Nathan Herrold | Ark St | SR | LB | 11 | 4 | 119 | 0 | 0.36 |
| 15 | Jonathan Dowling | Western Ky | SO | DB | 11 | 6 | 111 | 1 | 0.55 |
| 15 | Avery Patterson | Oregon | JR | DB | 10 | 3 | 111 | 2 | 0.30 |
| 17 | Eddie Lackey | Baylor | JR | LB | 10 | 4 | 110 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 18 | A.J. Bouye | UCF | SR | DB | 13 | 2 | 108 | 1 | 0.15 |
| 19 | Jordan Haden | Toledo | SO | DB | 10 | 2 | 105 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 20 | Sean Alston | Fresno St | SO | DB | 11 | 5 | 103 | 0 | 0.45 |
| 21 | Darius Slay | Miss St | SR | DB | 9 | 5 | 101 | 1 | 0.56 |
| 22 | Will Davis | Utah State | SR | DB | 12 | 5 | 100 | 1 | 0.42 |
| 23 | Blair Burns | Wyoming | SO | DB | 10 | 1 | 99 | 1 | 0.10 |
| 24 | Phillip Thomas | Fresno St | SR | DB | 11 | 8 | 98 | 3 | 0.73 |
| 25 | Ryan Travis | Tulane | SR | DB | 12 | 2 | 96 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 25 | Cameron Rogers | SMU | SR | LB | 8 | 1 | 96 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 27 | Cortney Lester | Buffalo | SO | DB | 9 | 4 | 94 | 1 | 0.44 |
| 27 | Tyrell Pearson | South Ala | JR | DB | 13 | 4 | 94 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 27 | Dallas Bollema | New Mexico | JR | LB | 11 | 3 | 94 | 0 | 0.27 |
| 30 | Craig Loston | LSU | JR | DB | 7 | 2 | 93 | 1 | 0.29 |
| 31 | Elisha Olabode | TCU | JR | DB | 10 | 3 | 90 | 2 | 0.30 |
| 32 | Cody Davis | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 10 | 3 | 88 | 1 | 0.30 |
| 33 | Lyle Dankenbring | UCF | SR | DB | 13 | 2 | 87 | 1 | 0.15 |
| 33 | A.J. Klein | Iowa State | SR | LB | 10 | 1 | 87 | 1 | 0.10 |
| 35 | Christian Kirksey | Iowa | JR | LB | 8 | 2 | 86 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 35 | Alex Means | Air Force | SR | LB | 12 | 2 | 86 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 37 | Darren Thellen | U Mass | SR | DB | 9 | 3 | 84 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 38 | Camerron Cheatham | Cincinnati | SR | DB | 12 | 3 | 83 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 38 | Hayden Greenbauer | SMU | SO | DB | 12 | 1 | 83 | 1 | 0.08 |
| 40 | David Amerson | NC State | JR | DB | 10 | 5 | 82 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 40 | Taylor Reed | SMU | SR | LB | 12 | 3 | 82 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 40 | Kenneth Acker | SMU | JR | DB | 12 | 3 | 82 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 43 | Pudge Cotton | E Mich | SO | DB | 11 | 2 | 80 | 1 | 0.18 |
| 44 | Lorenzo Doss | Tulane | FR | DB | 12 | 5 | 79 | 0 | 0.42 |
| 45 | Khalid Wooten | Nevada | SR | DB | 12 | 2 | 78 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 46 | Chad Reese | Wyoming | SO | DB | 9 | 2 | 77 | 0 | 0.22 |
| 47 | DeAndre Elliott | CSU | FR | DB | 8 | 2 | 76 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 48 | Paul Porras | Rice | JR | DB | 13 | 2 | 75 | 1 | 0.15 |
| 49 | Jerry Gates | BGSU | JR | DB | 10 | 2 | 74 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 49 | Jonathan Meeks | Clemson | SR | DB | 10 | 2 | 74 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 49 | Josh Johnson | Purdue | SR | DB | 10 | 2 | 74 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 52 | Nigel Malone | Kansas St | SR | DB | 10 | 4 | 73 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 52 | Darius Jones | Baylor | JR | DB | 10 | 1 | 73 | 1 | 0.10 |
| 54 | D.J. Swearinger | S Carolina | SR | DB | 6 | 2 | 72 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 55 | Eric Pinkins | SDSU | JR | DB | 11 | 3 | 70 | 1 | 0.27 |
| 55 | Dior Mathis | Oregon | SO | DB | 8 | 2 | 70 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 55 | Greg Heban | Indiana | JR | DB | 10 | 1 | 70 | 0 | 0.10 |
| 58 | Javon Harris | Oklahoma | SR | DB | 9 | 5 | 69 | 1 | 0.56 |
| 58 | Isaiah Lewis | Mich St | JR | DB | 7 | 2 | 69 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 60 | Robert Nelson | Ariz St | JR | DB | 11 | 3 | 68 | 0 | 0.27 |
| 60 | Andre Hal | Vanderbilt | JR | DB | 9 | 2 | 68 | 0 | 0.22 |
| 62 | Ty Zimmerman | Kansas St | JR | DB | 9 | 4 | 67 | 0 | 0.44 |
| 62 | Michael Lowe | California | SO | DB | 8 | 3 | 67 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 62 | Darien Rankin | N Carolina | FR | DB | 10 | 3 | 67 | 0 | 0.30 |
| 65 | Nickoe Whitley | Miss St | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 66 | 0 | 0.11 |
| 66 | Alex Meier | Army | FR | DB | 11 | 1 | 65 | 0 | 0.09 |
| 67 | Jason Hendricks | Pittsburgh | JR | DB | 11 | 6 | 64 | 0 | 0.55 |
| 67 | Deven Drane | Cincinnati | JR | DB | 11 | 2 | 64 | 0 | 0.18 |
| 67 | Jordan Johnson | BYU | SO | DB | 7 | 1 | 64 | 0 | 0.14 |
| 70 | Bradley McDougald | Kansas | SR | DB | 8 | 3 | 63 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 70 | Raymon Taylor | Michigan | SO | DB | 7 | 1 | 63 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 72 | Kiko Alonso | Oregon | SR | LB | 9 | 3 | 62 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 72 | Tra'Mayne Bondurant | Arizona | SO | DB | 9 | 2 | 62 | 0 | 0.22 |
| 72 | Jeremy Gray | SMU | JR | DB | 12 | 1 | 62 | 0 | 0.08 |
| 75 | Michael Carter | Minnesota | SR | DB | 10 | 4 | 61 | 1 | 0.40 |
| 75 | Chi Chi Ariguzo | N'western | SO | LB | 10 | 2 | 61 | 0 | 0.20 |
| 75 | Marc Anthony | California | SR | DB | 7 | 1 | 61 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 78 | Mark Singer | Toledo | SR | DB | 10 | 2 | 60 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 78 | Trent Fisher | Auburn | SO | DB | 5 | 1 | 60 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 78 | Ashante Williams | Illinois | SR | LB | 9 | 1 | 60 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 78 | Kalafitoni Pole | Wash St | SO | DL | 9 | 1 | 60 | 0 | 0.11 |
| 82 | Travis Feeney | Washington | FR | LB | 7 | 2 | 59 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 83 | Steven Terrell | Texas A&M | SR | DB | 9 | 2 | 58 | 0 | 0.22 |
| 83 | Khaseem Greene | Rutgers | SR | LB | 12 | 2 | 58 | 0 | 0.17 |
| 85 | Joe Stoner | New Mexico | SR | LB | 11 | 2 | 57 | 1 | 0.18 |
| 85 | Vaughn Carraway | Temple | SR | DB | 9 | 1 | 57 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 87 | Kenny Cain | TCU | SR | LB | 10 | 2 | 56 | 0 | 0.20 |
| 88 | Jason Wilson | C Mich | SO | DB | 12 | 2 | 55 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 88 | Tony Burnett | USC | SR | LB | 10 | 1 | 55 | 0 | 0.10 |
| 88 | Nick Temple | Cincinnati | SO | LB | 12 | 1 | 55 | 1 | 0.08 |
| 88 | Gabe Baker | Rice | SO | DB | 13 | 1 | 55 | 1 | 0.08 |
| 88 | R.J. Young | La-Monroe | SR | LB | 13 | 1 | 55 | 0 | 0.08 |
| 93 | Jamar Taylor | Boise St | SR | DB | 13 | 4 | 54 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 93 | Ifo Ekpre-Olomu | Oregon | SO | DB | 10 | 3 | 54 | 1 | 0.30 |
| 93 | Jeremy Ioane | Boise St | SO | DB | 13 | 3 | 54 | 1 | 0.23 |
| 93 | D.J. Johnson | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 10 | 2 | 54 | 0 | 0.20 |
| 93 | Adrian Amos | Penn State | SO | DB | 9 | 1 | 54 | 0 | 0.11 |
| 98 | Byron Moore | Tennessee | JR | DB | 7 | 3 | 53 | 0 | 0.43 |
| 98 | Conor O'Neill | Wisconsin | JR | LB | 8 | 1 | 53 | 0 | 0.13 |
| 98 | Trevon Stewart | Houston | FR | DB | 12 | 1 | 53 | 0 | 0.08 |