2012 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple | 1 | 7 | 227 | 32.43 | 1 | 7.0 | 227.0 |
| 2 | Hawai'i | 1 | 7 | 201 | 28.71 | 1 | 7.0 | 201.0 |
| 3 | West Virginia | 3 | 23 | 550 | 23.91 | 1 | 7.7 | 183.3 |
| 4 | Indiana | 2 | 13 | 363 | 27.92 | 1 | 6.5 | 181.5 |
| 5 | North Carolina State | 3 | 19 | 508 | 26.74 | 1 | 6.3 | 169.3 |
| 6 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 13 | 331 | 25.46 | 0 | 6.5 | 165.5 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 1 | 5 | 160 | 32.00 | 0 | 5.0 | 160.0 |
| 8 | North Carolina | 1 | 7 | 156 | 22.29 | 0 | 7.0 | 156.0 |
| 9 | Florida International | 1 | 5 | 155 | 31.00 | 0 | 5.0 | 155.0 |
| 10 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 18 | 439 | 24.39 | 1 | 6.0 | 146.3 |
| 11 | USC | 3 | 16 | 423 | 26.44 | 0 | 5.3 | 141.0 |
| 12 | California | 4 | 25 | 539 | 21.56 | 0 | 6.3 | 134.8 |
| 13 | San Diego State | 2 | 10 | 264 | 26.40 | 1 | 5.0 | 132.0 |
| 14 | Purdue | 3 | 15 | 386 | 25.73 | 1 | 5.0 | 128.7 |
| 15 | Illinois | 3 | 19 | 383 | 20.16 | 0 | 6.3 | 127.7 |
| 16 | Toledo | 2 | 12 | 254 | 21.17 | 1 | 6.0 | 127.0 |
| 17 | Southern Mississippi | 3 | 15 | 369 | 24.60 | 1 | 5.0 | 123.0 |
| 18 | Mississippi State | 4 | 22 | 483 | 21.95 | 0 | 5.5 | 120.8 |
| 19 | Massachusetts | 3 | 20 | 353 | 17.65 | 0 | 6.7 | 117.7 |
| 20 | Fresno State | 2 | 11 | 235 | 21.36 | 0 | 5.5 | 117.5 |
| 21 | UTSA | 2 | 14 | 233 | 16.64 | 0 | 7.0 | 116.5 |
| 22 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 13 | 344 | 26.46 | 1 | 4.3 | 114.7 |
| 23 | Navy | 2 | 10 | 226 | 22.60 | 0 | 5.0 | 113.0 |
| 24 | Syracuse | 2 | 11 | 225 | 20.45 | 0 | 5.5 | 112.5 |
| 25 | Kent State | 1 | 6 | 112 | 18.67 | 0 | 6.0 | 112.0 |
| 26 | Bowling Green | 2 | 9 | 221 | 24.56 | 0 | 4.5 | 110.5 |
| 27 | Texas | 3 | 16 | 329 | 20.56 | 0 | 5.3 | 109.7 |
| 28 | Central Michigan | 1 | 6 | 109 | 18.17 | 0 | 6.0 | 109.0 |
| 29 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 19 | 426 | 22.42 | 0 | 4.8 | 106.5 |
| 30 | Kentucky | 5 | 24 | 520 | 21.67 | 0 | 4.8 | 104.0 |
| 31 | Western Michigan | 1 | 5 | 103 | 20.60 | 0 | 5.0 | 103.0 |
| 32 | Kansas State | 3 | 11 | 305 | 27.73 | 0 | 3.7 | 101.7 |
| 33 | Washington State | 3 | 12 | 303 | 25.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 101.0 |
| 34 | Boston College | 4 | 22 | 403 | 18.32 | 0 | 5.5 | 100.8 |
| 35 | Michigan | 6 | 26 | 603 | 23.19 | 0 | 4.3 | 100.5 |
| 36 | Florida State | 3 | 10 | 297 | 29.70 | 0 | 3.3 | 99.0 |
| 37 | Miami (Florida) | 3 | 13 | 295 | 22.69 | 0 | 4.3 | 98.3 |
| 38 | East Carolina | 1 | 6 | 98 | 16.33 | 0 | 6.0 | 98.0 |
| 39 | Washington | 5 | 23 | 485 | 21.09 | 0 | 4.6 | 97.0 |
| 40 | Arizona State | 2 | 9 | 190 | 21.11 | 0 | 4.5 | 95.0 |
| 41 | Arkansas State | 2 | 9 | 188 | 20.89 | 0 | 4.5 | 94.0 |
| 42 | Nebraska | 4 | 20 | 366 | 18.30 | 0 | 5.0 | 91.5 |
| 43 | Nevada | 1 | 4 | 90 | 22.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 90.0 |
| 44 | Duke | 3 | 16 | 268 | 16.75 | 0 | 5.3 | 89.3 |
| 45 | Utah State | 1 | 5 | 89 | 17.80 | 0 | 5.0 | 89.0 |
| 46 | Maryland | 2 | 10 | 177 | 17.70 | 0 | 5.0 | 88.5 |
| 47 | Colorado | 2 | 11 | 176 | 16.00 | 0 | 5.5 | 88.0 |
| 48 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 6 | 87 | 14.50 | 0 | 6.0 | 87.0 |
| 49 | Mississippi | 6 | 27 | 511 | 18.93 | 1 | 4.5 | 85.2 |
| 50 | Tennessee | 5 | 21 | 419 | 19.95 | 0 | 4.2 | 83.8 |
| 51 | Florida | 7 | 21 | 574 | 27.33 | 1 | 3.0 | 82.0 |
| 51 | Oregon | 3 | 9 | 246 | 27.33 | 1 | 3.0 | 82.0 |
| 51 | UCF | 1 | 5 | 82 | 16.40 | 0 | 5.0 | 82.0 |
| 54 | Miami (Ohio) | 2 | 9 | 162 | 18.00 | 0 | 4.5 | 81.0 |
| 54 | UNLV | 2 | 10 | 162 | 16.20 | 0 | 5.0 | 81.0 |
| 56 | Oklahoma | 4 | 13 | 322 | 24.77 | 0 | 3.3 | 80.5 |
| 56 | North Texas | 2 | 8 | 161 | 20.13 | 0 | 4.0 | 80.5 |
| 58 | Army | 1 | 4 | 80 | 20.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 80.0 |
| 59 | Kansas | 4 | 18 | 318 | 17.67 | 0 | 4.5 | 79.5 |
| 60 | Wake Forest | 4 | 20 | 312 | 15.60 | 0 | 5.0 | 78.0 |
| 61 | Missouri | 6 | 21 | 464 | 22.10 | 1 | 3.5 | 77.3 |
| 62 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 5 | 77 | 15.40 | 0 | 5.0 | 77.0 |
| 63 | Oregon State | 3 | 13 | 225 | 17.31 | 0 | 4.3 | 75.0 |
| 63 | Rutgers | 1 | 5 | 75 | 15.00 | 0 | 5.0 | 75.0 |
| 65 | South Florida | 2 | 10 | 148 | 14.80 | 0 | 5.0 | 74.0 |
| 66 | Penn State | 3 | 13 | 220 | 16.92 | 0 | 4.3 | 73.3 |
| 67 | Texas Tech | 3 | 11 | 219 | 19.91 | 0 | 3.7 | 73.0 |
| 67 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 4 | 73 | 18.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 73.0 |
| 69 | Iowa State | 3 | 9 | 208 | 23.11 | 0 | 3.0 | 69.3 |
| 70 | Northwestern | 3 | 8 | 206 | 25.75 | 0 | 2.7 | 68.7 |
| 71 | San Jose State | 2 | 7 | 135 | 19.29 | 0 | 3.5 | 67.5 |
| 72 | Minnesota | 3 | 10 | 202 | 20.20 | 0 | 3.3 | 67.3 |
| 73 | TCU | 3 | 9 | 201 | 22.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 67.0 |
| 74 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 7 | 133 | 19.00 | 0 | 3.5 | 66.5 |
| 74 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 7 | 133 | 19.00 | 0 | 3.5 | 66.5 |
| 76 | UTEP | 1 | 4 | 66 | 16.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 66.0 |
| 76 | Wyoming | 2 | 10 | 132 | 13.20 | 0 | 5.0 | 66.0 |
| 78 | New Mexico State | 2 | 6 | 131 | 21.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 65.5 |
| 79 | New Mexico | 2 | 9 | 130 | 14.44 | 0 | 4.5 | 65.0 |
| 80 | South Carolina | 6 | 19 | 388 | 20.42 | 0 | 3.2 | 64.7 |
| 81 | Air Force | 1 | 2 | 64 | 32.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 64.0 |
| 81 | Texas A&M | 4 | 12 | 256 | 21.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 64.0 |
| 81 | Colorado State | 3 | 12 | 192 | 16.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 64.0 |
| 84 | Idaho | 3 | 13 | 191 | 14.69 | 0 | 4.3 | 63.7 |
| 85 | Auburn | 6 | 20 | 373 | 18.65 | 0 | 3.3 | 62.2 |
| 86 | Arkansas | 4 | 11 | 248 | 22.55 | 0 | 2.8 | 62.0 |
| 87 | UCLA | 4 | 12 | 241 | 20.08 | 0 | 3.0 | 60.3 |
| 88 | UAB | 2 | 4 | 120 | 30.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 60.0 |
| 88 | Ball State | 2 | 5 | 120 | 24.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 60.0 |
| 90 | Texas State | 2 | 4 | 119 | 29.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 59.5 |
| 90 | Michigan State | 6 | 20 | 357 | 17.85 | 0 | 3.3 | 59.5 |
| 92 | Ohio State | 2 | 6 | 118 | 19.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 59.0 |
| 93 | Arizona | 3 | 11 | 172 | 15.64 | 0 | 3.7 | 57.3 |
| 94 | LSU | 5 | 12 | 279 | 23.25 | 0 | 2.4 | 55.8 |
| 95 | Buffalo | 2 | 7 | 111 | 15.86 | 0 | 3.5 | 55.5 |
| 96 | Iowa | 4 | 11 | 218 | 19.82 | 0 | 2.8 | 54.5 |
| 97 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 3 | 47 | 15.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 47.0 |
| 97 | Akron | 1 | 4 | 47 | 11.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 47.0 |
| 99 | Baylor | 3 | 8 | 136 | 17.00 | 0 | 2.7 | 45.3 |
| 100 | SMU | 1 | 3 | 43 | 14.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 43.0 |
| 101 | Stanford | 4 | 8 | 163 | 20.38 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.8 |
| 102 | Notre Dame | 4 | 9 | 160 | 17.78 | 0 | 2.3 | 40.0 |
| 103 | BYU | 5 | 9 | 178 | 19.78 | 0 | 1.8 | 35.6 |
| 104 | Utah | 2 | 3 | 69 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 34.5 |
| 105 | Connecticut | 1 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 34.0 |
| 106 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 6 | 101 | 16.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.7 |
| 107 | Alabama | 5 | 9 | 164 | 18.22 | 0 | 1.8 | 32.8 |
| 108 | Georgia | 5 | 8 | 159 | 19.88 | 0 | 1.6 | 31.8 |
| 109 | Wisconsin | 6 | 10 | 183 | 18.30 | 0 | 1.7 | 30.5 |
| 110 | Clemson | 3 | 5 | 73 | 14.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 24.3 |
| 111 | Louisville | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |