2012 National Leaders Time Of Possession - Games in August/September Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Total Time | Time/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisville | 5 | 173:30 | 34:42.00 |
| 2 | Michigan State | 5 | 167:55 | 33:35.00 |
| 3 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 167:32 | 33:30.40 |
| 4 | Rice | 5 | 165:45 | 33:09.00 |
| 5 | Minnesota | 5 | 165:44 | 33:08.80 |
| 6 | Illinois | 5 | 164:14 | 32:50.80 |
| 7 | North Texas | 5 | 163:30 | 32:42.00 |
| 8 | UNLV | 5 | 163:27 | 32:41.40 |
| 9 | North Carolina State | 5 | 163:08 | 32:37.60 |
| 10 | Northwestern | 5 | 162:16 | 32:27.20 |
| 11 | Virginia | 5 | 161:46 | 32:21.20 |
| 12 | Connecticut | 5 | 161:40 | 32:20.00 |
| 13 | Toledo | 5 | 160:52 | 32:10.40 |
| 14 | Ohio | 5 | 160:12 | 32:02.40 |
| 15 | East Carolina | 5 | 160:00 | 32:00.00 |
| 16 | Duke | 5 | 159:45 | 31:57.00 |
| 17 | New Mexico | 5 | 159:08 | 31:49.60 |
| 18 | Ball State | 5 | 158:52 | 31:46.40 |
| 19 | Alabama | 5 | 158:38 | 31:43.60 |
| 20 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 158:27 | 31:41.40 |
| 21 | San Jose State | 5 | 158:08 | 31:37.60 |
| 22 | Nevada | 5 | 157:25 | 31:29.00 |
| 23 | UCLA | 5 | 157:10 | 31:26.00 |
| 24 | BYU | 5 | 155:27 | 31:05.40 |
| 25 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 154:21 | 30:52.20 |
| 26 | Wisconsin | 5 | 154:15 | 30:51.00 |
| 27 | Colorado | 5 | 153:59 | 30:47.80 |
| 28 | Idaho | 5 | 153:25 | 30:41.00 |
| 29 | Iowa | 5 | 152:12 | 30:26.40 |
| 30 | Troy | 5 | 151:19 | 30:15.80 |
| 31 | LSU | 5 | 150:40 | 30:08.00 |
| 32 | San Diego State | 5 | 150:38 | 30:07.60 |
| 33 | Penn State | 5 | 150:12 | 30:02.40 |
| 34 | UTEP | 5 | 149:36 | 29:55.20 |
| 35 | Nebraska | 5 | 149:27 | 29:53.40 |
| 36 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 149:23 | 29:52.60 |
| 37 | Tennessee | 5 | 148:41 | 29:44.20 |
| 38 | Florida State | 5 | 148:37 | 29:43.40 |
| 39 | Fresno State | 5 | 147:55 | 29:35.00 |
| 39 | South Carolina | 5 | 147:55 | 29:35.00 |
| 41 | Wake Forest | 5 | 147:34 | 29:30.80 |
| 42 | Arizona State | 5 | 147:02 | 29:24.40 |
| 43 | Ohio State | 5 | 146:04 | 29:12.80 |
| 44 | Georgia | 5 | 145:26 | 29:05.20 |
| 45 | Western Michigan | 5 | 145:10 | 29:02.00 |
| 46 | Florida International | 5 | 145:04 | 29:00.80 |
| 47 | Arizona | 5 | 145:03 | 29:00.60 |
| 48 | Utah State | 5 | 144:39 | 28:55.80 |
| 49 | Tulsa | 5 | 143:51 | 28:46.20 |
| 50 | Arkansas State | 5 | 143:41 | 28:44.20 |
| 51 | Oregon | 5 | 143:39 | 28:43.80 |
| 52 | South Alabama | 5 | 143:37 | 28:43.40 |
| 53 | Marshall | 5 | 143:00 | 28:36.00 |
| 54 | Missouri | 5 | 142:15 | 28:27.00 |
| 55 | Bowling Green | 5 | 141:42 | 28:20.40 |
| 56 | Clemson | 5 | 140:37 | 28:07.40 |
| 57 | New Mexico State | 5 | 140:00 | 28:00.00 |
| 58 | Florida | 4 | 139:09 | 34:47.25 |
| 59 | Massachusetts | 5 | 138:36 | 27:43.20 |
| 60 | Akron | 5 | 138:04 | 27:36.80 |
| 61 | Washington State | 5 | 137:45 | 27:33.00 |
| 62 | California | 5 | 136:58 | 27:23.60 |
| 63 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 136:56 | 27:23.20 |
| 64 | Colorado State | 5 | 136:26 | 27:17.20 |
| 65 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 136:08 | 34:02.00 |
| 66 | Texas | 4 | 134:59 | 33:44.75 |
| 67 | Utah | 4 | 133:18 | 33:19.50 |
| 68 | Rutgers | 4 | 133:11 | 33:17.75 |
| 69 | North Carolina | 5 | 133:09 | 26:37.80 |
| 70 | Texas State | 4 | 132:59 | 33:14.75 |
| 71 | Texas Tech | 4 | 132:46 | 33:11.50 |
| 72 | TCU | 4 | 131:36 | 32:54.00 |
| 73 | UAB | 4 | 129:33 | 32:23.25 |
| 74 | Mississippi | 5 | 129:31 | 25:54.20 |
| 75 | South Florida | 5 | 129:26 | 25:53.20 |
| 76 | Kent State | 4 | 129:23 | 32:20.75 |
| 77 | SMU | 4 | 129:15 | 32:18.75 |
| 78 | Army | 4 | 128:54 | 32:13.50 |
| 79 | Miami (Florida) | 5 | 128:23 | 25:40.60 |
| 80 | Arkansas | 5 | 127:52 | 25:34.40 |
| 81 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 127:37 | 31:54.25 |
| 82 | UCF | 4 | 127:29 | 31:52.25 |
| 83 | Tulane | 4 | 127:27 | 31:51.75 |
| 84 | Kansas State | 4 | 126:45 | 31:41.25 |
| 85 | Washington | 4 | 125:42 | 31:25.50 |
| 86 | Notre Dame | 4 | 125:12 | 31:18.00 |
| 87 | Purdue | 4 | 124:56 | 31:14.00 |
| 88 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 124:54 | 24:58.80 |
| 89 | Maryland | 4 | 122:45 | 30:41.25 |
| 90 | Hawai'i | 4 | 122:43 | 30:40.75 |
| 90 | Kentucky | 5 | 122:43 | 24:32.60 |
| 92 | Central Michigan | 4 | 122:41 | 30:40.25 |
| 93 | Mississippi State | 4 | 122:10 | 30:32.50 |
| 94 | Stanford | 4 | 119:32 | 29:53.00 |
| 95 | Iowa State | 4 | 119:02 | 29:45.50 |
| 96 | Boston College | 4 | 118:36 | 29:39.00 |
| 97 | Syracuse | 4 | 117:58 | 29:29.50 |
| 98 | USC | 4 | 117:48 | 29:27.00 |
| 99 | Michigan | 4 | 117:28 | 29:22.00 |
| 100 | Indiana | 4 | 117:25 | 29:21.25 |
| 101 | Kansas | 4 | 117:16 | 29:19.00 |
| 102 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 116:35 | 29:08.75 |
| 103 | Air Force | 4 | 116:06 | 29:01.50 |
| 104 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 115:45 | 28:56.25 |
| 105 | Navy | 4 | 114:54 | 28:43.50 |
| 106 | West Virginia | 4 | 114:38 | 28:39.50 |
| 107 | Boise State | 4 | 114:32 | 28:38.00 |
| 108 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 111:41 | 27:55.25 |
| 109 | Auburn | 4 | 109:38 | 27:24.50 |
| 110 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 108:34 | 27:08.50 |
| 110 | Texas A&M | 4 | 108:34 | 27:08.50 |
| 112 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 107:11 | 26:47.75 |
| 113 | Oregon State | 3 | 106:52 | 35:37.33 |
| 114 | UTSA | 3 | 106:15 | 35:25.00 |
| 115 | Memphis | 4 | 106:13 | 26:33.25 |
| 116 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 104:28 | 26:07.00 |
| 117 | Wyoming | 4 | 101:58 | 25:29.50 |
| 118 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 101:39 | 25:24.75 |
| 119 | Buffalo | 4 | 101:01 | 25:15.25 |
| 120 | Baylor | 4 | 99:15 | 24:48.75 |
| 121 | Houston | 4 | 94:19 | 23:34.75 |
| 122 | Cincinnati | 3 | 86:11 | 28:43.67 |
| 123 | Oklahoma | 3 | 85:27 | 28:29.00 |
| 124 | Temple | 3 | 79:52 | 26:37.33 |