2012 National Leaders Turnover Margin - Games vs. BCS Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Fum. Gain | Int. Gain | Total Gain | Fum. Lost | Int. Lost | Total Lost | Margin | Margin/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon | 10 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 2.30 |
| 2 | Florida | 10 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 3 | Kansas State | 11 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 1.73 |
| 3 | Rutgers | 9 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 1.44 |
| 3 | Alabama | 11 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Arizona State | 11 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 3 | USC | 12 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 13 | 20 | 33 | -5 | -0.42 |
| 8 | Oregon State | 11 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 1 | 0.09 |
| 8 | TCU | 11 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 14 | 12 | 26 | -1 | -0.09 |
| 10 | Stanford | 13 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 0.54 |
| 10 | Washington | 10 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 12 | LSU | 10 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 12 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 12 | Northwestern | 12 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 12 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 12 | Notre Dame | 11 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 12 | California | 10 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 26 | -6 | -0.60 |
| 12 | North Carolina State | 11 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 31 | -12 | -1.09 |
| 19 | Georgia | 11 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 19 | Cincinnati | 9 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 19 | Texas | 11 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 0.18 |
| 19 | Oklahoma | 11 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -3 | -0.27 |
| 19 | Baylor | 10 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 19 | -4 | -0.40 |
| 19 | Washington State | 9 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 24 | -6 | -0.67 |
| 25 | Mississippi State | 9 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 25 | Iowa State | 10 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 25 | Michigan State | 10 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0.20 |
| 25 | South Carolina | 10 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 29 | Louisville | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 29 | Miami (Florida) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 29 | Wake Forest | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 29 | North Carolina | 9 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 29 | Mississippi | 10 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 5 | 17 | 22 | -1 | -0.10 |
| 29 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 24 | -7 | -0.64 |
| 29 | Nebraska | 11 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 28 | -11 | -1.00 |
| 36 | Iowa | 9 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 36 | Penn State | 10 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 36 | UCLA | 12 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 36 | Duke | 10 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 36 | Arizona | 10 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 36 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 36 | Clemson | 11 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -1 | -0.09 |
| 36 | Texas A&M | 9 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -2 | -0.22 |
| 36 | Florida State | 11 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 24 | -8 | -0.73 |
| 45 | West Virginia | 11 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 45 | Wisconsin | 11 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 45 | Ohio State | 9 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 15 | -2 | -0.22 |
| 45 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 16 | -3 | -0.27 |
| 45 | Minnesota | 10 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -3 | -0.30 |
| 45 | Tennessee | 9 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -6 | -0.67 |
| 45 | Boston College | 10 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 21 | -7 | -0.70 |
| 52 | Syracuse | 12 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 21 | -3 | -0.25 |
| 52 | Michigan | 11 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 25 | -8 | -0.73 |
| 54 | Kent State | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 54 | Utah | 9 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 54 | Indiana | 8 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -2 | -0.25 |
| 54 | Missouri | 10 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 21 | -3 | -0.30 |
| 54 | Purdue | 10 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 19 | -5 | -0.50 |
| 54 | Texas Tech | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 20 | -11 | -1.10 |
| 60 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 60 | Boise State | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 60 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 60 | Kansas | 9 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -7 | -0.78 |
| 60 | Arkansas | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 24 | -15 | -1.67 |
| 65 | Fresno State | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 65 | Massachusetts | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 65 | Tulsa | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 65 | Kentucky | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -1 | -0.11 |
| 65 | BYU | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -4 | -0.80 |
| 65 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -2 | -1.00 |
| 65 | Virginia | 10 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 23 | -11 | -1.10 |
| 65 | Connecticut | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 21 | -12 | -1.33 |
| 73 | Toledo | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 73 | Florida International | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 73 | Western Michigan | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 73 | Rice | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 73 | UNLV | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 73 | Temple | 9 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 19 | -6 | -0.67 |
| 73 | Maryland | 11 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 26 | -8 | -0.73 |
| 73 | Navy | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | -5 | -1.25 |
| 73 | Illinois | 9 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 22 | -12 | -1.33 |
| 82 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 82 | UCF | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 82 | North Texas | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 82 | Ball State | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 82 | Nevada | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | -2 | -0.67 |
| 82 | Houston | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | -1.00 |
| 82 | Colorado | 9 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 28 | -16 | -1.78 |
| 82 | Marshall | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | -2.00 |
| 82 | South Florida | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 24 | -18 | -2.00 |
| 82 | Idaho | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | -6 | -3.00 |
| 92 | Memphis | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 92 | Ohio | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 92 | UTEP | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 92 | Air Force | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 92 | Middle Tennessee | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 92 | Arkansas State | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 92 | Southern Mississippi | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 92 | Tulane | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | -0.50 |
| 92 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | -0.50 |
| 92 | Central Michigan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | -0.50 |
| 92 | UAB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | -0.50 |
| 92 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 |
| 92 | Akron | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | -1.00 |
| 92 | New Mexico State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | -1.00 |
| 92 | Bowling Green | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | -1.00 |
| 92 | Auburn | 9 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 22 | -12 | -1.33 |
| 92 | Army | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 | -6 | -1.50 |
| 92 | South Alabama | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -5 | -2.50 |
| 110 | Colorado State | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 110 | Utah State | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 110 | New Mexico | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 |
| 110 | Texas State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | -1.00 |
| 110 | Wyoming | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | -1.00 |
| 110 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | -1.00 |
| 110 | Buffalo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | -1.00 |
| 110 | Troy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | -1.50 |
| 110 | San Diego State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | -2.00 |
| 110 | San Jose State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | -2.00 |
| 110 | East Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -5 | -2.50 |
| 110 | SMU | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -8 | -2.67 |
| 110 | Hawai'i | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | -3.00 |
| 110 | Miami (Ohio) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -7 | -3.50 |