2012 National Leaders Time Of Possession - Games vs. BCS Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Total Time | Time/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanford | 13 | 413:24 | 31:48.00 |
| 2 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 376:00 | 34:10.91 |
| 3 | Alabama | 11 | 362:40 | 32:58.18 |
| 4 | Kansas State | 11 | 361:52 | 32:53.82 |
| 5 | Northwestern | 12 | 360:42 | 30:03.50 |
| 6 | TCU | 11 | 358:23 | 32:34.82 |
| 7 | Syracuse | 12 | 352:50 | 29:24.17 |
| 8 | Oregon State | 11 | 352:14 | 32:01.27 |
| 9 | USC | 12 | 351:50 | 29:19.17 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 11 | 350:46 | 31:53.27 |
| 11 | Notre Dame | 11 | 348:17 | 31:39.73 |
| 12 | UCLA | 12 | 348:09 | 29:00.75 |
| 13 | Maryland | 11 | 347:20 | 31:34.55 |
| 14 | Oklahoma | 11 | 343:34 | 31:14.00 |
| 15 | Texas | 11 | 339:27 | 30:51.55 |
| 16 | Nebraska | 11 | 337:19 | 30:39.91 |
| 17 | Michigan | 11 | 336:40 | 30:36.36 |
| 18 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 335:56 | 30:32.36 |
| 19 | Florida State | 11 | 335:47 | 30:31.55 |
| 20 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 331:11 | 30:06.45 |
| 21 | Louisville | 10 | 329:50 | 32:59.00 |
| 22 | Penn State | 10 | 327:45 | 32:46.50 |
| 23 | North Carolina State | 11 | 327:32 | 29:46.55 |
| 24 | Florida | 10 | 326:10 | 32:37.00 |
| 25 | Michigan State | 10 | 323:44 | 32:22.40 |
| 26 | Arizona State | 11 | 323:22 | 29:23.82 |
| 27 | Clemson | 11 | 321:21 | 29:12.82 |
| 28 | West Virginia | 11 | 320:37 | 29:08.82 |
| 29 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 320:17 | 32:01.70 |
| 30 | Virginia | 10 | 313:54 | 31:23.40 |
| 31 | Georgia | 11 | 313:43 | 28:31.18 |
| 32 | LSU | 10 | 313:36 | 31:21.60 |
| 33 | Washington | 10 | 313:29 | 31:20.90 |
| 34 | Duke | 10 | 311:20 | 31:08.00 |
| 35 | Missouri | 10 | 306:25 | 30:38.50 |
| 36 | South Carolina | 10 | 305:20 | 30:32.00 |
| 37 | Minnesota | 10 | 303:39 | 30:21.90 |
| 38 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 295:01 | 26:49.18 |
| 39 | Texas Tech | 10 | 294:47 | 29:28.70 |
| 40 | Purdue | 10 | 294:26 | 29:26.60 |
| 41 | Wake Forest | 10 | 294:13 | 29:25.30 |
| 42 | Kansas | 9 | 292:15 | 32:28.33 |
| 43 | Colorado | 9 | 290:45 | 32:18.33 |
| 44 | Miami (Florida) | 11 | 290:08 | 26:22.55 |
| 45 | Rutgers | 9 | 286:46 | 31:51.78 |
| 46 | California | 10 | 284:48 | 28:28.80 |
| 47 | Mississippi | 10 | 283:17 | 28:19.70 |
| 48 | Oregon | 10 | 282:45 | 28:16.50 |
| 49 | Baylor | 10 | 282:05 | 28:12.50 |
| 50 | Utah | 9 | 281:06 | 31:14.00 |
| 51 | Boston College | 10 | 271:54 | 27:11.40 |
| 52 | Ohio State | 9 | 270:41 | 30:04.56 |
| 53 | Iowa State | 10 | 269:18 | 26:55.80 |
| 54 | Mississippi State | 9 | 268:53 | 29:52.56 |
| 55 | Connecticut | 9 | 266:56 | 29:39.56 |
| 56 | Arizona | 10 | 265:31 | 26:33.10 |
| 57 | Auburn | 9 | 265:02 | 29:26.89 |
| 58 | Temple | 9 | 264:26 | 29:22.89 |
| 59 | Illinois | 9 | 261:02 | 29:00.22 |
| 60 | Texas A&M | 9 | 258:58 | 28:46.44 |
| 61 | Iowa | 9 | 258:35 | 28:43.89 |
| 62 | Cincinnati | 9 | 256:19 | 28:28.78 |
| 63 | Arkansas | 9 | 254:06 | 28:14.00 |
| 63 | Washington State | 9 | 254:06 | 28:14.00 |
| 65 | South Florida | 9 | 245:39 | 27:17.67 |
| 66 | Tennessee | 9 | 244:06 | 27:07.33 |
| 67 | North Carolina | 9 | 237:55 | 26:26.11 |
| 68 | Kentucky | 9 | 226:43 | 25:11.44 |
| 69 | Indiana | 8 | 197:50 | 24:43.75 |
| 70 | BYU | 5 | 163:00 | 32:36.00 |
| 71 | Army | 4 | 133:56 | 33:29.00 |
| 72 | Navy | 4 | 129:25 | 32:21.25 |
| 73 | Massachusetts | 4 | 112:36 | 28:09.00 |
| 74 | Nevada | 3 | 107:56 | 35:58.67 |
| 75 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 105:57 | 35:19.00 |
| 76 | SMU | 3 | 96:15 | 32:05.00 |
| 77 | Tulsa | 3 | 92:55 | 30:58.33 |
| 78 | UTEP | 3 | 92:06 | 30:42.00 |
| 79 | Ball State | 3 | 91:00 | 30:20.00 |
| 80 | Buffalo | 3 | 89:53 | 29:57.67 |
| 81 | Western Michigan | 3 | 79:32 | 26:30.67 |
| 82 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 76:41 | 25:33.67 |
| 83 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 75:40 | 25:13.33 |
| 84 | Kent State | 2 | 72:56 | 36:28.00 |
| 85 | UAB | 2 | 70:08 | 35:04.00 |
| 86 | Troy | 2 | 68:38 | 34:19.00 |
| 87 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 68:35 | 34:17.50 |
| 88 | Tulane | 2 | 66:59 | 33:29.50 |
| 89 | Rice | 2 | 66:16 | 33:08.00 |
| 90 | North Texas | 2 | 65:25 | 32:42.50 |
| 91 | Toledo | 2 | 63:57 | 31:58.50 |
| 92 | East Carolina | 2 | 63:37 | 31:48.50 |
| 93 | UNLV | 2 | 62:33 | 31:16.50 |
| 94 | Idaho | 2 | 62:13 | 31:06.50 |
| 95 | Florida International | 2 | 61:56 | 30:58.00 |
| 96 | Central Michigan | 2 | 61:24 | 30:42.00 |
| 97 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 60:43 | 30:21.50 |
| 98 | UCF | 2 | 59:57 | 29:58.50 |
| 99 | New Mexico | 2 | 59:35 | 29:47.50 |
| 100 | Fresno State | 2 | 59:00 | 29:30.00 |
| 101 | Marshall | 2 | 57:50 | 28:55.00 |
| 102 | Middle Tennessee | 2 | 56:46 | 28:23.00 |
| 103 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 56:17 | 28:08.50 |
| 104 | Miami (Ohio) | 2 | 55:33 | 27:46.50 |
| 105 | Bowling Green | 2 | 54:45 | 27:22.50 |
| 106 | South Alabama | 2 | 54:44 | 27:22.00 |
| 107 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 53:35 | 26:47.50 |
| 108 | Southern Mississippi | 2 | 53:00 | 26:30.00 |
| 109 | Arkansas State | 2 | 52:51 | 26:25.50 |
| 110 | Utah State | 2 | 52:05 | 26:02.50 |
| 111 | Boise State | 2 | 49:42 | 24:51.00 |
| 112 | Air Force | 1 | 35:22 | 35:22.00 |
| 113 | Ohio | 1 | 34:55 | 34:55.00 |
| 114 | Colorado State | 1 | 33:30 | 33:30.00 |
| 115 | Hawai'i | 1 | 32:31 | 32:31.00 |
| 116 | Texas State | 1 | 32:03 | 32:03.00 |
| 117 | San Jose State | 1 | 29:28 | 29:28.00 |
| 118 | San Diego State | 1 | 28:57 | 28:57.00 |
| 119 | Akron | 1 | 28:36 | 28:36.00 |
| 120 | New Mexico State | 1 | 28:22 | 28:22.00 |
| 121 | Wyoming | 1 | 24:48 | 24:48.00 |
| 122 | Memphis | 1 | 23:18 | 23:18.00 |
| 123 | Houston | 1 | 18:46 | 18:46.00 |