2012 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. BCS Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanford | 13 | 14 | 66 | 80 | 6.15 |
| 2 | TCU | 11 | 15 | 58 | 73 | 6.64 |
| 2 | Northwestern | 12 | 13 | 58 | 71 | 5.92 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 9 | 8 | 54 | 62 | 6.89 |
| 5 | Alabama | 11 | 17 | 53 | 70 | 6.36 |
| 6 | North Carolina State | 11 | 13 | 52 | 65 | 5.91 |
| 7 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 8 | 51 | 59 | 5.36 |
| 8 | Arizona State | 11 | 17 | 50 | 67 | 6.09 |
| 9 | Texas A&M | 9 | 9 | 49 | 58 | 6.44 |
| 10 | Arizona | 10 | 9 | 47 | 56 | 5.60 |
| 10 | Maryland | 11 | 3 | 47 | 50 | 4.55 |
| 12 | Purdue | 10 | 6 | 46 | 52 | 5.20 |
| 13 | Cincinnati | 9 | 12 | 45 | 57 | 6.33 |
| 13 | Nebraska | 11 | 10 | 45 | 55 | 5.00 |
| 13 | Connecticut | 9 | 4 | 45 | 49 | 5.44 |
| 16 | Oregon | 10 | 22 | 44 | 66 | 6.60 |
| 16 | Michigan State | 10 | 11 | 44 | 55 | 5.50 |
| 16 | Mississippi | 10 | 10 | 44 | 54 | 5.40 |
| 16 | Miami (Florida) | 11 | 10 | 44 | 54 | 4.91 |
| 20 | Florida State | 11 | 9 | 43 | 52 | 4.73 |
| 20 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 9 | 43 | 52 | 4.73 |
| 20 | Virginia | 10 | 4 | 43 | 47 | 4.70 |
| 23 | LSU | 10 | 13 | 42 | 55 | 5.50 |
| 23 | Louisville | 10 | 10 | 42 | 52 | 5.20 |
| 23 | Boston College | 10 | 8 | 42 | 50 | 5.00 |
| 26 | Kansas State | 11 | 17 | 41 | 58 | 5.27 |
| 26 | USC | 12 | 17 | 41 | 58 | 4.83 |
| 26 | Baylor | 10 | 12 | 41 | 53 | 5.30 |
| 26 | Iowa State | 10 | 11 | 41 | 52 | 5.20 |
| 26 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 10 | 41 | 51 | 4.64 |
| 26 | Penn State | 10 | 9 | 41 | 50 | 5.00 |
| 26 | West Virginia | 11 | 8 | 41 | 49 | 4.45 |
| 26 | Wisconsin | 11 | 8 | 41 | 49 | 4.45 |
| 34 | UCLA | 12 | 9 | 40 | 49 | 4.08 |
| 34 | Minnesota | 10 | 8 | 40 | 48 | 4.80 |
| 36 | Rutgers | 9 | 17 | 39 | 56 | 6.22 |
| 36 | Texas Tech | 10 | 6 | 39 | 45 | 4.50 |
| 38 | Oregon State | 11 | 15 | 38 | 53 | 4.82 |
| 38 | Clemson | 11 | 9 | 38 | 47 | 4.27 |
| 40 | South Carolina | 10 | 11 | 36 | 47 | 4.70 |
| 40 | North Carolina | 9 | 10 | 36 | 46 | 5.11 |
| 42 | Washington | 10 | 14 | 35 | 49 | 4.90 |
| 42 | Wake Forest | 10 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 4.50 |
| 42 | Missouri | 10 | 6 | 35 | 41 | 4.10 |
| 45 | Florida | 10 | 18 | 33 | 51 | 5.10 |
| 45 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 13 | 33 | 46 | 4.60 |
| 45 | Oklahoma | 11 | 12 | 33 | 45 | 4.09 |
| 48 | California | 10 | 13 | 32 | 45 | 4.50 |
| 48 | Notre Dame | 11 | 13 | 32 | 45 | 4.09 |
| 48 | Duke | 10 | 9 | 32 | 41 | 4.10 |
| 48 | Utah | 9 | 6 | 32 | 38 | 4.22 |
| 52 | Georgia | 11 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 3.91 |
| 53 | Iowa | 9 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 4.33 |
| 54 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 3.82 |
| 54 | Mississippi State | 9 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 4.44 |
| 54 | Arkansas | 9 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 3.78 |
| 57 | Texas | 11 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 3.45 |
| 57 | Syracuse | 12 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 2.75 |
| 59 | Kansas | 9 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 3.33 |
| 59 | Temple | 9 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 3.11 |
| 59 | Auburn | 9 | 1 | 25 | 26 | 2.89 |
| 62 | Kentucky | 9 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 3.11 |
| 62 | South Florida | 9 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 2.89 |
| 64 | Tennessee | 9 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 3.33 |
| 64 | Indiana | 8 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 3.50 |
| 64 | Illinois | 9 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 2.78 |
| 67 | Colorado | 9 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 2.56 |
| 68 | Washington State | 9 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 3.56 |
| 69 | BYU | 5 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 70 | Nevada | 3 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 71 | Michigan | 11 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 2.09 |
| 72 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 73 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 73 | Utah State | 2 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 75 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 76 | East Carolina | 2 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 77 | UNLV | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 78 | Massachusetts | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 78 | Florida International | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 78 | Toledo | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 78 | Western Michigan | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 78 | UTEP | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 78 | Army | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 84 | Ball State | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 84 | Troy | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 86 | Hawai'i | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 86 | New Mexico | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 86 | Buffalo | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 86 | SMU | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 90 | Navy | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 90 | UCF | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 92 | Idaho | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 92 | UAB | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 94 | Kent State | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 94 | Fresno State | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 94 | Tulsa | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 94 | Rice | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 94 | Houston | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 94 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 94 | Air Force | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 94 | Ohio | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 94 | Central Michigan | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 94 | South Alabama | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 94 | Arkansas State | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 105 | Boise State | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 105 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 105 | Marshall | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 105 | Akron | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 105 | Southern Mississippi | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 105 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 105 | Texas State | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 105 | Miami (Ohio) | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 113 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 113 | Tulane | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 113 | San Diego State | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 113 | San Jose State | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 113 | Wyoming | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 118 | Bowling Green | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 119 | Memphis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 119 | New Mexico State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 119 | Middle Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 119 | Colorado State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 123 | North Texas | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |