2012 National Leaders Interceptions - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Yards | TD | Int./G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Hendricks | Pittsburgh | JR | DB | 6 | 5 | 54 | 0 | 0.83 |
| 1 | Manti Te'o | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 11 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 0.45 |
| 3 | Quandre Diggs | Texas | SO | DB | 4 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Sheldon Price | UCLA | SR | DB | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Jonathan Dowling | Western Ky | SO | DB | 5 | 4 | 72 | 0 | 0.80 |
| 3 | Bennett Jackson | Notre Dame | JR | DB | 11 | 4 | 57 | 0 | 0.36 |
| 7 | Ed Reynolds | Stanford | JR | DB | 4 | 3 | 144 | 1 | 0.75 |
| 7 | Byron Moore | Tennessee | JR | DB | 4 | 3 | 53 | 0 | 0.75 |
| 7 | Pat Hinkel | Miami (Oh) | SR | DB | 4 | 3 | 49 | 1 | 0.75 |
| 7 | Travis Howard | Ohio State | SR | DB | 4 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 0.75 |
| 7 | Lewis Toler | W Mich | JR | DB | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.75 |
| 7 | Trey Wilson | Vanderbilt | SR | DB | 5 | 3 | 182 | 2 | 0.60 |
| 7 | Jermaine Robinson | Toledo | SR | DB | 5 | 3 | 101 | 1 | 0.60 |
| 7 | Nickoe Whitley | Miss St | JR | DB | 5 | 3 | 66 | 0 | 0.60 |
| 7 | Phillip Thomas | Fresno St | SR | DB | 5 | 3 | 59 | 2 | 0.60 |
| 7 | Darius Slay | Miss St | SR | DB | 5 | 3 | 55 | 1 | 0.60 |
| 7 | Jeremy Ioane | Boise St | SO | DB | 5 | 3 | 54 | 1 | 0.60 |
| 7 | Tyrell Pearson | South Ala | JR | DB | 5 | 3 | 54 | 0 | 0.60 |
| 7 | Sean Alston | Fresno St | SO | DB | 5 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 0.60 |
| 7 | Ross Cockrell | Duke | JR | DB | 5 | 3 | 46 | 1 | 0.60 |
| 7 | Antone Exum | Va Tech | JR | DB | 5 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 0.60 |
| 7 | Jamar Taylor | Boise St | SR | DB | 5 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 0.60 |
| 7 | Dexter McCoil | Tulsa | SR | DB | 5 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0.60 |
| 7 | Michael Carter | Minnesota | SR | DB | 5 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0.60 |
| 7 | Jelani Woseley | Ohio | SR | LB | 5 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0.60 |
| 7 | David Amerson | NC State | JR | DB | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.60 |
| 7 | Arryn Chenault | Cincinnati | JR | DB | 6 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 7 | Brandon Jones | Rutgers | SR | DB | 6 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 7 | Matt Warrick | Navy | SR | LB | 11 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0.27 |
| 7 | Daniel Sorensen | BYU | JR | DB | 12 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 31 | Carlos Mendoza | Ariz St | FR | LB | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Tyler Patmon | Kansas | JR | DB | 3 | 2 | 54 | 1 | 0.67 |
| 31 | Brandon Magee | Ariz St | SR | LB | 3 | 2 | 45 | 1 | 0.67 |
| 31 | Bradley McDougald | Kansas | SR | DB | 3 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 0.67 |
| 31 | Erik Brown | UTSA | JR | DB | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.67 |
| 31 | Alden Darby | Ariz St | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 84 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 31 | Elisha Olabode | TCU | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 79 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 31 | Jordan Poyer | Oregon St | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 66 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 31 | Kenny Cain | TCU | SR | LB | 4 | 2 | 56 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 31 | Jonathan McKnight | Arizona | SO | DB | 4 | 2 | 48 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 31 | Ryan Smith | SMU | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 31 | Erick Dargan | Oregon | SO | DB | 4 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 31 | Jared Tevis | Arizona | SO | DB | 4 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 31 | Tom Donatell | Iowa | SR | LB | 4 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 31 | Ne'Quan Phillips | Hawai'i | FR | DB | 4 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 31 | Eric Gordon | Tennessee | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 31 | Lonnie Ballentine | Memphis | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 31 | Donald Celiscar | W Mich | SO | DB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 31 | Dion Bailey | USC | SO | LB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 31 | Javon Harris | Oklahoma | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 31 | Crosby Adams | UTSA | SO | DB | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 31 | Jason Verrett | TCU | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 31 | Zac Whitfield | N Texas | FR | DB | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 31 | Johnthan Banks | Miss St | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 93 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 31 | Kenneth Acker | SMU | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 77 | 1 | 0.40 |
| 31 | Josh Johnson | Purdue | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 74 | 1 | 0.40 |
| 31 | Isaiah Lewis | Mich St | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 69 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 31 | Chi Chi Ariguzo | N'western | SO | LB | 5 | 2 | 61 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 31 | Rodney Gillis | La-Lafytte | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 31 | Damian Swann | Georgia | SO | DB | 5 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 31 | Ronald Martin | LSU | SO | DB | 5 | 2 | 45 | 1 | 0.40 |
| 31 | Eric Pinkins | SDSU | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 31 | Dwayne Gratz | U Conn | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 37 | 1 | 0.40 |
| 31 | Derron Smith | Fresno St | SO | DB | 5 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 31 | Landon Feichter | Purdue | SO | DB | 5 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 0.40 |
| 31 | Jamal Golden | Ga Tech | SO | DB | 5 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 31 | Jimmy Legree | S Carolina | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 0.40 |
| 31 | Marcus Roberson | Florida | SO | DB | 5 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 31 | Leon McFadden | SDSU | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 0.40 |
| 31 | Mark Fackler | Kent State | JR | DL | 5 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 0.40 |
| 31 | Marco Nelson | Tulsa | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 31 | Jalen Mills | LSU | FR | DB | 5 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 31 | P.J. Smith | Nebraska | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 31 | Jemarlous Moten | La-Lafytte | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 31 | DaCorris Ford | La-Monroe | SR | LB | 5 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 31 | Brison Williams | S Carolina | SO | DB | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 31 | Destry Berry | New Mexico | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 31 | Luke Wollet | Kent State | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 31 | Xavier Rhodes | FSU | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 31 | Rashard Hall | Clemson | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 31 | Bryce Callahan | Rice | SO | DB | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 31 | Derrick Wells | Minnesota | SO | DB | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 31 | Camerron Cheatham | Cincinnati | SR | DB | 6 | 2 | 70 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 31 | Solomon Dixon | Idaho | FR | DB | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 31 | Craig Mager | Texas St | SO | DB | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 31 | K'Waun Williams | Pittsburgh | JR | DB | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 31 | Kyler Fackrell | Utah State | FR | LB | 7 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 31 | Justin Trimble | Army | JR | LB | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.20 |
| 31 | KeiVarae Russell | Notre Dame | FR | DB | 11 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 0.18 |
| 90 | John Boyett | Oregon | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 1.00 |
| 90 | Andrae May | Okla St | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1.00 |
| 90 | Micah Audiss | Oregon St | FR | DB | 2 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 90 | Laiu Moeakiola | Ariz St | FR | DB | 2 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 90 | Zaviar Gooden | Missouri | SR | LB | 2 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 90 | Sam Scofield | Tulane | SO | DB | 2 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 90 | Lyndell Johnson | Okla St | SO | LB | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 90 | Kent Brooks | Houston | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | -6 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 90 | Cameron Rogers | SMU | SR | LB | 3 | 1 | 96 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 90 | Marc Anthony | California | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 61 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 90 | Tevin McDonald | UCLA | SO | DB | 3 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 0.33 |