2012 National Leaders Turnover Margin - Games Won Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Fum. Gain | Int. Gain | Total Gain | Fum. Lost | Int. Lost | Total Lost | Margin | Margin/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMU | 7 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 3.43 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 2 | Kansas | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 2 | New Mexico State | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 5 | Mississippi State | 8 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 2.50 |
| 5 | New Mexico | 4 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 7 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 2.38 |
| 8 | UTSA | 6 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 2.33 |
| 9 | Texas State | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 10 | Kansas State | 11 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 2.09 |
| 11 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 2.00 |
| 11 | Utah | 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2.00 |
| 11 | Wyoming | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 11 | Army | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 11 | Idaho | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 16 | Kent State | 11 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 1.91 |
| 17 | Florida | 11 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 1.82 |
| 18 | Wake Forest | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1.80 |
| 19 | Rutgers | 9 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 1.78 |
| 19 | Oregon State | 9 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 1.78 |
| 21 | North Texas | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 22 | TCU | 7 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1.71 |
| 22 | Washington | 7 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 1.71 |
| 24 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 1.67 |
| 24 | Ohio | 9 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 1.67 |
| 24 | Hawai'i | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 27 | Boise State | 11 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 28 | Houston | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 1.60 |
| 29 | Oregon | 12 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 19 | 1.58 |
| 30 | Fresno State | 9 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 1.56 |
| 31 | Temple | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 31 | Iowa | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 31 | Illinois | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 31 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 35 | Miami (Florida) | 7 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1.43 |
| 35 | North Carolina State | 7 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 1.43 |
| 37 | LSU | 10 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 38 | North Carolina | 8 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 38 | Baylor | 8 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 40 | Minnesota | 6 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1.33 |
| 41 | Alabama | 13 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 1.31 |
| 42 | USC | 7 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 1.29 |
| 43 | BYU | 8 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 44 | Texas | 9 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 45 | Cincinnati | 10 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 45 | Missouri | 5 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 47 | Louisville | 11 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 48 | Oklahoma State | 8 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 48 | Penn State | 8 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 50 | Arkansas State | 10 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 51 | Northwestern | 10 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 51 | Arizona State | 8 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 51 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 51 | Syracuse | 8 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 51 | Navy | 8 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 51 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 51 | Iowa State | 6 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 51 | Purdue | 6 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 51 | California | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 51 | Boston College | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 61 | Georgia | 12 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 62 | San Jose State | 11 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 63 | UCF | 10 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 64 | Arizona | 8 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 65 | West Virginia | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 66 | Duke | 6 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 67 | South Carolina | 11 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 68 | UCLA | 9 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 68 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 9 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 70 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 70 | Stanford | 12 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 70 | Notre Dame | 12 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 70 | Bowling Green | 8 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 70 | Wisconsin | 8 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 70 | Colorado State | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 70 | Miami (Ohio) | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 77 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 77 | Central Michigan | 7 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 79 | San Diego State | 9 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 79 | South Florida | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 79 | Florida International | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 79 | UTEP | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 83 | Tulsa | 11 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 84 | East Carolina | 8 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 85 | Tennessee | 5 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 85 | Marshall | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 87 | Rice | 7 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 87 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 89 | Western Michigan | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 89 | Buffalo | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 89 | Indiana | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 89 | Tulane | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 93 | Toledo | 9 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 94 | Michigan State | 7 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 95 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 96 | Nevada | 7 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 97 | Ohio State | 12 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 0.25 |
| 97 | Memphis | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 99 | Troy | 5 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 100 | Clemson | 11 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 0.18 |
| 101 | Mississippi | 7 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 102 | Michigan | 8 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 103 | Ball State | 9 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 104 | Texas A&M | 11 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 104 | Oklahoma | 10 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 104 | Arkansas | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 104 | Virginia | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 104 | Connecticut | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 104 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 104 | Auburn | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 104 | Colorado | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 104 | South Alabama | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 104 | Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 114 | Florida State | 12 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 21 | -1 | -0.08 |
| 115 | Utah State | 11 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 19 | -1 | -0.09 |
| 116 | Texas Tech | 8 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -1 | -0.13 |
| 117 | UAB | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -1 | -0.33 |
| 117 | Air Force | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 10 | -2 | -0.33 |
| 119 | Nebraska | 10 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 23 | -4 | -0.40 |
| 120 | Maryland | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 12 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 121 | Akron | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | -1.00 |
| 121 | UNLV | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | -1.00 |
| 121 | Washington State | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | -1.00 |