2012 National Leaders Turnover Margin - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Fum. Gain | Int. Gain | Total Gain | Fum. Lost | Int. Lost | Total Lost | Margin | Margin/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 2 | Army | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 4 | Northwestern | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Louisville | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Duke | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 7 | LSU | 5 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 |
| 8 | Texas State | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 8 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 8 | Indiana | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 8 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 12 | TCU | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 13 | Georgia | 5 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Iowa | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Kansas State | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Fresno State | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Kent State | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Florida International | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Air Force | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Notre Dame | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 21 | Florida | 7 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 22 | Boston College | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 22 | UNLV | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 24 | Colorado State | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 24 | Baylor | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 26 | UCLA | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 26 | Wake Forest | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 28 | Arkansas State | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 28 | Maryland | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 28 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 28 | UCF | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 28 | Syracuse | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 28 | San Diego State | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 28 | North Texas | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 28 | Utah State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 28 | Connecticut | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 28 | UTEP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 38 | Wisconsin | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -1 | -0.17 |
| 39 | Washington | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -1 | -0.20 |
| 40 | Purdue | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -1 | -0.33 |
| 40 | Penn State | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -1 | -0.33 |
| 40 | Clemson | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | -0.33 |
| 40 | Iowa State | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -1 | -0.33 |
| 40 | Mississippi | 6 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -2 | -0.33 |
| 45 | Toledo | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | -0.50 |
| 45 | Arizona State | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -1 | -0.50 |
| 45 | Bowling Green | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | -0.50 |
| 45 | Wyoming | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | -0.50 |
| 45 | Miami (Ohio) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | -0.50 |
| 45 | UAB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | -0.50 |
| 45 | Stanford | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 45 | Oklahoma | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 45 | Texas A&M | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 45 | Michigan State | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -3 | -0.50 |
| 45 | Auburn | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -3 | -0.50 |
| 45 | South Carolina | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -3 | -0.50 |
| 57 | Alabama | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -3 | -0.60 |
| 57 | Kentucky | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -3 | -0.60 |
| 59 | Illinois | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | -0.67 |
| 59 | Texas | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | -0.67 |
| 59 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -2 | -0.67 |
| 59 | Miami (Florida) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | -2 | -0.67 |
| 63 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 64 | Missouri | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -5 | -0.83 |
| 65 | North Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | -1.00 |
| 65 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | -1.00 |
| 65 | Western Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 |
| 65 | SMU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 |
| 65 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 |
| 65 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 |
| 65 | Nevada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 |
| 65 | Buffalo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | -1.00 |
| 65 | San Jose State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | -1.00 |
| 65 | Idaho | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -3 | -1.00 |
| 65 | Arizona | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -3 | -1.00 |
| 65 | Washington State | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -3 | -1.00 |
| 65 | West Virginia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -3 | -1.00 |
| 65 | Minnesota | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | -1.00 |
| 79 | Mississippi State | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -5 | -1.25 |
| 79 | Kansas | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -5 | -1.25 |
| 81 | Massachusetts | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -4 | -1.33 |
| 81 | Florida State | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -4 | -1.33 |
| 81 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -4 | -1.33 |
| 81 | Southern Mississippi | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | -4 | -1.33 |
| 85 | Tennessee | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 13 | -7 | -1.40 |
| 86 | UTSA | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -3 | -1.50 |
| 86 | Ball State | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -3 | -1.50 |
| 86 | Utah | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | -1.50 |
| 86 | New Mexico | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | -3 | -1.50 |
| 86 | Nebraska | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -6 | -1.50 |
| 91 | Oregon State | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -5 | -1.67 |
| 91 | USC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -5 | -1.67 |
| 91 | North Carolina State | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -5 | -1.67 |
| 91 | Texas Tech | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -5 | -1.67 |
| 95 | California | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -7 | -1.75 |
| 96 | Michigan | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 20 | -11 | -1.83 |
| 97 | Akron | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | -2.00 |
| 97 | Cincinnati | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -2 | -2.00 |
| 97 | Rutgers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | -2.00 |
| 97 | Central Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | -2.00 |
| 97 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -4 | -2.00 |
| 97 | Navy | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -4 | -2.00 |
| 97 | South Florida | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -4 | -2.00 |
| 97 | Colorado | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | -4 | -2.00 |
| 97 | BYU | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -10 | -2.00 |
| 106 | New Mexico State | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -5 | -2.50 |
| 107 | Arkansas | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -12 | -3.00 |
| 108 | East Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -4 | -4.00 |
| 108 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -4 | -4.00 |
| 108 | Temple | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -4 | -4.00 |
| 111 | Hawai'i | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -5 | -5.00 |