2012 National Leaders Time Of Possession - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Total Time | Time/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico | 12 | 410:11 | 34:10.92 |
| 2 | Rice | 13 | 441:59 | 33:59.92 |
| 3 | Michigan State | 13 | 432:46 | 33:17.38 |
| 4 | SMU | 12 | 397:54 | 33:09.50 |
| 5 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 430:16 | 33:05.85 |
| 6 | Louisville | 12 | 394:49 | 32:54.08 |
| 7 | Army | 11 | 361:24 | 32:51.27 |
| 8 | TCU | 12 | 393:57 | 32:49.75 |
| 9 | North Texas | 11 | 360:02 | 32:43.82 |
| 10 | Florida | 12 | 391:09 | 32:35.75 |
| 11 | Alabama | 13 | 423:25 | 32:34.23 |
| 12 | BYU | 12 | 388:34 | 32:22.83 |
| 13 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 388:02 | 32:20.17 |
| 14 | San Jose State | 12 | 386:57 | 32:14.75 |
| 15 | Kansas State | 12 | 384:48 | 32:04.00 |
| 16 | Kansas | 11 | 351:44 | 31:58.55 |
| 17 | Colorado | 11 | 350:14 | 31:50.36 |
| 18 | Oregon State | 12 | 381:00 | 31:45.00 |
| 19 | Toledo | 12 | 380:54 | 31:44.50 |
| 20 | Notre Dame | 13 | 412:35 | 31:44.23 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | 13 | 412:31 | 31:43.92 |
| 22 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 348:59 | 31:43.55 |
| 23 | Stanford | 14 | 443:56 | 31:42.57 |
| 24 | Virginia | 11 | 348:41 | 31:41.91 |
| 25 | Utah | 11 | 348:02 | 31:38.36 |
| 26 | Louisiana-Monroe | 13 | 410:48 | 31:36.00 |
| 27 | Maryland | 11 | 347:20 | 31:34.55 |
| 28 | Navy | 12 | 376:53 | 31:24.42 |
| 29 | Duke | 12 | 376:29 | 31:22.42 |
| 30 | Penn State | 12 | 376:23 | 31:21.92 |
| 31 | Bowling Green | 12 | 375:47 | 31:18.92 |
| 32 | Washington | 12 | 375:31 | 31:17.58 |
| 33 | Kent State | 13 | 406:39 | 31:16.85 |
| 34 | Oklahoma | 12 | 375:11 | 31:15.92 |
| 35 | San Diego State | 12 | 374:52 | 31:14.33 |
| 36 | Ball State | 13 | 405:17 | 31:10.54 |
| 37 | Nebraska | 13 | 403:33 | 31:02.54 |
| 38 | East Carolina | 12 | 372:12 | 31:01.00 |
| 39 | LSU | 12 | 372:08 | 31:00.67 |
| 40 | Connecticut | 12 | 370:17 | 30:51.42 |
| 41 | Texas | 13 | 400:47 | 30:49.77 |
| 42 | Florida State | 12 | 369:55 | 30:49.58 |
| 43 | UTSA | 8 | 246:09 | 30:46.13 |
| 44 | Nevada | 12 | 368:53 | 30:44.42 |
| 45 | Minnesota | 12 | 368:46 | 30:43.83 |
| 46 | Tulsa | 13 | 398:58 | 30:41.38 |
| 47 | UCF | 14 | 429:35 | 30:41.07 |
| 48 | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 337:17 | 30:39.73 |
| 49 | Ohio | 12 | 366:45 | 30:33.75 |
| 50 | UAB | 11 | 335:25 | 30:29.55 |
| 51 | Fresno State | 12 | 364:26 | 30:22.17 |
| 52 | Missouri | 11 | 333:12 | 30:17.45 |
| 53 | North Carolina State | 12 | 363:23 | 30:16.92 |
| 54 | Virginia Tech | 12 | 363:18 | 30:16.50 |
| 55 | Rutgers | 12 | 362:47 | 30:13.92 |
| 56 | Illinois | 11 | 332:23 | 30:13.00 |
| 57 | Troy | 12 | 362:05 | 30:10.42 |
| 58 | Michigan | 13 | 392:15 | 30:10.38 |
| 59 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 361:50 | 30:09.17 |
| 60 | Memphis | 11 | 331:39 | 30:09.00 |
| 61 | Ohio State | 12 | 361:28 | 30:07.33 |
| 62 | Northwestern | 12 | 360:42 | 30:03.50 |
| 63 | Purdue | 12 | 358:44 | 29:53.67 |
| 64 | Texas State | 11 | 328:20 | 29:50.91 |
| 65 | South Carolina | 12 | 357:49 | 29:49.08 |
| 66 | Florida International | 12 | 357:17 | 29:46.42 |
| 67 | Mississippi State | 12 | 357:05 | 29:45.42 |
| 68 | Texas Tech | 12 | 356:52 | 29:44.33 |
| 69 | UCLA | 14 | 415:08 | 29:39.14 |
| 70 | Boise State | 13 | 385:22 | 29:38.62 |
| 71 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 325:10 | 29:33.64 |
| 72 | UTEP | 12 | 354:40 | 29:33.33 |
| 73 | Temple | 10 | 295:19 | 29:31.90 |
| 74 | Central Michigan | 12 | 353:16 | 29:26.33 |
| 75 | Miami (Ohio) | 11 | 323:44 | 29:25.82 |
| 76 | Syracuse | 12 | 352:50 | 29:24.17 |
| 77 | Clemson | 12 | 352:39 | 29:23.25 |
| 77 | Tulane | 12 | 352:39 | 29:23.25 |
| 79 | Buffalo | 11 | 322:28 | 29:18.91 |
| 80 | Auburn | 11 | 321:55 | 29:15.91 |
| 81 | Idaho | 11 | 321:50 | 29:15.45 |
| 82 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 12 | 350:42 | 29:13.50 |
| 83 | Hawai'i | 11 | 321:25 | 29:13.18 |
| 84 | USC | 13 | 379:19 | 29:10.69 |
| 85 | Arizona State | 12 | 350:01 | 29:10.08 |
| 86 | Wake Forest | 11 | 320:47 | 29:09.73 |
| 87 | Iowa | 11 | 320:42 | 29:09.27 |
| 88 | Massachusetts | 12 | 349:10 | 29:05.83 |
| 89 | Arkansas State | 12 | 349:06 | 29:05.50 |
| 90 | South Alabama | 12 | 348:27 | 29:02.25 |
| 91 | Texas A&M | 11 | 319:17 | 29:01.55 |
| 92 | Wyoming | 11 | 319:11 | 29:01.00 |
| 93 | West Virginia | 12 | 347:40 | 28:58.33 |
| 94 | New Mexico State | 11 | 318:21 | 28:56.45 |
| 95 | Middle Tennessee | 11 | 317:21 | 28:51.00 |
| 96 | Cincinnati | 11 | 317:12 | 28:50.18 |
| 97 | UNLV | 12 | 345:22 | 28:46.83 |
| 98 | Colorado State | 11 | 315:19 | 28:39.91 |
| 99 | Oregon | 12 | 343:19 | 28:36.58 |
| 100 | Air Force | 12 | 341:43 | 28:28.58 |
| 101 | Western Michigan | 11 | 311:30 | 28:19.09 |
| 102 | Georgia | 13 | 367:40 | 28:16.92 |
| 103 | California | 11 | 309:42 | 28:09.27 |
| 104 | Marshall | 11 | 309:07 | 28:06.09 |
| 105 | Mississippi | 12 | 337:04 | 28:05.33 |
| 106 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 335:59 | 27:59.92 |
| 107 | Akron | 11 | 306:27 | 27:51.55 |
| 108 | Arkansas | 11 | 305:06 | 27:44.18 |
| 109 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 332:39 | 27:43.25 |
| 110 | Washington State | 11 | 303:00 | 27:32.73 |
| 111 | Baylor | 12 | 330:17 | 27:31.42 |
| 112 | Utah State | 12 | 330:14 | 27:31.17 |
| 113 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 329:35 | 27:27.92 |
| 114 | South Florida | 11 | 302:06 | 27:27.82 |
| 115 | Iowa State | 12 | 326:04 | 27:10.33 |
| 116 | Tennessee | 11 | 297:58 | 27:05.27 |
| 117 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 351:04 | 27:00.31 |
| 118 | North Carolina | 11 | 296:30 | 26:57.27 |
| 119 | Boston College | 11 | 294:16 | 26:45.09 |
| 120 | Miami (Florida) | 11 | 290:08 | 26:22.55 |
| 121 | Arizona | 12 | 314:32 | 26:12.67 |
| 122 | Indiana | 11 | 286:03 | 26:00.27 |
| 123 | Kentucky | 11 | 274:45 | 24:58.64 |
| 124 | Houston | 12 | 297:39 | 24:48.25 |