2016 National Leaders Time Of Possession - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Total Time | Time/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Miss | 1 | 37:59 | 37:59.00 |
| 2 | Miami (OH) | 1 | 36:21 | 36:21.00 |
| 3 | Army | 1 | 35:48 | 35:48.00 |
| 4 | Temple | 2 | 70:34 | 35:17.00 |
| 5 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 68:04 | 34:02.00 |
| 6 | Utah | 3 | 101:27 | 33:49.00 |
| 7 | Central Michigan | 2 | 67:06 | 33:33.00 |
| 8 | Troy | 1 | 33:20 | 33:20.00 |
| 9 | Idaho | 1 | 33:15 | 33:15.00 |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 4 | 132:30 | 33:07.50 |
| 11 | Kansas State | 4 | 132:08 | 33:02.00 |
| 12 | Arkansas | 5 | 165:08 | 33:01.60 |
| 13 | SMU | 2 | 66:02 | 33:01.00 |
| 14 | Texas Tech | 3 | 97:57 | 32:39.00 |
| 15 | Michigan | 6 | 195:50 | 32:38.33 |
| 16 | Duke | 3 | 97:47 | 32:35.67 |
| 17 | Hawaii | 1 | 32:05 | 32:05.00 |
| 18 | Wisconsin | 7 | 224:33 | 32:04.71 |
| 19 | Ohio State | 6 | 191:43 | 31:57.17 |
| 20 | Washington | 4 | 127:44 | 31:56.00 |
| 21 | Houston | 2 | 63:35 | 31:47.50 |
| 22 | Clemson | 7 | 222:31 | 31:47.29 |
| 23 | Stanford | 3 | 94:44 | 31:34.67 |
| 24 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 126:00 | 31:30.00 |
| 25 | Florida State | 5 | 157:00 | 31:24.00 |
| 26 | Syracuse | 6 | 188:17 | 31:22.83 |
| 27 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 93:58 | 31:19.33 |
| 28 | Ball State | 1 | 31:15 | 31:15.00 |
| 29 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 31:14 | 31:14.00 |
| 30 | Navy | 2 | 62:23 | 31:11.50 |
| 31 | Alabama | 6 | 186:00 | 31:00.00 |
| 32 | Georgia | 2 | 61:42 | 30:51.00 |
| 33 | NC State | 3 | 92:30 | 30:50.00 |
| 34 | Wake Forest | 4 | 123:12 | 30:48.00 |
| 35 | BYU | 1 | 30:44 | 30:44.00 |
| 36 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 61:25 | 30:42.50 |
| 37 | USC | 5 | 153:19 | 30:39.80 |
| 38 | Boston College | 4 | 121:26 | 30:21.50 |
| 39 | Michigan State | 4 | 120:27 | 30:06.75 |
| 40 | Charlotte | 2 | 60:06 | 30:03.00 |
| 41 | Louisville | 3 | 89:52 | 29:57.33 |
| 42 | Minnesota | 4 | 119:49 | 29:57.25 |
| 43 | Western Michigan | 1 | 29:55 | 29:55.00 |
| 44 | Tennessee | 4 | 119:01 | 29:45.25 |
| 45 | East Carolina | 3 | 89:01 | 29:40.33 |
| 46 | Florida | 4 | 117:50 | 29:27.50 |
| 47 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 117:24 | 29:21.00 |
| 48 | Connecticut | 2 | 58:40 | 29:20.00 |
| 49 | LSU | 5 | 146:37 | 29:19.40 |
| 50 | Texas | 3 | 87:24 | 29:08.00 |
| 51 | Iowa | 5 | 145:03 | 29:00.60 |
| 52 | South Carolina | 3 | 86:38 | 28:52.67 |
| 53 | Kansas | 3 | 86:34 | 28:51.33 |
| 54 | Mississippi State | 3 | 86:32 | 28:50.67 |
| 55 | Iowa State | 4 | 114:33 | 28:38.25 |
| 56 | Kentucky | 3 | 85:17 | 28:25.67 |
| 57 | Washington State | 3 | 84:55 | 28:18.33 |
| 58 | Arizona State | 3 | 84:41 | 28:13.67 |
| 59 | Fresno State | 1 | 28:07 | 28:07.00 |
| 60 | Marshall | 2 | 56:12 | 28:06.00 |
| 61 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 56:02 | 28:01.00 |
| 61 | Massachusetts | 1 | 28:01 | 28:01.00 |
| 63 | Kent State | 3 | 84:00 | 28:00.00 |
| 64 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 27:55 | 27:55.00 |
| 65 | Virginia | 3 | 83:22 | 27:47.33 |
| 66 | Notre Dame | 3 | 83:21 | 27:47.00 |
| 67 | Rice | 1 | 27:40 | 27:40.00 |
| 68 | Rutgers | 5 | 138:10 | 27:38.00 |
| 69 | Utah State | 1 | 27:24 | 27:24.00 |
| 70 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 109:18 | 27:19.50 |
| 71 | Nebraska | 3 | 81:49 | 27:16.33 |
| 72 | TCU | 3 | 81:07 | 27:02.33 |
| 73 | Auburn | 4 | 107:55 | 26:58.75 |
| 74 | Wyoming | 1 | 26:53 | 26:53.00 |
| 75 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 53:32 | 26:46.00 |
| 76 | Purdue | 4 | 106:55 | 26:43.75 |
| 77 | Indiana | 4 | 106:06 | 26:31.50 |
| 78 | Colorado | 5 | 132:07 | 26:25.40 |
| 79 | Penn State | 7 | 184:52 | 26:24.57 |
| 80 | Arizona | 4 | 105:33 | 26:23.25 |
| 81 | Tulsa | 1 | 26:07 | 26:07.00 |
| 82 | Northwestern | 6 | 156:11 | 26:01.83 |
| 83 | Oregon | 5 | 129:58 | 25:59.60 |
| 84 | Texas A&M | 3 | 77:40 | 25:53.33 |
| 85 | Maryland | 4 | 102:03 | 25:30.75 |
| 86 | California | 3 | 76:16 | 25:25.33 |
| 87 | Buffalo | 1 | 25:24 | 25:24.00 |
| 87 | Colorado State | 1 | 25:24 | 25:24.00 |
| 89 | UCF | 3 | 76:00 | 25:20.00 |
| 90 | Oregon State | 3 | 75:32 | 25:10.67 |
| 91 | West Virginia | 2 | 50:15 | 25:07.50 |
| 92 | Memphis | 2 | 48:56 | 24:28.00 |
| 93 | Ole Miss | 4 | 97:18 | 24:19.50 |
| 94 | Arkansas State | 1 | 24:18 | 24:18.00 |
| 95 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 24:16 | 24:16.00 |
| 96 | North Texas | 1 | 23:47 | 23:47.00 |
| 97 | Cincinnati | 2 | 46:58 | 23:29.00 |
| 98 | Baylor | 3 | 69:01 | 23:00.33 |
| 99 | North Carolina | 4 | 91:29 | 22:52.25 |
| 100 | UCLA | 3 | 68:13 | 22:44.33 |
| 101 | Georgia State | 1 | 22:32 | 22:32.00 |
| 102 | Illinois | 5 | 111:12 | 22:14.40 |
| 103 | Ohio | 1 | 22:08 | 22:08.00 |
| 104 | Missouri | 3 | 66:21 | 22:07.00 |
| 105 | Bowling Green | 1 | 21:25 | 21:25.00 |
| 106 | Akron | 2 | 41:56 | 20:58.00 |
| 107 | Toledo | 1 | 20:33 | 20:33.00 |
| 108 | USF | 2 | 40:34 | 20:17.00 |
| 109 | Tulane | 1 | 19:54 | 19:54.00 |