2017 National Leaders Turnover Margin - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Fum. Gain | Int. Gain | Total Gain | Fum. Lost | Int. Lost | Total Lost | Margin | Margin/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wyoming | 12 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 2.17 |
| 2 | Central Michigan | 13 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 3 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 1.25 |
| 3 | Utah State | 11 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 3 | New Mexico State | 13 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 7 | 22 | 29 | -2 | -0.15 |
| 6 | Memphis | 11 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 6 | Boise State | 14 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 0.93 |
| 6 | Akron | 13 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 0.77 |
| 9 | Texas Tech | 9 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 9 | Florida Atlantic | 13 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 0.85 |
| 9 | Appalachian State | 12 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 9 | USC | 10 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 9 | Arizona | 12 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 9 | Utah | 10 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 2 | 0.20 |
| 9 | Arkansas State | 12 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 8 | 17 | 25 | -1 | -0.08 |
| 16 | South Carolina | 10 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 16 | USF | 11 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Texas | 9 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Western Michigan | 10 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 18 | UTSA | 11 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 18 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 24 | -2 | -0.15 |
| 22 | UCF | 9 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 1.44 |
| 22 | Miami (FL) | 9 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 22 | Washington | 11 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 22 | Wisconsin | 11 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 0.27 |
| 26 | NC State | 11 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 26 | California | 9 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 26 | Northwestern | 10 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 26 | Troy | 11 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 26 | South Alabama | 11 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 26 | Washington State | 8 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 32 | Texas A&M | 9 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 32 | Fresno State | 10 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 32 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 32 | Louisville | 10 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 32 | UAB | 13 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 0.31 |
| 32 | Oregon | 10 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 32 | Toledo | 13 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 0.08 |
| 32 | Houston | 10 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 32 | Bowling Green | 10 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 23 | -4 | -0.40 |
| 41 | Penn State | 9 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 41 | Alabama | 9 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 41 | Kansas State | 10 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 41 | Stanford | 9 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 41 | Boston College | 9 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 41 | Purdue | 11 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 0.27 |
| 41 | Idaho | 12 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 0.17 |
| 41 | Mississippi State | 9 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 41 | Southern Miss | 13 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 19 | -1 | -0.08 |
| 41 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -4 | -0.33 |
| 41 | Kent State | 11 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 26 | -8 | -0.73 |
| 52 | Kentucky | 10 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 52 | Michigan State | 9 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 52 | San Diego State | 11 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 52 | Nevada | 10 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 0.10 |
| 52 | Georgia State | 11 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 0.09 |
| 52 | Massachusetts | 11 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 0.09 |
| 52 | Miami (OH) | 11 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 0.09 |
| 52 | Georgia Southern | 11 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 19 | -2 | -0.18 |
| 52 | Ohio | 13 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 21 | -4 | -0.31 |
| 61 | LSU | 9 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 61 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 61 | Iowa State | 9 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 61 | Wake Forest | 10 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 61 | Iowa | 8 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 61 | Colorado State | 11 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 61 | UNLV | 11 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0.27 |
| 61 | SMU | 10 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 0.10 |
| 61 | FIU | 12 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 17 | -1 | -0.08 |
| 61 | Florida | 9 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 18 | -2 | -0.22 |
| 61 | Missouri | 11 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -4 | -0.36 |
| 61 | North Texas | 14 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 27 | -11 | -0.79 |
| 61 | San Jose State | 12 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 17 | 39 | -23 | -1.92 |
| 74 | Tulane | 9 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 74 | Army | 12 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 74 | Temple | 10 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 74 | Rutgers | 8 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 74 | Michigan | 9 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 0.22 |
| 74 | Duke | 10 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 0.20 |
| 74 | Hawaii | 12 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0.08 |
| 74 | Louisiana | 12 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -1 | -0.08 |
| 74 | West Virginia | 9 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 16 | -1 | -0.11 |
| 74 | Illinois | 8 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -1 | -0.13 |
| 74 | Old Dominion | 11 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -4 | -0.36 |
| 74 | Marshall | 12 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 21 | -6 | -0.50 |
| 74 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 23 | -8 | -0.62 |
| 87 | Arizona State | 9 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 87 | Minnesota | 9 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 87 | TCU | 10 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 87 | Buffalo | 12 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0.08 |
| 87 | Virginia | 10 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -1 | -0.10 |
| 87 | UTEP | 11 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -5 | -0.45 |
| 93 | Colorado | 10 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 93 | Ohio State | 9 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 93 | Navy | 10 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 93 | BYU | 9 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -7 | -0.78 |
| 93 | New Mexico | 11 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 27 | -14 | -1.27 |
| 98 | Georgia | 9 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 98 | Tennessee | 9 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 98 | Florida State | 9 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -1 | -0.11 |
| 98 | Ball State | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 21 | -9 | -0.75 |
| 102 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 102 | Notre Dame | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 102 | Oklahoma | 9 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 102 | North Carolina | 8 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 102 | Clemson | 9 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 102 | Auburn | 7 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 12 | -1 | -0.14 |
| 102 | Cincinnati | 10 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -2 | -0.20 |
| 102 | Coastal Carolina | 12 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -7 | -0.58 |
| 102 | Charlotte | 12 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 20 | -9 | -0.75 |
| 102 | Middle Tennessee State | 13 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 23 | -12 | -0.92 |
| 112 | Indiana | 8 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 112 | Tulsa | 9 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 112 | Louisiana-Monroe | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -1 | -0.10 |
| 112 | Air Force | 11 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 17 | -7 | -0.64 |
| 112 | Syracuse | 8 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -7 | -0.88 |
| 117 | Maryland | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 117 | Arkansas | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -2 | -0.29 |
| 117 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 11 | -2 | -0.29 |
| 117 | East Carolina | 8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -3 | -0.38 |
| 117 | Oregon State | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 20 | -11 | -1.22 |
| 117 | Texas State | 12 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 24 | -15 | -1.25 |
| 117 | Kansas | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 23 | -14 | -1.56 |
| 124 | Ole Miss | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -3 | -0.38 |
| 124 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -4 | -0.40 |
| 124 | Connecticut | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -5 | -0.56 |
| 124 | Nebraska | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 13 | -5 | -0.63 |
| 124 | Baylor | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -10 | -1.11 |
| 129 | UCLA | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 12 | -6 | -0.67 |
| 129 | Rice | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 27 | -21 | -1.91 |