2025 National Leaders Turnover Margin - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/02/2026
| Name | G | Fum. Gain | Int. Gain | Total Gain | Fum. Lost | Int. Lost | Total Lost | Margin | Margin/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | 8 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 1.63 |
| 2 | BYU | 9 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 1.56 |
| 3 | Indiana | 11 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 4 | Kansas State | 9 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 1.44 |
| 5 | Temple | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1.43 |
| 6 | Arizona | 12 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 1.42 |
| 7 | Auburn | 6 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1.33 |
| 8 | Maryland | 10 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 9 | Connecticut | 13 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 1.15 |
| 10 | Southern Miss | 13 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 1.08 |
| 11 | East Carolina | 11 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Alabama | 8 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Texas | 7 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 11 | South Carolina | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 15 | North Texas | 12 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 16 | SMU | 11 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 16 | Utah | 11 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 18 | Duke | 10 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 18 | Washington | 10 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 18 | Illinois | 10 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 21 | Texas Tech | 10 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 21 | Oregon | 10 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 23 | Mississippi State | 8 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 24 | Jacksonville State | 14 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 0.71 |
| 25 | Iowa State | 10 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 26 | Western Michigan | 13 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 0.69 |
| 27 | Miami (FL) | 11 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 27 | Memphis | 11 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 29 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 0.62 |
| 30 | Iowa | 9 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 31 | Georgia Southern | 11 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 31 | Houston | 11 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 31 | Minnesota | 11 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 31 | Utah State | 11 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 35 | Virginia | 13 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 0.54 |
| 36 | UNLV | 14 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 36 | Central Michigan | 12 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 36 | Marshall | 10 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 36 | UTSA | 10 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 36 | USC | 10 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 36 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 36 | Army | 10 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 36 | Penn State | 10 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 44 | Fresno State | 13 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 6 | 0.46 |
| 44 | Boise State | 13 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 0.46 |
| 44 | Toledo | 13 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 0.46 |
| 47 | Old Dominion | 11 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 47 | Tulane | 11 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 49 | USF | 10 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 49 | South Alabama | 10 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 49 | Ohio State | 10 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 52 | Stanford | 8 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 52 | LSU | 8 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 54 | Miami (OH) | 14 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 0.36 |
| 54 | Navy | 11 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 56 | Clemson | 12 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 56 | San Diego State | 12 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 56 | Tennessee | 9 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 56 | NC State | 9 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 60 | Nebraska | 10 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 61 | Coastal Carolina | 11 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 0.27 |
| 61 | Sam Houston State | 11 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 0.27 |
| 63 | Akron | 12 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 0.25 |
| 64 | Michigan | 9 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0.22 |
| 64 | Cincinnati | 9 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0.22 |
| 66 | Bowling Green | 12 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 0.17 |
| 66 | Hawaii | 12 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 0.17 |
| 66 | Middle Tennessee State | 12 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 0.17 |
| 66 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0.17 |
| 70 | Northwestern | 9 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 71 | Louisville | 10 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0.10 |
| 72 | TCU | 11 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 0.09 |
| 73 | New Mexico State | 12 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 73 | FIU | 13 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 73 | Delaware | 13 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 73 | Missouri State | 12 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 73 | West Virginia | 9 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 73 | UCF | 10 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 73 | Colorado | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 73 | Georgia | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 73 | Kent State | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 73 | Rutgers | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 83 | Troy | 13 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -1 | -0.08 |
| 83 | James Madison | 13 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -1 | -0.08 |
| 83 | California | 12 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -1 | -0.08 |
| 86 | North Carolina | 11 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 12 | -1 | -0.09 |
| 87 | Florida State | 9 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 12 | -1 | -0.11 |
| 88 | UCLA | 8 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -1 | -0.13 |
| 88 | Missouri | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -1 | -0.13 |
| 88 | Kansas | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -1 | -0.13 |
| 91 | Oklahoma | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -1 | -0.14 |
| 92 | Kennesaw State | 13 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -2 | -0.15 |
| 93 | Texas State | 12 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 13 | -2 | -0.17 |
| 94 | Wyoming | 11 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -2 | -0.18 |
| 94 | Air Force | 11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -2 | -0.18 |
| 96 | Appalachian State | 12 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 14 | 21 | -3 | -0.25 |
| 96 | Ball State | 12 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 16 | -3 | -0.25 |
| 98 | Florida | 7 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 13 | -2 | -0.29 |
| 99 | Arizona State | 10 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 16 | -3 | -0.30 |
| 100 | Washington State | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -3 | -0.33 |
| 100 | Ole Miss | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -3 | -0.33 |
| 100 | Colorado State | 12 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -4 | -0.33 |
| 100 | New Mexico | 12 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 20 | -4 | -0.33 |
| 100 | Ohio | 12 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 19 | -4 | -0.33 |
| 105 | Louisiana | 11 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -4 | -0.36 |
| 106 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -5 | -0.42 |
| 107 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -4 | -0.44 |
| 107 | Michigan State | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -4 | -0.44 |
| 109 | Rice | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 11 | -5 | -0.45 |
| 110 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 21 | -5 | -0.50 |
| 110 | UAB | 10 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -5 | -0.50 |
| 112 | Arkansas State | 13 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 23 | -7 | -0.54 |
| 112 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 21 | -7 | -0.54 |
| 114 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 12 | -6 | -0.55 |
| 115 | Wisconsin | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -4 | -0.57 |
| 116 | Buffalo | 12 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 22 | -7 | -0.58 |
| 117 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -5 | -0.63 |
| 118 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -7 | -0.64 |
| 118 | Massachusetts | 11 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -7 | -0.64 |
| 120 | Texas A&M | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -6 | -0.67 |
| 121 | Liberty | 11 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 21 | -8 | -0.73 |
| 122 | Syracuse | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -7 | -0.78 |
| 123 | Boston College | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 18 | -8 | -0.80 |
| 124 | Kentucky | 8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -7 | -0.88 |
| 125 | Baylor | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 19 | -9 | -0.90 |
| 125 | Tulsa | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 16 | -9 | -0.90 |
| 127 | Wake Forest | 11 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 21 | -10 | -0.91 |
| 128 | Arkansas | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -7 | -1.00 |
| 128 | Purdue | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -7 | -1.00 |
| 128 | Oregon State | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -10 | -1.00 |
| 128 | San Jose State | 11 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -11 | -1.00 |
| 128 | UTEP | 11 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 22 | -11 | -1.00 |
| 128 | Nevada | 12 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 27 | -12 | -1.00 |
| 134 | Charlotte | 9 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 19 | -10 | -1.11 |
| 135 | Georgia State | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -11 | -1.22 |
| 136 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 22 | -16 | -1.60 |