2026 National Leaders Turnover Margin - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/31/2026
| Name | G | Fum. Gain | Int. Gain | Total Gain | Fum. Lost | Int. Lost | Total Lost | Margin | Margin/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico | 8 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 2.13 |
| 2 | UCLA | 8 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 1.88 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1.86 |
| 4 | Kentucky | 5 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1.80 |
| 5 | Alabama | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 6 | Fresno State | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Northwestern | 7 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1.43 |
| 8 | Missouri | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1.33 |
| 9 | North Dakota State | 8 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 9 | Tulsa | 8 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 9 | Iowa State | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 9 | Texas A&M | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 13 | Central Michigan | 6 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 14 | UTSA | 7 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 15 | Penn State | 7 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Purdue | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Massachusetts | 8 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 19 | Georgia Southern | 7 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 19 | Miami (FL) | 7 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 21 | Washington | 6 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 21 | Louisville | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 23 | Cincinnati | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 24 | Memphis | 8 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 25 | Troy | 7 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 25 | Colorado State | 7 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 25 | South Alabama | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 28 | Houston | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 28 | Florida | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 30 | Arkansas State | 8 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 30 | Western Michigan | 8 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 30 | Middle Tennessee State | 8 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 30 | Liberty | 8 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 30 | USF | 8 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 35 | Oregon | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 36 | Utah | 7 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 36 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 36 | Nebraska | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 39 | Baylor | 8 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 39 | Duke | 8 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 39 | Virginia | 8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 39 | Texas Tech | 6 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 39 | Georgia | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 39 | Maryland | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 39 | Ole Miss | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 46 | Louisiana | 7 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 46 | North Texas | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 46 | West Virginia | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 46 | California | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 46 | Iowa | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 46 | Wake Forest | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 52 | Delaware | 8 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 52 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 52 | Boise State | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 52 | Indiana | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 56 | Clemson | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 56 | UCF | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 56 | Oregon State | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 59 | Coastal Carolina | 8 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 59 | Boston College | 8 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 59 | Appalachian State | 8 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 59 | Army | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 59 | Texas | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 64 | James Madison | 9 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0.22 |
| 65 | Minnesota | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 65 | BYU | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 65 | Stanford | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 68 | Hawaii | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 69 | Toledo | 8 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 69 | Miami (OH) | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 71 | Eastern Michigan | 9 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 71 | Syracuse | 8 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 71 | NC State | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 71 | Kennesaw State | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 71 | UTEP | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 71 | North Carolina | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 71 | LSU | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 71 | San Jose State | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 71 | Connecticut | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 71 | Air Force | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 71 | Illinois | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 71 | Kansas State | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 71 | Arkansas | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 71 | Auburn | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 71 | Oklahoma | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 71 | Wisconsin | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 87 | Southern Miss | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -1 | -0.13 |
| 87 | UNLV | 8 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -1 | -0.13 |
| 87 | Missouri State | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -1 | -0.13 |
| 90 | TCU | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 12 | -1 | -0.14 |
| 90 | Oklahoma State | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -1 | -0.14 |
| 90 | New Mexico State | 7 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -1 | -0.14 |
| 90 | Sam Houston State | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -1 | -0.14 |
| 94 | Arizona | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -1 | -0.17 |
| 94 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -1 | -0.17 |
| 96 | Tennessee | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -1 | -0.20 |
| 96 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -1 | -0.20 |
| 98 | Ohio State | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 98 | UAB | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 12 | -2 | -0.25 |
| 98 | San Diego State | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -2 | -0.25 |
| 98 | FIU | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -2 | -0.25 |
| 98 | Temple | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -2 | -0.25 |
| 98 | USC | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | -0.25 |
| 104 | East Carolina | 7 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -2 | -0.29 |
| 104 | Rice | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | -2 | -0.29 |
| 106 | Michigan | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -2 | -0.33 |
| 106 | Bowling Green | 9 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -3 | -0.33 |
| 108 | Tulane | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -3 | -0.38 |
| 108 | Buffalo | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 12 | -3 | -0.38 |
| 110 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -3 | -0.43 |
| 110 | Ball State | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | -0.43 |
| 112 | Utah State | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -3 | -0.50 |
| 112 | Arizona State | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -3 | -0.50 |
| 112 | Texas State | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 | -0.50 |
| 112 | Michigan State | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -3 | -0.50 |
| 112 | Georgia State | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -4 | -0.50 |
| 112 | Wyoming | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -4 | -0.50 |
| 112 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 10 | -4 | -0.50 |
| 112 | Ohio | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 10 | -4 | -0.50 |
| 120 | Sacramento State | 9 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 15 | -5 | -0.56 |
| 121 | Marshall | 8 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -5 | -0.63 |
| 121 | Jacksonville State | 8 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -5 | -0.63 |
| 121 | SMU | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -5 | -0.63 |
| 121 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -5 | -0.63 |
| 125 | Mississippi State | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | -0.67 |
| 125 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -4 | -0.67 |
| 125 | Kansas | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 | -0.67 |
| 125 | Florida State | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -4 | -0.67 |
| 129 | Old Dominion | 9 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 20 | -7 | -0.78 |
| 130 | Rutgers | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -5 | -0.83 |
| 131 | Akron | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -6 | -0.86 |
| 131 | Kent State | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -6 | -0.86 |
| 131 | Washington State | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -6 | -0.86 |
| 131 | Navy | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 10 | -6 | -0.86 |
| 135 | Colorado | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 11 | -6 | -1.00 |
| 136 | South Carolina | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -5 | -1.25 |
| 137 | Nevada | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -9 | -1.29 |
| 138 | Charlotte | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -10 | -1.43 |