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 | UCLA | 8 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 1.88 |
| 2 | New Mexico | 8 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 2.13 |
| 3 | Memphis | 8 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 4 | North Dakota State | 8 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 5 | Tulsa | 8 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 5 | Baylor | 8 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Coastal Carolina | 8 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 8 | Notre Dame | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1.86 |
| 8 | Louisiana | 7 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 8 | Boston College | 8 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 11 | Northwestern | 7 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1.43 |
| 11 | Central Michigan | 6 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 11 | UTSA | 7 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 11 | Penn State | 7 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Massachusetts | 8 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 11 | Washington | 6 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 11 | Troy | 7 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 11 | Arkansas State | 8 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 11 | Texas Tech | 6 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 11 | Delaware | 8 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 11 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 11 | James Madison | 9 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0.22 |
| 11 | Old Dominion | 9 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 20 | -7 | -0.78 |
| 24 | Fresno State | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1.50 |
| 24 | Missouri | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1.33 |
| 24 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Georgia Southern | 7 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 24 | Colorado State | 7 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 24 | Western Michigan | 8 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 24 | Utah | 7 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 24 | North Texas | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 24 | Appalachian State | 8 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 33 | Kentucky | 5 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1.80 |
| 33 | Alabama | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 33 | Louisville | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 33 | Middle Tennessee State | 8 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 33 | Liberty | 8 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 33 | Toledo | 8 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 33 | Eastern Michigan | 9 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 33 | TCU | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 12 | -1 | -0.14 |
| 33 | East Carolina | 7 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -2 | -0.29 |
| 42 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 42 | Nebraska | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 42 | Georgia | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 42 | Clemson | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 42 | UCF | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 42 | Syracuse | 8 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 42 | Southern Miss | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -1 | -0.13 |
| 42 | UNLV | 8 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -1 | -0.13 |
| 42 | Oklahoma State | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -1 | -0.14 |
| 42 | New Mexico State | 7 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -1 | -0.14 |
| 42 | UAB | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 12 | -2 | -0.25 |
| 42 | San Diego State | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -2 | -0.25 |
| 42 | Bowling Green | 9 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -3 | -0.33 |
| 42 | Tulane | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -3 | -0.38 |
| 42 | Sacramento State | 9 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 15 | -5 | -0.56 |
| 42 | Marshall | 8 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -5 | -0.63 |
| 58 | Iowa State | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 58 | Purdue | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 58 | Miami (FL) | 7 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 58 | South Alabama | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 58 | USF | 8 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 58 | Duke | 8 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 58 | Virginia | 8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 58 | West Virginia | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 58 | California | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 58 | Iowa | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 58 | NC State | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 58 | Kennesaw State | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 58 | FIU | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -2 | -0.25 |
| 58 | Buffalo | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 12 | -3 | -0.38 |
| 58 | Georgia State | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -4 | -0.50 |
| 73 | Houston | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 73 | Oregon | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 73 | Boise State | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 73 | Minnesota | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 73 | Hawaii | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 73 | Miami (OH) | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 73 | UTEP | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 73 | North Carolina | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 73 | LSU | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 73 | San Jose State | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 73 | Missouri State | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -1 | -0.13 |
| 73 | Michigan | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -2 | -0.33 |
| 73 | Akron | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -6 | -0.86 |
| 86 | Texas A&M | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 86 | Maryland | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 86 | Ole Miss | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 86 | Indiana | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 86 | Oregon State | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 86 | BYU | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 86 | Connecticut | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 86 | Air Force | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 86 | Tennessee | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -1 | -0.20 |
| 86 | Temple | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -2 | -0.25 |
| 86 | Utah State | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -3 | -0.50 |
| 86 | Wyoming | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -4 | -0.50 |
| 86 | Jacksonville State | 8 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -5 | -0.63 |
| 86 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -4 | -0.67 |
| 86 | Rutgers | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -5 | -0.83 |
| 86 | Kent State | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -6 | -0.86 |
| 102 | Cincinnati | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 102 | Florida | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 102 | Army | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 102 | Illinois | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 102 | Arizona | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -1 | -0.17 |
| 102 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -1 | -0.20 |
| 102 | USC | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | -0.25 |
| 102 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -3 | -0.43 |
| 102 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 10 | -4 | -0.50 |
| 102 | Ohio | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 10 | -4 | -0.50 |
| 102 | SMU | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -5 | -0.63 |
| 102 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -5 | -0.63 |
| 114 | Wake Forest | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 114 | Texas | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 114 | Stanford | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 114 | Kansas State | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 114 | Arkansas | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 114 | Auburn | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 114 | Sam Houston State | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -1 | -0.14 |
| 114 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -1 | -0.17 |
| 114 | Rice | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | -2 | -0.29 |
| 114 | Ball State | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | -0.43 |
| 114 | Arizona State | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -3 | -0.50 |
| 114 | Kansas | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 | -0.67 |
| 114 | Florida State | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -4 | -0.67 |
| 114 | Washington State | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -6 | -0.86 |
| 114 | Colorado | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 11 | -6 | -1.00 |
| 114 | Charlotte | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -10 | -1.43 |
| 130 | Oklahoma | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 130 | Wisconsin | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 130 | Ohio State | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 130 | Texas State | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 | -0.50 |
| 130 | Navy | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 10 | -6 | -0.86 |
| 135 | Michigan State | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -3 | -0.50 |
| 135 | Nevada | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -9 | -1.29 |
| 137 | South Carolina | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -5 | -1.25 |
| 138 | Mississippi State | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | -0.67 |