2005 Week 12 College Football Team Rankings
2005 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from official ESPN scores.
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0.587 |  Texas (TEXAS) |  B12 | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +54 | Beat Kansas 66–14 |
| 2 | 0 | 0.862 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) |  B10 | 9–1 | 0.900 | 4 | +46 | BYE |
| 3 | 1 | 0.918 |  USC |  PAC | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +47 | Beat California 35–10 |
| 4 | -1 | 0.926 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) |  ACC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 8 | +38 | BYE |
| 5 | 2 | 1.124 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 8–2 | 0.800 | 14 | +39 | Beat Northwestern 48–7 |
| 6 | -1 | 1.154 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 8 | +32 | Beat Wake Forest 47–17 |
| 7 | -1 | 1.315 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) |  SEC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 4 | +35 | Lost to LSU 13–16 |
| 8 | 0 | 1.325 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 4 | +37 | Beat Washington State 34–31 |
| 9 | 6 | 1.339 |  LSU | SEC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 8 | +32 | Beat Alabama 16–13 |
| 10 | 3 | 1.366 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 8–1 | 0.889 | 8 | +29 | Beat Cincinnati 38–0 |
| 11 | 0 | 1.411 |  TCU |  MWC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 3 | +38 | Beat UNLV 51–3 |
| 12 | -2 | 1.447 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 7–3 | 0.700 | 22 | +30 | Beat Indiana 41–14 |
| 13 | 11 | 1.478 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 7–2 | 0.778 | 17 | +28 | Beat Navy 42–21 |
| 14 | 5 | 1.489 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 8 | +22 | Beat Boise State 27–7 |
| 15 | -3 | 1.512 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 17 | +26 | Lost to Auburn 30–31 |
| 16 | 9 | 1.515 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 7–2 | 0.778 | 17 | +25 | Beat Rutgers 56–5 |
| 17 | 1 | 1.579 |  UCLA | PAC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 4 | +30 | Beat Arizona State 45–35 |
| 18 | 4 | 1.618 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 7–3 | 0.700 | 22 | +27 | Beat Michigan State 41–18 |
| 19 | 8 | 1.625 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 14 | +25 | Beat Georgia 31–30 |
| 20 | -6 | 1.708 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 7–3 | 0.700 | 22 | +25 | Lost to Iowa State 16–30 |
| 21 | 2 | 1.720 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 6–3 | 0.667 | 33 | +28 | Beat Texas A&M 36–30 |
| 22 | -5 | 1.722 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 22 | +25 | Lost to South Carolina 22–30 |
| 23 | -3 | 1.732 |  UTEP |  USA | 8–1 | 0.889 | 8 | +19 | Beat FCS 45–0 |
| 24 | -15 | 1.757 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 8–2 | 0.800 | 14 | +21 | Lost to Oklahoma State 17–24 |
| 25 | 8 | 1.780 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 22 | +27 | Beat Florida 30–22 |
| 26 | 3 | 1.824 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 22 | +24 | Beat NC State 30–10 |
| 27 | -11 | 1.831 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 8–3 | 0.727 | 21 | +24 | Lost to Iowa 10–20 |
| 28 | 3 | 2.043 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 5–3 | 0.625 | 39 | +14 | Beat Syracuse 27–0 |
| 29 | 1 | 2.066 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) |  MAC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 17 | +13 | BYE |
| 30 | 8 | 2.117 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 7–3 | 0.700 | 22 | +15 | Beat Colorado 30–16 |
| 31 | -10 | 2.141 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 40 | +21 | Lost to Ohio State 7–48 |
| 32 | -4 | 2.172 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 22 | +14 | Lost to Clemson 14–35 |
| 33 | 1 | 2.194 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 7–3 | 0.700 | 22 | +17 | Beat UAB 27–21 |
| 34 | 2 | 2.233 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 40 | +18 | Beat Baylor 31–16 |
| 35 | -9 | 2.273 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 33 | +18 | Lost to Virginia 17–27 |
| 36 | -4 | 2.298 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 22 | +10 | Lost to Fresno State 7–27 |
| 37 | 6 | 2.354 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 33 | +10 | Beat Georgia Tech 27–17 |
| 38 | 16 | 2.524 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 40 | +10 | Beat Wisconsin 20–10 |
| 39 | 9 | 2.549 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 40 | +8 | Beat Florida State 35–14 |
| 40 | 6 | 2.610 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 50 | +10 | Beat North Carolina 33–30 |
| 41 | 11 | 2.702 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 40 | +10 | Beat Utah 31–27 |
| 42 | 13 | 2.726 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 22 | +4 | Beat Central Michigan 31–24 |
| 43 | 10 | 2.731 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 6–4 | 0.600 | 40 | +7 | Beat East Carolina 45–13 |
| 44 | 3 | 2.734 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 40 | +10 | Beat Kansas State 27–25 |
| 45 | 11 | 2.753 |  BYU | MWC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 40 | +8 | Beat Wyoming 35–21 |
| 46 | -5 | 2.816 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 33 | +2 | BYE |
| 47 | 12 | 2.825 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 68 | +8 | Beat Memphis 20–16 |
| 48 | -9 | 2.827 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 58 | +9 | Lost to UCLA 35–45 |
| 49 | 16 | 2.928 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 5–4 | 0.556 | 50 | +5 | Beat Southern Miss 27–24 |
| 50 | -13 | 2.942 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 68 | +9 | Lost to Maryland 30–33 |
| 51 | -9 | 2.960 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 5–4 | 0.556 | 50 | +4 | Beat Marshall 27–24; Lost to HOUSTON 24–27 |
| 52 | -12 | 2.967 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 40 | +3 | Lost to USC 10–35 |
| 53 | 9 | 2.971 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 50 | +19 | Beat Oregon State 20–17 |
| 54 | -19 | 3.037 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 58 | +7 | Lost to San Diego State 10–30 |
| 55 | 5 | 3.048 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 33 | 0 | Beat Idaho 41–38 |
| 56 | -11 | 3.090 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 5–5 | 0.500 | 58 | +6 | Lost to Texas 14–66 |
| 57 | -13 | 3.114 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 6–4 | 0.600 | 40 | +2 | Lost to Louisville 5–56 |
| 58 | 3 | 3.114 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 33 | 0 | Beat New Mexico State 48–24 |
| 59 | -10 | 3.245 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 58 | +3 | Lost to Western Michigan 24–31 |
| 60 | -9 | 3.262 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 5–5 | 0.500 | 58 | 0 | Lost to Minnesota 18–41 |
| 61 | -11 | 3.311 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 5–5 | 0.500 | 58 | 0 | Lost to Oklahoma 30–36 |
| 62 | 12 | 3.323 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 5–5 | 0.500 | 58 | -3 | Beat UConn 24–0 |
| 63 | 0 | 3.393 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 50 | -3 | BYE |
| 64 | 0 | 3.396 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 50 | -4 | BYE |
| 65 | -7 | 3.537 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 68 | -2 | Lost to Boston College 10–30 |
| 66 | 19 | 3.617 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 4–5 | 0.444 | 68 | 0 | Beat Texas Tech 24–17 |
| 67 | -10 | 3.629 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 58 | -1 | Lost to Stanford 17–20 |
| 68 | -2 | 3.711 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 5–4 | 0.556 | 50 | -6 | Lost to Notre Dame 21–42 |
| 69 | 7 | 3.789 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 4–6 | 0.400 | 80 | -3 | Beat Illinois 37–3 |
| 70 | 17 | 3.931 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) |  SUN | 5–4 | 0.556 | 50 | -6 | Beat Troy 9–3 |
| 71 | -4 | 3.991 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 58 | -7 | Lost to New Mexico 27–31 |
| 72 | -3 | 4.031 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 4–5 | 0.444 | 68 | -7 | Lost to Tennessee 16–20 |
| 73 | -5 | 4.061 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 4–6 | 0.400 | 80 | -7 | Lost to Nebraska 25–27 |
| 74 | -1 | 4.062 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 4–5 | 0.444 | 68 | -4 | Lost to West Virginia 0–38 |
| 75 | -5 | 4.111 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 4–5 | 0.444 | 68 | -6 | Lost to Southern Miss 24–27 |
| 76 | 12 | 4.115 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 80 | -6 | Beat Colorado State 30–10 |
| 77 | 7 | 4.116 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 80 | -1 | Beat Eastern Michigan 26–25 |
| 78 | -6 | 4.124 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 4–6 | 0.400 | 80 | -5 | Lost to Missouri 16–31 |
| 79 | 0 | 4.166 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 68 | -5 | BYE |
| 80 | -9 | 4.306 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 4–5 | 0.444 | 68 | -13 | Lost to Pittsburgh 0–24 |
| 81 | 10 | 4.348 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 92 | -7 | Beat Ole Miss 28–17 |
| 82 | 11 | 4.352 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 5–5 | 0.500 | 58 | -11 | Beat Florida International 28–7 |
| 83 | -8 | 4.361 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 80 | -10 | Lost to BYU 21–35 |
| 84 | -6 | 4.376 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 4–6 | 0.400 | 80 | -10 | Lost to Michigan 14–41 |
| 85 | 7 | 4.458 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 80 | -10 | Beat Utah State 50–23 |
| 86 | -5 | 4.518 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 91 | -10 | Lost to Miami 17–47 |
| 87 | -4 | 4.569 |  UAB | USA | 4–5 | 0.444 | 68 | -14 | Lost to UCF 21–27 |
| 88 | -6 | 4.603 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 98 | -12 | Lost to Oregon 31–34 |
| 89 | -12 | 4.677 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 80 | -10 | Lost to Kentucky 43–48 |
| 90 | 0 | 4.692 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 68 | -12 | BYE |
| 91 | -2 | 5.082 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 3–5 | 0.375 | 90 | -12 | Lost to UL Monroe 31–34 |
| 92 | -12 | 5.086 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 98 | -14 | Lost to Washington 14–38 |
| 93 | -7 | 5.182 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 98 | -15 | Lost to Ball State 25–26 |
| 94 | 9 | 5.202 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 4–5 | 0.444 | 68 | -6 | Beat Middle Tennessee 34–31 |
| 95 | 0 | 5.249 |  Troy (TROY) | SUN | 4–6 | 0.400 | 80 | -20 | Lost to Arkansas State 3–9 |
| 96 | 2 | 5.276 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 3–6 | 0.333 | 92 | -16 | Beat FCS 34–27 |
| 97 | 7 | 5.339 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 92 | -16 | Beat Vanderbilt 48–43 |
| 98 | -2 | 5.559 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 3–6 | 0.333 | 92 | -19 | Lost to Tulsa 13–45 |
| 99 | 1 | 5.583 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 103 | -17 | BYE |
| 100 | -6 | 5.643 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 92 | -19 | Lost to Arkansas 17–28 |
| 101 | -4 | 5.811 |  SMU | USA | 3–6 | 0.333 | 92 | -18 | BYE |
| 102 | 3 | 5.872 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 108 | -20 | Beat Arizona 38–14 |
| 103 | -2 | 5.924 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 98 | -23 | BYE |
| 104 | -5 | 6.380 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 2–8 | 0.200 | 108 | -24 | Lost to Purdue 3–37 |
| 105 | -3 | 6.462 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 103 | -23 | Lost to Hawai'i 23–50 |
| 106 | 2 | 6.818 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 1–8 | 0.111 | 112 | -28 | Lost to South Florida 0–27 |
| 107 | -1 | 6.878 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–7 | 0.222 | 103 | -29 | Lost to Rice 34–42 |
| 108 | 9 | 6.905 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 2–8 | 0.200 | 108 | -28 | Beat North Texas 26–23 |
| 109 | 0 | 6.983 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 2–6 | 0.250 | 102 | -26 | Lost to Louisiana 7–28 |
| 110 | -3 | 7.074 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 2–7 | 0.222 | 103 | -28 | Lost to Florida Atlantic 23–26 |
| 111 | 0 | 7.126 |  UNLV | MWC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 108 | -31 | Lost to TCU 3–51 |
| 112 | 4 | 7.235 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 1–8 | 0.111 | 112 | -25 | Beat Tulane 42–34 |
| 113 | -3 | 7.397 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 1–9 | 0.100 | 115 | -32 | BYE |
| 114 | 1 | 7.536 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 103 | -34 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 38–41 |
| 115 | -1 | 7.623 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 0–10 | 0.000 | 118 | -35 | Lost to Nevada 24–48 |
| 116 | -3 | 7.655 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND FBSI | 0–10 | 0.000 | 118 | -32 | BYE |
| 117 | 2 | 7.961 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 1–9 | 0.100 | 115 | -38 | Beat Kent State 10–6 |
| 118 | 0 | 8.041 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 1–8 | 0.111 | 112 | -37 | BYE |
| 119 | -7 | 8.208 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 1–9 | 0.100 | 115 | -44 | Lost to Buffalo 6–10 |