2010 Week 12 College Football Team Rankings
2010 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 | 0.826 |  Auburn (AUBURN) |  SEC | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +59 | Beat Georgia 49–31 |
| 2 | 2 | 0.967 |  TCU |  MWC | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +50 | Beat San Diego State 40–35 |
| 3 | -1 | 0.975 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +38 | Beat Idaho 52–14 |
| 4 | -1 | 1.041 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) |  B12 | 9–1 | 0.900 | 5 | +44 | Beat Texas 33–16 |
| 5 | 1 | 1.070 |  Oregon (OREGON) |  PAC | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +39 | Beat California 15–13 |
| 6 | 1 | 1.079 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 9–1 | 0.900 | 5 | +39 | Beat Penn State 38–14 |
| 7 | -2 | 1.096 |  LSU | SEC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 5 | +43 | Beat UL Monroe 51–0 |
| 8 | 1 | 1.160 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 9–1 | 0.900 | 5 | +40 | BYE |
| 9 | 1 | 1.191 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 8–2 | 0.800 | 13 | +37 | Beat Kansas State 38–28 |
| 10 | 2 | 1.251 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 13 | +35 | Beat Mississippi State 30–10 |
| 11 | 2 | 1.328 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 5 | +34 | Beat Arizona State 17–13 |
| 12 | 2 | 1.388 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 9–1 | 0.900 | 5 | +32 | Beat Indiana 83–20 |
| 13 | 4 | 1.396 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 8–2 | 0.800 | 13 | +34 | Beat Texas Tech 45–7 |
| 14 | 1 | 1.400 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 13 | +33 | Beat UTEP 58–21 |
| 15 | -4 | 1.411 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 9–1 | 0.900 | 5 | +34 | Beat Kansas 20–3 |
| 16 | -8 | 1.500 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 7–3 | 0.700 | 21 | +28 | Lost to Northwestern 17–21 |
| 17 | 2 | 1.533 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 5 | +27 | Beat Fresno State 35–34 |
| 18 | 5 | 1.649 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 7–3 | 0.700 | 21 | +26 | Beat Baylor 42–30 |
| 19 | 3 | 1.673 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) |  ACC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 13 | +37 | Beat North Carolina 26–10 |
| 20 | 12 | 1.743 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 21 | +25 | Beat Florida 36–14 |
| 21 | 3 | 1.776 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 21 | +24 | BYE |
| 22 | 4 | 1.846 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 21 | +21 | Beat Georgia Tech 35–10 |
| 23 | 10 | 1.863 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 21 | +19 | Beat Clemson 16–13 |
| 24 | 5 | 1.933 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 21 | +18 | Beat Wake Forest 38–3 |
| 25 | -7 | 1.939 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 21 | +23 | Lost to Alabama 10–30 |
| 26 | -10 | 1.952 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 13 | +21 | Lost to Notre Dame 3–28 |
| 27 | 9 | 1.955 |  USC | PAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 21 | +24 | Beat Arizona 24–21 |
| 28 | -8 | 2.021 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 21 | +18 | Lost to USC 21–24 |
| 29 | 1 | 2.079 |  Temple (TEMPLE) |  MAC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 13 | +16 | BYE |
| 30 | 5 | 2.104 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 7–3 | 0.700 | 21 | +17 | Beat Purdue 27–16 |
| 31 | 8 | 2.138 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 13 | +14 | Beat Toledo 65–30 |
| 32 | -11 | 2.140 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 46 | +20 | Lost to South Carolina 14–36 |
| 33 | 9 | 2.194 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 21 | +14 | Beat Virginia 42–23 |
| 34 | -7 | 2.223 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) |  USA | 7–3 | 0.700 | 21 | +12 | Lost to Southern Miss 21–31 |
| 35 | 10 | 2.281 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 6–3 | 0.667 | 41 | +14 | Beat Cincinnati 37–10 |
| 36 | -8 | 2.316 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 46 | +17 | Lost to Ohio State 14–38 |
| 37 | 21 | 2.347 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 5–5 | 0.500 | 59 | +15 | Beat Utah 28–3 |
| 38 | 2 | 2.365 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 44 | +17 | Beat New Mexico 48–23 |
| 39 | 4 | 2.368 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 6–4 | 0.600 | 46 | +17 | Beat UAB 54–42 |
| 40 | -2 | 2.397 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 21 | +12 | Lost to TCU 35–40 |
| 41 | -10 | 2.399 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 46 | +15 | Lost to Virginia Tech 10–26 |
| 42 | 8 | 2.425 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 7–3 | 0.700 | 21 | +9 | Beat Houston 28–25 |
| 43 | 5 | 2.430 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 7–3 | 0.700 | 21 | +11 | Beat Central Michigan 38–37 |
| 44 | -19 | 2.437 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 46 | +15 | Lost to Missouri 28–38 |
| 45 | 11 | 2.479 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 7–3 | 0.700 | 21 | +9 | Beat UCF 31–21 |
| 46 | 8 | 2.592 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 7–3 | 0.700 | 21 | +9 | Beat Iowa 21–17 |
| 47 | -10 | 2.714 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 44 | +12 | Lost to Texas A&M 30–42 |
| 48 | 9 | 2.731 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 6–3 | 0.667 | 41 | +8 | Beat Louisville 24–21 |
| 49 | 6 | 2.739 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 7–3 | 0.700 | 21 | +4 | Beat Rutgers 13–10 |
| 50 | -1 | 2.746 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 21 | +2 | BYE |
| 51 | -5 | 2.759 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 59 | +7 | Lost to Florida State 13–16 |
| 52 | -11 | 2.771 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 5–4 | 0.556 | 54 | +6 | Lost to UConn 28–30 |
| 53 | -19 | 2.861 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 5–5 | 0.500 | 59 | +6 | Lost to Minnesota 34–38 |
| 54 | -10 | 2.946 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 46 | +10 | Lost to Northern Illinois 30–65 |
| 55 | -8 | 2.950 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 41 | +4 | Lost to Nevada 34–35 |
| 56 | -4 | 3.126 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 5–5 | 0.500 | 59 | +7 | Lost to Oklahoma 7–45 |
| 57 | 10 | 3.203 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 6–4 | 0.600 | 46 | +1 | Beat Kent State 45–28 |
| 58 | 1 | 3.216 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 59 | +2 | Lost to Oregon 13–15 |
| 59 | 12 | 3.263 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 5–4 | 0.556 | 54 | 0 | Beat Pittsburgh 30–28 |
| 60 | 13 | 3.399 |  BYU | MWC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 59 | +3 | Beat Colorado State 49–10 |
| 61 | 4 | 3.423 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 57 | -3 | Beat Vanderbilt 38–20 |
| 62 | 14 | 3.473 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 59 | -2 | Beat Duke 21–16 |
| 63 | 5 | 3.537 |  SMU | USA | 5–5 | 0.500 | 59 | 0 | BYE |
| 64 | 0 | 3.542 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 70 | -4 | Lost to Auburn 31–49 |
| 65 | -12 | 3.558 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 70 | +2 | Lost to Colorado 14–34 |
| 66 | -4 | 3.572 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 5–5 | 0.500 | 59 | -6 | Lost to Tulsa 25–28 |
| 67 | 3 | 3.616 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 46 | 0 | Beat Bowling Green 24–21 |
| 68 | -8 | 3.678 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 59 | -5 | Lost to Miami 10–35 |
| 69 | -6 | 3.705 |  UCLA | PAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 72 | +2 | BYE |
| 70 | -19 | 3.809 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 72 | +1 | Lost to Washington State 14–31 |
| 71 | -5 | 3.822 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 5–5 | 0.500 | 59 | -6 | Lost to South Florida 21–24 |
| 72 | 12 | 3.905 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 77 | -5 | Beat New Mexico State 41–20 |
| 73 | -1 | 3.920 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 4–5 | 0.444 | 72 | -5 | Lost to Syracuse 10–13 |
| 74 | -13 | 3.943 |  Troy (TROY) |  SUN | 5–4 | 0.556 | 54 | -5 | Lost to Florida International 35–52 |
| 75 | 0 | 3.967 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 95 | +2 | BYE |
| 76 | -7 | 4.052 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 4–6 | 0.400 | 77 | -4 | Lost to Oklahoma State 16–33 |
| 77 | 10 | 4.122 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 77 | -8 | Beat Ole Miss 52–14 |
| 78 | 1 | 4.178 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 77 | -10 | Lost to Stanford 13–17 |
| 79 | 15 | 4.179 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 4–5 | 0.444 | 72 | -6 | Beat Troy 52–35 |
| 80 | 8 | 4.214 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 4–6 | 0.400 | 77 | -5 | Beat Memphis 28–13 |
| 81 | -3 | 4.217 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 4–6 | 0.400 | 77 | -10 | Lost to Wisconsin 20–83 |
| 82 | 7 | 4.235 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 4–6 | 0.400 | 77 | -5 | Beat Iowa State 34–14 |
| 83 | -3 | 4.253 |  UTEP | USA | 6–5 | 0.545 | 57 | -15 | Lost to Arkansas 21–58 |
| 84 | -10 | 4.265 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 3–6 | 0.333 | 95 | -6 | Lost to West Virginia 10–37 |
| 85 | -4 | 4.277 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 4–6 | 0.400 | 77 | -6 | Lost to Michigan 16–27 |
| 86 | 5 | 4.382 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 77 | -10 | Beat San José State 38–34 |
| 87 | -10 | 4.479 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 77 | 0 | Lost to Tennessee 14–52 |
| 88 | -2 | 4.492 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 77 | -11 | Lost to Boise State 14–52 |
| 89 | -7 | 4.533 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 77 | -17 | Lost to Maryland 23–42 |
| 90 | 5 | 4.702 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 4–6 | 0.400 | 77 | -14 | Beat Rice 54–49 |
| 91 | -1 | 4.751 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 4–6 | 0.400 | 77 | -9 | Lost to LSU 0–51 |
| 92 | -7 | 4.772 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 77 | -17 | Lost to Army 28–45 |
| 93 | 6 | 4.817 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 4–5 | 0.444 | 72 | -12 | Beat Louisiana 24–23 |
| 94 | 4 | 4.971 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 77 | -21 | Beat Eastern Michigan 45–30 |
| 95 | -12 | 4.992 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 4–6 | 0.400 | 77 | -17 | Lost to Western Kentucky 35–36 |
| 96 | -3 | 5.066 |  UAB | USA | 3–7 | 0.300 | 98 | -14 | Lost to East Carolina 42–54 |
| 97 | -5 | 5.069 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 98 | -16 | Lost to Boston College 16–21 |
| 98 | 3 | 5.509 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 102 | -26 | Lost to Navy 37–38 |
| 99 | -3 | 5.550 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 102 | -18 | Lost to BYU 10–49 |
| 100 | -3 | 5.587 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 3–7 | 0.300 | 98 | -10 | Lost to Nebraska 3–20 |
| 101 | 2 | 5.647 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 104 | -22 | Lost to NC State 3–38 |
| 102 | 6 | 5.770 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 2–9 | 0.182 | 113 | -13 | Beat Illinois 38–34 |
| 103 | -3 | 5.858 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 104 | -23 | Lost to Kentucky 20–38 |
| 104 | 3 | 6.082 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 104 | -26 | Lost to Miami (OH) 21–24 |
| 105 | -3 | 6.213 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 104 | -27 | Lost to Ball State 3–20 |
| 106 | 6 | 6.220 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 113 | -25 | Beat Oregon State 31–14 |
| 107 | -3 | 6.244 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 2–8 | 0.200 | 104 | -27 | Lost to Tulane 49–54 |
| 108 | 5 | 6.346 |  UNLV | MWC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 104 | -23 | Beat Wyoming 42–16 |
| 109 | 5 | 6.512 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 94 | -29 | Beat Buffalo 20–3 |
| 110 | 5 | 6.549 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 3–7 | 0.300 | 98 | -31 | Beat Middle Tennessee 23–17 |
| 111 | -6 | 6.738 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 113 | -31 | Lost to UNLV 16–42 |
| 112 | -6 | 6.855 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 3–6 | 0.333 | 95 | -34 | Lost to North Texas 17–23 |
| 113 | 6 | 7.056 |  Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | SUN | 2–8 | 0.200 | 104 | -32 | Beat Arkansas State 36–35 |
| 114 | -3 | 7.158 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 2–8 | 0.200 | 104 | -32 | Lost to Florida Atlantic 23–24 |
| 115 | -6 | 7.277 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 1–9 | 0.100 | 116 | -23 | Lost to Utah State 34–38 |
| 116 | -6 | 7.335 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 104 | -34 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 20–41 |
| 117 | -1 | 7.777 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 1–9 | 0.100 | 116 | -37 | Lost to Marshall 13–28 |
| 118 | -1 | 8.263 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–9 | 0.100 | 116 | -40 | Lost to Western Michigan 30–45 |
| 119 | -1 | 8.341 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 1–9 | 0.100 | 116 | -41 | Lost to Air Force 23–48 |
| 120 | 0 | 9.024 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 0–10 | 0.000 | 120 | -40 | BYE |