2011 Week 12 College Football Team Rankings
2011 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 | 1 | 0.720 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) |  B12 | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +54 | Beat Texas Tech 66–6 |
| 2 | -1 | 0.738 |  LSU |  SEC | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +54 | Beat Western Kentucky 42–9 |
| 3 | 1 | 0.880 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 8–1 | 0.889 | 11 | +41 | BYE |
| 4 | 1 | 0.923 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 4 | +46 | Beat Mississippi State 24–7 |
| 5 | -2 | 1.020 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) |  MWC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 11 | +38 | Lost to TCU 35–36 |
| 6 | 2 | 1.045 |  Oregon (OREGON) |  PAC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 4 | +41 | Beat Stanford 53–30 |
| 7 | 5 | 1.181 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) |  B10 | 8–2 | 0.800 | 13 | +36 | Beat Illinois 31–14 |
| 8 | -1 | 1.232 |  Houston (HOUSTON) |  USA | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +35 | Beat Tulane 73–17 |
| 9 | 0 | 1.272 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) |  ACC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 4 | +37 | Beat Wake Forest 31–28 |
| 10 | 1 | 1.275 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 4 | +38 | Beat Georgia Tech 37–26 |
| 11 | -5 | 1.308 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 4 | +34 | Lost to Oregon 30–53 |
| 12 | 2 | 1.386 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 4 | +32 | Beat Tennessee 49–7 |
| 13 | 5 | 1.416 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B10 | 8–2 | 0.800 | 13 | +32 | Beat Penn State 17–14 |
| 14 | -1 | 1.420 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 9–1 | 0.900 | 4 | +33 | Beat UCF 30–29 |
| 15 | 5 | 1.434 |  TCU | MWC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 13 | +29 | Beat Boise State 36–35 |
| 16 | -6 | 1.438 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 8–2 | 0.800 | 13 | +32 | Lost to Nebraska 14–17 |
| 17 | -1 | 1.486 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 13 | +34 | Beat Florida 17–12 |
| 18 | 1 | 1.537 |  USC | PAC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 13 | +31 | Beat Washington 40–17 |
| 19 | 2 | 1.555 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 8–2 | 0.800 | 13 | +28 | Beat Iowa 37–21 |
| 20 | 2 | 1.563 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 13 | +28 | Beat Auburn 45–7 |
| 21 | -4 | 1.581 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 8–2 | 0.800 | 13 | +21 | Beat Minnesota 42–13 |
| 22 | 1 | 1.619 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 8–2 | 0.800 | 13 | +31 | Beat Texas A&M 53–50 |
| 23 | 3 | 1.735 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +26 | Beat Maryland 45–21 |
| 24 | 4 | 1.808 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) |  SUN | 8–2 | 0.800 | 13 | +23 | Beat Louisiana 30–21 |
| 25 | -10 | 2.018 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 6–3 | 0.667 | 36 | +21 | Lost to Missouri 5–17 |
| 26 | -2 | 2.051 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 7–2 | 0.778 | 24 | +16 | Lost to West Virginia 21–24 |
| 27 | -2 | 2.085 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +17 | Lost to Virginia Tech 26–37 |
| 28 | 4 | 2.113 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +23 | Beat Marshall 59–17 |
| 29 | 7 | 2.122 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +17 | Beat Army 27–12 |
| 30 | 7 | 2.154 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +18 | Beat Cincinnati 24–21 |
| 31 | 7 | 2.202 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +14 | Beat Miami 23–19 |
| 32 | 8 | 2.295 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 6–3 | 0.667 | 36 | +16 | Beat Kansas 31–30 |
| 33 | -6 | 2.315 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +20 | Lost to Georgia 7–45 |
| 34 | -4 | 2.394 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 5–5 | 0.500 | 59 | +15 | Lost to Kansas State 50–53 |
| 35 | 4 | 2.398 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +14 | BYE |
| 36 | -7 | 2.412 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +12 | Lost to Michigan 14–31 |
| 37 | -2 | 2.445 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 8–3 | 0.727 | 25 | +14 | Lost to Arkansas State 21–30 |
| 38 | 6 | 2.455 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) |  MAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +12 | Beat Western Michigan 66–63 |
| 39 | -5 | 2.474 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +15 | Lost to USC 17–40 |
| 40 | 2 | 2.518 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +10 | Beat Duke 31–21 |
| 41 | -10 | 2.602 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +10 | Lost to Purdue 23–26 |
| 42 | 9 | 2.632 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 36 | +9 | Beat Colorado State 18–15 |
| 43 | 6 | 2.635 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +7 | Beat Central Michigan 43–28 |
| 44 | 8 | 2.638 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 36 | +11 | Beat Hawai'i 42–28 |
| 45 | 1 | 2.639 |  BYU | IND FBSI | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +8 | Beat Idaho 42–7 |
| 46 | 13 | 2.675 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 5–5 | 0.500 | 59 | +10 | Beat Texas 17–5 |
| 47 | 13 | 2.697 |  Utah (UTAH) | PAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +7 | Beat UCLA 31–6 |
| 48 | 5 | 2.716 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +6 | Beat Bowling Green 45–14 |
| 49 | -16 | 2.725 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +7 | Lost to Washington State 27–37 |
| 50 | 13 | 2.752 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 36 | +8 | Beat Air Force 25–17 |
| 51 | 20 | 2.805 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 5–4 | 0.556 | 57 | +8 | Beat Syracuse 37–17 |
| 52 | -7 | 2.834 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +6 | Lost to Michigan State 21–37 |
| 53 | -10 | 2.875 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 59 | +5 | Lost to Florida State 19–23 |
| 54 | 8 | 2.916 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +5 | Beat Oregon State 23–6 |
| 55 | -14 | 2.933 |  SMU | USA | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +6 | Lost to Navy 17–24 |
| 56 | 8 | 2.966 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | MAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | 0 | Beat Miami (OH) 24–21 |
| 57 | -9 | 2.988 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 59 | +5 | Lost to Alabama 7–24 |
| 58 | -11 | 2.992 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 59 | +6 | Lost to South Carolina 12–17 |
| 59 | 6 | 3.095 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +3 | Beat Ole Miss 27–7 |
| 60 | 7 | 3.133 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +8 | BYE |
| 61 | -5 | 3.158 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 59 | +4 | Lost to Clemson 28–31 |
| 62 | 4 | 3.208 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | -1 | Beat Florida Atlantic 41–7 |
| 63 | 11 | 3.237 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 59 | +2 | Beat Kentucky 38–8 |
| 64 | 9 | 3.273 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | -1 | Beat Buffalo 30–17 |
| 65 | -15 | 3.309 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 5–5 | 0.500 | 59 | +2 | Lost to Pittsburgh 14–21 |
| 66 | 9 | 3.317 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 5–5 | 0.500 | 59 | 0 | Beat Louisville 21–14 |
| 67 | -13 | 3.324 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 59 | 0 | Lost to Toledo 63–66 |
| 68 | 9 | 3.348 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 5–5 | 0.500 | 59 | 0 | Beat Ohio State 26–23 |
| 69 | -11 | 3.376 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 5–5 | 0.500 | 59 | +3 | Lost to Oklahoma State 6–66 |
| 70 | -15 | 3.442 |  UCLA | PAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 59 | +5 | Lost to Utah 6–31 |
| 71 | -10 | 3.521 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 5–5 | 0.500 | 59 | +1 | Lost to South Florida 17–37 |
| 72 | -4 | 3.552 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 5–4 | 0.556 | 57 | +1 | BYE |
| 73 | 5 | 3.592 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 5–5 | 0.500 | 59 | -4 | Beat Rice 28–6 |
| 74 | -5 | 3.612 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 59 | -4 | Lost to Wyoming 17–25 |
| 75 | -18 | 3.653 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 59 | -4 | Lost to Boston College 10–14 |
| 76 | -6 | 3.683 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 81 | 0 | Lost to Arkansas 7–49 |
| 77 | -5 | 3.803 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 4–6 | 0.400 | 81 | +3 | Lost to Tulsa 17–59 |
| 78 | 5 | 3.837 |  UTEP | USA | 5–5 | 0.500 | 59 | -3 | Beat East Carolina 22–17 |
| 79 | -3 | 3.960 |  Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | SUN | 5–5 | 0.500 | 59 | +5 | Lost to LSU 9–42 |
| 80 | 6 | 4.036 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 4–6 | 0.400 | 81 | -7 | Beat SMU 24–17 |
| 81 | -2 | 4.171 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 4–6 | 0.400 | 81 | -3 | Lost to UTEP 17–22 |
| 82 | 6 | 4.299 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 79 | -10 | Beat San José State 34–33 |
| 83 | -3 | 4.324 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 59 | -12 | Lost to Nevada 28–42 |
| 84 | 5 | 4.336 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 4–6 | 0.400 | 81 | -7 | Beat Troy 38–33 |
| 85 | -3 | 4.358 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 4–6 | 0.400 | 81 | -14 | Lost to Southern Miss 29–30 |
| 86 | -1 | 4.417 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 4–5 | 0.444 | 79 | -10 | BYE |
| 87 | 3 | 4.512 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 81 | -10 | Beat Akron 35–3 |
| 88 | 8 | 4.528 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 81 | -12 | Beat Arizona State 37–27 |
| 89 | -5 | 4.576 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 81 | -12 | Lost to Northern Illinois 14–45 |
| 90 | -9 | 4.803 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 81 | -12 | Lost to Vanderbilt 8–38 |
| 91 | -4 | 4.876 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 3–7 | 0.300 | 94 | -9 | Lost to Northwestern 6–28 |
| 92 | 10 | 5.088 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 81 | -17 | Beat Fresno State 48–45 |
| 93 | -2 | 5.138 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 81 | -19 | Lost to Temple 21–24 |
| 94 | 0 | 5.201 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 94 | -7 | Lost to Virginia 21–31 |
| 95 | 6 | 5.214 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 3–7 | 0.300 | 94 | -21 | Beat Middle Tennessee 42–14 |
| 96 | -4 | 5.388 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 94 | -17 | Lost to Utah State 33–34 |
| 97 | 1 | 5.410 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 3–7 | 0.300 | 94 | -22 | Lost to Rutgers 12–27 |
| 98 | -3 | 5.462 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 2–8 | 0.200 | 105 | -14 | Lost to Baylor 30–31 |
| 99 | 9 | 5.515 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 94 | -21 | Beat NC State 14–10 |
| 100 | -1 | 5.560 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 105 | -22 | Lost to Notre Dame 21–45 |
| 101 | -4 | 5.654 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 94 | -22 | Lost to New Mexico State 45–48 |
| 102 | 2 | 5.789 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 2–8 | 0.200 | 105 | -11 | Lost to Wisconsin 13–42 |
| 103 | -3 | 5.819 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 105 | -23 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 7–27 |
| 104 | -11 | 5.826 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 105 | -24 | Lost to Colorado 29–48 |
| 105 | -2 | 5.891 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 101 | -27 | Lost to Ohio 28–43 |
| 106 | -1 | 6.087 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 105 | -17 | Lost to California 6–23 |
| 107 | -1 | 6.310 |  Troy (TROY) | SUN | 2–7 | 0.222 | 102 | -24 | Lost to North Texas 33–38 |
| 108 | 3 | 6.311 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | PAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 115 | -26 | Beat Arizona 48–29 |
| 109 | 0 | 6.379 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 93 | -27 | Lost to San Diego State 15–18 |
| 110 | 2 | 6.572 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 105 | -30 | Lost to Eastern Michigan 17–30 |
| 111 | -4 | 6.828 |  UNLV | MWC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 102 | -16 | Lost to New Mexico 14–21 |
| 112 | 1 | 6.895 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 1–9 | 0.100 | 117 | -34 | BYE |
| 113 | 1 | 7.032 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 105 | -36 | Lost to BYU 7–42 |
| 114 | -4 | 7.154 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 2–7 | 0.222 | 102 | -34 | Lost to UL Monroe 14–42 |
| 115 | 4 | 7.552 |  UAB | USA | 2–8 | 0.200 | 105 | -35 | Beat Memphis 41–35 |
| 116 | 1 | 7.891 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–9 | 0.182 | 115 | -43 | Lost to Houston 17–73 |
| 117 | -1 | 8.018 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 1–9 | 0.100 | 117 | -41 | Lost to Kent State 3–35 |
| 118 | -3 | 8.153 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 2–8 | 0.200 | 105 | -43 | Lost to UAB 35–41 |
| 119 | -1 | 8.310 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 0–9 | 0.000 | 120 | -38 | Lost to Florida International 7–41 |
| 120 | 0 | 8.382 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 1–9 | 0.100 | 117 | -29 | Beat UNLV 21–14 |