Live College Football Rankings

2012 Post-Season Week 1 College Football Team Rankings

2012 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from official ESPN scores.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.769Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI12–01.0001+83BYE
200.839Florida (FLORIDA)SEC11–10.9175+75BYE
300.972Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC12–10.9233+68BYE
400.983Oregon (OREGON)PAC11–10.9175+60BYE
501.031Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B1012–01.0001+71BYE
601.107Stanford (STANFORD)PAC11–20.8468+70BYE
701.121Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B1211–10.9175+59BYE
801.294Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)SEC10–20.83312+50BYE
901.319Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B1210–20.83312+52BYE
1001.319South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC10–20.83312+53BYE
1101.352LSUSEC10–20.83312+51BYE
1201.391San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND WAC10–20.83312+47BYE
1301.439Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC11–20.8468+50BYE
1401.501Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC11–20.8468+43BYE
1501.503Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC12–10.9233+42BYE
1601.507Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC10–20.83312+44BYE
1701.589Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B1010–30.76921+49BYE
1801.687Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC9–30.75023+41BYE
1901.695Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND WAC10–20.83312+34BYE
2001.698Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC11–20.8468+40BYE
2101.765Boise State (BOISE STATE)MWC10–20.83312+35BYE
2201.832Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)MWC9–30.75023+32BYE
2301.878Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC9–30.75023+37BYE
2401.889Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND BE10–20.83312+32BYE
2501.893Michigan (MICHIGAN)B108–40.66735+36BYE
2601.896Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)SUN9–30.75023+33BYE
2701.997Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND BE9–30.75023+27BYE
2802.026UCLAPAC9–40.69233+35BYE
2902.027Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND WAC9–30.75023+27BYE
3012.040Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B109–30.75023+28BYE
31-12.044San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)MWC9–30.75023+28BYE
3202.053Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC9–30.75023+29BYE
3302.096Tulsa (TULSA)USA10–30.76921+31BYE
3412.099Penn State (PENN STATE)B108–40.66735+30BYE
35-12.117Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND BE9–30.75023+26BYE
3602.191Texas (TEXAS)B128–40.66735+29BYE
3712.364Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC8–40.66735+19BYE
38-12.366Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B127–50.58350+19BYE
3902.382UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)USA9–40.69233+20BYE
4002.384Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B108–50.61549+25BYE
4102.450USCPAC7–50.58350+21BYE
4202.468North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC8–40.66735+15BYE
4302.483Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC8–40.66735+18BYE
4402.489Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC7–50.58350+21BYE
4522.525Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI8–40.66735+20Beat Army 17–13
46-12.593Baylor (BAYLOR)B127–50.58350+18BYE
47-12.661Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)SUN8–40.66735+13BYE
4802.689Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC8–40.66735+9BYE
4902.700UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)SUN8–40.66735+12BYE
5002.731TCUB127–50.58350+14BYE
5102.761BYUIND FBSI7–50.58350+10BYE
5202.806Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC7–50.58350+16BYE
5302.814Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–60.50065+18BYE
5402.819West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)B127–50.58350+13BYE
5502.825Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND BE7–50.58350+13BYE
5602.838Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B127–50.58350+12BYE
5702.852Ohio (OHIO)MAC8–40.66735+5BYE
5812.856East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)USA8–40.66735+8BYE
59-12.868Miami (MIAMI)ACC7–50.58350+15BYE
6002.901Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)SUN8–40.66735+23BYE
6103.095Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC7–50.58350+1BYE
6203.170UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO)IND WAC8–40.66735-5BYE
6303.191Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC6–60.50065+5BYE
6403.194Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B126–60.50065+7BYE
6503.219Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)SUN7–50.58350+1BYE
6603.244NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC7–50.58350+3BYE
6703.313Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)ACC6–60.50065+4BYE
6803.376Missouri (MISSOURI)SEC5–70.41778+6BYE
6903.445Nevada (NEVADA)MWC7–50.58350-3BYE
7003.505Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND BE6–60.50065+9BYE
7103.583Duke (DUKE)ACC6–60.500650BYE
7203.597Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC6–70.46277-2BYE
7303.639Purdue (PURDUE)B106–60.50065-2BYE
7403.820Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–70.41778-6BYE
7503.894SMUUSA6–60.50065-10BYE
7603.903Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–60.50065-8BYE
7703.982Rice (RICE)USA6–60.50065-12BYE
7804.065Air Force (AIR FORCE)MWC6–60.50065-13BYE
7904.079Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC6–60.50065-13BYE
8004.193Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC4–80.33387-9BYE
8104.217Utah (UTAH)PAC5–70.41778-15BYE
8224.396Troy (TROY)SUN5–70.41778-16BYE
83-14.419Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC5–70.41778-11BYE
84-14.441UConn (CONNECTICUT)IND BE5–70.41778-15BYE
8504.521Houston (HOUSTON)USA5–70.41778-17BYE
8604.531Marshall (MARSHALL)USA5–70.41778-20BYE
8704.575Iowa (IOWA)B104–80.33387-16BYE
8804.695Buffalo (BUFFALO)MAC4–80.33387-20BYE
8904.720Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC4–80.33387-18BYE
9004.796North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)SUN4–80.33387-20BYE
9114.902Indiana (INDIANA)B104–80.33387-24BYE
92-14.914Temple (TEMPLE)IND BE4–70.36486-21BYE
9325.007Texas State (TEXAS STATE)IND WAC4–80.33387-27BYE
94-15.010Auburn (AUBURN)SEC3–90.250101-22BYE
95-15.029Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC4–80.33387-24BYE
9605.140Wyoming (WYOMING)MWC4–80.33387-15BYE
9705.152South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)IND BE3–90.250101-24BYE
9805.158California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–90.250101-21BYE
9905.166Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC4–80.33387-31BYE
10005.254Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC4–80.33387-29BYE
10105.281Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)MWC4–80.33387-16BYE
10205.501Memphis (MEMPHIS)USA4–80.33387-23BYE
10305.641Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)SUN3–90.250101-33BYE
10415.816Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)SUN3–90.250101-35BYE
105-15.828Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–100.167110-31BYE
10606.005New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)MWC4–90.308100-44BYE
10706.052UTEPUSA3–90.250101-40BYE
10806.125Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–90.250101-38BYE
10906.126UABUSA3–90.250101-40BYE
11006.448Hawai'i (HAWAII)MWC3–90.250101-42BYE
11106.469Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–100.167110-40BYE
11206.488Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–100.167110-29BYE
11306.504Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)ACC2–100.167110-43BYE
11406.574Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–100.167110-32Lost to Navy 13–17
11506.885Tulane (TULANE)USA2–100.167110-45BYE
11606.928Kansas (KANSAS)B121–110.083118-45BYE
11707.269South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA)SUN2–110.154116-58BYE
11807.337UNLVMWC2–110.154116-45BYE
11907.536Akron (AKRON)MAC1–110.083118-59BYE
12007.656Idaho (IDAHO)IND WAC1–110.083118-41BYE
12107.889Colorado (COLORADO)PAC1–110.083118-42BYE
12208.400Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS)MAC1–110.083118-61BYE
12308.440New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND WAC1–110.083118-66BYE
12408.477Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA0–120.000124-65BYE

Power Up Rankings is an independent sports analytics and rankings publication. All team, school, conference, league, tournament, and championship names, logos, emblems, colors, trophies, and related marks are trademarks and property of their respective owners. Their use on this site is for editorial, informational, and identification purposes only and does not imply any affiliation, sponsorship, or endorsement.

Copyright © 2026. All Rights Reserved. Power Up Rankings