2012 Post-Season Week 4 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.
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0.812 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +85 | BYE |
| 2 | 0 | 0.861 |  Florida (FLORIDA) |  SEC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 5 | +77 | BYE |
| 3 | 1 | 1.012 |  Oregon (OREGON) |  PAC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 5 | +62 | BYE |
| 4 | 1 | 1.022 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +73 | BYE |
| 5 | -2 | 1.023 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 12–1 | 0.923 | 3 | +68 | BYE |
| 6 | 1 | 1.162 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) |  B12 | 11–1 | 0.917 | 5 | +61 | BYE |
| 7 | -1 | 1.186 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 11–2 | 0.846 | 8 | +71 | BYE |
| 8 | 4 | 1.316 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 11–2 | 0.846 | 8 | +56 | Beat Bowling Green 29–20 |
| 9 | -1 | 1.358 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | SEC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 16 | +50 | BYE |
| 10 | 0 | 1.377 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 16 | +54 | BYE |
| 11 | -2 | 1.387 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 16 | +55 | BYE |
| 12 | 5 | 1.390 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) |  ACC | 11–2 | 0.846 | 8 | +56 | Beat LSU 25–24 |
| 13 | 0 | 1.431 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 11–2 | 0.846 | 8 | +52 | BYE |
| 14 | 1 | 1.507 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) |  MAC | 12–1 | 0.923 | 3 | +43 | BYE |
| 15 | 1 | 1.509 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 11–2 | 0.846 | 8 | +44 | BYE |
| 16 | -2 | 1.511 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 11–2 | 0.846 | 8 | +45 | BYE |
| 17 | -6 | 1.563 |  LSU | SEC | 10–3 | 0.769 | 21 | +49 | Lost to Clemson 24–25 |
| 18 | 0 | 1.617 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B10 | 10–3 | 0.769 | 21 | +49 | BYE |
| 19 | 2 | 1.676 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) |  MWC | 11–2 | 0.846 | 8 | +42 | BYE |
| 20 | 0 | 1.721 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 11–2 | 0.846 | 8 | +41 | BYE |
| 21 | -2 | 1.860 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 28 | +39 | Lost to Texas 27–31 |
| 22 | 4 | 1.940 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 10–3 | 0.769 | 21 | +33 | Beat Duke 48–34 |
| 23 | 1 | 1.941 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 10–2 | 0.833 | 16 | +33 | BYE |
| 24 | -2 | 1.941 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) |  SUN | 9–3 | 0.750 | 24 | +33 | BYE |
| 25 | -2 | 1.975 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 38 | +37 | BYE |
| 26 | 3 | 2.002 |  Tulsa (TULSA) |  USA | 11–3 | 0.786 | 20 | +39 | Beat Iowa State 31–17 |
| 27 | 0 | 2.019 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 24 | +28 | BYE |
| 28 | 7 | 2.028 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 9–4 | 0.692 | 28 | +38 | Beat Oregon State 31–27 |
| 29 | 2 | 2.039 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 28 | +35 | BYE |
| 30 | -2 | 2.043 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 24 | +31 | BYE |
| 31 | 2 | 2.134 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 10–4 | 0.714 | 27 | +30 | BYE |
| 32 | -2 | 2.148 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 38 | +30 | BYE |
| 33 | 1 | 2.155 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | MWC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 28 | +26 | BYE |
| 34 | 4 | 2.190 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 28 | +26 | Beat NC State 38–24 |
| 35 | 1 | 2.208 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 28 | +28 | BYE |
| 36 | -11 | 2.330 |  UCLA | PAC | 9–5 | 0.643 | 44 | +32 | Lost to Baylor 26–49 |
| 37 | 2 | 2.331 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 28 | +22 | BYE |
| 38 | -1 | 2.359 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 8–5 | 0.615 | 45 | +25 | BYE |
| 39 | -7 | 2.374 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 9–4 | 0.692 | 28 | +22 | Lost to Virginia Tech 10–13 |
| 40 | 8 | 2.429 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 8–5 | 0.615 | 45 | +26 | Beat UCLA 49–26 |
| 41 | 0 | 2.431 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 45 | +26 | BYE |
| 42 | 1 | 2.434 |  BYU | IND FBSI | 8–5 | 0.615 | 45 | +20 | BYE |
| 43 | -3 | 2.446 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 56 | +21 | BYE |
| 44 | -2 | 2.465 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 9–4 | 0.692 | 28 | +21 | BYE |
| 45 | 1 | 2.567 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 38 | +15 | BYE |
| 46 | -1 | 2.579 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 38 | +17 | BYE |
| 47 | 8 | 2.594 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 28 | +11 | Beat UL Monroe 45–14 |
| 48 | 4 | 2.599 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 7–6 | 0.538 | 58 | +27 | Beat TCU 17–16 |
| 49 | 4 | 2.679 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 8–5 | 0.615 | 45 | +17 | Beat West Virginia 38–14 |
| 50 | 6 | 2.736 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 8–5 | 0.615 | 45 | +18 | Beat Minnesota 34–31 |
| 51 | -7 | 2.835 |  USC | PAC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 58 | +15 | Lost to Georgia Tech 7–21 |
| 52 | 8 | 2.843 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 45 | +7 | Beat Navy 62–28 |
| 53 | -3 | 2.855 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 45 | +7 | Lost to San José State 20–29 |
| 54 | -7 | 2.884 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 8–5 | 0.615 | 45 | +16 | Lost to Arizona State 28–62 |
| 55 | 2 | 2.970 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 56 | +17 | BYE |
| 56 | -7 | 2.975 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 8–5 | 0.615 | 45 | +8 | Lost to Ohio 14–45 |
| 57 | 1 | 2.981 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 8–4 | 0.667 | 38 | +23 | BYE |
| 58 | 9 | 3.011 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 58 | +14 | Beat Rutgers 13–10 |
| 59 | 0 | 3.024 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 58 | +12 | BYE |
| 60 | -9 | 3.053 |  TCU | B12 | 7–6 | 0.538 | 58 | +10 | Lost to Michigan State 16–17 |
| 61 | 0 | 3.133 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 8–5 | 0.615 | 45 | +3 | BYE |
| 62 | -8 | 3.154 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | B12 | 7–6 | 0.538 | 58 | +9 | Lost to Syracuse 14–38 |
| 63 | -1 | 3.168 |  UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO) | IND WAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 38 | -5 | BYE |
| 64 | -1 | 3.275 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 70 | +4 | BYE |
| 65 | 6 | 3.309 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 7–7 | 0.500 | 70 | +5 | Beat USC 21–7 |
| 66 | 2 | 3.320 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | SEC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 78 | +8 | BYE |
| 67 | 2 | 3.395 |  SMU | USA | 7–6 | 0.538 | 58 | -1 | BYE |
| 68 | -3 | 3.451 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 6–7 | 0.462 | 74 | +5 | Lost to Tulsa 17–31 |
| 69 | -3 | 3.486 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 58 | -1 | Lost to Vanderbilt 24–38 |
| 70 | -6 | 3.544 |  Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | SUN | 7–6 | 0.538 | 58 | -6 | Lost to Central Michigan 21–24 |
| 71 | -1 | 3.566 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 6–6 | 0.500 | 70 | +10 | BYE |
| 72 | 5 | 3.671 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 7–6 | 0.538 | 58 | -6 | Beat Air Force 33–14 |
| 73 | 1 | 3.748 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | MWC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 58 | -11 | BYE |
| 74 | 4 | 3.750 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 58 | -9 | Beat Western Kentucky 24–21 |
| 75 | -2 | 3.757 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 70 | -3 | BYE |
| 76 | -4 | 3.772 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 6–7 | 0.462 | 74 | -3 | Lost to Cincinnati 34–48 |
| 77 | -2 | 3.849 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 78 | -6 | BYE |
| 78 | -2 | 4.155 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 6–7 | 0.462 | 74 | -12 | Lost to Texas Tech 31–34 |
| 79 | 2 | 4.270 |  Utah (UTAH) | PAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 78 | -18 | BYE |
| 80 | 0 | 4.367 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -11 | BYE |
| 81 | 2 | 4.454 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 78 | -13 | BYE |
| 82 | 0 | 4.465 |  Troy (TROY) | SUN | 5–7 | 0.417 | 78 | -17 | BYE |
| 83 | 1 | 4.499 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 5–7 | 0.417 | 78 | -17 | BYE |
| 84 | -5 | 4.516 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 6–7 | 0.462 | 74 | -22 | Lost to Rice 14–33 |
| 85 | 1 | 4.541 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 5–7 | 0.417 | 78 | -21 | BYE |
| 86 | -1 | 4.551 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 5–7 | 0.417 | 78 | -18 | BYE |
| 87 | 0 | 4.645 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -16 | BYE |
| 88 | 1 | 4.701 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -19 | BYE |
| 89 | -1 | 4.753 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -22 | BYE |
| 90 | 0 | 4.906 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -22 | BYE |
| 91 | 1 | 4.960 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -26 | BYE |
| 92 | -1 | 4.961 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 4–7 | 0.364 | 86 | -22 | BYE |
| 93 | 2 | 5.047 |  Texas State (TEXAS STATE) | IND WAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -29 | BYE |
| 94 | -1 | 5.104 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -23 | BYE |
| 95 | -1 | 5.129 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -26 | BYE |
| 96 | 0 | 5.222 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -33 | BYE |
| 97 | 1 | 5.234 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -20 | BYE |
| 98 | -1 | 5.276 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -26 | BYE |
| 99 | 0 | 5.289 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -31 | BYE |
| 100 | 1 | 5.312 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -19 | BYE |
| 101 | -1 | 5.325 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -25 | BYE |
| 102 | 0 | 5.517 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -24 | BYE |
| 103 | 0 | 5.749 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -36 | BYE |
| 104 | 1 | 5.892 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 110 | -32 | BYE |
| 105 | -1 | 5.930 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -37 | BYE |
| 106 | 1 | 6.023 |  UTEP | USA | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -41 | BYE |
| 107 | -1 | 6.031 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 4–9 | 0.308 | 100 | -47 | BYE |
| 108 | 1 | 6.160 |  UAB | USA | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -41 | BYE |
| 109 | -1 | 6.191 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -40 | BYE |
| 110 | 1 | 6.488 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 110 | -44 | BYE |
| 111 | 2 | 6.509 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 110 | -32 | BYE |
| 112 | -2 | 6.539 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 2–10 | 0.167 | 110 | -41 | BYE |
| 113 | -1 | 6.575 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | MWC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -47 | BYE |
| 114 | 0 | 6.753 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 2–10 | 0.167 | 110 | -36 | BYE |
| 115 | 0 | 6.931 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–10 | 0.167 | 110 | -47 | BYE |
| 116 | 0 | 6.993 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 1–11 | 0.083 | 118 | -48 | BYE |
| 117 | 0 | 7.375 |  South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA) | SUN | 2–11 | 0.154 | 116 | -60 | BYE |
| 118 | 0 | 7.454 |  UNLV | MWC | 2–11 | 0.154 | 116 | -48 | BYE |
| 119 | 0 | 7.507 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 118 | -61 | BYE |
| 120 | 0 | 7.733 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 118 | -43 | BYE |
| 121 | 0 | 8.018 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | PAC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 118 | -46 | BYE |
| 122 | 0 | 8.346 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 118 | -66 | BYE |
| 123 | 0 | 8.353 |  Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS) | MAC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 118 | -62 | BYE |
| 124 | 0 | 8.464 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 0–12 | 0.000 | 124 | -67 | BYE |