2012 Week 12 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 | 1 | 0.836 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +54 | Beat Boston College 21–6 |
| 2 | 2 | 0.846 |  Florida (FLORIDA) |  SEC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 5 | +51 | Beat Louisiana 27–20 |
| 3 | -2 | 0.870 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 5 | +47 | Lost to Texas A&M 24–29 |
| 4 | 1 | 0.937 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) |  B12 | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +46 | Beat TCU 23–10 |
| 5 | -2 | 0.948 |  Oregon (OREGON) |  PAC | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +45 | Beat California 59–17 |
| 6 | 0 | 1.040 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +47 | BYE |
| 7 | 0 | 1.132 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | SEC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 15 | +38 | Beat Alabama 29–24 |
| 8 | 4 | 1.288 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B10 | 8–2 | 0.800 | 15 | +37 | Beat Penn State 32–23 |
| 9 | 2 | 1.301 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) |  ACC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 5 | +34 | Beat Maryland 45–10 |
| 10 | 0 | 1.305 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 5 | +36 | Beat Auburn 38–0 |
| 11 | -2 | 1.314 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 5 | +30 | Beat Virginia Tech 28–22 |
| 12 | 3 | 1.334 |  LSU | SEC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 15 | +34 | Beat Mississippi State 37–17 |
| 13 | 1 | 1.357 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 15 | +35 | Beat Arkansas 38–20 |
| 14 | 2 | 1.370 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 15 | +36 | Beat Oregon State 27–23 |
| 15 | -7 | 1.524 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 29 | +32 | Lost to Stanford 23–27 |
| 16 | 1 | 1.602 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 7–2 | 0.778 | 29 | +27 | Beat Baylor 42–34 |
| 17 | 1 | 1.631 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 5 | +25 | Beat Texas State 62–55 |
| 18 | 2 | 1.746 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 15 | +24 | Beat New Mexico State 47–7 |
| 19 | 4 | 1.752 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 8–2 | 0.800 | 15 | +29 | Beat Iowa State 33–7 |
| 20 | 2 | 1.779 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 8–1 | 0.889 | 14 | +22 | Beat Army 28–7 |
| 21 | 12 | 1.792 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 7–3 | 0.700 | 34 | +27 | Beat Northwestern 38–31 |
| 22 | -3 | 1.799 |  UCLA | PAC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 15 | +24 | Beat Washington State 44–36 |
| 23 | -10 | 1.817 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 9–1 | 0.900 | 5 | +21 | Lost to Syracuse 26–45 |
| 24 | 1 | 1.857 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) |  MAC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 5 | +17 | BYE |
| 25 | 2 | 1.866 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 15 | +20 | BYE |
| 26 | 2 | 1.869 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 5 | +21 | Beat Miami (OH) 48–32 |
| 27 | -6 | 1.985 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 15 | +22 | Lost to Ball State 27–34 |
| 28 | 4 | 1.985 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) |  MWC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 15 | +20 | Beat Hawai'i 49–14 |
| 29 | 6 | 2.022 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) |  USA | 8–2 | 0.800 | 15 | +17 | Beat UTEP 31–24 |
| 30 | 0 | 2.024 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 7–2 | 0.778 | 29 | +17 | Beat Temple 34–10 |
| 31 | 8 | 2.086 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | MWC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 32 | +22 | Beat Nevada 52–36 |
| 32 | 4 | 2.096 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 45 | +22 | Beat Colorado 56–31 |
| 33 | 5 | 2.107 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 8–2 | 0.800 | 15 | +16 | Beat Houston 41–7 |
| 34 | 8 | 2.128 |  USC | PAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 34 | +19 | Beat Arizona State 38–17 |
| 35 | 5 | 2.135 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 6–3 | 0.667 | 43 | +16 | Beat West Virginia 55–34 |
| 36 | 9 | 2.148 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 34 | +23 | Beat Toledo 34–27 |
| 37 | -8 | 2.159 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 7–3 | 0.700 | 34 | +20 | Beat Kansas 41–34 |
| 38 | 5 | 2.185 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 7–3 | 0.700 | 34 | +17 | Beat Indiana 62–14 |
| 39 | -15 | 2.196 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 7–3 | 0.700 | 34 | +18 | Lost to Michigan 31–38 |
| 40 | 4 | 2.237 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 32 | +18 | Beat Air Force 28–9 |
| 41 | -15 | 2.280 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 34 | +15 | Lost to LSU 17–37 |
| 42 | 7 | 2.327 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) |  SUN | 7–3 | 0.700 | 34 | +15 | Beat UL Monroe 45–23 |
| 43 | -9 | 2.335 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 45 | +16 | Lost to Nebraska 23–32 |
| 44 | 4 | 2.347 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 45 | +21 | Beat Utah 34–15 |
| 45 | -14 | 2.385 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 15 | +8 | Lost to Bowling Green 14–26 |
| 46 | -9 | 2.638 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 45 | +7 | Lost to Georgia Tech 50–68 |
| 47 | 10 | 2.640 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 34 | +7 | Beat Ohio 26–14 |
| 48 | 6 | 2.672 |  BYU | IND FBSI | 6–4 | 0.600 | 45 | +7 | Beat Idaho 52–13 |
| 49 | 6 | 2.712 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 5–5 | 0.500 | 63 | +13 | BYE |
| 50 | 10 | 2.733 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 45 | +7 | Beat Ole Miss 27–26 |
| 51 | -10 | 2.735 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 6–4 | 0.600 | 45 | +11 | Lost to Troy 31–41 |
| 52 | -2 | 2.795 |  TCU | B12 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 45 | +8 | Lost to Kansas State 10–23 |
| 53 | 6 | 2.823 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 45 | +9 | BYE |
| 54 | -7 | 2.841 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 5–5 | 0.500 | 63 | +12 | Lost to Texas 7–33 |
| 55 | 7 | 2.870 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | SEC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 63 | +9 | Beat Tennessee 51–48 |
| 56 | -10 | 2.964 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | B12 | 5–4 | 0.556 | 61 | +10 | Lost to Oklahoma State 34–55 |
| 57 | -1 | 2.987 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 6–3 | 0.667 | 43 | +15 | BYE |
| 58 | 11 | 3.068 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 45 | +3 | Beat Wake Forest 37–6 |
| 59 | 16 | 3.101 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 5–5 | 0.500 | 63 | +7 | Beat Louisville 45–26 |
| 60 | -9 | 3.162 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 6–4 | 0.600 | 45 | +3 | Lost to Arkansas State 23–45 |
| 61 | -9 | 3.214 |  Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | SUN | 6–4 | 0.600 | 45 | 0 | Lost to Florida Atlantic 28–37 |
| 62 | -9 | 3.230 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 63 | +6 | Lost to Virginia 40–41 |
| 63 | 5 | 3.255 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 45 | +2 | Beat Illinois 17–3 |
| 64 | 2 | 3.258 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 6–4 | 0.600 | 45 | -1 | BYE |
| 65 | -1 | 3.296 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 5–4 | 0.556 | 61 | +2 | Lost to Florida 20–27 |
| 66 | -8 | 3.349 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Vanderbilt 26–27 |
| 67 | -6 | 3.466 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 63 | -2 | Lost to USC 17–38 |
| 68 | 6 | 3.497 |  UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO) | IND WAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 45 | -8 | Beat Mcneese State 31–24 |
| 69 | 10 | 3.514 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 63 | -3 | Beat North Carolina 68–50 |
| 70 | -7 | 3.556 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 76 | -1 | Lost to Missouri 48–51 |
| 71 | -6 | 3.597 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | MWC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 45 | -5 | Lost to Fresno State 36–52 |
| 72 | -2 | 3.613 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 76 | -1 | Lost to Florida State 22–28 |
| 73 | -6 | 3.726 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 63 | -2 | Lost to NC State 6–37 |
| 74 | -1 | 3.856 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 76 | -4 | Lost to South Carolina 20–38 |
| 75 | -4 | 3.939 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 4–5 | 0.444 | 75 | -5 | Lost to Oklahoma 34–42 |
| 76 | 10 | 3.942 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 4–6 | 0.400 | 76 | -5 | Beat Iowa 27–24 |
| 77 | -5 | 3.988 |  Utah (UTAH) | PAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 76 | -7 | Lost to Washington 15–34 |
| 78 | 9 | 4.003 |  Troy (TROY) | SUN | 5–5 | 0.500 | 63 | -7 | Beat Navy 41–31 |
| 79 | 5 | 4.112 |  SMU | USA | 5–5 | 0.500 | 63 | -13 | Beat Southern Miss 34–6 |
| 80 | 12 | 4.172 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 76 | -8 | Beat Miami 41–40 |
| 81 | -5 | 4.186 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 63 | -11 | Lost to San Diego State 9–28 |
| 82 | -1 | 4.233 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 76 | -5 | Lost to Kent State 32–48 |
| 83 | -6 | 4.261 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 4–6 | 0.400 | 76 | -10 | Lost to Purdue 24–27 |
| 84 | -2 | 4.269 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 4–6 | 0.400 | 76 | -7 | Lost to Tulsa 7–41 |
| 85 | -7 | 4.305 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 4–6 | 0.400 | 76 | -11 | Lost to Wisconsin 14–62 |
| 86 | 4 | 4.370 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 4–6 | 0.400 | 76 | -9 | Beat South Alabama 24–14 |
| 87 | -2 | 4.469 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 3–6 | 0.333 | 95 | -7 | BYE |
| 88 | -8 | 4.482 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 4–6 | 0.400 | 76 | -4 | Lost to UConn 17–24 |
| 89 | 4 | 4.591 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 4–6 | 0.400 | 76 | -16 | BYE |
| 90 | -7 | 4.715 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 4–6 | 0.400 | 76 | -17 | Lost to UAB 31–38 |
| 91 | 7 | 4.779 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 98 | -11 | Beat Western Michigan 29–24 |
| 92 | 7 | 4.783 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 76 | -16 | Beat Eastern Michigan 34–31 |
| 93 | -2 | 4.821 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 76 | -16 | Lost to Clemson 10–45 |
| 94 | -6 | 4.837 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 93 | -17 | Lost to Buffalo 24–29 |
| 95 | -6 | 4.950 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 103 | -14 | Lost to Oregon 17–59 |
| 96 | 9 | 5.011 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 4–6 | 0.400 | 76 | -17 | Beat Pittsburgh 24–17 |
| 97 | -2 | 5.012 |  Texas State (TEXAS STATE) | IND WAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 95 | -14 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 55–62 |
| 98 | -4 | 5.136 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 3–6 | 0.333 | 95 | -13 | Lost to Cincinnati 10–34 |
| 99 | 5 | 5.213 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 3–7 | 0.300 | 98 | -16 | Beat Western Kentucky 37–28 |
| 100 | -3 | 5.224 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 104 | -17 | Lost to Georgia 0–38 |
| 101 | 1 | 5.435 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 98 | -10 | Beat New Mexico 28–23 |
| 102 | -6 | 5.505 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 93 | -26 | Lost to Wyoming 23–28 |
| 103 | 7 | 5.527 |  UAB | USA | 3–7 | 0.300 | 98 | -23 | Beat Marshall 38–31 |
| 104 | -3 | 5.608 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 1–9 | 0.100 | 116 | -18 | BYE |
| 105 | 1 | 5.839 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 2–8 | 0.200 | 104 | -23 | BYE |
| 106 | -3 | 5.896 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 104 | -24 | Lost to Notre Dame 6–21 |
| 107 | -7 | 5.944 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 2–8 | 0.200 | 104 | -22 | Lost to Minnesota 3–17 |
| 108 | 1 | 6.015 |  UTEP | USA | 2–8 | 0.200 | 104 | -26 | Lost to UCF 24–31 |
| 109 | -2 | 6.060 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 2–8 | 0.200 | 104 | -16 | Lost to Rutgers 7–28 |
| 110 | 3 | 6.062 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 98 | -18 | Beat UNLV 33–11 |
| 111 | 3 | 6.466 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 1–9 | 0.100 | 116 | -26 | Lost to Texas Tech 34–41 |
| 112 | -4 | 6.530 |  UNLV | MWC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 114 | -22 | Lost to Colorado State 11–33 |
| 113 | 6 | 6.540 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 2–8 | 0.200 | 104 | -21 | Beat Tulane 37–23 |
| 114 | 1 | 6.583 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 104 | -31 | Lost to UCLA 36–44 |
| 115 | -3 | 6.696 |  South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA) | SUN | 2–8 | 0.200 | 104 | -34 | Lost to North Texas 14–24 |
| 116 | -5 | 6.813 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–8 | 0.200 | 104 | -30 | Lost to Memphis 23–37 |
| 117 | -1 | 7.239 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–9 | 0.100 | 116 | -26 | Lost to Central Michigan 31–34 |
| 118 | -1 | 7.561 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 123 | -44 | Lost to Massachusetts 14–22 |
| 119 | 2 | 7.592 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | MWC | 1–8 | 0.111 | 115 | -33 | Lost to Boise State 14–49 |
| 120 | -2 | 7.607 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | PAC | 1–9 | 0.100 | 116 | -24 | Lost to Arizona 31–56 |
| 121 | -1 | 7.798 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 0–10 | 0.000 | 124 | -39 | Lost to SMU 6–34 |
| 122 | 1 | 7.912 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 1–9 | 0.100 | 116 | -43 | Lost to San José State 7–47 |
| 123 | 1 | 7.921 |  Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS) | MAC | 1–9 | 0.100 | 116 | -37 | Beat Akron 22–14 |
| 124 | -2 | 7.956 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 1–9 | 0.100 | 116 | -28 | Lost to BYU 13–52 |