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2012 Week 2 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
100.880Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B101–01.00010Beat Miami (OH) 56–10
2-10.915UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)USA1–01.00010Beat Akron 56–14
3-20.933Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Navy 50–10
4-30.942USCPAC1–01.00010Beat Hawai'i 49–10
5-40.959UConn (CONNECTICUT)IND BE1–01.00010Beat Massachusetts 37–0
6-50.977West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)B121–01.00010Beat Marshall 69–34
6-50.977Baylor (BAYLOR)B121–01.00010Beat SMU 59–24
8-71.030Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B101–01.00010Beat Southern Miss 49–20
9-81.047LSUSEC1–01.00010Beat North Texas 41–14
9-81.047Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC1–01.00010Beat Michigan 41–14
11-101.065UCLAPAC1–01.00010Beat Rice 49–24
12-111.074BYUIND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Washington State 30–6
13-121.082Oregon (OREGON)PAC1–01.00010Beat Arkansas State 57–34
14-131.091Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC1–01.00010Beat Buffalo 45–23
15-141.109Duke (DUKE)ACC1–01.00010Beat Florida International 46–26
15-141.109Texas (TEXAS)B121–01.00010Beat Wyoming 37–17
17-161.126Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND BE1–01.00010Beat Kentucky 32–14
18-171.135Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–01.00010Beat Western Michigan 24–7
18-171.135Texas State (TEXAS STATE)IND WAC1–01.00010Beat Houston 30–13
18-171.135Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B121–01.00010Beat UTEP 24–7
21-201.153Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B121–01.00010Beat Tulsa 38–23
22-211.162Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC1–01.00010Beat NC State 35–21
23-221.170Florida (FLORIDA)SEC1–01.00010Beat Bowling Green 27–14
24-231.179Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND BE1–01.00010Beat Tulane 24–12
25-241.188Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC1–01.00010Beat Eastern Michigan 37–26
26-251.197Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–01.00010Beat Penn State 24–14
26-251.197Troy (TROY)SUN1–01.00010Beat UAB 39–29
28-271.206Miami (MIAMI)ACC1–01.00010Beat Boston College 41–32
28-271.206Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC1–01.00010Beat San Diego State 21–12
30-291.223Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC1–01.00010Beat Auburn 26–19
30-291.223Nevada (NEVADA)MWC1–01.00010Beat California 31–24
30-291.223Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC1–01.00010Beat Toledo 24–17
33-321.241Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)MWC1–01.00010Beat Colorado 22–17
34-331.250Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B101–01.00010Beat Boise State 17–13
34-331.250South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC1–01.00010Beat Vanderbilt 17–13
36-351.258Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B101–01.00010Beat UNLV 30–27
36-351.258Stanford (STANFORD)PAC1–01.00010Beat San José State 20–17
36-351.258Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)ACC1–01.00010Beat Georgia Tech 20–17
39-381.267UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO)IND WAC1–01.00010Beat South Alabama 33–31
40-391.276Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–01.00010Beat Syracuse 42–41
40-391.276Iowa (IOWA)B101–01.00010Beat Northern Illinois 18–17
42-411.461Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B121–01.00010Beat Savannah State 84–0
43-421.619Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC1–01.00010Beat Murray State 69–3
44-431.654North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–01.00010Beat Elon 62–0
45-441.698Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC1–01.00010Beat Northern Arizona 63–6
46-451.742Missouri (MISSOURI)SEC1–01.00010Beat Southeastern Louisiana 62–10
47-461.786Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC1–01.00010Beat Jackson State 56–9
48-471.804New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)MWC1–01.00010Beat Southern 66–21
49-481.830Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B121–01.00010Beat Missouri State 51–9
49-481.830Purdue (PURDUE)B101–01.00010Beat Eastern Kentucky 48–6
51-501.839Utah (UTAH)PAC1–01.00010Beat Northern Colorado 41–0
52-511.848Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)SUN1–01.00010Beat Lamar 40–0
53-521.857Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)SUN1–01.00010Beat Austin Peay 49–10
54-531.866Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B121–01.00010Beat Northwestern State 44–6
55-541.872TCUB120–00.000730BYE
55-541.872Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–00.000730BYE
55-541.872Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND BE0–00.000730BYE
55-541.872Army (ARMY)IND FBSI0–00.000730BYE
55-541.872Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)SEC0–00.000730BYE
55-541.872UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)SUN0–00.000730BYE
55-541.872Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND WAC0–00.000730BYE
62-611.927Temple (TEMPLE)IND BE1–01.00010Beat Villanova 41–10
62-611.927Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND WAC1–01.00010Beat Southern Utah 34–3
64-631.936New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND WAC1–01.00010Beat Sacramento State 49–19
65-641.954Air Force (AIR FORCE)MWC1–01.00010Beat Idaho State 49–21
66-651.962Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)MWC1–01.00010Beat Weber State 37–10
67-661.980Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC1–01.00010Beat Jacksonville State 49–24
68-671.989Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC1–01.00010Beat Richmond 43–19
69-682.006East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)USA1–01.00010Beat App State 35–13
69-682.006Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC1–01.00010Beat Central Arkansas 49–27
71-702.015South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)IND BE1–01.00010Beat Chattanooga 34–13
72-712.024Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC1–01.00010Beat Towson 41–21
73-722.077Kansas (KANSAS)B121–01.00010Beat South Dakota State 31–17
74-732.103Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC1–01.00010Beat Southeast Missouri State 38–27
75-742.138Indiana (INDIANA)B101–01.00010Beat Indiana State 24–17
76-752.156Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–01.00010Beat Northern Iowa 26–21
77-762.165Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)SUN1–01.00010Beat Wagner 7–3
78-772.174Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–01.00010Beat Liberty 20–17
79-782.191Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC1–01.00010Beat William & Mary 7–6
80-792.202Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND BE0–10.000730Lost to Northwestern 41–42
80-792.202Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC0–10.000730Lost to Iowa 17–18
82-812.240South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA)SUN0–10.000730Lost to UTSA 31–33
83-822.278UNLVMWC0–10.000730Lost to Minnesota 27–30
83-822.278San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND WAC0–10.000730Lost to Stanford 17–20
83-822.278Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC0–10.000730Lost to Virginia Tech 17–20
86-852.317Boise State (BOISE STATE)MWC0–10.000730Lost to Michigan State 13–17
86-852.317Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC0–10.000730Lost to South Carolina 13–17
88-872.355Colorado (COLORADO)PAC0–10.000730Lost to Colorado State 17–22
89-882.432California (CALIFORNIA)PAC0–10.000730Lost to Nevada 24–31
89-882.432Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC0–10.000730Lost to Arizona 17–24
89-882.432Auburn (AUBURN)SEC0–10.000730Lost to Clemson 19–26
92-912.509San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)MWC0–10.000730Lost to Washington 12–21
92-912.509Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)ACC0–10.000730Lost to Miami 32–41
94-932.547UABUSA0–10.000730Lost to Troy 29–39
94-932.547Penn State (PENN STATE)B100–10.000730Lost to Ohio 14–24
96-952.586Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–10.000730Lost to Ball State 26–37
97-962.624Tulane (TULANE)USA0–10.000730Lost to Rutgers 12–24
98-972.662Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC0–10.000730Lost to Florida 14–27
99-982.701NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC0–10.000730Lost to Tennessee 21–35
100-992.739Tulsa (TULSA)USA0–10.000730Lost to Iowa State 23–38
101-1002.816Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–10.000730Lost to Illinois 7–24
101-1002.816Houston (HOUSTON)USA0–10.000730Lost to Texas State 13–30
101-1002.816UTEPUSA0–10.000730Lost to Oklahoma 7–24
104-1032.854Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC0–10.000730Lost to Louisville 14–32
105-1042.931Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)SUN0–10.000730Lost to Duke 26–46
105-1042.931Wyoming (WYOMING)MWC0–10.000730Lost to Texas 17–37
107-1063.008Buffalo (BUFFALO)MAC0–10.000730Lost to Georgia 23–45
108-1073.046Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)SUN0–10.000730Lost to Oregon 34–57
109-1083.085Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC0–10.000730Lost to BYU 6–30
110-1093.123Rice (RICE)USA0–10.000730Lost to UCLA 24–49
111-1103.200North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)SUN0–10.000730Lost to LSU 14–41
111-1103.200Michigan (MICHIGAN)B100–10.000730Lost to Alabama 14–41
113-1123.277Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA0–10.000730Lost to Nebraska 20–49
114-1133.507SMUUSA0–10.000730Lost to Baylor 24–59
114-1133.507Marshall (MARSHALL)USA0–10.000730Lost to West Virginia 34–69
116-1153.584Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS)MAC0–10.000730Lost to UConn 0–37
117-1163.661Hawai'i (HAWAII)MWC0–10.000730Lost to USC 10–49
118-1173.699Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–10.000730Lost to Notre Dame 10–50
119-1183.776Akron (AKRON)MAC0–10.000730Lost to UCF 14–56
120-1193.930Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–10.000730Lost to Ohio State 10–56
121-12011.802Memphis (MEMPHIS)USA0–10.000730Lost to Tennessee Martin 17–20
122-12111.917Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)SUN0–10.000730Lost to Mcneese State 21–27
123-12212.224Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND BE0–10.000730Lost to Youngstown State 17–31
124-12312.339Idaho (IDAHO)IND WAC0–10.000730Lost to Eastern Washington 3–20

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