2012 Week 8 College Football Team Rankings

October 16, 2012By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 2012 Season Tags: • No Comments

2012 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from official ESPN scores.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.827	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	6–0	1.000	1	+22	Beat Stanford 20–13
2	1	0.827	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	6–0	1.000	1	+20	Beat Missouri 42–10
3	-1	0.928	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	6–0	1.000	1	+21	Beat Vanderbilt 31–17
4	1	0.968	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	5–0	1.000	1	+19	Beat BYU 42–24
5	-1	1.085	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	7–0	1.000	1	+21	Beat Indiana 52–49
6	4	1.091	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	6–0	1.000	1	+15	Beat Iowa State 27–21
7	-1	1.118	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	6–0	1.000	1	+16	BYE
8	13	1.320	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	5–1	0.833	21	+15	Beat West Virginia 49–14
9	13	1.383	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	SEC	5–1	0.833	21	+14	Beat Louisiana Tech 59–57
10	-2	1.427	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	6–1	0.857	13	+15	Lost to LSU 21–23
11	0	1.470	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND BE	5–0	1.000	1	+9	Beat Fordham 49–17
12	5	1.518	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	6–0	1.000	1	+11	Beat Syracuse 23–15
13	1	1.540	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	6–0	1.000	1	+9	Beat Tennessee 41–31
14	-2	1.549	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	4–2	0.667	41	+14	Lost to Kansas State 21–27
15	11	1.554	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	4–1	0.800	34	+10	Beat Texas 63–21
16	-9	1.589	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	B12	5–1	0.833	21	+12	Lost to Texas Tech 14–49
17	6	1.590	LSU	SEC	6–1	0.857	13	+13	Beat South Carolina 23–21
18	1	1.603	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	6–1	0.857	13	+9	Beat Boston College 51–7
19	-1	1.624	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	7–0	1.000	1	+9	Beat Akron 34–28
20	0	1.651	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND BE	6–0	1.000	1	+9	Beat Pittsburgh 45–35
21	-12	1.678	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–2	0.667	41	+14	Lost to Notre Dame 13–20
22	-7	1.807	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	5–1	0.833	21	+9	BYE
23	1	1.831	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	MWC	5–1	0.833	21	+12	Beat Fresno State 20–10
24	9	1.887	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	6–1	0.857	13	+9	Beat Minnesota 21–13
25	3	1.905	USC	PAC	5–1	0.833	21	+9	Beat Washington 24–14
26	9	1.946	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	6–1	0.857	13	+7	Beat Buffalo 45–3
27	0	1.974	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	5–1	0.833	21	+7	BYE
28	10	2.012	TCU	B12	5–1	0.833	21	+6	Beat Baylor 49–21
29	0	2.015	Tulsa (TULSA)	USA	6–1	0.857	13	+7	Beat UTEP 33–11
30	-14	2.025	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND WAC	5–1	0.833	21	+9	Lost to Texas A&M 57–59
31	9	2.073	Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)	SUN	5–1	0.833	21	+8	Beat Troy 31–26
32	-19	2.090	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	4–2	0.667	41	+10	Lost to Oklahoma 21–63
33	4	2.118	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	4–2	0.667	41	+9	BYE
34	10	2.124	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	5–2	0.714	36	+10	Beat Miami 18–14
35	6	2.140	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	4–2	0.667	41	+8	Beat Illinois 45–0
36	-4	2.152	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	6–1	0.857	13	+7	Beat Eastern Michigan 52–47
37	2	2.188	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	5–1	0.833	21	+4	Beat Colorado 51–17
38	4	2.227	Nevada (NEVADA)	MWC	6–1	0.857	13	+5	Beat UNLV 42–37
39	4	2.250	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B10	4–2	0.667	41	+7	BYE
40	15	2.297	UCLA	PAC	5–2	0.714	36	+8	Beat Utah 21–14
41	13	2.337	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	5–2	0.714	36	+9	Beat Purdue 38–14
42	10	2.388	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	4–2	0.667	41	+8	Beat Michigan State 19–16
43	7	2.573	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	SUN	4–1	0.800	34	+3	BYE
44	-13	2.581	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	4–3	0.571	58	+7	Lost to Iowa 16–19
45	3	2.595	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	3–3	0.500	70	+7	BYE
46	12	2.641	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	5–1	0.833	21	0	Beat Army 31–17
47	16	2.660	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND WAC	5–2	0.714	36	+3	Beat San José State 49–27
48	-18	2.705	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	3–2	0.600	55	+4	Lost to TCU 21–49
49	-24	2.750	UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO)	IND WAC	5–1	0.833	21	-3	Lost to Rice 14–34
50	-14	2.755	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND WAC	4–2	0.667	41	+4	Lost to Utah State 27–49
51	0	2.784	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	4–2	0.667	41	+4	BYE
52	-5	2.840	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	MWC	4–3	0.571	58	+4	Lost to Boise State 10–20
53	12	2.862	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	SUN	4–2	0.667	41	+2	Beat Florida Atlantic 35–14
54	-9	2.867	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–2	0.667	41	+3	Lost to Northwestern 13–21
55	4	2.868	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	4–2	0.667	41	+3	Beat Virginia 27–20
56	-22	2.871	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	5–2	0.714	36	+2	Lost to Virginia Tech 20–41
57	14	2.919	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	ACC	4–3	0.571	58	+5	Beat Duke 41–20
58	-12	2.923	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	3–3	0.500	70	+6	Lost to USC 14–24
59	-10	2.936	Miami (MIAMI)	ACC	4–3	0.571	58	+5	Lost to North Carolina 14–18
60	2	2.946	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	USA	4–2	0.667	41	+2	Beat Southern Miss 38–31
61	-8	2.982	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	3–3	0.500	70	+4	Lost to Mississippi State 31–41
62	-2	3.018	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	3–2	0.600	55	0	Beat Kansas 20–14
63	-7	3.050	BYU	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	58	+3	Lost to Oregon State 24–42
64	2	3.091	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	4–3	0.571	58	+4	Beat Western Michigan 30–24
65	18	3.295	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND BE	3–2	0.600	55	+1	Beat UConn 17–14
66	9	3.295	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–4	0.429	80	+4	Beat Washington State 31–17
67	6	3.314	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	MWC	4–3	0.571	58	+1	Beat Hawai'i 35–23
68	4	3.337	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–3	0.571	58	0	Beat Auburn 41–20
69	-12	3.345	Troy (TROY)	SUN	3–3	0.500	70	+2	Lost to Western Kentucky 26–31
70	8	3.399	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–3	0.571	58	+1	Beat Miami (OH) 37–12
71	3	3.406	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	SUN	4–3	0.571	58	0	Beat South Alabama 36–29
72	-11	3.410	Missouri (MISSOURI)	SEC	3–4	0.429	80	+3	Lost to Alabama 10–42
73	8	3.459	Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)	SUN	4–2	0.667	41	+3	Beat Florida International 34–30
74	11	3.609	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	70	+1	Beat Central Michigan 31–13
75	-5	3.635	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–3	0.500	70	+1	BYE
76	10	3.719	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	USA	4–3	0.571	58	-3	Beat Memphis 41–7
77	-13	3.751	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–3	0.500	70	-2	Lost to Wisconsin 14–38
78	-11	3.812	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–4	0.333	86	0	Lost to Florida 17–31
79	-2	3.828	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	MWC	4–3	0.571	58	-5	Beat Colorado State 38–14
80	10	3.849	Houston (HOUSTON)	USA	3–3	0.500	70	-1	Beat UAB 39–17
81	12	3.912	Texas State (TEXAS STATE)	IND WAC	3–3	0.500	70	-1	Beat Idaho 38–7
82	5	3.967	South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)	IND BE	2–4	0.333	86	0	BYE
83	11	4.024	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	3–4	0.429	80	-1	Beat Kentucky 49–7
84	-2	4.118	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	2–4	0.333	86	-2	Lost to Rutgers 15–23
85	-17	4.141	UConn (CONNECTICUT)	IND BE	3–4	0.429	80	-3	Lost to Temple 14–17
86	-7	4.208	Utah (UTAH)	PAC	2–4	0.333	86	-2	Lost to UCLA 14–21
87	1	4.503	Marshall (MARSHALL)	USA	2–4	0.333	86	-3	BYE
88	-12	4.506	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	3–4	0.429	80	-3	Lost to Bowling Green 12–37
89	-20	4.557	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–6	0.143	115	-1	Lost to Arkansas 7–49
90	-10	4.730	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–4	0.429	80	-8	Lost to Ball State 24–30
91	5	4.730	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–4	0.333	86	-7	Lost to Ohio State 49–52
92	-8	4.751	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–4	0.333	86	-4	Lost to Navy 13–31
93	11	4.850	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	MWC	3–3	0.500	70	-9	Beat Wyoming 28–27
94	4	4.864	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	2–4	0.333	86	-7	BYE
95	0	4.972	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	1–5	0.167	101	-5	Lost to Ole Miss 20–41
96	3	4.989	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	2–4	0.333	86	0	Lost to Louisville 35–45
97	3	5.034	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	SUN	2–4	0.333	86	-6	BYE
98	-6	5.134	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	2–5	0.286	97	-6	Lost to Maryland 20–27
99	-10	5.148	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–5	0.286	97	-5	Lost to Michigan 0–45
100	2	5.464	Buffalo (BUFFALO)	MAC	1–5	0.167	101	-7	Lost to Northern Illinois 3–45
101	-10	5.473	SMU	USA	2–4	0.333	86	-8	Lost to Tulane 26–27
102	16	5.613	Rice (RICE)	USA	2–5	0.286	97	-9	Beat UTSA 34–14
103	-6	5.675	UAB	USA	1–5	0.167	101	-8	Lost to Houston 17–39
104	12	5.694	Tulane (TULANE)	USA	1–5	0.167	101	-5	Beat SMU 27–26
105	2	5.912	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	1–5	0.167	101	-9	Lost to Oklahoma State 14–20
106	-5	5.950	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	2–5	0.286	97	-11	Lost to California 17–31
107	-4	6.027	South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA)	SUN	1–5	0.167	101	-9	Lost to Arkansas State 29–36
108	-2	6.092	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	ACC	1–5	0.167	101	-11	Lost to Florida State 7–51
109	-4	6.169	Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)	SUN	1–6	0.143	115	-9	Lost to Middle Tennessee 30–34
110	-1	6.220	Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)	SUN	1–5	0.167	101	-9	Lost to UL Monroe 14–35
111	-3	6.486	Wyoming (WYOMING)	MWC	1–5	0.167	101	-6	Lost to Air Force 27–28
112	-1	6.486	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	0–6	0.000	122	-9	Lost to UCF 31–38
113	-3	6.559	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	MWC	1–5	0.167	101	-11	Lost to New Mexico 23–35
114	1	6.747	UTEP	USA	1–6	0.143	115	-13	Lost to Tulsa 11–33
115	-3	6.847	UNLV	MWC	1–6	0.143	115	-8	Lost to Nevada 37–42
116	-2	6.881	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	1–5	0.167	101	-7	Lost to Kent State 17–31
117	-4	7.181	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	USA	1–5	0.167	101	-8	Lost to East Carolina 7–41
118	-1	7.232	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND WAC	1–5	0.167	101	-16	BYE
119	1	7.498	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	1–6	0.143	115	-18	Lost to Ohio 28–34
120	1	7.808	Colorado (COLORADO)	PAC	1–5	0.167	101	-10	Lost to Arizona State 17–51
121	-2	7.841	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	MWC	1–6	0.143	115	-12	Lost to San Diego State 14–38
122	0	8.258	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND WAC	1–6	0.143	115	-13	Lost to Texas State 7–38
123	1	8.643	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–6	0.000	122	-11	Lost to Toledo 47–52
124	-1	9.347	Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS)	MAC	0–6	0.000	122	-18	BYE