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2017 Week 12 College Football Team Rankings

2017 rankings as originally published from Ken's records; records, NOW and game results come from official ESPN scores. A +0.200 adjustment was added to every rating this season.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
110.134Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC10–01.0001+53Beat Mississippi State 31–24
2-10.170Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC9–10.9005+42Lost to Auburn 17–40
330.216Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B1010–01.0001+46Beat Iowa 38–14
410.230Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC9–10.9005+43Beat Florida State 31–14
5-20.266Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI8–20.80012+44Lost to Miami 8–41
6-20.290UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)IND AAC9–01.0001+38Beat UConn 49–24
730.298Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B129–10.9005+40Beat TCU 38–20
830.320USCPAC9–20.81810+42Beat Colorado 38–24
9-10.335Miami (MIAMI)ACC9–01.0001+41Beat Notre Dame 41–8
1020.349Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B108–20.80012+38Beat Michigan State 48–3
11-20.360Penn State (PENN STATE)B108–20.80012+39Beat Rutgers 35–6
1240.438Auburn (AUBURN)SEC8–20.80012+32Beat Georgia 40–17
1320.502Boise State (BOISE STATE)MWC8–20.80012+36Beat Colorado State 59–52
14-70.576TCUB128–20.80012+31Lost to Oklahoma 20–38
1540.609Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC9–20.81810+34Beat Utah 33–25
1660.685Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B128–20.80012+31Beat Iowa State 49–42
1700.698Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND AAC8–10.8898+30BYE
18-50.748Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC8–20.80012+24Lost to Stanford 22–30
1940.782Michigan (MICHIGAN)B108–20.80012+26Beat Maryland 35–10
2070.820Stanford (STANFORD)PAC7–30.70026+24Beat Washington 30–22
21-70.862Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B107–30.70026+32Lost to Ohio State 3–48
22-40.915Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC7–30.70026+27Lost to Alabama 24–31
2320.967San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)MWC8–20.80012+26BYE
24-41.006Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC8–20.80012+25Lost to Ohio 10–38
2511.075South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)IND AAC8–10.8898+17BYE
2671.076Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)USA7–30.70026+23Beat Louisiana Tech 48–23
2741.117NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC7–30.70026+23Beat Boston College 17–14
2841.148Troy (TROY)SUN8–20.80012+18Beat Coastal Carolina 42–17
29-11.218South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC7–30.70026+23Beat Florida 28–20
3041.226LSUSEC7–30.70026+22Beat Arkansas 33–10
31-71.279Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)ACC7–30.70026+19Lost to Georgia Tech 22–28
3231.312Army (ARMY)IND FBSI8–20.80012+13Beat Duke 21–16
33-121.348Iowa (IOWA)B106–40.60049+27Lost to Wisconsin 14–38
3471.359Ohio (OHIO)MAC8–20.80012+13Beat Toledo 38–10
3521.401West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)B127–30.70026+13Beat Kansas State 28–23
3681.408Navy (NAVY)IND AAC6–30.66744+20Beat SMU 43–40
37-11.427Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B107–30.70026+21Beat Purdue 23–13
3811.451North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)USA7–30.70026+15Beat UTEP 45–10
39-11.493Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC7–30.70026+15Beat Oregon State 49–28
4071.591Marshall (MARSHALL)USA7–30.70026+15Beat Western Kentucky 30–23
4121.601Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)MWC7–30.70026+12Beat Hawai'i 31–21
4231.621Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC7–30.70026+15Beat Vanderbilt 44–21
43-141.787Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B126–40.60049+14Lost to Oklahoma State 42–49
4461.826Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC7–30.70026+8Beat Ball State 63–17
45-51.829Houston (HOUSTON)IND AAC6–30.66744+15BYE
4661.870Wyoming (WYOMING)MWC7–30.70026+12Beat Air Force 28–14
4762.059Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC6–40.60049+13Beat Syracuse 64–43
4872.101UABUSA7–30.70026+2Beat UTSA 24–19
49-192.105SMUIND AAC6–40.60049+12Lost to Navy 40–43
5042.177Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)SEC6–40.60049+11Beat New Mexico 55–14
51-92.231Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)ACC5–50.50063+15Lost to NC State 14–17
52-62.379Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)USA6–30.66744+7Lost to Old Dominion 30–37
5352.408Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC5–40.55660+8Beat Virginia Tech 28–22
5462.411UCLAPAC5–50.50063+10Beat Arizona State 44–37
55-72.478Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC5–50.50063+10Lost to UCLA 37–44
5672.539Louisville (LOUISVILLE)ACC6–40.60049+4Beat Virginia 38–21
5772.627Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC6–40.600490Beat Kent State 48–20
5812.673Oregon (OREGON)PAC5–50.50063+4BYE
59132.710Georgia State (GEORGIA STATE)SUN6–30.66744+8Beat Texas State 33–30
6052.715Texas (TEXAS)B125–50.50063+1Beat Kansas 42–27
61-102.724Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC6–40.60049+1Lost to Louisville 21–38
6262.762Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA6–40.60049-1Beat Rice 43–34
63152.820Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC5–50.50063+3Beat Louisiana 50–22
64102.859Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC6–40.60049+1Beat Eastern Michigan 42–30
6562.863Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B125–50.50063-2Beat Baylor 38–24
66-92.937Utah (UTAH)PAC5–50.50063-1Lost to Washington State 25–33
67-182.965Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)SUN5–30.62548-7Lost to South Alabama 19–24
6882.995California (CALIFORNIA)PAC5–50.50063-1BYE
69113.165App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)SUN6–40.60049-7Beat Georgia Southern 27–6
70153.196Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B105–50.50063-5Beat Nebraska 54–21
71-153.245Akron (AKRON)MAC5–50.50063-2Lost to Miami (OH) 14–24
72163.409Missouri (MISSOURI)SEC5–50.50063-2Beat Tennessee 50–17
73193.461Temple (TEMPLE)IND AAC5–50.50063-1Beat Cincinnati 35–24
74-133.462UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO)USA5–40.55660-9Lost to UAB 19–24
75-93.486Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B125–50.50063-9Lost to West Virginia 23–28
76-93.549Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)MWC6–50.54562-3Lost to Boise State 52–59
77-73.562Maryland (MARYLAND)B104–60.40084+1Lost to Michigan 10–35
78-93.591Purdue (PURDUE)B104–60.40084-1Lost to Northwestern 13–23
79-63.729Syracuse (SYRACUSE)ACC4–60.40084-2Lost to Wake Forest 43–64
8063.732Utah State (UTAH STATE)MWC5–50.50063-3BYE
81-193.747Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B104–60.40084-3Lost to Minnesota 21–54
82133.750Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)USA5–50.50063-7Beat Charlotte 35–21
83-83.817Colorado (COLORADO)PAC5–60.45580-5Lost to USC 24–38
84-73.848Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC4–60.40084-4Lost to LSU 10–33
85-64.084Air Force (AIR FORCE)MWC4–60.40084-7Lost to Wyoming 14–28
86134.093Tulane (TULANE)IND AAC4–60.40084-4Beat East Carolina 31–24
87-64.133Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC4–60.40084-3Lost to Kentucky 21–44
88-54.161Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)USA5–50.50063-19Lost to Marshall 23–30
89-74.189Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC4–60.40084-4Lost to Missouri 17–50
90114.217Indiana (INDIANA)B104–60.40084-7Beat Illinois 24–14
91-44.309Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)USA4–60.40084-9Lost to Florida Atlantic 23–48
9244.399UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)SUN4–50.44481-7BYE
93-24.479Florida (FLORIDA)SEC3–60.333103-3Lost to South Carolina 20–28
94-54.486Duke (DUKE)ACC4–60.40084-11Lost to Army 16–21
95-114.587Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)ACC4–60.40084-14Lost to North Carolina 31–34
96-64.598Rutgers (RUTGERS)B104–60.40084-11Lost to Penn State 6–35
9784.636Buffalo (BUFFALO)MAC4–60.40084-14Beat Bowling Green 38–28
98-54.691Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC3–60.333103+1Lost to Clemson 14–31
99-24.729New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)SUN4–50.44481-15BYE
10064.781South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA)SUN4–60.40084-10Beat Arkansas State 24–19
101-74.883Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)SUN4–50.44481-16Lost to Ole Miss 22–50
10264.906Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION)USA4–60.40084-15Beat Florida International 37–30
10364.957Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC4–60.40084-15Beat Akron 24–14
104-65.129UNLVMWC4–60.40084-9Lost to BYU 21–31
105-55.182Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–70.300106-13Lost to Central Michigan 30–42
106-45.445Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND AAC3–70.300106-10Lost to Temple 24–35
10705.798Idaho (IDAHO)SUN3–60.333103-18BYE
108-55.803New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)MWC3–70.300106-21Lost to Texas A&M 14–55
109-55.834UConn (CONNECTICUT)IND AAC3–70.300106-16Lost to UCF 24–49
11026.112Tulsa (TULSA)IND AAC2–80.200113-22BYE
11186.226North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC2–80.200113-20Beat Pittsburgh 34–31
112-26.267Hawai'i (HAWAII)MWC3–70.300106-28Lost to Fresno State 21–31
11376.283BYUIND FBSI3–80.273112-24Beat UNLV 31–21
11446.288Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS)IND FBSI3–70.300106-32Beat Maine Black Bears 44–31
11566.422Nevada (NEVADA)MWC2–80.200113-19Beat San José State 59–14
116-56.562Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–80.200113-27Lost to Indiana 14–24
117-26.645Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC2–80.200113-27Lost to Western Michigan 20–48
118-56.698East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND AAC2–80.200113-15Lost to Tulane 24–31
119-56.731Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC2–80.200113-21Lost to Buffalo 28–38
120-37.018Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC2–80.200113-31Lost to Northern Illinois 17–63
121-57.085Texas State (TEXAS STATE)SUN2–80.200113-34Lost to Georgia State 30–33
12207.275Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–90.100122-33Lost to Arizona 28–49
12317.525Kansas (KANSAS)B121–90.100122-39Lost to Texas 27–42
124-17.586Rice (RICE)USA1–90.100122-34Lost to Southern Miss 34–43
12507.592Baylor (BAYLOR)B121–90.100122-30Lost to Texas Tech 24–38
12607.837Charlotte (CHARLOTTE)USA1–90.100122-30Lost to Middle Tennessee 21–35
12708.100Coastal Carolina (COASTAL CAROLINA)SUN1–90.100122-31Lost to Troy 17–42
12808.323San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)MWC1–100.091128-50Lost to Nevada 14–59
12908.445UTEPUSA0–100.000129-41Lost to North Texas 10–45
13008.839Georgia Southern (GEORGIA SOUTHERN)SUN0–90.000129-32Lost to App State 6–27

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