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2018 Week 12 College Football Team Rankings

2018 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
100.068Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC10–01.0001+51Beat Boston College 27–7
200.111Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC10–01.0001+51Beat Mississippi State 24–0
310.145Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC9–10.9005+45Beat Auburn 27–10
4-10.162Michigan (MICHIGAN)B109–10.9005+45Beat Rutgers 42–7
500.207Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI10–01.0001+49Beat Florida State 42–13
600.269Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B129–10.9005+41Beat Oklahoma State 48–47
700.324UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)IND AAC9–01.0001+33Beat Navy 35–24
820.427Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B109–10.9005+33Beat Michigan State 26–6
9-10.435LSUSEC8–20.80015+37Beat Arkansas 24–17
10-10.472Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC9–10.9005+32Beat Colorado 31–7
1110.525Boise State (BOISE STATE)MWC8–20.80015+31Beat Fresno State 24–17
12-10.607UABUSA9–10.9005+27Beat Southern Miss 26–23
1300.619West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)B128–10.88914+30Beat TCU 47–10
1430.648Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND AAC9–10.9005+28Beat South Florida 35–23
1510.659Penn State (PENN STATE)B107–30.70022+30Beat Wisconsin 22–10
1630.740Utah State (UTAH STATE)MWC9–10.9005+25Beat San José State 62–24
1770.745Utah (UTAH)PAC7–30.70022+23Beat Oregon 32–25
1820.818Buffalo (BUFFALO)MAC9–10.9005+27Beat Kent State 48–14
1920.874Syracuse (SYRACUSE)ACC8–20.80015+21Beat Louisville 54–23
2050.889Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC7–30.70022+19BYE
2161.004Army (ARMY)IND FBSI8–20.80015+30Beat Lafayette Leopards 31–13
22-81.010Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)MWC8–20.80015+22Lost to Boise State 17–24
2371.016Duke (DUKE)ACC7–30.70022+19Beat North Carolina 42–35
2481.036App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)SUN7–20.77821+19Beat Texas State 38–7
2581.068Florida (FLORIDA)SEC7–30.70022+23Beat South Carolina 35–31
2681.090Troy (TROY)SUN8–20.80015+23Beat Georgia Southern 35–21
27-11.133Texas (TEXAS)B127–30.70022+23Beat Texas Tech 41–34
28-131.227Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC7–30.70022+19Lost to Tennessee 7–24
29-111.264Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC6–40.60043+20Lost to Alabama 0–24
30101.302Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)SEC6–40.60043+17Beat Ole Miss 38–24
31111.331Stanford (STANFORD)PAC6–40.60043+19Beat Oregon State 48–17
32121.332Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)ACC6–40.60043+21Beat Virginia Tech 52–22
33-111.407Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)ACC7–30.70022+18Lost to Clemson 7–27
34-61.424Georgia Southern (GEORGIA SOUTHERN)SUN7–30.70022+19Lost to Troy 21–35
35-121.455Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–40.60043+22Lost to Ohio State 6–26
36141.513Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC7–30.70022+17Beat Toledo 38–15
37121.567Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)USA7–30.70022+10Beat UTEP 48–32
3871.616Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC7–30.70022+13Beat Liberty 45–24
3991.639Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B106–40.60043+18Beat Iowa 14–10
40111.643Missouri (MISSOURI)SEC6–40.60043+18Beat Vanderbilt 33–28
41-51.709San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)MWC7–30.70022+13Lost to UNLV 24–27
42-131.721Auburn (AUBURN)SEC6–40.60043+12Lost to Georgia 10–27
4301.739Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B126–30.66740+19Beat Baylor 28–14
44-131.813NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC6–30.66740+19Lost to Wake Forest 23–27
45-101.834Iowa (IOWA)B106–40.60043+12Lost to Northwestern 10–14
46121.883Temple (TEMPLE)IND AAC6–40.60043+23Beat Houston 59–49
47-81.902South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)IND AAC7–30.70022+10Lost to Cincinnati 23–35
48-71.925Houston (HOUSTON)IND AAC7–30.70022+5Lost to Temple 49–59
4981.932Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)USA7–30.70022+12Beat Rice 28–13
50-121.948North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)USA7–30.70022+6Lost to Old Dominion 31–34
5131.963Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC6–40.60043+10Beat UCLA 31–28
52102.119Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)USA7–30.70022+4Beat UTSA 45–7
53112.187Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC6–40.60043+4Beat Miami 27–21
54-172.206South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC5–40.55664+14Lost to Florida 31–35
5512.343Oregon (OREGON)PAC6–40.60043+5Lost to Utah 25–32
56-92.436Ohio (OHIO)MAC6–40.60043+4Lost to Miami (OH) 28–30
57-42.573Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B106–40.60043+5Lost to Penn State 10–22
58102.587Marshall (MARSHALL)USA6–30.66740+6Beat Charlotte 30–13
59-132.630Purdue (PURDUE)B105–50.50067+7Lost to Minnesota 10–41
60162.694Indiana (INDIANA)B105–50.50067+6Beat Maryland 34–32
61192.696BYUIND FBSI5–50.50067+8Beat Massachusetts 35–16
62-72.711Miami (MIAMI)ACC5–50.50067+2Lost to Georgia Tech 21–27
6392.766California (CALIFORNIA)PAC6–40.60043+2Beat USC 15–14
64-52.789USCPAC5–50.50067+6Lost to California 14–15
65142.805Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–50.50067+9Beat Kentucky 24–7
66-142.838Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B125–50.50067+6Lost to Texas 34–41
6722.849Nevada (NEVADA)MWC6–40.60043+7Beat Colorado State 49–10
6872.879Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)SUN6–40.60043+4Beat Coastal Carolina 44–16
69172.936Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)USA5–50.50067+5Beat Western Kentucky 34–15
7012.949UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)SUN6–40.60043+2Beat South Alabama 38–10
71-112.988Maryland (MARYLAND)B105–50.50067+1Lost to Indiana 32–34
72-23.000Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC6–40.60043+3BYE
7353.032Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND AAC6–40.60043-8Beat Tulsa 47–21
74113.040Tulane (TULANE)IND AAC5–50.50067+4Beat East Carolina 24–18
7523.074Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC6–50.54565+5Beat Akron 27–7
76153.226Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC5–50.50067+3Beat NC State 27–23
77103.339SMUIND AAC5–50.50067+4Beat UConn 62–50
78-133.381Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B125–50.500670Lost to Oklahoma 47–48
79-133.441Coastal Carolina (COASTAL CAROLINA)SUN5–50.50067+4Lost to Arkansas State 16–44
80-173.465Baylor (BAYLOR)B125–50.50067+4Lost to Iowa State 14–28
81-143.468Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC5–50.50067+1Lost to Northern Illinois 15–38
8283.501Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)SUN5–50.50067+1Beat Georgia State 36–22
83103.504Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B105–50.50067+2Beat Purdue 41–10
84-233.511Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC5–50.50067+1Lost to Texas A&M 24–38
85-33.546Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC5–50.50067-5BYE
8623.741Hawai'i (HAWAII)MWC6–50.54565-3BYE
87-143.838Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC4–60.400920Lost to Missouri 28–33
88-143.847Colorado (COLORADO)PAC5–50.50067-8Lost to Washington State 7–31
89-84.235Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)ACC4–50.44488-6Lost to Pittsburgh 22–52
9084.269Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC4–60.40092-2Beat Ohio 30–28
91-84.286Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC4–60.40092-1Lost to Notre Dame 13–42
92-84.349TCUB124–60.40092-3Lost to West Virginia 10–47
93-44.396Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA4–50.44488-8Lost to UAB 23–26
94-24.626Liberty (LIBERTY)IND FBSI4–50.44488-8Lost to Virginia 24–45
95-14.642Akron (AKRON)MAC4–50.44488-9Lost to Eastern Michigan 7–27
9654.655Air Force (AIR FORCE)MWC4–60.40092-9Beat New Mexico 42–24
9734.712Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B124–60.40092-9Beat Kansas 21–17
9814.765Wyoming (WYOMING)MWC4–60.40092-8BYE
99-24.935Charlotte (CHARLOTTE)USA4–60.40092-13Lost to Marshall 13–30
10045.042Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B103–70.300102-13Beat Illinois 54–35
101-65.119Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–60.40092-19Lost to Nebraska 35–54
102-65.163Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS)IND FBSI4–70.364101-17Lost to BYU 16–35
103-15.637UCLAPAC2–80.200113-12Lost to Arizona State 28–31
104-15.784New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)MWC3–70.300102-22Lost to Air Force 24–42
10515.867UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO)USA3–70.300102-22Lost to Florida International 7–45
106135.870UNLVMWC3–70.300102-26Beat San Diego State 27–24
10736.013Navy (NAVY)IND AAC2–80.200113-18Lost to UCF 24–35
108136.082Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION)USA3–70.300102-20Beat North Texas 34–31
109-46.115Kansas (KANSAS)B123–70.300102-19Lost to Kansas State 17–21
11066.139Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC3–70.300102-28BYE
111-46.165Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–80.200113-23Lost to Stanford 17–48
112-46.210Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)MWC3–70.300102-19Lost to Nevada 10–49
11306.264East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND AAC2–70.222112-15Lost to Tulane 18–24
114-56.270Texas State (TEXAS STATE)SUN3–70.300102-33Lost to App State 7–38
115-36.318South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA)SUN2–80.200113-24Lost to UL Monroe 10–38
116-26.348Georgia State (GEORGIA STATE)SUN2–80.200113-28Lost to Louisiana 22–36
117-66.351Louisville (LOUISVILLE)ACC2–80.200113-22Lost to Syracuse 23–54
118-16.372New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND FBSI3–70.300102-29BYE
119-46.575Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC2–80.200113-29Lost to LSU 17–24
120-26.818Tulsa (TULSA)IND AAC2–80.200113-33Lost to Memphis 21–47
121-17.174Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC2–80.200113-35Lost to Buffalo 14–48
12207.213North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–80.111123-27Lost to Duke 35–42
12337.214Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC2–80.200113-39Beat Central Michigan 24–13
124-17.374Rutgers (RUTGERS)B101–90.100124-31Lost to Michigan 7–42
12507.548San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)MWC1–90.100124-26Lost to Utah State 24–62
126-27.596UConn (CONNECTICUT)IND AAC1–90.100124-32Lost to SMU 50–62
12728.068Rice (RICE)USA1–100.091129-44Lost to Louisiana Tech 13–28
12808.126Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)USA1–90.100124-36Lost to Florida Atlantic 15–34
129-28.172Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC1–100.091129-47Lost to Bowling Green 13–24
13008.182UTEPUSA1–90.100124-35Lost to Middle Tennessee 32–48

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