2012 Post-Season Week 1 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.
2012 Regular Season Final 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 | 0 | 0.790 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +82 | BYE |
| 2 | 0 | 0.840 |  Florida (FLORIDA) |  SEC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 5 | +75 | BYE |
| 3 | 2 | 0.972 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 12–1 | 0.923 | 3 | +68 | Beat Georgia 32–28 |
| 4 | 0 | 0.983 |  Oregon (OREGON) |  PAC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 5 | +60 | BYE |
| 5 | -2 | 1.033 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +71 | BYE |
| 6 | 0 | 1.107 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 11–2 | 0.846 | 8 | +70 | Beat UCLA 27–24 |
| 7 | 2 | 1.121 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) |  B12 | 11–1 | 0.917 | 5 | +59 | Beat Texas 42–24 |
| 8 | -1 | 1.294 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | SEC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 12 | +50 | BYE |
| 9 | 6 | 1.319 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 12 | +52 | Beat TCU 24–17 |
| 10 | 0 | 1.321 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 12 | +53 | BYE |
| 11 | 1 | 1.352 |  LSU | SEC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 12 | +51 | BYE |
| 12 | 1 | 1.417 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 12 | +46 | BYE |
| 13 | -2 | 1.441 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 11–2 | 0.846 | 8 | +50 | Lost to Alabama 28–32 |
| 14 | 2 | 1.503 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) |  ACC | 11–2 | 0.846 | 8 | +43 | Beat Georgia Tech 21–15 |
| 15 | 3 | 1.504 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) |  MAC | 12–1 | 0.923 | 3 | +42 | Beat Kent State 44–37 |
| 16 | -2 | 1.509 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 12 | +44 | BYE |
| 17 | -9 | 1.589 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B10 | 10–3 | 0.769 | 21 | +49 | Lost to Wisconsin 31–70 |
| 18 | 2 | 1.687 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 23 | +41 | Beat Nicholls State 77–3 |
| 19 | 0 | 1.695 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 12 | +34 | BYE |
| 20 | -3 | 1.701 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 11–2 | 0.846 | 8 | +40 | Lost to Northern Illinois 37–44 |
| 21 | 4 | 1.765 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) |  MWC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 12 | +35 | Beat Nevada 27–21 |
| 22 | 0 | 1.832 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | MWC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 23 | +32 | BYE |
| 23 | -2 | 1.880 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 23 | +37 | BYE |
| 24 | 9 | 1.891 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 10–2 | 0.833 | 12 | +32 | Beat Rutgers 20–17 |
| 25 | -1 | 1.895 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 35 | +36 | BYE |
| 26 | 8 | 1.896 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) |  SUN | 9–3 | 0.750 | 23 | +33 | Beat Middle Tennessee 45–0 |
| 27 | 9 | 1.997 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 9–3 | 0.750 | 23 | +27 | Beat UConn 34–17 |
| 28 | -5 | 2.026 |  UCLA | PAC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 33 | +35 | Lost to Stanford 24–27 |
| 29 | -1 | 2.030 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 23 | +27 | BYE |
| 30 | -1 | 2.044 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 23 | +28 | BYE |
| 31 | -4 | 2.045 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 23 | +28 | BYE |
| 32 | -2 | 2.055 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 23 | +29 | BYE |
| 33 | 5 | 2.098 |  Tulsa (TULSA) |  USA | 10–3 | 0.769 | 21 | +31 | Beat UCF 33–27 |
| 34 | -8 | 2.120 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 9–3 | 0.750 | 23 | +26 | Lost to Louisville 17–20 |
| 35 | -4 | 2.136 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 35 | +29 | BYE |
| 36 | -4 | 2.191 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 35 | +29 | Lost to Kansas State 24–42 |
| 37 | 0 | 2.366 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 50 | +19 | Lost to Baylor 34–41 |
| 38 | 1 | 2.367 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 35 | +19 | BYE |
| 39 | -4 | 2.382 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 9–4 | 0.692 | 33 | +20 | Lost to Tulsa 27–33 |
| 40 | 5 | 2.386 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 8–5 | 0.615 | 49 | +25 | Beat Nebraska 70–31 |
| 41 | 1 | 2.450 |  USC | PAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 50 | +21 | BYE |
| 42 | -1 | 2.468 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 35 | +15 | BYE |
| 43 | -3 | 2.485 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 35 | +18 | BYE |
| 44 | -1 | 2.489 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 50 | +21 | BYE |
| 45 | 14 | 2.593 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 50 | +18 | Beat Oklahoma State 41–34 |
| 46 | 9 | 2.664 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 8–4 | 0.667 | 35 | +13 | Beat Florida Atlantic 35–21 |
| 47 | 1 | 2.687 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 7–4 | 0.636 | 48 | +18 | BYE |
| 48 | -1 | 2.692 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 35 | +9 | BYE |
| 49 | 0 | 2.703 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 8–4 | 0.667 | 35 | +12 | BYE |
| 50 | -4 | 2.731 |  TCU | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 50 | +14 | Lost to Oklahoma 17–24 |
| 51 | 0 | 2.761 |  BYU | IND FBSI | 7–5 | 0.583 | 50 | +10 | BYE |
| 52 | 0 | 2.806 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 50 | +16 | BYE |
| 53 | -3 | 2.817 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 65 | +18 | BYE |
| 54 | 6 | 2.819 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 50 | +13 | Beat Kansas 59–10 |
| 55 | 2 | 2.825 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 7–5 | 0.583 | 50 | +13 | BYE |
| 56 | 2 | 2.838 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 50 | +12 | BYE |
| 57 | -4 | 2.855 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 35 | +5 | BYE |
| 58 | -4 | 2.871 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 50 | +15 | BYE |
| 59 | -3 | 2.896 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 8–4 | 0.667 | 35 | +8 | BYE |
| 60 | -16 | 2.901 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 8–4 | 0.667 | 35 | +23 | Lost to Arkansas State 0–45 |
| 61 | 0 | 3.098 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 50 | +1 | BYE |
| 62 | 1 | 3.170 |  UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO) | IND WAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 35 | -5 | BYE |
| 63 | -1 | 3.194 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 65 | +5 | BYE |
| 64 | 1 | 3.194 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 65 | +7 | BYE |
| 65 | 1 | 3.222 |  Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | SUN | 7–5 | 0.583 | 50 | +1 | BYE |
| 66 | -2 | 3.247 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 50 | +3 | BYE |
| 67 | 2 | 3.316 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 65 | +4 | BYE |
| 68 | -1 | 3.380 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | SEC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 78 | +6 | BYE |
| 69 | 1 | 3.445 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | MWC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 50 | -3 | Lost to Boise State 21–27 |
| 70 | 4 | 3.505 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 6–6 | 0.500 | 65 | +9 | Beat South Florida 27–3 |
| 71 | 0 | 3.583 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 65 | 0 | BYE |
| 72 | -4 | 3.600 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 6–7 | 0.462 | 77 | -2 | Lost to Florida State 15–21 |
| 73 | -1 | 3.646 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 65 | -2 | BYE |
| 74 | -1 | 3.823 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 78 | -6 | BYE |
| 75 | 1 | 3.897 |  SMU | USA | 6–6 | 0.500 | 65 | -10 | BYE |
| 76 | -1 | 3.906 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 65 | -8 | BYE |
| 77 | 0 | 3.985 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 6–6 | 0.500 | 65 | -12 | BYE |
| 78 | 0 | 4.112 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 65 | -12 | BYE |
| 79 | 0 | 4.129 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 65 | -13 | BYE |
| 80 | 0 | 4.197 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -9 | BYE |
| 81 | 0 | 4.217 |  Utah (UTAH) | PAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 78 | -15 | BYE |
| 82 | 1 | 4.423 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 78 | -11 | BYE |
| 83 | -1 | 4.441 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 5–7 | 0.417 | 78 | -15 | Lost to Cincinnati 17–34 |
| 84 | 0 | 4.444 |  Troy (TROY) | SUN | 5–7 | 0.417 | 78 | -17 | BYE |
| 85 | 1 | 4.525 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 5–7 | 0.417 | 78 | -17 | BYE |
| 86 | 1 | 4.531 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 5–7 | 0.417 | 78 | -20 | BYE |
| 87 | -2 | 4.575 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -16 | BYE |
| 88 | 0 | 4.695 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -20 | BYE |
| 89 | 0 | 4.720 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -18 | BYE |
| 90 | 0 | 4.796 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -20 | BYE |
| 91 | 4 | 4.914 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 4–7 | 0.364 | 86 | -21 | BYE |
| 92 | 0 | 4.964 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -24 | BYE |
| 93 | 1 | 5.010 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -22 | BYE |
| 94 | -1 | 5.029 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -24 | BYE |
| 95 | 7 | 5.065 |  Texas State (TEXAS STATE) | IND WAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -27 | Beat New Mexico State 66–28 |
| 96 | 0 | 5.140 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -15 | BYE |
| 97 | -6 | 5.152 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -24 | Lost to Pittsburgh 3–27 |
| 98 | 0 | 5.158 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -21 | BYE |
| 99 | -2 | 5.175 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -31 | BYE |
| 100 | -1 | 5.258 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -29 | BYE |
| 101 | -1 | 5.281 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -16 | BYE |
| 102 | -1 | 5.505 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -23 | BYE |
| 103 | 0 | 5.641 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -33 | BYE |
| 104 | 1 | 5.851 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 111 | -31 | BYE |
| 105 | -1 | 5.880 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -35 | Lost to Louisiana 21–35 |
| 106 | 0 | 6.005 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 4–9 | 0.308 | 100 | -44 | BYE |
| 107 | 0 | 6.057 |  UTEP | USA | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -40 | BYE |
| 108 | 1 | 6.125 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -38 | BYE |
| 109 | -1 | 6.131 |  UAB | USA | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -40 | BYE |
| 110 | 7 | 6.448 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | MWC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -42 | Beat South Alabama 23–7 |
| 111 | 1 | 6.493 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 2–10 | 0.167 | 111 | -40 | BYE |
| 112 | -1 | 6.511 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 111 | -29 | BYE |
| 113 | -3 | 6.527 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 111 | -42 | BYE |
| 114 | -1 | 6.616 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 2–9 | 0.182 | 110 | -28 | BYE |
| 115 | 1 | 6.908 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–10 | 0.167 | 111 | -45 | BYE |
| 116 | -2 | 6.928 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 1–11 | 0.083 | 118 | -45 | Lost to West Virginia 10–59 |
| 117 | -2 | 7.269 |  South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA) | SUN | 2–11 | 0.154 | 116 | -58 | Lost to Hawai'i 7–23 |
| 118 | 0 | 7.337 |  UNLV | MWC | 2–11 | 0.154 | 116 | -45 | BYE |
| 119 | 0 | 7.536 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 118 | -59 | BYE |
| 120 | 0 | 7.656 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 118 | -41 | BYE |
| 121 | 0 | 7.889 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | PAC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 118 | -42 | BYE |
| 122 | 2 | 8.400 |  Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS) | MAC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 118 | -61 | BYE |
| 123 | -1 | 8.440 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 118 | -66 | Lost to Texas State 28–66 |
| 124 | -1 | 8.477 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 0–12 | 0.000 | 124 | -65 | BYE |
2012 Week 14 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 | 0 | 0.832 | Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +79 | Beat USC 22–13 |
| 2 | 0 | 0.837 | Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 3 | +74 | Beat Florida State 37–26 |
| 3 | 1 | 1.018 | Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +70 | Beat Michigan 26–21 |
| 4 | 1 | 1.024 | Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 3 | +58 | Beat Oregon State 48–24 |
| 5 | -2 | 1.062 | Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 3 | +57 | Beat Auburn 49–0 |
| 6 | 2 | 1.192 | Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 10 | +60 | Beat UCLA 35–17 |
| 7 | 3 | 1.275 | Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | SEC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 10 | +49 | Beat Missouri 59–29 |
| 8 | -2 | 1.284 | Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B10 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 10 | +53 | Beat Iowa 13–7 |
| 9 | -2 | 1.285 | Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 10–1 | 0.909 | 9 | +49 | BYE |
| 10 | 4 | 1.295 | South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 10 | +53 | Beat Clemson 27–17 |
| 11 | 2 | 1.299 | Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 3 | +51 | Beat Georgia Tech 42–10 |
| 12 | -1 | 1.335 | LSU | SEC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 10 | +51 | Beat Arkansas 20–13 |
| 13 | 5 | 1.433 | San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 10 | +45 | Beat Louisiana Tech 52–43 |
| 14 | -5 | 1.475 | Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 10 | +44 | Lost to South Carolina 17–27 |
| 15 | 1 | 1.497 | Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 19 | +43 | Beat Oklahoma State 51–48 |
| 16 | -4 | 1.531 | Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 10 | +37 | Lost to Florida 26–37 |
| 17 | 2 | 1.566 | Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 3 | +41 | Beat Ohio 28–6 |
| 18 | 2 | 1.645 | Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 3 | +31 | Beat Eastern Michigan 49–7 |
| 19 | 4 | 1.720 | Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 10 | +33 | Beat Idaho 45–9 |
| 20 | -5 | 1.775 | Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 32 | +40 | Lost to Oregon 24–48 |
| 21 | 6 | 1.863 | Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 23 | +38 | Beat Miami (OH) 31–24 |
| 22 | 9 | 1.863 | Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | MWC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 23 | +31 | Beat Air Force 48–15 |
| 23 | -2 | 1.879 | UCLA | PAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 23 | +37 | Lost to Stanford 17–35 |
| 24 | -2 | 1.894 | Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 37 | +37 | Lost to Ohio State 21–26 |
| 25 | 5 | 1.954 | Boise State (BOISE STATE) | MWC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 19 | +27 | BYE |
| 26 | -9 | 2.012 | Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 9–2 | 0.818 | 19 | +28 | Lost to Pittsburgh 6–27 |
| 27 | 6 | 2.036 | Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 23 | +29 | Beat Illinois 50–14 |
| 28 | -2 | 2.058 | Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 23 | +26 | Lost to San José State 43–52 |
| 29 | 7 | 2.071 | San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 23 | +26 | Beat Wyoming 42–28 |
| 30 | 4 | 2.090 | Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 23 | +28 | Beat Akron 35–23 |
| 31 | 7 | 2.140 | Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 37 | +29 | Beat Wisconsin 24–21 |
| 32 | -8 | 2.149 | Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 8–3 | 0.727 | 32 | +30 | Lost to TCU 13–20 |
| 33 | -8 | 2.186 | Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 9–2 | 0.818 | 19 | +22 | Lost to UConn 20–23 |
| 34 | 3 | 2.192 | Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 8–3 | 0.727 | 32 | +25 | BYE |
| 35 | 4 | 2.193 | UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 9–3 | 0.750 | 23 | +23 | Beat UAB 49–24 |
| 36 | 4 | 2.200 | Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 8–3 | 0.727 | 32 | +22 | Beat South Florida 27–10 |
| 37 | -8 | 2.228 | Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 47 | +23 | Lost to Oklahoma 48–51 |
| 38 | -10 | 2.269 | Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 9–3 | 0.750 | 23 | +22 | Lost to SMU 27–35 |
| 39 | 6 | 2.385 | Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 37 | +20 | Beat Wake Forest 55–21 |
| 40 | -5 | 2.489 | Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 37 | +18 | Lost to Ole Miss 24–41 |
| 41 | 3 | 2.502 | North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 37 | +16 | Beat Maryland 45–38 |
| 42 | -1 | 2.508 | USC | PAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 52 | +21 | Lost to Notre Dame 13–22 |
| 43 | -11 | 2.532 | Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 52 | +22 | Lost to Arizona State 34–41 |
| 44 | 6 | 2.667 | Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 8–3 | 0.727 | 32 | +26 | Beat Troy 24–21 |
| 45 | -2 | 2.685 | Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 52 | +16 | Lost to Penn State 21–24 |
| 46 | 10 | 2.695 | TCU | B12 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 47 | +15 | Beat Texas 20–13 |
| 47 | 2 | 2.718 | Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 37 | +10 | Beat Buffalo 21–7 |
| 48 | -1 | 2.719 | Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 7–4 | 0.636 | 47 | +17 | BYE |
| 49 | 4 | 2.817 | UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 8–4 | 0.667 | 37 | +12 | Beat Florida International 23–17 |
| 50 | 4 | 2.818 | Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 65 | +17 | Beat Minnesota 26–10 |
| 51 | 1 | 2.831 | BYU | IND FBSI | 7–5 | 0.583 | 52 | +9 | Beat New Mexico State 50–14 |
| 52 | -10 | 2.887 | Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 52 | +14 | Lost to Washington State 28–31 |
| 53 | -5 | 2.889 | Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 37 | +6 | Lost to Kent State 6–28 |
| 54 | 4 | 2.892 | Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 52 | +15 | Beat Duke 52–45 |
| 55 | 0 | 2.893 | Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 7–4 | 0.636 | 47 | +11 | Beat South Alabama 52–30 |
| 56 | 3 | 2.905 | East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 8–4 | 0.667 | 37 | +9 | Beat Marshall 65–59 |
| 57 | 0 | 2.928 | Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 7–5 | 0.583 | 52 | +12 | Beat Temple 38–20 |
| 58 | -12 | 2.989 | Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 52 | +12 | Lost to Baylor 45–52 |
| 59 | 6 | 3.026 | Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 63 | +12 | Beat Texas Tech 52–45 |
| 60 | 3 | 3.112 | West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | B12 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 63 | +13 | Beat Iowa State 31–24 |
| 61 | 5 | 3.153 | Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 52 | +2 | Beat Arizona 41–34 |
| 62 | 10 | 3.178 | Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 65 | +7 | Beat Mississippi State 41–24 |
| 63 | 5 | 3.210 | UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO) | IND WAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 37 | -6 | Beat Texas State 38–31 |
| 64 | 3 | 3.276 | NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 52 | +2 | Beat Boston College 27–10 |
| 65 | -14 | 3.306 | Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 65 | +7 | Lost to West Virginia 24–31 |
| 66 | 4 | 3.317 | Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | SUN | 7–5 | 0.583 | 52 | +2 | Beat North Texas 25–24 |
| 67 | -6 | 3.344 | Missouri (MISSOURI) | SEC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 79 | +7 | Lost to Texas A&M 29–59 |
| 68 | -8 | 3.368 | Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 65 | +2 | Lost to Georgia 10–42 |
| 69 | 2 | 3.373 | Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 65 | +4 | Beat Virginia 17–14 |
| 70 | -6 | 3.405 | Nevada (NEVADA) | MWC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 47 | -2 | BYE |
| 71 | -9 | 3.571 | Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 65 | +1 | Lost to Miami 45–52 |
| 72 | 1 | 3.675 | Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 65 | -2 | Beat Indiana 56–35 |
| 73 | 2 | 3.843 | Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 79 | -5 | Beat Kentucky 37–17 |
| 74 | 9 | 3.875 | Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 5–6 | 0.455 | 77 | +7 | Beat Rutgers 27–6 |
| 75 | -6 | 3.895 | Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 65 | -7 | Lost to Michigan State 10–26 |
| 76 | 9 | 3.907 | SMU | USA | 6–6 | 0.500 | 65 | -9 | Beat Tulsa 35–27 |
| 77 | 1 | 3.977 | Rice (RICE) | USA | 6–6 | 0.500 | 65 | -11 | Beat UTEP 33–24 |
| 78 | -4 | 4.128 | Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 65 | -13 | Lost to Fresno State 15–48 |
| 79 | 2 | 4.139 | Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 65 | -13 | Beat Massachusetts 42–21 |
| 80 | -3 | 4.187 | Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -9 | Lost to LSU 13–20 |
| 81 | -1 | 4.283 | Utah (UTAH) | PAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 79 | -14 | Beat Colorado 42–35 |
| 82 | 15 | 4.428 | UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 5–6 | 0.455 | 77 | -12 | Beat Louisville 23–20 |
| 83 | -7 | 4.460 | Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 79 | -11 | Lost to Vanderbilt 21–55 |
| 84 | -5 | 4.542 | Troy (TROY) | SUN | 5–7 | 0.417 | 79 | -15 | Lost to Middle Tennessee 21–24 |
| 85 | -1 | 4.544 | Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -16 | Lost to Nebraska 7–13 |
| 86 | 6 | 4.589 | Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 5–7 | 0.417 | 79 | -16 | Beat Tulane 40–17 |
| 87 | -5 | 4.596 | Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 5–7 | 0.417 | 79 | -19 | Lost to East Carolina 59–65 |
| 88 | -2 | 4.726 | Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -17 | Lost to Bowling Green 7–21 |
| 89 | 1 | 4.802 | Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -17 | Lost to Ball State 24–31 |
| 90 | -1 | 4.883 | North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -20 | Lost to Western Kentucky 24–25 |
| 91 | 0 | 4.934 | South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 3–8 | 0.273 | 100 | -17 | Lost to Cincinnati 10–27 |
| 92 | -5 | 4.990 | Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -24 | Lost to Purdue 35–56 |
| 93 | -5 | 5.000 | Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -22 | Lost to Virginia Tech 14–17 |
| 94 | 0 | 5.027 | Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 103 | -21 | Lost to Alabama 0–49 |
| 95 | -2 | 5.032 | Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 4–7 | 0.364 | 86 | -20 | Lost to Syracuse 20–38 |
| 96 | -1 | 5.153 | Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -13 | Lost to San Diego State 28–42 |
| 97 | 2 | 5.157 | Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -30 | BYE |
| 98 | 0 | 5.228 | California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 103 | -20 | BYE |
| 99 | -3 | 5.280 | Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -27 | Lost to North Carolina 38–45 |
| 100 | 6 | 5.335 | Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -17 | Beat New Mexico 24–20 |
| 101 | 6 | 5.509 | Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -21 | Beat Southern Miss 42–24 |
| 102 | -2 | 5.565 | Texas State (TEXAS STATE) | IND WAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 100 | -27 | Lost to UTSA 31–38 |
| 103 | -1 | 5.763 | Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 3–9 | 0.250 | 103 | -31 | Lost to UL Monroe 17–23 |
| 104 | 0 | 5.778 | Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 3–8 | 0.273 | 100 | -28 | BYE |
| 105 | -4 | 5.859 | Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 111 | -30 | Lost to Tennessee 17–37 |
| 106 | -3 | 6.084 | New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 4–9 | 0.308 | 99 | -44 | Lost to Colorado State 20–24 |
| 107 | -2 | 6.124 | UTEP | USA | 3–9 | 0.250 | 103 | -39 | Lost to Rice 24–33 |
| 108 | 0 | 6.148 | UAB | USA | 3–9 | 0.250 | 103 | -39 | Lost to UCF 24–49 |
| 109 | 8 | 6.221 | Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 103 | -37 | Beat Washington 31–28 |
| 110 | -1 | 6.484 | Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 111 | -41 | Lost to NC State 10–27 |
| 111 | 1 | 6.501 | Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 111 | -28 | Lost to Northern Illinois 7–49 |
| 112 | -2 | 6.541 | Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 2–10 | 0.167 | 111 | -40 | Lost to Northwestern 14–50 |
| 113 | -2 | 6.546 | Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 2–9 | 0.182 | 109 | -26 | BYE |
| 114 | -1 | 6.853 | Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 1–10 | 0.091 | 118 | -37 | BYE |
| 115 | -1 | 6.981 | South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA) | SUN | 2–10 | 0.167 | 111 | -48 | Lost to Louisiana 30–52 |
| 116 | -1 | 7.010 | Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–10 | 0.167 | 111 | -44 | Lost to Houston 17–40 |
| 117 | 3 | 7.059 | Hawai'i (HAWAII) | MWC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 109 | -43 | Beat UNLV 48–10 |
| 118 | -2 | 7.417 | UNLV | MWC | 2–11 | 0.154 | 117 | -44 | Lost to Hawai'i 10–48 |
| 119 | 0 | 7.553 | Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 120 | -57 | Lost to Toledo 23–35 |
| 120 | 1 | 7.796 | Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 120 | -41 | Lost to Utah State 9–45 |
| 121 | -3 | 7.946 | Colorado (COLORADO) | PAC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 120 | -41 | Lost to Utah 35–42 |
| 122 | 0 | 8.225 | New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 118 | -58 | Lost to BYU 14–50 |
| 123 | 0 | 8.490 | Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 0–12 | 0.000 | 124 | -63 | Lost to Memphis 24–42 |
| 124 | 0 | 8.504 | Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS) | MAC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 120 | -60 | Lost to Central Michigan 21–42 |
2012 Week 13 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.
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 |
2012 Week 11 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.
2012 Week 10 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 | 0.730 | Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +35 | Beat Mississippi State 38–7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0.807 | Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +38 | Beat Oklahoma 30–13 |
| 3 | 2 | 0.922 | Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +29 | Beat Texas Tech 55–24 |
| 4 | -3 | 0.972 | Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 10 | +33 | Lost to Georgia 9–17 |
| 5 | -1 | 0.977 | Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +28 | Beat Colorado 70–14 |
| 6 | 1 | 1.040 | Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +36 | Beat Penn State 35–23 |
| 7 | 6 | 1.338 | Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 7 | +22 | Beat Duke 48–7 |
| 8 | 4 | 1.433 | LSU | SEC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 10 | +21 | BYE |
| 9 | 9 | 1.510 | Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +19 | Beat Cincinnati 34–31 |
| 10 | -4 | 1.514 | Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 21 | +23 | Lost to Washington 17–20 |
| 11 | 13 | 1.526 | Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 10 | +20 | Beat Florida 17–9 |
| 12 | 2 | 1.540 | Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 25 | +24 | Beat Washington State 24–17 |
| 13 | 2 | 1.540 | Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | SEC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 25 | +18 | Beat Auburn 63–21 |
| 14 | 5 | 1.554 | Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 10 | +19 | Beat Wake Forest 42–13 |
| 15 | 5 | 1.578 | Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B10 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 25 | +21 | Beat Michigan 23–9 |
| 16 | 1 | 1.625 | South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 22 | +23 | Beat Tennessee 38–35 |
| 17 | -9 | 1.652 | Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 25 | +20 | Lost to Kansas State 24–55 |
| 18 | -8 | 1.714 | Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 36 | +15 | Lost to Notre Dame 13–30 |
| 19 | -10 | 1.720 | Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 10 | +16 | Lost to Alabama 7–38 |
| 20 | -9 | 1.752 | Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 7–1 | 0.875 | 10 | +16 | Lost to Kent State 23–35 |
| 21 | 5 | 1.780 | Boise State (BOISE STATE) | MWC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 10 | +17 | Beat Wyoming 45–14 |
| 22 | 13 | 1.794 | Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 48 | +20 | Beat USC 39–36 |
| 23 | -2 | 1.798 | Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 7 | +17 | Beat Buffalo 25–20 |
| 24 | 9 | 1.820 | San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 25 | +17 | Beat Texas State 31–20 |
| 25 | 9 | 1.884 | Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 10 | +12 | Beat New Mexico State 28–14 |
| 26 | 5 | 1.900 | Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 7–1 | 0.875 | 10 | +14 | BYE |
| 27 | 5 | 1.930 | Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 7 | +12 | Beat Western Michigan 48–34 |
| 28 | 8 | 1.969 | Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 7–2 | 0.778 | 22 | +17 | Beat Iowa 28–17 |
| 29 | 10 | 1.998 | Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 10 | +11 | Beat Rutgers 35–23 |
| 30 | -2 | 2.013 | Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 25 | +15 | Beat Kansas 21–17 |
| 31 | 7 | 2.055 | UCLA | PAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 25 | +15 | Beat Arizona State 45–43 |
| 32 | 14 | 2.068 | Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 36 | +10 | Beat TCU 36–14 |
| 33 | -3 | 2.098 | Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 5–2 | 0.714 | 36 | +11 | Lost to Louisville 31–34 |
| 34 | 6 | 2.103 | Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 22 | +11 | Beat UTSA 48–17 |
| 35 | -6 | 2.111 | West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | B12 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 36 | +14 | BYE |
| 36 | -14 | 2.138 | USC | PAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 25 | +11 | Lost to Arizona 36–39 |
| 37 | -21 | 2.157 | Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 10 | +7 | Lost to Miami (OH) 20–23 |
| 38 | -1 | 2.200 | Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 48 | +15 | Beat Baylor 35–21 |
| 39 | -16 | 2.264 | Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 48 | +14 | Lost to Ohio State 23–35 |
| 40 | 4 | 2.265 | North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 40 | +12 | Beat NC State 43–35 |
| 41 | 8 | 2.286 | Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | MWC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 40 | +12 | Beat New Mexico 49–32 |
| 42 | -17 | 2.305 | Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 48 | +13 | Lost to Nebraska 9–23 |
| 43 | -2 | 2.342 | Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | SUN | 6–2 | 0.750 | 25 | +9 | Beat Florida International 14–6 |
| 44 | 3 | 2.353 | UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 6–2 | 0.750 | 25 | +9 | Beat South Alabama 38–24 |
| 45 | 5 | 2.442 | UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 6–2 | 0.750 | 25 | +7 | Beat Marshall 54–17 |
| 46 | -19 | 2.452 | Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 6–3 | 0.667 | 40 | +12 | Lost to Michigan State 13–16 |
| 47 | 5 | 2.594 | Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 40 | +10 | Beat Army 30–22 |
| 48 | 6 | 2.630 | Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 5–3 | 0.625 | 48 | +11 | Beat East Carolina 56–28 |
| 49 | 4 | 2.677 | Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 5–4 | 0.556 | 63 | +13 | Beat Wisconsin 16–13 |
| 50 | 18 | 2.687 | Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 66 | +12 | Beat Oregon State 20–17 |
| 51 | -8 | 2.779 | Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 40 | +7 | Lost to Florida State 7–48 |
| 52 | -4 | 2.883 | Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 48 | +3 | Lost to UCLA 43–45 |
| 53 | 3 | 2.905 | San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 40 | +2 | Beat UNLV 24–13 |
| 54 | 15 | 2.912 | Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 5–3 | 0.625 | 48 | +4 | Beat Louisiana 50–27 |
| 55 | -13 | 2.931 | TCU | B12 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 48 | +3 | Lost to Oklahoma State 14–36 |
| 56 | 10 | 2.935 | Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 48 | +4 | Beat Arkansas 30–27 |
| 57 | 8 | 2.951 | Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 40 | +1 | Beat Eastern Michigan 24–3 |
| 58 | 0 | 2.985 | BYU | IND FBSI | 5–4 | 0.556 | 63 | +6 | Beat Georgia Tech 41–17 |
| 59 | -14 | 2.989 | NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 48 | +5 | Lost to North Carolina 35–43 |
| 60 | 7 | 3.124 | Missouri (MISSOURI) | SEC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 66 | +5 | Beat Kentucky 33–10 |
| 61 | -2 | 3.165 | Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 66 | +6 | BYE |
| 62 | 1 | 3.183 | Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 66 | +5 | BYE |
| 63 | 10 | 3.211 | Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 48 | +2 | Beat Purdue 44–28 |
| 64 | -13 | 3.281 | Nevada (NEVADA) | MWC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 40 | -3 | Lost to Air Force 31–48 |
| 65 | -8 | 3.335 | Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 4–4 | 0.500 | 66 | +5 | Lost to Northwestern 17–28 |
| 66 | 15 | 3.360 | Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 48 | -1 | Beat Nevada 48–31 |
| 67 | 8 | 3.382 | Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 66 | -1 | Beat Massachusetts 49–7 |
| 68 | 11 | 3.385 | Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 5–3 | 0.625 | 48 | +7 | Beat North Texas 38–21 |
| 69 | 8 | 3.398 | Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 4–4 | 0.500 | 66 | +1 | Beat South Florida 37–36 |
| 70 | -15 | 3.558 | Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 84 | +1 | Lost to South Carolina 35–38 |
| 71 | -9 | 3.627 | UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO) | IND WAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 48 | -7 | Lost to Utah State 17–48 |
| 72 | 17 | 3.629 | Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 66 | +2 | Beat Ohio 23–20 |
| 73 | -3 | 3.710 | Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 66 | 0 | Lost to Clemson 13–42 |
| 74 | -14 | 3.760 | Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 3–4 | 0.429 | 81 | 0 | Lost to Iowa State 21–35 |
| 75 | -11 | 3.819 | Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 4–3 | 0.571 | 62 | -3 | Lost to Arkansas State 27–50 |
| 76 | -4 | 3.899 | East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 5–4 | 0.556 | 63 | -6 | Lost to Navy 28–56 |
| 77 | 11 | 3.982 | Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 4–4 | 0.500 | 66 | -2 | Beat UTEP 45–35 |
| 78 | 13 | 3.997 | Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 4–4 | 0.500 | 66 | +2 | Beat Temple 47–17 |
| 79 | -18 | 4.072 | Troy (TROY) | SUN | 4–4 | 0.500 | 66 | -5 | Lost to Florida Atlantic 27–34 |
| 80 | 7 | 4.078 | Utah (UTAH) | PAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 84 | -2 | Beat California 49–27 |
| 81 | -5 | 4.139 | New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 80 | -6 | Lost to Fresno State 32–49 |
| 82 | -8 | 4.234 | Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 3–5 | 0.375 | 84 | -5 | Lost to Minnesota 28–44 |
| 83 | -12 | 4.269 | Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 66 | -7 | Lost to Boston College 17–20 |
| 84 | 8 | 4.296 | SMU | USA | 4–4 | 0.500 | 66 | -8 | Beat Memphis 44–13 |
| 85 | -3 | 4.379 | Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 84 | -6 | Lost to Ole Miss 27–30 |
| 86 | -3 | 4.533 | Texas State (TEXAS STATE) | IND WAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 81 | -7 | Lost to San José State 20–31 |
| 87 | 11 | 4.535 | Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 3–5 | 0.375 | 84 | -10 | Beat Illinois 31–17 |
| 88 | -8 | 4.543 | California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 94 | -7 | Lost to Utah 27–49 |
| 89 | -5 | 4.546 | North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 3–5 | 0.375 | 84 | -6 | Lost to Middle Tennessee 21–38 |
| 90 | 7 | 4.619 | Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 84 | -7 | Beat Akron 35–14 |
| 91 | -5 | 4.655 | Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 3–5 | 0.375 | 84 | -8 | Lost to UCF 17–54 |
| 92 | -14 | 4.679 | Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 3–4 | 0.429 | 81 | -7 | Lost to Pittsburgh 17–47 |
| 93 | -8 | 4.745 | South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 2–6 | 0.250 | 97 | -7 | Lost to Syracuse 36–37 |
| 94 | 2 | 4.869 | Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 94 | -12 | Lost to Northern Illinois 34–48 |
| 95 | -5 | 4.876 | Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 84 | -12 | Lost to BYU 17–41 |
| 96 | -1 | 5.190 | UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 3–5 | 0.375 | 84 | -13 | BYE |
| 97 | 5 | 5.203 | Rice (RICE) | USA | 3–6 | 0.333 | 94 | -14 | Beat Southern Miss 44–17 |
| 98 | -5 | 5.294 | Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 1–8 | 0.111 | 119 | -9 | Lost to Missouri 10–33 |
| 99 | 1 | 5.453 | Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 108 | -11 | Lost to Texas A&M 21–63 |
| 100 | -1 | 5.647 | South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA) | SUN | 2–6 | 0.250 | 97 | -14 | Lost to UL Monroe 24–38 |
| 101 | 4 | 5.663 | Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 108 | -14 | Lost to Toledo 20–25 |
| 102 | 9 | 5.670 | Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 2–6 | 0.250 | 97 | -13 | Beat Troy 34–27 |
| 103 | 5 | 5.739 | Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–6 | 0.250 | 97 | -12 | Beat UAB 55–45 |
| 104 | 9 | 5.776 | Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 97 | -16 | Beat Maryland 20–17 |
| 105 | -4 | 5.814 | Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 97 | -15 | BYE |
| 106 | -12 | 5.969 | Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 2–6 | 0.250 | 97 | -15 | Lost to Indiana 17–31 |
| 107 | 10 | 6.058 | Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 97 | -11 | Beat Hawai'i 42–27 |
| 108 | -5 | 6.114 | UTEP | USA | 2–7 | 0.222 | 106 | -18 | Lost to Houston 35–45 |
| 109 | -2 | 6.158 | Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 1–7 | 0.125 | 108 | -16 | Lost to Texas 17–21 |
| 110 | -4 | 6.262 | Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 97 | -19 | Lost to Stanford 17–24 |
| 111 | -1 | 6.369 | Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 108 | -12 | Lost to Boise State 14–45 |
| 112 | -3 | 6.570 | Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 1–8 | 0.111 | 119 | -19 | Lost to Western Kentucky 6–14 |
| 113 | -9 | 6.664 | UAB | USA | 1–7 | 0.125 | 108 | -21 | Lost to Tulane 45–55 |
| 114 | -2 | 6.695 | UNLV | MWC | 1–8 | 0.111 | 119 | -14 | Lost to San Diego State 13–24 |
| 115 | 3 | 7.148 | Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 108 | -16 | Lost to Bowling Green 3–24 |
| 116 | 5 | 7.170 | Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 1–7 | 0.125 | 108 | -17 | Lost to Ball State 22–30 |
| 117 | 3 | 7.307 | New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 108 | -26 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 14–28 |
| 118 | 4 | 7.405 | Colorado (COLORADO) | PAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 108 | -14 | Lost to Oregon 14–70 |
| 119 | -3 | 7.442 | Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 1–7 | 0.125 | 108 | -16 | Lost to SMU 13–44 |
| 120 | -5 | 7.448 | Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 0–8 | 0.000 | 123 | -22 | Lost to Rice 17–44 |
| 121 | -2 | 7.513 | Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 1–8 | 0.111 | 119 | -29 | Lost to Central Michigan 14–35 |
| 122 | -8 | 7.636 | Hawai'i (HAWAII) | MWC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 107 | -23 | Lost to Colorado State 27–42 |
| 123 | 0 | 7.877 | Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 108 | -18 | BYE |
| 124 | 0 | 9.421 | Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS) | MAC | 0–8 | 0.000 | 123 | -31 | Lost to Vanderbilt 7–49 |
2012 Week 9 College Football Team Rankings
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2012 Week 8 College Football Team Rankings
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2012 Week 7 College Football Team Rankings
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2012 Week 6 College Football Team Rankings
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2012 Week 5 College Football Team Rankings
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2012 Week 4 College Football Team Rankings
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2012 Week 3 College Football Team Rankings
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2012 Week 2 College Football Team Rankings
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