2012 Post-Season Week 3 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 | 0.782 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +84 | BYE |
| 2 | 0 | 0.844 |  Florida (FLORIDA) |  SEC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 5 | +76 | BYE |
| 3 | 0 | 0.987 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 12–1 | 0.923 | 3 | +68 | BYE |
| 4 | 0 | 1.021 |  Oregon (OREGON) |  PAC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 5 | +61 | BYE |
| 5 | 0 | 1.030 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +72 | BYE |
| 6 | 0 | 1.128 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 11–2 | 0.846 | 8 | +70 | BYE |
| 7 | 0 | 1.149 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) |  B12 | 11–1 | 0.917 | 5 | +59 | BYE |
| 8 | 0 | 1.318 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | SEC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 14 | +51 | BYE |
| 9 | 1 | 1.363 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 14 | +52 | BYE |
| 10 | -1 | 1.376 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 14 | +53 | BYE |
| 11 | 0 | 1.410 |  LSU | SEC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 14 | +51 | BYE |
| 12 | 0 | 1.416 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 14 | +48 | BYE |
| 13 | 0 | 1.447 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 11–2 | 0.846 | 8 | +50 | BYE |
| 14 | 0 | 1.516 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) |  ACC | 11–2 | 0.846 | 8 | +43 | BYE |
| 15 | 0 | 1.526 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) |  MAC | 12–1 | 0.923 | 3 | +42 | BYE |
| 16 | 1 | 1.530 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 11–2 | 0.846 | 8 | +43 | BYE |
| 17 | -1 | 1.554 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 14 | +44 | BYE |
| 18 | 0 | 1.586 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B10 | 10–3 | 0.769 | 21 | +49 | BYE |
| 19 | 0 | 1.706 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 23 | +42 | BYE |
| 20 | 0 | 1.714 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 11–2 | 0.846 | 8 | +40 | BYE |
| 21 | 0 | 1.723 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) |  MWC | 11–2 | 0.846 | 8 | +42 | Beat Washington 28–26 |
| 22 | 2 | 1.894 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) |  SUN | 9–3 | 0.750 | 23 | +34 | BYE |
| 23 | 0 | 1.915 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 36 | +36 | BYE |
| 24 | 2 | 1.918 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 10–2 | 0.833 | 14 | +32 | BYE |
| 25 | 2 | 1.997 |  UCLA | PAC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 30 | +36 | BYE |
| 26 | 3 | 2.029 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 9–3 | 0.750 | 23 | +26 | BYE |
| 27 | 1 | 2.032 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 23 | +27 | BYE |
| 28 | 2 | 2.056 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 23 | +28 | BYE |
| 29 | 3 | 2.094 |  Tulsa (TULSA) |  USA | 10–3 | 0.769 | 21 | +33 | BYE |
| 30 | 3 | 2.117 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 36 | +30 | BYE |
| 31 | -6 | 2.125 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 30 | +33 | Lost to UCF 17–38 |
| 32 | 2 | 2.129 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 9–3 | 0.750 | 23 | +26 | BYE |
| 33 | 5 | 2.183 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 10–4 | 0.714 | 29 | +30 | Beat Ball State 38–17 |
| 34 | -12 | 2.192 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | MWC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 30 | +26 | Lost to SMU 10–43 |
| 35 | 0 | 2.242 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 36 | +29 | BYE |
| 36 | 0 | 2.247 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 30 | +26 | BYE |
| 37 | 2 | 2.371 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 8–5 | 0.615 | 48 | +26 | BYE |
| 38 | -1 | 2.385 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 36 | +19 | BYE |
| 39 | -8 | 2.389 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 30 | +22 | Lost to BYU 6–23 |
| 40 | 0 | 2.409 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 52 | +20 | BYE |
| 41 | 0 | 2.442 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 48 | +28 | BYE |
| 42 | 5 | 2.448 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 9–4 | 0.692 | 30 | +21 | Beat East Carolina 43–34 |
| 43 | 8 | 2.501 |  BYU | IND FBSI | 8–5 | 0.615 | 48 | +20 | Beat San Diego State 23–6 |
| 44 | -2 | 2.512 |  USC | PAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 52 | +21 | BYE |
| 45 | -1 | 2.512 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 36 | +18 | BYE |
| 46 | -3 | 2.536 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 36 | +15 | BYE |
| 47 | -2 | 2.586 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 8–4 | 0.667 | 36 | +20 | BYE |
| 48 | -2 | 2.655 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 52 | +19 | BYE |
| 49 | -1 | 2.712 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 8–4 | 0.667 | 36 | +12 | BYE |
| 50 | -1 | 2.727 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 36 | +8 | BYE |
| 51 | -1 | 2.790 |  TCU | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 52 | +15 | BYE |
| 52 | 0 | 2.823 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 66 | +19 | BYE |
| 53 | 1 | 2.871 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 7–5 | 0.583 | 52 | +13 | BYE |
| 54 | 1 | 2.885 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 52 | +13 | BYE |
| 55 | 1 | 2.890 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 36 | +4 | BYE |
| 56 | 2 | 2.904 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 52 | +12 | BYE |
| 57 | 2 | 2.911 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 52 | +15 | BYE |
| 58 | 2 | 2.925 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 8–4 | 0.667 | 36 | +23 | BYE |
| 59 | -6 | 3.058 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 63 | +14 | Lost to Boise State 26–28 |
| 60 | 1 | 3.114 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 52 | +2 | BYE |
| 61 | -4 | 3.148 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 8–5 | 0.615 | 48 | +4 | Lost to Louisiana 34–43 |
| 62 | 0 | 3.180 |  UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO) | IND WAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 36 | -5 | BYE |
| 63 | 0 | 3.231 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 66 | +5 | BYE |
| 64 | 1 | 3.237 |  Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | SUN | 7–5 | 0.583 | 52 | +1 | BYE |
| 65 | -1 | 3.255 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 66 | +7 | BYE |
| 66 | 0 | 3.288 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 52 | +3 | BYE |
| 67 | 0 | 3.356 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 66 | +4 | BYE |
| 68 | 0 | 3.397 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | SEC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 78 | +7 | BYE |
| 69 | 6 | 3.506 |  SMU | USA | 7–6 | 0.538 | 63 | -1 | Beat Fresno State 43–10 |
| 70 | -1 | 3.538 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 6–6 | 0.500 | 66 | +9 | BYE |
| 71 | 0 | 3.617 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 6–7 | 0.462 | 77 | -2 | BYE |
| 72 | -2 | 3.620 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 66 | 0 | BYE |
| 73 | -1 | 3.662 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 66 | -2 | BYE |
| 74 | -1 | 3.819 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | MWC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 63 | -10 | BYE |
| 75 | -1 | 3.843 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 78 | -6 | BYE |
| 76 | 0 | 3.932 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 66 | -8 | BYE |
| 77 | 0 | 3.984 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 6–6 | 0.500 | 66 | -11 | BYE |
| 78 | 1 | 4.152 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 66 | -15 | BYE |
| 79 | -1 | 4.181 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 66 | -15 | BYE |
| 80 | 0 | 4.233 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -9 | BYE |
| 81 | 0 | 4.241 |  Utah (UTAH) | PAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 78 | -15 | BYE |
| 82 | 0 | 4.396 |  Troy (TROY) | SUN | 5–7 | 0.417 | 78 | -16 | BYE |
| 83 | 0 | 4.447 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 78 | -11 | BYE |
| 84 | 0 | 4.469 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 5–7 | 0.417 | 78 | -15 | BYE |
| 85 | 0 | 4.557 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 5–7 | 0.417 | 78 | -18 | BYE |
| 86 | 0 | 4.587 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 5–7 | 0.417 | 78 | -21 | BYE |
| 87 | 0 | 4.605 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -16 | BYE |
| 88 | 1 | 4.740 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -21 | BYE |
| 89 | -1 | 4.746 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -19 | BYE |
| 90 | 0 | 4.803 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -19 | BYE |
| 91 | 1 | 4.942 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 4–7 | 0.364 | 86 | -21 | BYE |
| 92 | -1 | 4.946 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -25 | BYE |
| 93 | 0 | 5.059 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -22 | BYE |
| 94 | 0 | 5.072 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -24 | BYE |
| 95 | 0 | 5.074 |  Texas State (TEXAS STATE) | IND WAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -28 | BYE |
| 96 | 0 | 5.237 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -33 | BYE |
| 97 | 0 | 5.279 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -25 | BYE |
| 98 | 1 | 5.282 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -19 | BYE |
| 99 | 1 | 5.285 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -29 | BYE |
| 100 | -2 | 5.291 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -23 | BYE |
| 101 | 0 | 5.321 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -18 | BYE |
| 102 | 0 | 5.545 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -24 | BYE |
| 103 | 0 | 5.631 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -33 | BYE |
| 104 | 0 | 5.815 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -35 | BYE |
| 105 | 0 | 5.871 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 110 | -31 | BYE |
| 106 | 1 | 6.090 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 4–9 | 0.308 | 100 | -46 | BYE |
| 107 | -1 | 6.101 |  UTEP | USA | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -41 | BYE |
| 108 | 1 | 6.169 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -38 | BYE |
| 109 | -1 | 6.180 |  UAB | USA | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -41 | BYE |
| 110 | 0 | 6.496 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 2–10 | 0.167 | 110 | -40 | BYE |
| 111 | 0 | 6.541 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 110 | -43 | BYE |
| 112 | 0 | 6.565 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | MWC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -45 | BYE |
| 113 | 0 | 6.590 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 110 | -31 | BYE |
| 114 | 0 | 6.660 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 2–10 | 0.167 | 110 | -34 | BYE |
| 115 | 0 | 6.934 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–10 | 0.167 | 110 | -45 | BYE |
| 116 | 0 | 7.016 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 1–11 | 0.083 | 118 | -45 | BYE |
| 117 | 0 | 7.274 |  South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA) | SUN | 2–11 | 0.154 | 116 | -58 | BYE |
| 118 | 0 | 7.407 |  UNLV | MWC | 2–11 | 0.154 | 116 | -47 | BYE |
| 119 | 0 | 7.571 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 118 | -60 | BYE |
| 120 | 0 | 7.662 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 118 | -41 | BYE |
| 121 | 0 | 8.001 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | PAC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 118 | -44 | BYE |
| 122 | 1 | 8.428 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 118 | -66 | BYE |
| 123 | -1 | 8.429 |  Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS) | MAC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 118 | -61 | BYE |
| 124 | 0 | 8.528 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 0–12 | 0.000 | 124 | -66 | BYE |