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 |