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 |