2012 Week 4 College Football Team Rankings

September 18, 2012By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 2012 Season Tags: • No Comments

2012 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from official ESPN scores.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	7	0.425	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat USC 21–14
2	2	0.534	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Arkansas 52–0
3	9	0.537	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	+2	BYE
4	11	0.857	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Michigan State 20–3
5	5	0.862	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat South Carolina State 56–0
6	0	0.883	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Florida Atlantic 56–20
7	4	0.956	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Western Illinois 37–3
8	-3	0.974	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat California 35–28
9	-6	1.003	LSU	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Idaho 63–14
10	13	1.018	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Tennessee 37–20
11	3	1.044	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Ole Miss 66–31
12	4	1.088	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat UAB 49–6
13	8	1.135	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat North Texas 35–21
14	24	1.147	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Wake Forest 52–0
15	-8	1.153	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Tennessee Tech 63–14
16	-7	1.156	UCLA	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Houston 37–6
17	5	1.220	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Furman 41–7
18	0	1.305	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat New Mexico 49–14
19	1	1.361	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Marshall 27–24
20	24	1.420	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Boston College 22–13
21	28	1.437	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat South Florida 23–13
22	38	1.508	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	2–1	0.667	32	+2	Beat Louisiana 65–24
23	19	1.511	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Troy 30–24
24	15	1.518	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	2–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
25	16	1.531	TCU	B12	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Kansas 20–6
26	-25	1.553	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	B12	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat James Madison 42–12
27	0	1.569	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND BE	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat North Carolina 39–34
28	-27	1.575	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat SAM Houston State 48–23
29	14	1.610	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND WAC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Rice 56–37
30	6	1.663	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND BE	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Delaware State 23–7
31	16	1.751	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Western Michigan 28–23
32	3	1.819	USC	PAC	2–1	0.667	32	+2	Lost to Stanford 14–21
33	-14	1.845	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	2–1	0.667	32	+2	Lost to Notre Dame 3–20
34	-3	1.851	UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO)	IND WAC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Georgia State 38–14
35	-9	1.866	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	2–1	0.667	32	+2	Lost to Florida 20–37
36	33	1.868	Missouri (MISSOURI)	SEC	2–1	0.667	32	+2	Beat Arizona State 24–20
37	8	1.904	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	2–1	0.667	32	+2	Beat South Alabama 31–7
38	24	1.930	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	2–1	0.667	32	+1	Beat Virginia 56–20
39	18	1.953	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	USA	2–1	0.667	32	+2	Beat Florida International 33–20
40	-23	1.957	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	2–1	0.667	32	+1	Lost to Missouri 20–24
41	27	1.979	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	2–1	0.667	32	+2	Beat Indiana 41–39
42	-12	1.982	South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)	IND BE	2–1	0.667	32	+2	Lost to Rutgers 13–23
43	-3	1.995	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	2–1	0.667	32	+2	Beat Northern Iowa 27–16
44	11	2.006	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	2–1	0.667	32	+2	Beat Portland State 52–13
45	35	2.021	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	2–1	0.667	32	+2	Beat Utah State 16–14
46	45	2.066	UConn (CONNECTICUT)	IND BE	2–1	0.667	32	+1	Beat Maryland 24–21
47	-23	2.118	BYU	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	32	+1	Lost to Utah 21–24
48	10	2.179	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B10	2–1	0.667	32	+1	Beat Arkansas State 42–13
49	18	2.203	Utah (UTAH)	PAC	2–1	0.667	32	+1	Beat BYU 24–21
50	3	2.204	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	2–1	0.667	32	+1	Beat Massachusetts 63–13
51	-22	2.206	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	32	+1	Lost to Wisconsin 14–16
52	18	2.328	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	32	+1	Beat Colorado State 40–20
53	11	2.409	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	2–1	0.667	32	+1	Beat Bowling Green 27–15
54	22	2.414	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	SEC	1–1	0.500	74	+1	Beat SMU 48–3
55	11	2.474	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	2–1	0.667	32	0	Beat Eastern Michigan 54–16
56	-5	2.496	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–1	0.667	32	+1	Beat North Carolina Central 54–17
57	2	2.517	Tulsa (TULSA)	USA	2–1	0.667	32	0	Beat Nicholls State 66–16
58	19	2.544	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	MWC	2–1	0.667	32	0	Beat Colorado 69–14
59	-11	2.573	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	2–1	0.667	32	+1	Lost to Texas 31–66
60	22	2.573	Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)	SUN	2–1	0.667	32	+1	Beat Kentucky 32–31
61	-5	2.611	Miami (MIAMI)	ACC	2–1	0.667	32	+1	Beat Bethune Cookman 38–10
62	-12	2.793	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–1	0.667	32	0	Beat Charleston Southern 44–0
63	-31	2.796	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–1	0.667	32	0	Lost to UConn 21–24
64	-27	2.847	Nevada (NEVADA)	MWC	2–1	0.667	32	0	Beat Northwestern State 45–34
65	-32	2.857	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–1	0.667	32	+1	Lost to Florida State 0–52
66	-38	2.889	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	ACC	2–1	0.667	32	0	Lost to Pittsburgh 17–35
67	-42	2.892	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	SUN	2–1	0.667	32	0	Lost to Oklahoma State 24–65
68	22	2.924	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	USA	2–1	0.667	32	0	Beat Southern Miss 24–14
69	-23	2.999	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–1	0.667	32	-1	Lost to Ball State 39–41
70	-18	3.010	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	2–1	0.667	32	0	Lost to Georgia Tech 20–56
71	23	3.044	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	1–2	0.333	84	+1	Beat UL Monroe 31–28
72	23	3.054	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	MWC	2–1	0.667	32	-1	Beat North Dakota 49–41
73	26	3.082	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	2–1	0.667	32	-1	Beat Army 41–40
74	4	3.273	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	MWC	1–1	0.500	74	0	Beat Miami (OH) 39–12
75	-41	3.297	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–2	0.333	84	0	Lost to Western Kentucky 31–32
76	16	3.301	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	2–1	0.667	32	-1	Beat UNLV 35–27
77	11	3.329	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–2	0.333	84	0	Beat Presbyterian College 58–0
78	-24	3.392	Rice (RICE)	USA	1–2	0.333	84	+1	Lost to Louisiana Tech 37–56
79	5	3.659	Buffalo (BUFFALO)	MAC	1–1	0.500	74	0	BYE
80	25	3.725	Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)	SUN	2–1	0.667	32	+1	Beat Memphis 48–30
81	-6	3.732	Texas State (TEXAS STATE)	IND WAC	1–1	0.500	74	0	BYE
82	15	3.765	UTEP	USA	1–2	0.333	84	0	Beat New Mexico State 41–28
83	-22	3.776	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	1–2	0.333	84	-1	Lost to Louisville 34–39
84	5	3.787	Marshall (MARSHALL)	USA	1–2	0.333	84	0	Lost to Ohio 24–27
85	0	3.821	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	SUN	1–2	0.333	84	0	Lost to Kansas State 21–35
86	-5	3.894	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	1–2	0.333	84	-1	Beat Navy 34–7
87	-1	4.021	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	MWC	1–2	0.333	84	0	Lost to Texas Tech 14–49
88	12	4.096	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	MWC	1–1	0.500	74	-1	BYE
89	-16	4.099	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND BE	1–1	0.500	74	-1	BYE
90	-27	4.104	Troy (TROY)	SUN	1–2	0.333	84	-1	Lost to Mississippi State 24–30
91	10	4.136	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	ACC	1–2	0.333	84	-1	Lost to Northwestern 13–22
92	11	4.171	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–2	0.333	84	-1	Lost to Minnesota 23–28
93	-28	4.173	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	1–2	0.333	84	-1	Lost to Toledo 15–27
94	10	4.198	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	1–2	0.333	84	-1	Lost to Ohio State 28–35
95	13	4.215	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	MWC	1–1	0.500	74	-1	Beat Lamar 54–2
96	-9	4.263	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	1–2	0.333	84	-1	Beat Stony Brook 28–17
97	1	4.380	Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)	SUN	1–2	0.333	84	-1	Lost to UCF 20–33
98	-19	4.410	South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA)	SUN	1–2	0.333	84	-1	Lost to NC State 7–31
99	-28	4.438	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	SUN	1–2	0.333	84	-1	Lost to Nebraska 13–42
100	20	4.557	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	1–2	0.333	84	+2	Beat Virginia Tech 35–17
101	-8	4.567	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–1	0.500	74	-1	BYE
102	-90	4.623	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	SUN	1–1	0.500	74	-1	Lost to Auburn 28–31
103	3	4.640	Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)	SUN	1–2	0.333	84	-1	Lost to Georgia 20–56
104	-2	5.172	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	1–2	0.333	84	-2	Lost to TCU 6–20
105	-33	5.260	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	1–2	0.333	84	-1	Lost to Alabama 0–52
106	-32	5.262	SMU	USA	1–2	0.333	84	-1	Lost to Texas A&M 3–48
107	-24	5.264	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	84	-2	Lost to UTEP 28–41
108	5	5.379	Tulane (TULANE)	USA	0–2	0.000	112	-1	BYE
109	-13	5.493	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	1–2	0.333	84	-1	Lost to Boise State 12–39
110	-3	5.590	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–1	0.500	74	-2	BYE
111	5	5.615	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	1–2	0.333	84	-3	Beat Morgan State 66–6
112	-1	5.859	Houston (HOUSTON)	USA	0–3	0.000	112	-1	Lost to UCLA 6–37
113	5	6.358	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	112	-2	Lost to Northern Illinois 40–41
114	3	6.416	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	0–2	0.000	112	-2	Lost to East Carolina 14–24
115	-3	6.491	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	MWC	1–2	0.333	84	-1	Lost to San José State 20–40
116	-2	7.280	Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS)	MAC	0–3	0.000	112	-3	Lost to Michigan 13–63
117	2	7.434	UNLV	MWC	0–3	0.000	112	-1	Lost to Washington State 27–35
118	-3	7.491	UAB	USA	0–2	0.000	112	-2	Lost to South Carolina 6–49
119	-9	7.574	Wyoming (WYOMING)	MWC	0–3	0.000	112	-1	Lost to CAL Poly 22–24
120	-11	7.760	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	112	-2	Lost to Penn State 7–34
121	3	8.893	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–3	0.000	112	-2	Lost to Purdue 16–54
122	1	9.533	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND WAC	0–3	0.000	112	-2	Lost to LSU 14–63
123	-1	9.712	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	USA	0–3	0.000	112	-3	Lost to Middle Tennessee 30–48
124	-3	10.173	Colorado (COLORADO)	PAC	0–3	0.000	112	-3	Lost to Fresno State 14–69