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2012 Week 9 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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
120.822Florida (FLORIDA)SEC7–01.0001+30Beat South Carolina 44–11
200.849Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC7–01.0001+24Beat Tennessee 44–13
3-20.861Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI7–01.0001+29Beat BYU 17–14
430.955Oregon (OREGON)PAC7–01.0001+23Beat Arizona State 43–21
510.984Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B127–01.0001+22Beat West Virginia 55–14
6-20.994Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC6–01.0001+23Beat Utah 21–7
7-21.126Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B108–01.0001+26Beat Purdue 29–22
801.252Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B126–10.85717+20Beat TCU 56–53
941.383Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC7–01.0001+15Beat Middle Tennessee 45–3
1051.395Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B125–10.83324+14Beat Kansas 52–7
1111.456Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND BE7–01.0001+15Beat Temple 35–10
1251.478LSUSEC7–10.87512+19Beat Texas A&M 24–19
1351.486Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC7–10.87512+15Beat Miami 33–20
1471.512Stanford (STANFORD)PAC5–20.71432+20Beat California 21–3
15-61.579Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)SEC5–20.71432+15Lost to LSU 19–24
1631.602Ohio (OHIO)MAC7–01.0001+11BYE
17-71.646South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC6–20.75026+18Lost to Florida 11–44
1821.675Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND BE7–01.0001+12Beat South Florida 27–25
1981.759Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC6–10.85717+13Beat Virginia Tech 38–17
20191.801Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B105–20.71432+14Beat Northwestern 29–28
21151.830Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC7–10.87512+14Beat Cincinnati 29–23
2231.843USCPAC6–10.85717+11Beat Colorado 50–6
23101.883Penn State (PENN STATE)B105–20.71432+13Beat Iowa 38–14
24-21.896Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC6–10.85717+10Beat Kentucky 29–24
25101.904Michigan (MICHIGAN)B105–20.71432+13Beat Michigan State 12–10
26-31.908Boise State (BOISE STATE)MWC6–10.85717+13Beat UNLV 32–7
27141.909Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B106–20.75026+15Beat Minnesota 38–13
2841.922Texas (TEXAS)B125–20.71432+13Beat Baylor 56–50
29-131.928West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)B125–20.71432+14Lost to Kansas State 14–55
30-191.948Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND BE5–10.83324+9Lost to Toledo 23–29
31-21.957Tulsa (TULSA)USA7–10.87512+11Beat Rice 28–24
32-62.010Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC7–10.87512+8Beat Akron 37–7
33172.013San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND WAC5–20.71432+11Beat UTSA 52–24
34-42.050Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND WAC6–10.85717+9Beat Idaho 70–28
35102.172Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC4–30.57156+12Beat Washington 52–17
36-122.240Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B106–20.75026+9Lost to Nebraska 28–29
37-232.246Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B124–30.57156+13Lost to Oklahoma State 10–31
3822.336UCLAPAC5–20.71432+8BYE
3972.376Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC6–10.85717+4Beat Western Michigan 41–24
4072.404Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND WAC6–20.75026+4Beat New Mexico State 41–7
41-102.413Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)SUN5–20.71432+7Lost to UL Monroe 42–43
42-142.441TCUB125–20.71432+5Lost to Texas Tech 53–56
43132.468Duke (DUKE)ACC6–20.75026+7Beat North Carolina 33–30
44-102.487North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC5–30.62550+9Lost to Duke 30–33
4562.489NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC5–20.71432+8Beat Maryland 20–18
46162.507Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B124–20.66748+4Beat Iowa State 31–10
4762.520UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)SUN5–20.71432+5Beat Western Kentucky 43–42
48-112.538Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC5–20.71432+4Lost to Oregon 21–43
4932.580Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)MWC5–30.62550+6Beat Wyoming 42–14
50102.686UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)USA5–20.71432+4Beat Memphis 35–17
51-132.761Nevada (NEVADA)MWC6–20.75026+1Lost to San Diego State 38–39
52122.846Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC5–30.62550+7Beat Central Michigan 41–30
53-92.973Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B104–40.50068+6Lost to Michigan 10–12
54203.089Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI4–30.57156+4Beat Indiana 31–30
5563.122Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC3–40.42976+5Lost to Alabama 13–44
56233.127San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)MWC5–30.625500Beat Nevada 39–38
57-153.131Iowa (IOWA)B104–30.57156+5Lost to Penn State 14–38
5853.176BYUIND FBSI4–40.50068+3Lost to Notre Dame 14–17
5903.193Miami (MIAMI)ACC4–40.50068+5Lost to Florida State 20–33
60-123.211Baylor (BAYLOR)B123–30.50068+2Lost to Texas 50–56
6183.212Troy (TROY)SUN4–30.57156+3Beat Florida International 38–37
62-133.221UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO)IND WAC5–20.71432-5Lost to San José State 24–52
63-63.235Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)ACC4–40.50068+5Lost to Clemson 17–38
64-213.252Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)SUN4–20.667480Lost to North Texas 23–30
6553.259Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC5–30.625500Beat Massachusetts 24–0
6623.274Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–30.571560BYE
6753.347Missouri (MISSOURI)SEC3–40.42976+3BYE
68-103.378Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–40.42976+5Lost to Arizona 17–52
6923.378Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)SUN4–30.571560BYE
7053.379Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC4–30.57156+2Beat Virginia 16–10
71-163.424Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC4–30.571560Lost to NC State 18–20
7243.462East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)USA5–30.62550-3Beat UAB 42–35
73-193.498Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–30.571560Lost to Wisconsin 13–38
7433.527Purdue (PURDUE)B103–40.429760Lost to Ohio State 22–29
7533.696Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–40.42976-1Beat Auburn 17–13
76-93.700New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)MWC4–40.50068-2Lost to Air Force 23–28
7773.738Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND BE3–40.429760Beat UConn 40–10
78-133.743Temple (TEMPLE)IND BE3–30.500680Lost to Rutgers 10–35
79-63.760Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)SUN4–30.57156+4Lost to Mississippi State 3–45
80-143.788California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–50.375900Lost to Stanford 3–21
81123.900Air Force (AIR FORCE)MWC4–30.57156-6Beat New Mexico 28–23
8214.006Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC3–40.42976-2BYE
83-24.077Texas State (TEXAS STATE)IND WAC3–30.50068-3BYE
84134.104North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)SUN3–40.42976-3Beat Louisiana 30–23
85-34.138South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)IND BE2–50.28693-1Lost to Louisville 25–27
8614.248Marshall (MARSHALL)USA3–40.42976-5Beat Southern Miss 59–24
87-14.295Utah (UTAH)PAC2–50.28693-3Lost to Oregon State 7–21
88-84.415Houston (HOUSTON)USA3–40.42976-4Lost to SMU 42–72
89-14.537Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC3–40.42976-4BYE
9044.552Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC3–40.42976-9Beat Boston College 37–17
9154.588Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND BE3–40.429760Beat Buffalo 20–6
9294.747SMUUSA3–40.42976-8Beat Houston 72–42
93-44.802Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC1–70.125118-3Lost to Georgia 24–29
9454.971Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–50.28693-6BYE
95-105.016UConn (CONNECTICUT)IND BE3–50.37590-9Lost to Syracuse 10–40
96-65.029Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–50.37590-10Lost to Kent State 24–41
97-55.215Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC2–50.28693-8Lost to Ball State 30–41
98-75.270Indiana (INDIANA)B102–50.28693-12Lost to Navy 30–31
9985.270South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA)SUN2–50.28693-9Beat Florida Atlantic 37–34
100-55.356Auburn (AUBURN)SEC1–60.143104-8Lost to Vanderbilt 13–17
101-35.395Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–60.250100-10Lost to Wake Forest 10–16
10205.576Rice (RICE)USA2–60.250100-12Lost to Tulsa 24–28
103115.608UTEPUSA2–60.250100-12Beat Tulane 24–20
104-15.964UABUSA1–60.143104-13Lost to East Carolina 35–42
105-56.029Buffalo (BUFFALO)MAC1–60.143104-12Lost to Pittsburgh 6–20
10606.076Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–50.28693-14BYE
107-26.125Kansas (KANSAS)B121–60.143104-12Lost to Oklahoma 7–52
108-46.333Tulane (TULANE)USA1–60.143104-11Lost to UTEP 20–24
10906.505Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)SUN1–70.125118-14Lost to Troy 37–38
11016.660Wyoming (WYOMING)MWC1–60.143104-10Lost to Fresno State 14–42
111-16.717Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)SUN1–60.143104-15Lost to South Alabama 34–37
11236.768UNLVMWC1–70.125118-10Lost to Boise State 7–32
113-56.798Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)ACC1–60.143104-18Lost to Georgia Tech 17–37
114-16.832Hawai'i (HAWAII)MWC1–50.167103-14BYE
115-36.906Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA0–70.000123-14Lost to Marshall 24–59
11617.110Memphis (MEMPHIS)USA1–60.143104-11Lost to UCF 17–35
11747.136Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)MWC1–60.143104-12BYE
11857.204Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–60.143104-12Beat Army 48–38
11907.250Akron (AKRON)MAC1–70.125118-21Lost to Northern Illinois 7–37
120-27.280New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND WAC1–60.143104-21Lost to Utah State 7–41
121-57.282Army (ARMY)IND FBSI1–60.143104-13Lost to Eastern Michigan 38–48
122-27.517Colorado (COLORADO)PAC1–60.143104-12Lost to USC 6–50
123-18.196Idaho (IDAHO)IND WAC1–70.125118-16Lost to Louisiana Tech 28–70
12409.374Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS)MAC0–70.000123-24Lost to Bowling Green 0–24

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