2013 Week 12 College Football Team Rankings
2013 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 | 0.837 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) |  ACC | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +40 | Beat Wake Forest 59–3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0.902 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) |  SEC | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +42 | Beat LSU 38–17 |
| 3 | -1 | 0.904 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) |  B12 | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +31 | Beat Oklahoma 41–12 |
| 4 | 0 | 0.981 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +36 | BYE |
| 5 | 1 | 1.015 |  Stanford (STANFORD) |  PAC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 10 | +41 | Beat Oregon 26–20 |
| 6 | 1 | 1.288 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | SEC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 7 | +34 | Beat Kentucky 48–17 |
| 7 | 1 | 1.331 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) |  MWC | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +29 | Beat Wyoming 48–10 |
| 8 | -3 | 1.333 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 10 | +26 | Lost to Stanford 20–26 |
| 9 | 1 | 1.356 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 7 | +34 | Beat Tennessee 55–23 |
| 10 | 1 | 1.395 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 10 | +30 | BYE |
| 11 | 1 | 1.429 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 19 | +27 | Beat Utah 20–19 |
| 12 | 8 | 1.457 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) |  AMC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 16 | +24 | Beat Houston 19–14 |
| 13 | 6 | 1.570 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | SEC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 17 | +27 | Beat Mississippi State 51–41 |
| 14 | 4 | 1.625 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) |  MAC | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +19 | BYE |
| 15 | -6 | 1.652 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 7–2 | 0.778 | 19 | +29 | Lost to Baylor 12–41 |
| 16 | -1 | 1.666 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | AMC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 10 | +16 | Beat UConn 31–10 |
| 17 | 16 | 1.670 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 33 | +29 | Beat Miami 42–24 |
| 18 | 3 | 1.679 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 8–1 | 0.889 | 10 | +22 | Beat Kansas 42–6 |
| 19 | -2 | 1.695 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 8–1 | 0.889 | 10 | +20 | BYE |
| 20 | 5 | 1.700 |  UCLA | PAC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 19 | +23 | Beat Arizona 31–26 |
| 21 | 2 | 1.726 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 19 | +25 | BYE |
| 22 | 9 | 1.745 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 7–2 | 0.778 | 19 | +19 | Beat BYU 27–17 |
| 23 | 4 | 1.840 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 7 | +19 | Beat Central Michigan 44–24 |
| 24 | 6 | 1.869 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 8–2 | 0.800 | 17 | +24 | Beat Penn State 24–10 |
| 25 | -12 | 1.878 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 19 | +20 | Lost to Virginia Tech 24–42 |
| 26 | -12 | 1.901 |  BYU | IND FBSI | 6–3 | 0.667 | 40 | +23 | Lost to Wisconsin 17–27 |
| 27 | -5 | 1.915 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | AMC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 19 | +17 | Lost to UCF 14–19 |
| 28 | -2 | 1.958 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 40 | +23 | Beat App State 45–6 |
| 29 | 3 | 1.970 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) |  USA | 7–2 | 0.778 | 19 | +16 | Beat Tulsa 58–24 |
| 30 | 11 | 2.001 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B10 | 7–2 | 0.778 | 19 | +14 | Beat Michigan 17–13 |
| 31 | 3 | 2.008 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 7–2 | 0.778 | 19 | +18 | Beat West Virginia 47–40 |
| 32 | -16 | 2.031 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 7–3 | 0.700 | 33 | +22 | Lost to Pittsburgh 21–28 |
| 33 | 2 | 2.032 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 40 | +20 | Beat Arkansas 34–24 |
| 34 | 6 | 2.079 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 19 | +17 | Beat NC State 38–20 |
| 35 | 7 | 2.142 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 40 | +15 | Beat Colorado 59–7 |
| 36 | 1 | 2.146 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 40 | +15 | BYE |
| 37 | -8 | 2.147 |  LSU | SEC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 33 | +19 | Lost to Alabama 17–38 |
| 38 | -2 | 2.163 |  USC | PAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 33 | +18 | Beat California 62–28 |
| 39 | 0 | 2.176 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | USA | 7–3 | 0.700 | 33 | +17 | Beat UTEP 41–7 |
| 40 | -16 | 2.185 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 6–3 | 0.667 | 40 | +18 | Lost to Nebraska 13–17 |
| 41 | 4 | 2.190 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 19 | +12 | Beat Ohio 30–3 |
| 42 | 2 | 2.194 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) |  SUN | 7–2 | 0.778 | 19 | +15 | Beat Troy 41–36 |
| 43 | -15 | 2.404 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 7–3 | 0.700 | 33 | +13 | Lost to Kansas State 26–49 |
| 44 | -6 | 2.545 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 40 | +10 | Lost to UCLA 26–31 |
| 45 | 2 | 2.591 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 40 | +10 | BYE |
| 46 | 0 | 2.594 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | MWC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 40 | +10 | BYE |
| 47 | 15 | 2.602 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | ACC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 61 | +16 | Beat Notre Dame 28–21 |
| 48 | -5 | 2.637 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 40 | +9 | Lost to Buffalo 3–30 |
| 49 | -1 | 2.644 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 56 | +12 | Beat Purdue 38–14 |
| 50 | 0 | 2.725 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 6–3 | 0.667 | 40 | +7 | BYE |
| 51 | 13 | 2.798 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 5–4 | 0.556 | 61 | +17 | Beat Texas Tech 49–26 |
| 52 | 8 | 2.821 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 6–3 | 0.667 | 40 | 0 | Beat UAB 56–14 |
| 53 | -1 | 2.849 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 40 | +13 | BYE |
| 54 | 7 | 2.881 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | AMC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 19 | -5 | Beat SMU 28–25 |
| 55 | -4 | 3.001 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 5–4 | 0.556 | 61 | +10 | Lost to Minnesota 10–24 |
| 56 | 0 | 3.008 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | AMC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 55 | +6 | BYE |
| 57 | -8 | 3.020 |  Utah (UTAH) | PAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 77 | +7 | Lost to Arizona State 19–20 |
| 58 | 9 | 3.020 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 61 | +5 | Beat Florida 34–17 |
| 59 | 6 | 3.150 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | MWC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 56 | +1 | Beat UNLV 28–24 |
| 60 | -1 | 3.165 |  Texas State (TEXAS STATE) | SUN | 6–3 | 0.667 | 40 | -2 | BYE |
| 61 | 7 | 3.222 |  Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION) | IND FBSI | 7–3 | 0.700 | 33 | -9 | Beat Idaho 59–38 |
| 62 | -7 | 3.255 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 77 | +4 | Lost to Texas A&M 41–51 |
| 63 | 6 | 3.280 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 61 | +6 | Beat New Mexico State 48–34 |
| 64 | 8 | 3.286 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 40 | -5 | Beat Miami (OH) 45–3 |
| 65 | 6 | 3.326 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 4–5 | 0.444 | 77 | +3 | Beat Illinois 52–35 |
| 66 | 10 | 3.339 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | USA | 6–4 | 0.600 | 56 | +1 | Beat Florida International 48–0 |
| 67 | 11 | 3.352 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 5–4 | 0.556 | 61 | +4 | Beat UL Monroe 42–14 |
| 68 | 9 | 3.361 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 77 | +4 | Beat Virginia 45–14 |
| 69 | 4 | 3.370 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | ACC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 61 | +5 | Beat Maryland 20–3 |
| 70 | -16 | 3.372 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 6–4 | 0.600 | 56 | +5 | Lost to UTSA 7–10 |
| 71 | -14 | 3.420 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | MWC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 61 | +3 | Lost to San Diego State 30–34 |
| 72 | -19 | 3.421 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 61 | +3 | Lost to Syracuse 3–20 |
| 73 | 1 | 3.425 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 5–4 | 0.556 | 61 | -1 | Beat Hawai'i 42–28 |
| 74 | -16 | 3.577 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 77 | +2 | Lost to Vanderbilt 17–34 |
| 75 | 8 | 3.597 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 61 | +11 | Beat San José State 34–30 |
| 76 | -1 | 3.626 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 77 | +1 | BYE |
| 77 | 7 | 3.642 |  UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO) | USA | 5–5 | 0.500 | 72 | +2 | Beat Tulane 10–7 |
| 78 | 1 | 3.656 |  Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | SUN | 6–4 | 0.600 | 56 | -3 | Beat Army 21–17 |
| 79 | -13 | 3.658 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 86 | +5 | Lost to Auburn 23–55 |
| 80 | 2 | 3.770 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 4–5 | 0.444 | 77 | -3 | BYE |
| 81 | -18 | 3.834 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 5–5 | 0.500 | 72 | +1 | Lost to Arkansas State 14–42 |
| 82 | -12 | 4.023 |  UNLV | MWC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 72 | -4 | Lost to Utah State 24–28 |
| 83 | -3 | 4.120 |  Troy (TROY) | SUN | 5–5 | 0.500 | 72 | -7 | Lost to Louisiana 36–41 |
| 84 | -3 | 4.121 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | B12 | 4–6 | 0.400 | 86 | -3 | Lost to Texas 40–47 |
| 85 | 3 | 4.328 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | USA | 3–6 | 0.333 | 92 | -5 | BYE |
| 86 | 0 | 4.329 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 77 | -8 | Lost to Fresno State 10–48 |
| 87 | 2 | 4.381 |  TCU | B12 | 4–6 | 0.400 | 86 | -11 | Beat Iowa State 21–17 |
| 88 | 4 | 4.400 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 72 | -12 | Beat Nevada 38–17 |
| 89 | -4 | 4.408 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 86 | -5 | Lost to Florida State 3–59 |
| 90 | -3 | 4.631 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 3–6 | 0.333 | 92 | -10 | Lost to Indiana 35–52 |
| 91 | 0 | 4.756 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 98 | -9 | Lost to Ole Miss 24–34 |
| 92 | 3 | 4.888 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 98 | -11 | BYE |
| 93 | -3 | 4.894 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | PAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 92 | -9 | Lost to Washington 7–59 |
| 94 | 0 | 4.918 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 92 | -11 | Lost to Duke 20–38 |
| 95 | 7 | 5.016 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | AMC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 102 | -11 | Beat Tennessee Martin 21–6 |
| 96 | 2 | 5.083 |  SMU | AMC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 90 | -13 | Lost to Cincinnati 25–28 |
| 97 | -4 | 5.153 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 92 | -12 | Lost to Ball State 24–44 |
| 98 | -1 | 5.235 |  South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA) | SUN | 3–5 | 0.375 | 90 | -4 | BYE |
| 99 | 1 | 5.388 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 2–7 | 0.222 | 104 | -13 | Lost to Oklahoma State 6–42 |
| 100 | 5 | 5.461 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | USA | 4–5 | 0.444 | 77 | -25 | Beat Southern Miss 36–13 |
| 101 | -2 | 5.467 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | MWC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 98 | -17 | Lost to Colorado State 17–38 |
| 102 | -6 | 5.501 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 108 | -15 | Lost to North Carolina 14–45 |
| 103 | 0 | 5.531 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | AMC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 102 | -5 | BYE |
| 104 | 0 | 5.609 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 104 | -18 | Lost to Missouri 17–48 |
| 105 | -4 | 5.685 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 1–8 | 0.111 | 112 | -14 | Lost to Iowa 14–38 |
| 106 | 5 | 5.959 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 92 | -23 | Beat Air Force 45–37 |
| 107 | -1 | 6.043 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 3–7 | 0.300 | 98 | -26 | Lost to Western Kentucky 17–21 |
| 108 | -1 | 6.148 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 2–7 | 0.222 | 104 | -21 | Lost to East Carolina 24–58 |
| 109 | -1 | 6.293 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 108 | -24 | BYE |
| 110 | 4 | 6.455 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 108 | -22 | Beat Western Michigan 35–32 |
| 111 | -1 | 6.763 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 1–9 | 0.100 | 118 | -25 | Lost to USC 28–62 |
| 112 | 0 | 6.944 |  UAB | USA | 2–7 | 0.222 | 104 | -29 | Lost to Marshall 14–56 |
| 113 | -4 | 6.950 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 1–8 | 0.111 | 112 | -18 | Lost to TCU 17–21 |
| 114 | 2 | 7.053 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND FBSI | 1–9 | 0.100 | 118 | -25 | Lost to Old Dominion 38–59 |
| 115 | -2 | 7.207 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 108 | -33 | Lost to New Mexico 37–45 |
| 116 | -1 | 7.236 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | AMC | 1–8 | 0.111 | 112 | -22 | BYE |
| 117 | 0 | 7.598 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND FBSI | 1–9 | 0.100 | 118 | -33 | Lost to Boston College 34–48 |
| 118 | 1 | 7.663 |  Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS) | MAC | 1–8 | 0.111 | 112 | -24 | BYE |
| 119 | 3 | 7.883 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | AMC | 0–8 | 0.000 | 122 | -19 | Lost to Louisville 10–31 |
| 120 | 3 | 7.988 |  UTEP | USA | 1–8 | 0.111 | 112 | -35 | Lost to North Texas 7–41 |
| 121 | -1 | 8.069 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | USA | 1–8 | 0.111 | 112 | -24 | Lost to Middle Tennessee 0–48 |
| 122 | -4 | 8.089 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–9 | 0.100 | 118 | -31 | Lost to Eastern Michigan 32–35 |
| 123 | -2 | 8.150 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | MWC | 0–9 | 0.000 | 122 | -35 | Lost to Navy 28–42 |
| 124 | 0 | 8.625 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 0–9 | 0.000 | 122 | -36 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 13–36 |
| 125 | 0 | 9.696 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 0–9 | 0.000 | 122 | -45 | Lost to Bowling Green 3–45 |
| 126 | 0 | 10.136 |  Georgia State (GEORGIA STATE) | SUN | 0–9 | 0.000 | 122 | -23 | BYE |