Week 12 Rankings:
| Division | Overall Rank | Team | Record | Overall Rating | Last Week | Difference | Win Rating | Win Rank | Points Rating | Points Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FBS | 1 | Notre Dame | 11-0 | 0.893587 | 3 | 2 | 20.9532 | 1 | 16.8319 | 8 | |
| FBS | 2 | Alabama | 10-1 | 0.823511 | 4 | 2 | 15.4063 | 4 | 24.7248 | 1 | |
| FBS | 3 | Oregon | 10-1 | 0.773459 | 1 | -2 | 14.3978 | 6 | 23.3922 | 2 | |
| FBS | 4 | Ohio State | 11-0 | 0.743362 | 6 | 2 | 18.2292 | 2 | 12.1173 | 15 | |
| FBS | 5 | Florida | 10-1 | 0.739387 | 5 | 0 | 17.4175 | 3 | 13.7382 | 11 | |
| FBS | 6 | Kansas State | 10-1 | 0.677499 | 2 | -4 | 13.6108 | 9 | 18.1317 | 4 | |
| FBS | 7 | Texas A+M | 9-2 | 0.646686 | 7 | 0 | 12.6932 | 11 | 18.0116 | 5 | |
| FBS | 8 | Georgia | 10-1 | 0.641735 | 8 | 0 | 14.0903 | 8 | 14.3472 | 9 | |
| FBS | 9 | Louisiana State | 9-2 | 0.622609 | 9 | 0 | 14.1695 | 7 | 12.7416 | 13 | |
| FBS | 10 | Stanford | 9-2 | 0.62183 | 13 | 3 | 14.457 | 5 | 12.0053 | 16 | |
| FBS | 11 | Oklahoma | 8-2 | 0.599373 | 10 | -1 | 11.6542 | 13 | 16.9543 | 7 | |
| FBS | 12 | Florida State | 10-1 | 0.577844 | 12 | 0 | 10.097 | 16 | 19.0326 | 3 | |
| FBS | 13 | Nebraska | 9-2 | 0.576144 | 14 | 1 | 12.7742 | 10 | 12.588 | 14 | |
| FBS | 14 | South Carolina | 9-2 | 0.54082 | 11 | -3 | 12.1394 | 12 | 11.4661 | 18 | |
| FBS | 15 | Clemson | 10-1 | 0.54075 | 15 | 0 | 11.1575 | 14 | 13.7782 | 10 | |
| FBS | 16 | Oregon State | 8-2 | 0.523398 | 16 | 0 | 11.0182 | 15 | 12.8198 | 12 | |
| FBS | 17 | Oklahoma State | 7-3 | 0.481436 | 19 | 2 | 7.55811 | 24 | 17.8733 | 6 | |
| FBS | 18 | U.C.L.A. | 9-2 | 0.454845 | 20 | 2 | 9.68955 | 17 | 10.8705 | 21 | |
| FBS | 19 | Michigan | 8-3 | 0.448457 | 18 | -1 | 9.16636 | 19 | 11.6315 | 17 | |
| FBS | 20 | Texas | 8-2 | 0.436792 | 17 | -3 | 8.93834 | 20 | 11.3043 | 19 | |
| FBS | 21 | Arizona | 7-4 | 0.342218 | 24 | 3 | 8.16051 | 22 | 6.12492 | 39 | |
| FBS | 22 | Northern Illinois | 10-1 | 0.341908 | 27 | 5 | 7.5149 | 25 | 7.62563 | 30 | |
| FBS | 23 | Rutgers | 9-1 | 0.337014 | 28 | 5 | 9.21553 | 18 | 3.24898 | 48 | |
| FBS | 24 | Southern Cal | 7-4 | 0.336938 | 21 | -3 | 5.96892 | 30 | 10.9056 | 20 | |
| FBS | 25 | Mississippi State | 8-3 | 0.325907 | 26 | 1 | 6.88841 | 29 | 7.9173 | 28 | |
| FBS | 26 | Utah State | 9-2 | 0.317539 | 31 | 5 | 5.91325 | 31 | 9.59809 | 23 | |
| FBS | 27 | San Jose State | 9-2 | 0.301516 | 32 | 5 | 7.08855 | 27 | 5.63576 | 40 | |
| FBS | 28 | Wisconsin | 7-4 | 0.288209 | 25 | -3 | 4.89714 | 35 | 9.82062 | 22 | |
| FBS | 29 | Northwestern | 8-3 | 0.28445 | 35 | 6 | 6.93325 | 28 | 4.7364 | 44 | |
| FBS | 30 | Louisville | 9-1 | 0.267017 | 29 | -1 | 7.73115 | 23 | 1.56016 | 58 | |
| FBS | 31 | Washington | 7-4 | 0.265615 | 30 | -1 | 7.46194 | 26 | 2.09151 | 54 | |
| FBS | 32 | Kent State | 10-1 | 0.264105 | 36 | 4 | 8.84481 | 21 | -1.28419 | 65 | |
| FBS | 33 | Texas Tech | 7-4 | 0.251771 | 22 | -11 | 4.83154 | 37 | 7.27261 | 32 | |
| FBS | 34 | Vanderbilt | 7-4 | 0.24644 | 38 | 4 | 5.10159 | 33 | 6.23978 | 36 | |
| FBS | 35 | Penn State | 7-4 | 0.245157 | 40 | 5 | 4.39295 | 40 | 7.81708 | 29 | |
| FBS | 36 | Louisiana Tech | 9-2 | 0.240167 | 23 | -13 | 4.91075 | 34 | 6.22489 | 37 | |
| FBS | 37 | Boise State | 9-2 | 0.239788 | 34 | -3 | 4.16159 | 41 | 7.96488 | 27 | |
| FBS | 38 | Tulsa | 9-2 | 0.229803 | 43 | 5 | 4.88284 | 36 | 5.52198 | 41 | |
| FBS | 39 | Fresno State | 8-3 | 0.210258 | 39 | 0 | 3.06736 | 44 | 8.35692 | 26 | |
| FBS | 40 | Iowa State | 6-5 | 0.198843 | 44 | 4 | 3.62125 | 43 | 6.20296 | 38 | |
| FBS | 41 | Arkansas State | 8-3 | 0.198187 | 46 | 5 | 4.53773 | 38 | 3.99137 | 46 | |
| FBS | 42 | U-C-F | 8-3 | 0.182816 | 33 | -9 | 2.81711 | 46 | 6.91201 | 34 | |
| FBS | 43 | Texas Christian | 6-4 | 0.175744 | 42 | -1 | 2.52773 | 47 | 7.07034 | 33 | |
| FBS | 44 | Cincinnati | 7-3 | 0.173526 | 37 | -7 | 3.67965 | 42 | 4.1872 | 45 | |
| FBS | 45 | Ball State | 8-3 | 0.166117 | 50 | 5 | 5.74218 | 32 | -1.23008 | 64 | |
| FBS | 46 | Michigan State | 5-6 | 0.149223 | 45 | -1 | 2.46791 | 48 | 5.24429 | 43 | |
| FBS | 47 | North Carolina | 7-4 | 0.146979 | 52 | 5 | 1.39104 | 54 | 7.61937 | 31 | |
| FBS | 48 | San Diego State | 8-3 | 0.130457 | 49 | 1 | 2.9583 | 45 | 2.695 | 51 | |
| FBS | 49 | Arizona State | 6-5 | 0.130242 | 51 | 2 | 0.03663 | 65 | 9.57441 | 24 | |
| FBS | 50 | Brigham Young | 6-5 | 0.124599 | 48 | -2 | 0.33725 | 62 | 8.44639 | 25 | |
| FBS | 51 | Baylor | 5-5 | 0.121197 | 66 | 15 | 0.97454 | 56 | 6.68997 | 35 | |
| FBS | 52 | Toledo | 8-3 | 0.117795 | 47 | -5 | 4.49291 | 39 | -1.86605 | 66 | |
| FBS | 53 | Missouri | 5-6 | 0.114423 | 41 | -12 | 2.04629 | 50 | 3.65808 | 47 | |
| FBS | 54 | West Virginia | 5-5 | 0.0948145 | 53 | -1 | 2.11298 | 49 | 2.04617 | 55 | |
| FBS | 55 | Miami-Florida | 6-5 | 0.0673003 | 57 | 2 | 1.40163 | 53 | 1.68412 | 57 | |
| FBS | 56 | UL-Monroe | 7-4 | 0.0635238 | 60 | 4 | 0.69213 | 58 | 3.07847 | 49 | |
| FBS | 57 | UL-Lafayette | 6-4 | 0.0629386 | 58 | 1 | 1.17705 | 55 | 1.89061 | 56 | |
| FBS | 58 | Syracuse | 6-5 | 0.061822 | 61 | 3 | 1.71552 | 52 | 0.53695 | 60 | |
| FBS | 59 | Georgia Tech | 6-5 | 0.0598416 | 65 | 6 | -0.41879 | 66 | 5.42721 | 42 | |
| FBS | 60 | Mississippi | 5-6 | 0.0569902 | 54 | -6 | 0.60956 | 60 | 2.78871 | 50 | |
| FBS | 61 | Navy | 7-4 | 0.0222435 | 63 | 2 | 1.80341 | 51 | -2.60627 | 68 | |
| FBS | 62 | Virginia Tech | 5-6 | -0.00935417 | 71 | 9 | -1.40284 | 71 | 2.61697 | 53 | |
| FBS | 63 | Middle Tennessee | 7-3 | -0.0217906 | 70 | 7 | 0.81401 | 57 | -3.53748 | 75 | |
| FBS | 64 | No Carolina State | 6-5 | -0.0256695 | 64 | 0 | -0.68449 | 67 | -0.28861 | 62 | |
| FBS | 65 | Duke | 6-5 | -0.0264815 | 56 | -9 | 0.66978 | 59 | -3.54504 | 76 | |
| FBS | 66 | Tennessee | 4-7 | -0.0275566 | 55 | -11 | -1.5035 | 72 | 1.50435 | 59 | |
| FBS | 67 | Minnesota | 6-5 | -0.0401263 | 67 | 0 | 0.15038 | 63 | -3.33133 | 74 | |
| FBS | 68 | Utah | 4-7 | -0.0455801 | 69 | 1 | -2.5696 | 75 | 2.68352 | 52 | |
| FBS | 69 | Bowling Green | 7-4 | -0.0476385 | 62 | -7 | 0.10296 | 64 | -3.77664 | 78 | |
| FBS | 70 | Ohio | 8-3 | -0.0531481 | 59 | -11 | 0.37805 | 61 | -4.83456 | 79 | |
| FBS | 71 | Western Kentucky | 6-5 | -0.0607916 | 68 | -3 | -1.78875 | 73 | -0.28769 | 61 | |
| FBS | 72 | Purdue | 5-6 | -0.0638946 | 73 | 1 | -1.17522 | 68 | -1.96584 | 67 | |
| FBS | 73 | Arkansas | 4-7 | -0.0845498 | 72 | -1 | -1.28788 | 70 | -3.23208 | 72 | |
| FBS | 74 | East Carolina | 7-4 | -0.123667 | 74 | 0 | -1.22068 | 69 | -6.29222 | 85 | |
| FBS | 75 | Nevada-Reno | 7-4 | -0.134766 | 77 | 2 | -2.87074 | 77 | -3.22121 | 71 | |
| FBS | 76 | Iowa | 4-7 | -0.139 | 76 | 0 | -2.83519 | 76 | -3.61919 | 77 | |
| FBS | 77 | Troy | 5-6 | -0.159422 | 75 | -2 | -3.8417 | 78 | -2.75855 | 69 | |
| FBS | 78 | Pittsburgh | 4-6 | -0.181564 | 83 | 5 | -5.19222 | 85 | -1.21362 | 63 | |
| FBS | 79 | Auburn | 3-8 | -0.201414 | 86 | 7 | -4.93681 | 83 | -3.28882 | 73 | |
| FBS | 80 | Indiana | 4-7 | -0.201721 | 78 | -2 | -4.06753 | 79 | -5.36321 | 82 | |
| FBS | 81 | Virginia | 4-7 | -0.222545 | 80 | -1 | -4.08774 | 80 | -6.86012 | 87 | |
| FBS | 82 | Wake Forest | 5-6 | -0.222991 | 81 | -1 | -2.36459 | 74 | -10.96 | 102 | |
| FBS | 83 | California | 3-9 | -0.235002 | 82 | -1 | -5.25894 | 88 | -5.02005 | 81 | |
| FBS | 84 | South Florida | 3-7 | -0.238685 | 84 | 0 | -5.19315 | 86 | -5.44849 | 83 | |
| FBS | 85 | S-M-U | 5-6 | -0.243481 | 79 | -6 | -6.40368 | 96 | -2.94724 | 70 | |
| FBS | 86 | Air Force | 6-5 | -0.243895 | 87 | 1 | -5.22415 | 87 | -5.76174 | 84 | |
| FBS | 87 | Rice | 5-6 | -0.250761 | 94 | 7 | -5.77896 | 91 | -4.96165 | 80 | |
| FBS | 88 | Temple | 4-6 | -0.278394 | 95 | 7 | -5.07589 | 84 | -8.67072 | 95 | |
| FBS | 89 | Connecticut | 4-6 | -0.281338 | 89 | 0 | -6.05813 | 93 | -6.57088 | 86 | |
| FBS | 90 | North Texas | 4-7 | -0.286871 | 85 | -5 | -5.40625 | 89 | -8.51983 | 94 | |
| FBS | 91 | Texas-San Antonio | 7-4 | -0.287807 | 91 | 0 | -4.36784 | 82 | -11.04 | 103 | |
| FBS | 92 | Marshall | 5-6 | -0.28815 | 96 | 4 | -5.87445 | 92 | -7.50968 | 88 | |
| FBS | 93 | Maryland | 4-7 | -0.296299 | 90 | -3 | -5.71956 | 90 | -8.4797 | 93 | |
| FBS | 94 | Central Michigan | 5-6 | -0.29748 | 100 | 6 | -4.30714 | 81 | -11.9008 | 109 | |
| FBS | 95 | Kentucky | 2-9 | -0.311544 | 93 | -2 | -6.08825 | 94 | -8.74038 | 97 | |
| FBS | 96 | Houston | 4-7 | -0.321052 | 88 | -8 | -6.60333 | 98 | -8.22997 | 90 | |
| FBS | 97 | Buffalo | 4-7 | -0.353889 | 99 | 2 | -6.23326 | 95 | -11.5391 | 104 | |
| FBS | 98 | Florida Intl | 3-8 | -0.374868 | 105 | 7 | -8.26797 | 99 | -8.29315 | 91 | |
| FBS | 99 | Western Michigan | 4-8 | -0.384581 | 92 | -7 | -8.41242 | 100 | -8.67271 | 96 | |
| FBS | 100 | Florida Atlantic | 3-8 | -0.418333 | 97 | -3 | -8.67131 | 102 | -10.5653 | 100 | |
| FBS | 101 | Miami-Ohio | 4-7 | -0.426613 | 98 | -3 | -6.4367 | 97 | -16.4534 | 117 | |
| FBS | 102 | Texas State | 3-7 | -0.432289 | 101 | -1 | -8.59683 | 101 | -11.7763 | 108 | |
| FBS | 103 | Boston College | 2-9 | -0.443544 | 103 | 0 | -10.3722 | 106 | -8.42111 | 92 | |
| FBS | 104 | UTEP | 3-8 | -0.44692 | 107 | 3 | -10.0366 | 105 | -9.46361 | 98 | |
| FBS | 105 | Wyoming | 4-7 | -0.447321 | 109 | 4 | -9.11075 | 103 | -11.6784 | 105 | |
| FBS | 106 | Illinois | 2-9 | -0.448991 | 102 | -4 | -9.48679 | 104 | -10.9148 | 101 | |
| FBS | 107 | New Mexico | 4-8 | -0.473301 | 106 | -1 | -10.7667 | 108 | -9.69735 | 99 | |
| FBS | 108 | Kansas | 1-10 | -0.475648 | 108 | 0 | -11.6384 | 111 | -7.8141 | 89 | |
| FBS | 109 | Memphis | 3-8 | -0.50442 | 116 | 7 | -10.47 | 107 | -12.7059 | 111 | |
| FBS | 110 | U-A-B | 3-8 | -0.531689 | 104 | -6 | -11.5599 | 109 | -12.1563 | 110 | |
| FBS | 111 | Washington State | 2-9 | -0.559183 | 110 | -1 | -12.5852 | 116 | -11.776 | 107 | |
| FBS | 112 | South Alabama | 2-9 | -0.565015 | 111 | -1 | -12.3553 | 115 | -12.7512 | 112 | |
| FBS | 113 | Colorado State | 3-8 | -0.57155 | 112 | -1 | -11.9944 | 113 | -14.0877 | 113 | |
| FBS | 114 | Tulane | 2-9 | -0.590225 | 115 | 1 | -11.6087 | 110 | -16.3832 | 116 | |
| FBS | 115 | Army | 2-9 | -0.590959 | 113 | -2 | -12.0499 | 114 | -15.3963 | 115 | |
| FBS | 116 | Eastern Michigan | 2-9 | -0.608965 | 117 | 1 | -11.6615 | 112 | -17.6485 | 119 | |
| FBS | 117 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 2-10 | -0.630751 | 114 | -3 | -14.8662 | 117 | -11.7012 | 106 | |
| FBS | 118 | Akron | 1-10 | -0.75077 | 118 | 0 | -17.3519 | 121 | -14.7374 | 114 | |
| FBS | 119 | Colorado | 1-10 | -0.794098 | 120 | 1 | -15.0403 | 118 | -23.4068 | 122 | |
| FBS | 120 | Hawaii | 1-9 | -0.804453 | 119 | -1 | -16.345 | 120 | -21.0958 | 121 | |
| FBS | 121 | Southern Miss | 0-11 | -0.864675 | 122 | 1 | -20.1825 | 124 | -16.506 | 118 | |
| FBS | 122 | Massachusetts | 1-10 | -0.865588 | 121 | -1 | -15.6202 | 119 | -27.3411 | 124 | |
| FBS | 123 | New Mexico State | 1-9 | -0.867261 | 123 | 0 | -18.4953 | 123 | -20.6797 | 120 | |
| FBS | 124 | Idaho | 1-10 | -0.917945 | 124 | 0 | -18.0286 | 122 | -25.5407 | 123 | |
| FBS | 125 | Division 1AA | 10-97 | -1.07864 | 125 | 0 | -20.8654 | 125 | -30.7652 | 125 |