Week 12 Rankings:
| Division | Overall Rank | Team | Record | Overall Rating | Last Week | Difference | Win Rating | Win Rank | Points Rating | Points Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FBS | 1 | Florida State | 10-0 | 0.978789 | 1 | 0 | 18.1769 | 2 | 33.8488 | 1 | |
| FBS | 2 | Alabama | 10-0 | 0.921141 | 2 | 0 | 18.774 | 1 | 25.842 | 4 | |
| FBS | 3 | Baylor | 9-0 | 0.857269 | 3 | 0 | 15.0248 | 4 | 32.8752 | 2 | |
| FBS | 4 | Ohio State | 10-0 | 0.786066 | 4 | 0 | 15.8334 | 3 | 22.7288 | 5 | |
| FBS | 5 | Oregon | 9-1 | 0.721694 | 5 | 0 | 12.5591 | 8 | 27.999 | 3 | |
| FBS | 6 | Auburn | 10-1 | 0.669223 | 8 | 2 | 14.3138 | 5 | 16.3433 | 11 | |
| FBS | 7 | Clemson | 9-1 | 0.659258 | 9 | 2 | 13.5976 | 6 | 17.914 | 9 | |
| FBS | 8 | Missouri | 9-1 | 0.632816 | 7 | -1 | 12.6591 | 7 | 18.613 | 8 | |
| FBS | 9 | Arizona State | 8-2 | 0.581141 | 10 | 1 | 10.9626 | 12 | 19.483 | 7 | |
| FBS | 10 | Stanford | 8-2 | 0.578956 | 6 | -4 | 11.7134 | 10 | 16.554 | 10 | |
| FBS | 11 | Texas A+M | 8-2 | 0.539129 | 11 | 0 | 10.7214 | 13 | 16.0865 | 12 | |
| FBS | 12 | Wisconsin | 8-2 | 0.514843 | 15 | 3 | 8.74803 | 19 | 20.7361 | 6 | |
| FBS | 13 | South Carolina | 8-2 | 0.495216 | 13 | 0 | 10.496 | 14 | 12.4403 | 20 | |
| FBS | 14 | Fresno State | 9-0 | 0.485926 | 12 | -2 | 11.6329 | 11 | 7.39718 | 38 | |
| FBS | 15 | Oklahoma State | 9-1 | 0.479556 | 18 | 3 | 9.14963 | 18 | 15.7048 | 13 | |
| FBS | 16 | U.C.L.A. | 8-2 | 0.467658 | 16 | 0 | 9.32049 | 17 | 13.8804 | 17 | |
| FBS | 17 | Northern Illinois | 10-0 | 0.466809 | 24 | 7 | 11.9647 | 9 | 4.25957 | 52 | |
| FBS | 18 | Michigan State | 9-1 | 0.464952 | 19 | 1 | 10.1944 | 16 | 10.4543 | 24 | |
| FBS | 19 | U-C-F | 8-1 | 0.461374 | 14 | -5 | 10.3624 | 15 | 9.48538 | 31 | |
| FBS | 20 | Louisville | 9-1 | 0.428466 | 21 | 1 | 8.02137 | 22 | 14.5851 | 15 | |
| FBS | 21 | Mississippi | 7-3 | 0.396093 | 25 | 4 | 8.5086 | 20 | 9.5409 | 30 | |
| FBS | 22 | Southern Cal | 8-3 | 0.393089 | 30 | 8 | 7.77258 | 23 | 11.8898 | 21 | |
| FBS | 23 | Louisiana State | 7-3 | 0.38575 | 23 | 0 | 7.07069 | 25 | 13.6755 | 18 | |
| FBS | 24 | Oklahoma | 8-2 | 0.37969 | 26 | 2 | 8.07425 | 21 | 9.44146 | 32 | |
| FBS | 25 | Georgia | 6-4 | 0.366247 | 22 | -3 | 7.37656 | 24 | 10.5921 | 23 | |
| FBS | 26 | Brigham Young | 7-3 | 0.352219 | 28 | 2 | 5.90485 | 31 | 14.4745 | 16 | |
| FBS | 27 | Duke | 8-2 | 0.34434 | 33 | 6 | 7.04282 | 26 | 9.57093 | 29 | |
| FBS | 28 | Miami-Florida | 7-3 | 0.3249 | 17 | -11 | 6.28573 | 29 | 10.3268 | 26 | |
| FBS | 29 | Notre Dame | 7-3 | 0.308404 | 34 | 5 | 7.02064 | 27 | 6.00174 | 46 | |
| FBS | 30 | Virginia Tech | 7-4 | 0.307495 | 20 | -10 | 6.08818 | 30 | 9.27177 | 33 | |
| FBS | 31 | Washington | 6-4 | 0.298277 | 27 | -4 | 4.29402 | 36 | 14.8053 | 14 | |
| FBS | 32 | Georgia Tech | 6-4 | 0.294905 | 29 | -3 | 4.74771 | 35 | 12.8269 | 19 | |
| FBS | 33 | Minnesota | 8-2 | 0.267336 | 35 | 2 | 6.74359 | 28 | 2.83043 | 56 | |
| FBS | 34 | Michigan | 7-3 | 0.263239 | 38 | 4 | 5.66137 | 32 | 6.31677 | 41 | |
| FBS | 35 | Texas | 7-3 | 0.249234 | 32 | -3 | 5.30494 | 33 | 6.1799 | 43 | |
| FBS | 36 | Houston | 7-3 | 0.24912 | 31 | -5 | 4.1586 | 38 | 10.3018 | 27 | |
| FBS | 37 | East Carolina | 8-2 | 0.201077 | 42 | 5 | 3.46983 | 40 | 7.90683 | 37 | |
| FBS | 38 | Nebraska | 7-3 | 0.196617 | 36 | -2 | 4.19869 | 37 | 4.82584 | 49 | |
| FBS | 39 | Ball State | 9-2 | 0.193439 | 37 | -2 | 4.90782 | 34 | 1.94605 | 61 | |
| FBS | 40 | Boise State | 7-3 | 0.187384 | 48 | 8 | 2.49716 | 46 | 10.0238 | 28 | |
| FBS | 41 | Iowa | 6-4 | 0.175329 | 43 | 2 | 3.3678 | 42 | 5.66021 | 47 | |
| FBS | 42 | Vanderbilt | 6-4 | 0.173213 | 45 | 3 | 3.55466 | 39 | 4.77151 | 50 | |
| FBS | 43 | Utah | 4-6 | 0.15434 | 41 | -2 | 1.48205 | 56 | 10.3286 | 25 | |
| FBS | 44 | Arizona | 6-4 | 0.153136 | 39 | -5 | 1.91232 | 53 | 8.65484 | 35 | |
| FBS | 45 | Kansas State | 6-4 | 0.143683 | 51 | 6 | 1.5155 | 55 | 9.1258 | 34 | |
| FBS | 46 | Toledo | 7-3 | 0.14231 | 57 | 11 | 3.45954 | 41 | 1.97644 | 60 | |
| FBS | 47 | Texas Tech | 7-4 | 0.142283 | 44 | -3 | 2.2927 | 48 | 6.1811 | 42 | |
| FBS | 48 | North Texas | 7-3 | 0.131704 | 46 | -2 | 2.40796 | 47 | 4.69126 | 51 | |
| FBS | 49 | North Carolina | 5-5 | 0.129418 | 55 | 6 | 1.97203 | 52 | 6.03108 | 45 | |
| FBS | 50 | Oregon State | 6-4 | 0.127195 | 47 | -3 | 2.02382 | 50 | 5.61858 | 48 | |
| FBS | 51 | UL-Lafayette | 8-2 | 0.119348 | 50 | -1 | 2.98827 | 43 | 1.34401 | 65 | |
| FBS | 52 | Boston College | 6-4 | 0.119294 | 58 | 6 | 2.89258 | 45 | 1.68355 | 62 | |
| FBS | 53 | Penn State | 6-4 | 0.115233 | 54 | 1 | 2.92783 | 44 | 1.14409 | 67 | |
| FBS | 54 | Washington State | 5-5 | 0.100238 | 65 | 11 | 2.2079 | 49 | 2.21735 | 59 | |
| FBS | 55 | Rice | 7-3 | 0.0945467 | 61 | 6 | 2.01493 | 51 | 2.33529 | 58 | |
| FBS | 56 | Utah State | 6-4 | 0.0905904 | 53 | -3 | -0.60395 | 68 | 11.3769 | 22 | |
| FBS | 57 | Florida | 4-6 | 0.0857956 | 52 | -5 | 0.72324 | 60 | 6.10432 | 44 | |
| FBS | 58 | Mississippi State | 4-6 | 0.0793246 | 60 | 2 | 0.33962 | 63 | 6.83049 | 40 | |
| FBS | 59 | Buffalo | 7-3 | 0.0748005 | 40 | -19 | 1.69408 | 54 | 1.48708 | 64 | |
| FBS | 60 | Pittsburgh | 5-5 | 0.0705631 | 49 | -11 | 1.1844 | 58 | 2.89463 | 55 | |
| FBS | 61 | Marshall | 7-3 | 0.0614891 | 56 | -5 | -0.4956 | 67 | 8.03106 | 36 | |
| FBS | 62 | Tennessee | 4-6 | 0.0607028 | 59 | -3 | 1.2823 | 57 | 1.54034 | 63 | |
| FBS | 63 | Bowling Green | 7-3 | 0.0467419 | 71 | 8 | -0.65263 | 69 | 7.09977 | 39 | |
| FBS | 64 | Navy | 6-4 | 0.0285061 | 67 | 3 | 0.09279 | 64 | 2.5601 | 57 | |
| FBS | 65 | Indiana | 4-6 | 0.0223577 | 62 | -3 | -0.40293 | 66 | 3.72325 | 53 | |
| FBS | 66 | Arkansas State | 6-4 | 0.0152179 | 68 | 2 | 0.65717 | 62 | -0.82435 | 71 | |
| FBS | 67 | Maryland | 6-4 | 0.0142076 | 74 | 7 | 0.84174 | 59 | -1.59248 | 73 | |
| FBS | 68 | Syracuse | 5-5 | 0.0128237 | 63 | -5 | 0.66032 | 61 | -1.07883 | 72 | |
| FBS | 69 | Cincinnati | 7-2 | -0.0244252 | 75 | 6 | -1.59742 | 73 | 3.2798 | 54 | |
| FBS | 70 | Middle Tennessee | 6-4 | -0.0355086 | 69 | -1 | -0.27931 | 65 | -2.59861 | 75 | |
| FBS | 71 | Ohio | 6-4 | -0.0762386 | 64 | -7 | -1.06367 | 70 | -3.90629 | 80 | |
| FBS | 72 | Northwestern | 4-6 | -0.0849883 | 70 | -2 | -2.72646 | 79 | 1.20101 | 66 | |
| FBS | 73 | Tulane | 6-4 | -0.0876616 | 72 | -1 | -1.22907 | 71 | -4.46985 | 84 | |
| FBS | 74 | Rutgers | 5-4 | -0.0947996 | 66 | -8 | -1.30632 | 72 | -4.91613 | 85 | |
| FBS | 75 | Western Kentucky | 6-4 | -0.126883 | 76 | 1 | -2.68614 | 78 | -3.1986 | 78 | |
| FBS | 76 | Texas-San Antonio | 5-5 | -0.130255 | 77 | 1 | -2.46331 | 76 | -4.34457 | 83 | |
| FBS | 77 | San Diego State | 6-4 | -0.133258 | 79 | 2 | -1.71622 | 74 | -7.34342 | 93 | |
| FBS | 78 | Wake Forest | 4-6 | -0.133345 | 80 | 2 | -2.66128 | 77 | -3.94442 | 81 | |
| FBS | 79 | Memphis | 3-5 | -0.162146 | 88 | 9 | -4.45444 | 88 | -0.40324 | 70 | |
| FBS | 80 | Colorado State | 6-5 | -0.169712 | 90 | 10 | -4.67403 | 89 | -0.3797 | 69 | |
| FBS | 81 | UL-Monroe | 5-5 | -0.171502 | 83 | 2 | -2.2705 | 75 | -9.22826 | 98 | |
| FBS | 82 | Florida Atlantic | 4-6 | -0.171849 | 84 | 2 | -4.14534 | 85 | -2.50312 | 74 | |
| FBS | 83 | Texas Christian | 4-7 | -0.172206 | 81 | -2 | -4.81214 | 90 | -0.13498 | 68 | |
| FBS | 84 | San Jose State | 5-5 | -0.177178 | 73 | -11 | -3.2586 | 80 | -6.24169 | 87 | |
| FBS | 85 | West Virginia | 4-7 | -0.196188 | 78 | -7 | -4.3407 | 87 | -4.27012 | 82 | |
| FBS | 86 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 5-5 | -0.198107 | 85 | -1 | -3.3398 | 81 | -8.0742 | 94 | |
| FBS | 87 | Arkansas | 3-7 | -0.204486 | 86 | -1 | -3.89924 | 84 | -6.70462 | 89 | |
| FBS | 88 | Colorado | 4-6 | -0.215785 | 92 | 4 | -3.75641 | 82 | -8.36704 | 96 | |
| FBS | 89 | Illinois | 3-7 | -0.218466 | 91 | 2 | -5.29612 | 91 | -3.08729 | 77 | |
| FBS | 90 | Troy | 5-6 | -0.224443 | 87 | -3 | -4.30772 | 86 | -7.25827 | 91 | |
| FBS | 91 | Texas State | 6-4 | -0.229264 | 82 | -9 | -3.79556 | 83 | -9.59463 | 100 | |
| FBS | 92 | No Carolina State | 3-7 | -0.243554 | 89 | -3 | -5.78122 | 94 | -3.88568 | 79 | |
| FBS | 93 | Virginia | 2-8 | -0.256374 | 93 | 0 | -5.69631 | 93 | -5.49365 | 86 | |
| FBS | 94 | S-M-U | 4-5 | -0.287573 | 96 | 2 | -6.24502 | 97 | -6.6832 | 88 | |
| FBS | 95 | Nevada-Reno | 4-7 | -0.287631 | 100 | 5 | -6.11885 | 95 | -7.14408 | 90 | |
| FBS | 96 | Kansas | 3-7 | -0.29299 | 99 | 3 | -5.609 | 92 | -9.52671 | 99 | |
| FBS | 97 | South Alabama | 3-6 | -0.341194 | 95 | -2 | -7.59429 | 100 | -7.26301 | 92 | |
| FBS | 98 | Wyoming | 4-6 | -0.343872 | 94 | -4 | -7.22399 | 99 | -8.8702 | 97 | |
| FBS | 99 | Akron | 4-7 | -0.366765 | 98 | -1 | -6.98691 | 98 | -12.0497 | 106 | |
| FBS | 100 | Kentucky | 2-8 | -0.370746 | 97 | -3 | -9.61436 | 101 | -2.97972 | 76 | |
| FBS | 101 | Central Michigan | 4-6 | -0.388941 | 101 | 0 | -6.23299 | 96 | -17.0201 | 114 | |
| FBS | 102 | New Mexico | 3-7 | -0.465965 | 102 | 0 | -10.3784 | 103 | -9.89385 | 101 | |
| FBS | 103 | Tulsa | 2-8 | -0.480992 | 105 | 2 | -10.4434 | 104 | -11.1854 | 104 | |
| FBS | 104 | South Florida | 2-7 | -0.497277 | 103 | -1 | -10.594 | 105 | -12.296 | 107 | |
| FBS | 105 | Army | 3-7 | -0.502659 | 107 | 2 | -11.2901 | 107 | -10.3327 | 102 | |
| FBS | 106 | Purdue | 1-9 | -0.514782 | 108 | 2 | -9.90036 | 102 | -16.5748 | 113 | |
| FBS | 107 | Kent State | 3-8 | -0.526062 | 110 | 3 | -11.3038 | 108 | -12.6596 | 108 | |
| FBS | 108 | Louisiana Tech | 4-6 | -0.527961 | 106 | -2 | -10.8067 | 106 | -14.6448 | 111 | |
| FBS | 109 | California | 1-10 | -0.540557 | 104 | -5 | -12.0366 | 110 | -11.4893 | 105 | |
| FBS | 110 | Iowa State | 1-9 | -0.574124 | 109 | -1 | -13.2299 | 113 | -10.595 | 103 | |
| FBS | 111 | Air Force | 2-8 | -0.582311 | 112 | 1 | -12.7562 | 112 | -13.1342 | 110 | |
| FBS | 112 | U-A-B | 2-8 | -0.600503 | 111 | -1 | -12.0955 | 111 | -17.3639 | 116 | |
| FBS | 113 | Eastern Michigan | 2-8 | -0.661742 | 113 | 0 | -11.9923 | 109 | -23.955 | 122 | |
| FBS | 114 | Temple | 1-9 | -0.675612 | 114 | 0 | -16.7215 | 117 | -8.31027 | 95 | |
| FBS | 115 | UTEP | 2-8 | -0.686856 | 116 | 1 | -14.559 | 114 | -17.2497 | 115 | |
| FBS | 116 | Hawaii | 0-10 | -0.731602 | 115 | -1 | -17.0361 | 118 | -12.8617 | 109 | |
| FBS | 117 | New Mexico State | 1-9 | -0.776318 | 117 | 0 | -15.5941 | 115 | -22.6018 | 119 | |
| FBS | 118 | Idaho | 1-9 | -0.796185 | 118 | 0 | -15.6392 | 116 | -24.4568 | 123 | |
| FBS | 119 | Western Michigan | 1-10 | -0.889268 | 119 | 0 | -19.1832 | 119 | -21.1296 | 118 | |
| FBS | 120 | Massachusetts | 1-9 | -0.894067 | 121 | 1 | -19.9681 | 121 | -18.787 | 117 | |
| FBS | 121 | Connecticut | 0-9 | -0.897423 | 120 | -1 | -20.7496 | 123 | -16.3096 | 112 | |
| FBS | 122 | Division 1AA | 15-90 | -0.952928 | 123 | 1 | -19.9059 | 120 | -24.9883 | 124 | |
| FBS | 123 | Florida Intl | 1-9 | -1.0048 | 122 | -1 | -20.2375 | 122 | -29.0594 | 126 | |
| FBS | 124 | Southern Miss | 0-10 | -1.05261 | 124 | 0 | -21.8079 | 124 | -28.2523 | 125 | |
| FBS | 125 | Miami-Ohio | 0-10 | -1.07314 | 125 | 0 | -23.6329 | 125 | -23.7566 | 121 | |
| FBS | 126 | Georgia State | 0-10 | -1.17059 | 126 | 0 | -26.6487 | 126 | -22.7774 | 120 |