Week 12 Rankings:
| Division | Overall Rank | Team | Record | Overall Rating | Last Week | Difference | Win Rating | Win Rank | Points Rating | Points Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FBS | 1 | Alabama | 9-1 | 0.931355 | 2 | 1 | 16.4476 | 2 | 25.2878 | 3 | |
| FBS | 2 | Florida State | 10-0 | 0.837213 | 4 | 2 | 17.6678 | 1 | 13.8793 | 19 | |
| FBS | 3 | Ole Miss | 8-2 | 0.810739 | 3 | 0 | 12.6521 | 7 | 27.1272 | 1 | |
| FBS | 4 | Mississippi State | 9-1 | 0.801379 | 1 | -3 | 15.0323 | 3 | 19.0564 | 8 | |
| FBS | 5 | Oregon | 9-1 | 0.779175 | 5 | 0 | 14.7685 | 4 | 18.0593 | 12 | |
| FBS | 6 | TCU | 9-1 | 0.744973 | 7 | 1 | 13.6588 | 5 | 18.6834 | 9 | |
| FBS | 7 | Ohio State | 9-1 | 0.742363 | 10 | 3 | 12.8242 | 6 | 21.034 | 5 | |
| FBS | 8 | Georgia | 8-2 | 0.708233 | 11 | 3 | 10.4894 | 12 | 25.4262 | 2 | |
| FBS | 9 | Baylor | 8-1 | 0.700257 | 9 | 0 | 11.3219 | 9 | 22.2208 | 4 | |
| FBS | 10 | Auburn | 7-3 | 0.607361 | 6 | -4 | 10.8765 | 11 | 16.0284 | 16 | |
| FBS | 11 | Michigan State | 8-2 | 0.567403 | 19 | 8 | 9.67294 | 15 | 16.4725 | 15 | |
| FBS | 12 | Marshall | 10-0 | 0.55824 | 16 | 4 | 11.0766 | 10 | 11.4165 | 23 | |
| FBS | 13 | Oklahoma | 7-3 | 0.555757 | 18 | 5 | 8.117 | 22 | 20.3027 | 6 | |
| FBS | 14 | UCLA | 8-2 | 0.54918 | 15 | 1 | 12.0617 | 8 | 7.65402 | 36 | |
| FBS | 15 | Wisconsin | 8-2 | 0.522426 | 24 | 9 | 7.9832 | 23 | 18.001 | 13 | |
| FBS | 16 | LSU | 7-4 | 0.518065 | 8 | -8 | 7.48254 | 25 | 19.1836 | 7 | |
| FBS | 17 | Arizona | 8-2 | 0.512452 | 21 | 4 | 10.0226 | 14 | 10.9266 | 26 | |
| FBS | 18 | Texas A&M | 7-4 | 0.50136 | 13 | -5 | 7.27245 | 27 | 18.4692 | 10 | |
| FBS | 19 | Nebraska | 8-2 | 0.496106 | 17 | -2 | 8.1291 | 21 | 15.4111 | 17 | |
| FBS | 20 | Missouri | 8-2 | 0.474588 | 27 | 7 | 8.41241 | 20 | 12.7899 | 21 | |
| FBS | 21 | Arizona State | 8-2 | 0.472986 | 12 | -9 | 9.57223 | 16 | 9.0979 | 31 | |
| FBS | 22 | Colorado State | 9-1 | 0.437377 | 23 | 1 | 10.0377 | 13 | 4.77081 | 45 | |
| FBS | 23 | Boise State | 8-2 | 0.428727 | 25 | 2 | 9.4592 | 17 | 5.84318 | 41 | |
| FBS | 24 | Utah | 7-3 | 0.427881 | 29 | 5 | 7.69833 | 24 | 11.1816 | 24 | |
| FBS | 25 | Notre Dame | 7-3 | 0.421083 | 14 | -11 | 6.61109 | 29 | 13.9671 | 18 | |
| FBS | 26 | Georgia Tech | 9-2 | 0.415952 | 34 | 8 | 8.78873 | 19 | 6.86242 | 38 | |
| FBS | 27 | Kansas State | 7-2 | 0.413423 | 26 | -1 | 9.08741 | 18 | 5.73942 | 42 | |
| FBS | 28 | Clemson | 7-3 | 0.410408 | 20 | -8 | 7.38479 | 26 | 10.7224 | 27 | |
| FBS | 29 | Arkansas | 5-5 | 0.384118 | 36 | 7 | 4.19099 | 37 | 18.3905 | 11 | |
| FBS | 30 | USC | 7-3 | 0.376881 | 33 | 3 | 6.69274 | 28 | 10.1191 | 29 | |
| FBS | 31 | Louisville | 7-3 | 0.361947 | 30 | -1 | 5.30347 | 34 | 13.1699 | 20 | |
| FBS | 32 | West Virginia | 6-4 | 0.353159 | 32 | 0 | 5.72083 | 31 | 11.1731 | 25 | |
| FBS | 33 | Memphis | 7-3 | 0.335995 | 31 | -2 | 3.48095 | 41 | 16.6545 | 14 | |
| FBS | 34 | Duke | 8-2 | 0.331096 | 22 | -12 | 5.89951 | 30 | 8.82888 | 33 | |
| FBS | 35 | Miami (FL) | 6-4 | 0.31558 | 35 | 0 | 5.68843 | 32 | 8.21437 | 34 | |
| FBS | 36 | Florida | 5-4 | 0.311964 | 28 | -8 | 4.38234 | 36 | 11.9308 | 22 | |
| FBS | 37 | Minnesota | 7-3 | 0.262603 | 37 | 0 | 5.38499 | 33 | 4.83482 | 44 | |
| FBS | 38 | Tennessee | 5-5 | 0.249484 | 39 | 1 | 3.65962 | 39 | 9.06543 | 32 | |
| FBS | 39 | Louisiana Tech | 7-3 | 0.225485 | 38 | -1 | 3.44773 | 42 | 7.76303 | 35 | |
| FBS | 40 | South Carolina | 5-5 | 0.204719 | 44 | 4 | 2.33215 | 49 | 9.4988 | 30 | |
| FBS | 41 | Air Force | 8-2 | 0.199946 | 48 | 7 | 5.15312 | 35 | 0.44767 | 67 | |
| FBS | 42 | Texas | 6-5 | 0.163142 | 55 | 13 | 3.06038 | 43 | 3.8789 | 47 | |
| FBS | 43 | Maryland | 6-4 | 0.153683 | 46 | 3 | 3.63461 | 40 | 1.34582 | 63 | |
| FBS | 44 | Oklahoma State | 5-5 | 0.146924 | 41 | -3 | 0.53541 | 63 | 10.3128 | 28 | |
| FBS | 45 | Stanford | 5-5 | 0.146497 | 40 | -5 | 1.58486 | 55 | 7.0554 | 37 | |
| FBS | 46 | Rutgers | 6-4 | 0.145988 | 52 | 6 | 2.79449 | 47 | 3.29941 | 51 | |
| FBS | 47 | Cincinnati | 6-3 | 0.143538 | 56 | 9 | 2.81619 | 45 | 3.03342 | 54 | |
| FBS | 48 | Boston College | 6-4 | 0.136578 | 47 | -1 | 2.40375 | 48 | 3.73352 | 48 | |
| FBS | 49 | Utah State | 8-3 | 0.128121 | 51 | 2 | 3.88744 | 38 | -1.5109 | 74 | |
| FBS | 50 | Virginia Tech | 5-5 | 0.118114 | 62 | 12 | 1.54189 | 57 | 4.87746 | 43 | |
| FBS | 51 | Nevada | 6-4 | 0.117672 | 43 | -8 | 2.79977 | 46 | 0.97881 | 65 | |
| FBS | 52 | Penn State | 6-4 | 0.117587 | 60 | 8 | 1.91188 | 53 | 3.69844 | 49 | |
| FBS | 53 | BYU | 6-4 | 0.116237 | 50 | -3 | 2.03451 | 51 | 3.21197 | 53 | |
| FBS | 54 | Michigan | 5-5 | 0.0842959 | 57 | 3 | 0.85053 | 60 | 4.24833 | 46 | |
| FBS | 55 | California | 5-5 | 0.0819546 | 53 | -2 | 1.56615 | 56 | 1.86026 | 60 | |
| FBS | 56 | Kentucky | 5-6 | 0.074871 | 42 | -14 | -0.00404 | 65 | 6.10553 | 40 | |
| FBS | 57 | East Carolina | 6-3 | 0.0625907 | 49 | -8 | 0.59887 | 62 | 3.25472 | 52 | |
| FBS | 58 | North Carolina State | 6-5 | 0.0509961 | 58 | 0 | 1.0685 | 58 | 0.86899 | 66 | |
| FBS | 59 | Washington | 6-5 | 0.0495355 | 54 | -5 | 1.63417 | 54 | -0.98694 | 71 | |
| FBS | 60 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 7-3 | 0.04183 | 61 | 1 | 2.92811 | 44 | -5.58746 | 83 | |
| FBS | 61 | UCF | 6-3 | 0.0241586 | 63 | 2 | 1.01029 | 59 | -1.13634 | 72 | |
| FBS | 62 | Navy | 5-5 | 0.0207728 | 66 | 4 | -0.60739 | 69 | 3.5557 | 50 | |
| FBS | 63 | Northern Illinois | 8-2 | 0.0124615 | 71 | 8 | 2.12668 | 50 | -5.51648 | 81 | |
| FBS | 64 | Oregon State | 5-5 | 0.0010728 | 77 | 13 | -0.81976 | 70 | 2.60463 | 55 | |
| FBS | 65 | Georgia Southern | 8-3 | -0.00231903 | 45 | -20 | 0.48433 | 64 | -1.67601 | 75 | |
| FBS | 66 | Iowa | 7-3 | -0.0118002 | 70 | 4 | 1.98768 | 52 | -7.0641 | 93 | |
| FBS | 67 | Western Michigan | 7-3 | -0.0187662 | 72 | 5 | -1.08566 | 72 | 1.80663 | 61 | |
| FBS | 68 | UTEP | 6-4 | -0.0257439 | 67 | -1 | -1.37763 | 74 | 2.13535 | 58 | |
| FBS | 69 | North Carolina | 5-5 | -0.046517 | 74 | 5 | 0.65828 | 61 | -5.80708 | 85 | |
| FBS | 70 | UAB | 5-5 | -0.0542279 | 69 | -1 | -3.43712 | 85 | 6.14157 | 39 | |
| FBS | 71 | Virginia | 4-6 | -0.0545135 | 68 | -3 | -1.36684 | 73 | -0.2391 | 69 | |
| FBS | 72 | Middle Tennessee | 5-5 | -0.0656655 | 59 | -13 | -1.86893 | 76 | 0.39515 | 68 | |
| FBS | 73 | Washington State | 3-7 | -0.075162 | 76 | 3 | -2.82066 | 81 | 2.54489 | 56 | |
| FBS | 74 | Houston | 5-4 | -0.0761595 | 73 | -1 | -2.63265 | 80 | 1.88637 | 59 | |
| FBS | 75 | Bowling Green | 7-3 | -0.0914845 | 80 | 5 | -0.19501 | 66 | -6.84632 | 91 | |
| FBS | 76 | Temple | 5-5 | -0.091564 | 65 | -11 | -3.24055 | 83 | 2.49947 | 57 | |
| FBS | 77 | Northwestern | 4-6 | -0.097955 | 90 | 13 | -0.48996 | 68 | -6.46717 | 87 | |
| FBS | 78 | Arkansas State | 6-4 | -0.10976 | 64 | -14 | -1.0733 | 71 | -5.63652 | 84 | |
| FBS | 79 | Texas Tech | 3-7 | -0.120583 | 78 | -1 | -3.7347 | 87 | 1.65527 | 62 | |
| FBS | 80 | Pittsburgh | 4-6 | -0.122012 | 75 | -5 | -3.60753 | 86 | 1.1485 | 64 | |
| FBS | 81 | Toledo | 6-4 | -0.142371 | 81 | 0 | -1.47483 | 75 | -7.05745 | 92 | |
| FBS | 82 | Wyoming | 4-6 | -0.152615 | 86 | 4 | -3.24664 | 84 | -2.45027 | 76 | |
| FBS | 83 | Western Kentucky | 5-5 | -0.160215 | 85 | 2 | -2.51013 | 79 | -5.33048 | 79 | |
| FBS | 84 | Syracuse | 3-7 | -0.176891 | 83 | -1 | -4.42902 | 90 | -0.79502 | 70 | |
| FBS | 85 | Illinois | 4-6 | -0.17833 | 79 | -6 | -1.86927 | 77 | -8.77261 | 97 | |
| FBS | 86 | Rice | 6-4 | -0.179953 | 82 | -4 | -0.32387 | 67 | -13.6503 | 116 | |
| FBS | 87 | Central Michigan | 7-4 | -0.188975 | 87 | 0 | -2.84149 | 82 | -6.65347 | 90 | |
| FBS | 88 | Kansas | 3-7 | -0.206515 | 89 | 1 | -5.0336 | 92 | -1.34933 | 73 | |
| FBS | 89 | Purdue | 3-7 | -0.213816 | 88 | -1 | -3.87153 | 88 | -5.51196 | 80 | |
| FBS | 90 | San Diego State | 5-5 | -0.248289 | 92 | 2 | -4.42656 | 89 | -6.61309 | 89 | |
| FBS | 91 | Indiana | 3-7 | -0.248618 | 91 | 0 | -5.17542 | 93 | -4.34021 | 78 | |
| FBS | 92 | Texas State | 5-5 | -0.250937 | 84 | -8 | -5.76706 | 95 | -2.71219 | 77 | |
| FBS | 93 | Fresno State | 4-6 | -0.279537 | 93 | 0 | -4.5889 | 91 | -8.6576 | 95 | |
| FBS | 94 | Colorado | 2-8 | -0.305439 | 97 | 3 | -6.27596 | 98 | -5.58487 | 82 | |
| FBS | 95 | Vanderbilt | 3-7 | -0.320888 | 95 | 0 | -5.94077 | 97 | -7.87148 | 94 | |
| FBS | 96 | South Alabama | 6-4 | -0.327836 | 99 | 3 | -1.99998 | 78 | -20.5383 | 125 | |
| FBS | 97 | Ohio | 5-5 | -0.359261 | 98 | 1 | -5.26301 | 94 | -13.0756 | 112 | |
| FBS | 98 | Old Dominion | 4-6 | -0.367598 | 100 | 2 | -5.92543 | 96 | -11.7199 | 111 | |
| FBS | 99 | Florida International | 4-7 | -0.376118 | 111 | 12 | -7.8588 | 108 | -6.47623 | 88 | |
| FBS | 100 | Tulane | 3-7 | -0.376654 | 101 | 1 | -7.15522 | 103 | -8.68042 | 96 | |
| FBS | 101 | South Florida | 4-6 | -0.381982 | 104 | 3 | -6.38368 | 99 | -11.4833 | 108 | |
| FBS | 102 | Florida Atlantic | 3-7 | -0.383065 | 103 | 1 | -7.18895 | 104 | -9.09857 | 100 | |
| FBS | 103 | UTSA | 3-7 | -0.384708 | 109 | 6 | -6.97125 | 100 | -9.90086 | 102 | |
| FBS | 104 | Iowa State | 2-7 | -0.389106 | 105 | 1 | -7.04543 | 101 | -10.0309 | 104 | |
| FBS | 105 | San Jose State | 3-7 | -0.389424 | 94 | -11 | -7.39586 | 106 | -8.98075 | 99 | |
| FBS | 106 | New Mexico | 3-7 | -0.410115 | 106 | 0 | -7.14607 | 102 | -11.4317 | 107 | |
| FBS | 107 | Appalachian State | 5-5 | -0.413089 | 114 | 7 | -7.19436 | 105 | -11.5254 | 109 | |
| FBS | 108 | Hawaii | 3-8 | -0.424172 | 112 | 4 | -8.03068 | 109 | -9.85918 | 101 | |
| FBS | 109 | Akron | 4-6 | -0.447614 | 96 | -13 | -8.61019 | 110 | -9.98731 | 103 | |
| FBS | 110 | Southern Miss | 3-8 | -0.460615 | 102 | -8 | -7.69871 | 107 | -13.8444 | 117 | |
| FBS | 111 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3-7 | -0.472735 | 107 | -4 | -8.85311 | 111 | -11.2858 | 106 | |
| FBS | 112 | Wake Forest | 2-8 | -0.473824 | 108 | -4 | -10.5633 | 114 | -6.1228 | 86 | |
| FBS | 113 | North Texas | 3-7 | -0.489379 | 110 | -3 | -10.0683 | 112 | -8.90858 | 98 | |
| FBS | 114 | Buffalo | 4-6 | -0.539595 | 119 | 5 | -10.5421 | 113 | -11.5404 | 110 | |
| FBS | 115 | Tulsa | 2-8 | -0.57862 | 115 | 0 | -10.9795 | 116 | -13.3733 | 114 | |
| FBS | 116 | Ball State | 3-7 | -0.579137 | 113 | -3 | -11.952 | 119 | -10.4289 | 105 | |
| FBS | 117 | Connecticut | 2-7 | -0.589384 | 116 | -1 | -11.3444 | 117 | -13.1285 | 113 | |
| FBS | 118 | Massachusetts | 3-7 | -0.599676 | 120 | 2 | -10.9408 | 115 | -15.2057 | 119 | |
| FBS | 119 | UNLV | 2-9 | -0.656271 | 118 | -1 | -11.3926 | 118 | -18.424 | 121 | |
| FBS | 120 | Army | 3-7 | -0.692378 | 117 | -3 | -12.365 | 120 | -18.3763 | 120 | |
| FBS | 121 | Miami (OH) | 2-9 | -0.727892 | 121 | 0 | -14.5923 | 123 | -14.4268 | 118 | |
| FBS | 122 | New Mexico State | 2-8 | -0.774233 | 122 | 0 | -16.0905 | 125 | -13.5976 | 115 | |
| FBS | 123 | Eastern Michigan | 2-8 | -0.80897 | 124 | 1 | -12.8919 | 121 | -26.2467 | 128 | |
| FBS | 124 | Troy | 3-8 | -0.824983 | 126 | 2 | -13.5445 | 122 | -25.5459 | 127 | |
| FBS | 125 | Kent State | 1-9 | -0.837733 | 125 | 0 | -15.7088 | 124 | -19.9373 | 122 | |
| FBS | 126 | Idaho | 1-9 | -0.884126 | 123 | -3 | -16.8991 | 126 | -20.0577 | 123 | |
| FBS | 127 | Georgia State | 1-9 | -0.931203 | 128 | 1 | -18.0789 | 128 | -20.2661 | 124 | |
| FBS | 128 | SMU | 0-9 | -0.935096 | 127 | -1 | -17.5712 | 127 | -22.1418 | 126 | |
| FBS | 129 | Division 1AA | 8-94 | -1.12806 | 129 | 0 | -21.2508 | 129 | -26.5465 | 129 |