Week 12 Rankings:
| Division | Overall Rank | Team | Record | Overall Rating | Last Week | Difference | Win Rating | Win Rank | Points Rating | Points Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FBS | 1 | Clemson | 11-0 | 0.987 | 1 | 0 | 19.954 | 1 | 22.053 | 3 | |
| FBS | 2 | Alabama | 10-1 | 0.86 | 2 | 0 | 16.132 | 4 | 22.095 | 2 | |
| FBS | 3 | Notre Dame | 10-1 | 0.78 | 5 | 2 | 16.607 | 3 | 15.48 | 13 | |
| FBS | 4 | Iowa | 11-0 | 0.773 | 6 | 2 | 18.813 | 2 | 9.957 | 33 | |
| FBS | 5 | Ohio State | 10-1 | 0.741 | 3 | -2 | 13.484 | 7 | 20.044 | 4 | |
| FBS | 6 | Oklahoma | 10-1 | 0.722 | 9 | 3 | 14.28 | 6 | 16.899 | 9 | |
| FBS | 7 | Michigan State | 10-1 | 0.693 | 16 | 9 | 15.086 | 5 | 13.04 | 23 | |
| FBS | 8 | Baylor | 9-1 | 0.689 | 17 | 9 | 12.817 | 10 | 17.935 | 8 | |
| FBS | 9 | Michigan | 9-2 | 0.671 | 10 | 1 | 11.749 | 13 | 19.204 | 5 | |
| FBS | 10 | Ole Miss | 8-3 | 0.656 | 11 | 1 | 9.665 | 18 | 22.964 | 1 | |
| FBS | 11 | Florida | 10-1 | 0.655 | 8 | -3 | 13.429 | 8 | 14.194 | 16 | |
| FBS | 12 | Navy | 9-1 | 0.618 | 12 | 0 | 12.806 | 11 | 13.077 | 22 | |
| FBS | 13 | North Carolina | 10-1 | 0.604 | 15 | 2 | 10.016 | 16 | 18.548 | 7 | |
| FBS | 14 | Oklahoma State | 10-1 | 0.598 | 7 | -7 | 13.099 | 9 | 11.078 | 28 | |
| FBS | 15 | Stanford | 9-2 | 0.579 | 19 | 4 | 11.088 | 14 | 14.344 | 15 | |
| FBS | 16 | Northwestern | 9-2 | 0.549 | 23 | 7 | 12.643 | 12 | 8.729 | 36 | |
| FBS | 17 | Florida State | 9-2 | 0.514 | 20 | 3 | 8.386 | 23 | 16.129 | 10 | |
| FBS | 18 | Houston | 10-1 | 0.512 | 4 | -14 | 9.24 | 19 | 13.993 | 17 | |
| FBS | 19 | Memphis | 8-3 | 0.51 | 13 | -6 | 8.288 | 24 | 16.082 | 12 | |
| FBS | 20 | Toledo | 9-1 | 0.508 | 27 | 7 | 10.349 | 15 | 11.186 | 27 | |
| FBS | 21 | Utah | 8-3 | 0.503 | 18 | -3 | 8.049 | 26 | 16.103 | 11 | |
| FBS | 22 | LSU | 7-3 | 0.501 | 14 | -8 | 9.194 | 20 | 13.344 | 21 | |
| FBS | 23 | Miss St | 8-3 | 0.482 | 26 | 3 | 8.078 | 25 | 14.578 | 14 | |
| FBS | 24 | Temple | 9-2 | 0.454 | 31 | 7 | 8.696 | 22 | 11.276 | 26 | |
| FBS | 25 | Wisconsin | 8-3 | 0.437 | 24 | -1 | 7.268 | 29 | 13.35 | 20 | |
| FBS | 26 | TCU | 9-2 | 0.434 | 21 | -5 | 9.837 | 17 | 7.266 | 45 | |
| FBS | 27 | Bowling Green | 8-3 | 0.426 | 25 | -2 | 6.707 | 32 | 13.931 | 18 | |
| FBS | 28 | Texas A&M | 8-3 | 0.412 | 28 | 0 | 7.608 | 28 | 10.897 | 29 | |
| FBS | 29 | Tennessee | 7-4 | 0.404 | 29 | 0 | 6.632 | 34 | 12.583 | 24 | |
| FBS | 30 | USC | 7-4 | 0.394 | 22 | -8 | 6.662 | 33 | 11.806 | 25 | |
| FBS | 31 | West Virginia | 6-4 | 0.364 | 32 | 1 | 4.981 | 40 | 13.603 | 19 | |
| FBS | 32 | Georgia | 8-3 | 0.357 | 33 | 1 | 7.147 | 31 | 8.146 | 38 | |
| FBS | 33 | Oregon | 8-3 | 0.354 | 38 | 5 | 8.855 | 21 | 3.997 | 59 | |
| FBS | 34 | UCLA | 8-3 | 0.351 | 39 | 5 | 7.244 | 30 | 7.534 | 43 | |
| FBS | 35 | Pitt | 8-3 | 0.351 | 34 | -1 | 7.963 | 27 | 5.873 | 47 | |
| FBS | 36 | Arkansas | 6-5 | 0.345 | 30 | -6 | 5.636 | 37 | 10.81 | 30 | |
| FBS | 37 | BYU | 8-3 | 0.336 | 37 | 0 | 5.553 | 38 | 10.396 | 31 | |
| FBS | 38 | NC State | 7-4 | 0.315 | 36 | -2 | 1.23 | 58 | 18.857 | 6 | |
| FBS | 39 | Appalachian St | 8-2 | 0.299 | 35 | -4 | 4.621 | 41 | 9.942 | 34 | |
| FBS | 40 | USF | 7-4 | 0.254 | 44 | 4 | 4.156 | 42 | 7.953 | 39 | |
| FBS | 41 | Washington St | 8-3 | 0.253 | 46 | 5 | 5.95 | 35 | 3.759 | 61 | |
| FBS | 42 | Cal | 6-5 | 0.231 | 42 | 0 | 3.535 | 44 | 7.766 | 40 | |
| FBS | 43 | Penn State | 7-4 | 0.229 | 40 | -3 | 5.701 | 36 | 2.631 | 66 | |
| FBS | 44 | Air Force | 8-3 | 0.225 | 48 | 4 | 3.043 | 46 | 8.468 | 37 | |
| FBS | 45 | W Kentucky | 9-2 | 0.208 | 43 | -2 | 5.354 | 39 | 2.013 | 69 | |
| FBS | 46 | N Illinois | 8-3 | 0.188 | 52 | 6 | 3.278 | 45 | 5.436 | 48 | |
| FBS | 47 | Louisville | 6-5 | 0.177 | 41 | -6 | 2.024 | 53 | 7.556 | 42 | |
| FBS | 48 | Miami (FL) | 7-4 | 0.162 | 55 | 7 | 4.078 | 43 | 1.748 | 71 | |
| FBS | 49 | Nebraska | 5-6 | 0.145 | 51 | 2 | 1.175 | 59 | 7.28 | 44 | |
| FBS | 50 | Minnesota | 5-6 | 0.144 | 61 | 11 | 2.372 | 52 | 4.465 | 55 | |
| FBS | 51 | Boise State | 7-4 | 0.136 | 47 | -4 | -0.43 | 70 | 10.354 | 32 | |
| FBS | 52 | Texas Tech | 6-5 | 0.132 | 53 | 1 | 2.939 | 49 | 2.351 | 67 | |
| FBS | 53 | Arizona State | 6-5 | 0.127 | 59 | 6 | 2.998 | 47 | 1.824 | 70 | |
| FBS | 54 | Ga Southern | 7-3 | 0.125 | 49 | -5 | 1.63 | 54 | 4.857 | 53 | |
| FBS | 55 | Cincinnati | 6-5 | 0.107 | 45 | -10 | 1.303 | 56 | 4.369 | 57 | |
| FBS | 56 | W Michigan | 6-5 | 0.101 | 54 | -2 | 0.703 | 62 | 5.369 | 49 | |
| FBS | 57 | Virginia Tech | 5-6 | 0.089 | 58 | 1 | -1.425 | 74 | 9.444 | 35 | |
| FBS | 58 | Auburn | 6-5 | 0.089 | 57 | -1 | 2.981 | 48 | -0.725 | 79 | |
| FBS | 59 | Cent Michigan | 6-5 | 0.087 | 63 | 4 | 1.011 | 60 | 3.652 | 62 | |
| FBS | 60 | Indiana | 5-6 | 0.079 | 67 | 7 | 0.625 | 63 | 3.988 | 60 | |
| FBS | 61 | Arizona | 6-6 | 0.073 | 56 | -5 | -0.051 | 68 | 5.123 | 52 | |
| FBS | 62 | Missouri | 5-6 | 0.071 | 60 | -2 | 0.266 | 66 | 4.264 | 58 | |
| FBS | 63 | Washington | 5-6 | 0.068 | 64 | 1 | 0.118 | 67 | 4.425 | 56 | |
| FBS | 64 | La Tech | 8-3 | 0.051 | 65 | 1 | 1.458 | 55 | 0.186 | 77 | |
| FBS | 65 | Duke | 6-5 | 0.048 | 50 | -15 | -0.583 | 72 | 4.631 | 54 | |
| FBS | 66 | San Diego State | 8-3 | 0.031 | 77 | 11 | 1.261 | 57 | -0.757 | 80 | |
| FBS | 67 | Illinois | 5-6 | 0.022 | 62 | -5 | 0.579 | 64 | 0.211 | 76 | |
| FBS | 68 | Kentucky | 5-6 | 0.017 | 71 | 3 | -1.801 | 79 | 5.333 | 51 | |
| FBS | 69 | Marshall | 9-2 | 0.017 | 66 | -3 | 2.647 | 50 | -4.912 | 93 | |
| FBS | 70 | Ohio | 7-4 | 0.009 | 75 | 5 | 0.979 | 61 | -1.63 | 82 | |
| FBS | 71 | Kansas State | 4-6 | -0.001 | 76 | 5 | -1.026 | 73 | 2.32 | 68 | |
| FBS | 72 | Mid Tennessee | 6-5 | -0.019 | 73 | 1 | -2.02 | 80 | 3.33 | 63 | |
| FBS | 73 | Texas | 4-6 | -0.019 | 70 | -3 | -0.405 | 69 | -0.394 | 78 | |
| FBS | 74 | Vanderbilt | 4-7 | -0.032 | 68 | -6 | -1.678 | 76 | 1.678 | 72 | |
| FBS | 75 | East Carolina | 5-6 | -0.034 | 80 | 5 | -1.685 | 77 | 1.525 | 73 | |
| FBS | 76 | Utah State | 6-5 | -0.038 | 79 | 3 | -1.715 | 78 | 1.338 | 74 | |
| FBS | 77 | Arkansas State | 7-3 | -0.04 | 72 | -5 | 2.627 | 51 | -8.792 | 101 | |
| FBS | 78 | UConn | 6-5 | -0.05 | 86 | 8 | -0.555 | 71 | -2.139 | 85 | |
| FBS | 79 | Syracuse | 3-8 | -0.05 | 74 | -5 | -4.83 | 91 | 7.674 | 41 | |
| FBS | 80 | Georgia Tech | 3-8 | -0.072 | 69 | -11 | -4.962 | 92 | 6.45 | 46 | |
| FBS | 81 | Southern Miss | 8-3 | -0.102 | 83 | 2 | 0.576 | 65 | -8.379 | 99 | |
| FBS | 82 | Akron | 6-5 | -0.105 | 90 | 8 | -1.669 | 75 | -3.407 | 88 | |
| FBS | 83 | Colorado State | 6-5 | -0.126 | 93 | 10 | -3.059 | 83 | -1.673 | 83 | |
| FBS | 84 | Virginia | 4-7 | -0.15 | 94 | 10 | -2.337 | 81 | -4.932 | 94 | |
| FBS | 85 | San Jose State | 5-6 | -0.158 | 91 | 6 | -5.273 | 93 | 1.224 | 75 | |
| FBS | 86 | Maryland | 2-9 | -0.168 | 81 | -5 | -4.611 | 89 | -0.932 | 81 | |
| FBS | 87 | Rutgers | 4-7 | -0.172 | 92 | 5 | -3.308 | 84 | -4.25 | 90 | |
| FBS | 88 | Boston College | 3-8 | -0.172 | 87 | -1 | -7.478 | 99 | 5.338 | 50 | |
| FBS | 89 | Tulsa | 5-6 | -0.188 | 82 | -7 | -2.897 | 82 | -6.299 | 97 | |
| FBS | 90 | Wake Forest | 3-8 | -0.193 | 88 | -2 | -7.195 | 98 | 3.234 | 64 | |
| FBS | 91 | Buffalo | 5-6 | -0.197 | 84 | -7 | -3.855 | 85 | -4.725 | 92 | |
| FBS | 92 | New Mexico | 6-5 | -0.2 | 85 | -7 | -4.052 | 86 | -4.473 | 91 | |
| FBS | 93 | South Carolina | 3-8 | -0.222 | 78 | -15 | -5.909 | 94 | -1.702 | 84 | |
| FBS | 94 | Nevada | 6-5 | -0.235 | 89 | -5 | -4.35 | 88 | -6.17 | 96 | |
| FBS | 95 | Colorado | 4-8 | -0.243 | 95 | 0 | -6.025 | 95 | -2.857 | 86 | |
| FBS | 96 | Troy | 3-7 | -0.257 | 99 | 3 | -9.089 | 108 | 3.232 | 65 | |
| FBS | 97 | Iowa State | 3-8 | -0.259 | 96 | -1 | -4.081 | 87 | -8.484 | 100 | |
| FBS | 98 | Purdue | 2-9 | -0.281 | 97 | -1 | -6.58 | 97 | -4.193 | 89 | |
| FBS | 99 | Oregon State | 2-9 | -0.334 | 98 | -1 | -8.627 | 104 | -3.141 | 87 | |
| FBS | 100 | Ball State | 3-8 | -0.384 | 102 | 2 | -9.148 | 109 | -5.398 | 95 | |
| FBS | 101 | Old Dominion | 5-6 | -0.385 | 101 | 0 | -6.119 | 96 | -12.429 | 107 | |
| FBS | 102 | UNLV | 3-8 | -0.404 | 100 | -2 | -9.159 | 110 | -6.782 | 98 | |
| FBS | 103 | LA-Lafayette | 4-6 | -0.432 | 103 | 0 | -8.134 | 102 | -11.062 | 104 | |
| FBS | 104 | Kent State | 3-8 | -0.444 | 106 | 2 | -7.623 | 100 | -13.056 | 109 | |
| FBS | 105 | South Alabama | 5-5 | -0.444 | 104 | -1 | -4.644 | 90 | -19.925 | 120 | |
| FBS | 106 | FIU | 5-7 | -0.47 | 105 | -1 | -8.567 | 103 | -12.631 | 108 | |
| FBS | 107 | Fresno State | 3-8 | -0.492 | 107 | 0 | -8.746 | 105 | -13.759 | 111 | |
| FBS | 108 | New Mexico St | 3-7 | -0.504 | 113 | 5 | -8.944 | 107 | -14.168 | 113 | |
| FBS | 109 | SMU | 2-9 | -0.529 | 118 | 9 | -11.27 | 117 | -10.515 | 103 | |
| FBS | 110 | Georgia State | 4-6 | -0.55 | 117 | 7 | -7.893 | 101 | -19.731 | 119 | |
| FBS | 111 | FAU | 2-9 | -0.557 | 111 | 0 | -11.709 | 118 | -11.445 | 106 | |
| FBS | 112 | Texas State | 3-7 | -0.559 | 116 | 4 | -10.012 | 113 | -15.477 | 114 | |
| FBS | 113 | Hawaii | 2-10 | -0.567 | 108 | -5 | -13.103 | 120 | -8.934 | 102 | |
| FBS | 114 | Miami (OH) | 3-9 | -0.592 | 119 | 5 | -10.912 | 115 | -15.648 | 115 | |
| FBS | 115 | UTEP | 4-7 | -0.592 | 114 | -1 | -8.77 | 106 | -20.58 | 122 | |
| FBS | 116 | Rice | 4-7 | -0.614 | 109 | -7 | -9.512 | 111 | -20.413 | 121 | |
| FBS | 117 | UMass | 2-9 | -0.628 | 112 | -5 | -12.743 | 119 | -13.922 | 112 | |
| FBS | 118 | Idaho | 3-8 | -0.63 | 115 | -3 | -9.76 | 112 | -20.936 | 125 | |
| FBS | 119 | UTSA | 3-8 | -0.647 | 120 | 1 | -10.135 | 114 | -21.278 | 126 | |
| FBS | 120 | Tulane | 3-8 | -0.676 | 110 | -10 | -11.146 | 116 | -20.911 | 124 | |
| FBS | 121 | Army | 2-9 | -0.745 | 121 | 0 | -17.349 | 124 | -11.364 | 105 | |
| FBS | 122 | Wyoming | 1-10 | -0.778 | 124 | 2 | -17.411 | 125 | -13.512 | 110 | |
| FBS | 123 | Charlotte | 2-9 | -0.815 | 123 | 0 | -14.183 | 121 | -23.506 | 127 | |
| FBS | 124 | UL Monroe | 1-10 | -0.85 | 122 | -2 | -17.165 | 123 | -19.052 | 118 | |
| FBS | 125 | E Michigan | 1-10 | -0.894 | 125 | 0 | -18.955 | 126 | -17.949 | 117 | |
| FBS | 126 | North Texas | 1-10 | -0.939 | 128 | 2 | -16.669 | 122 | -26.347 | 128 | |
| FBS | 127 | Kansas | 0-11 | -0.952 | 127 | 0 | -19.423 | 127 | -20.907 | 123 | |
| FBS | 128 | UCF | 0-11 | -1.02 | 126 | -2 | -22.783 | 129 | -17.845 | 116 | |
| FBS | 129 | Division 1AA | 9-96 | -1.135 | 129 | 0 | -21.056 | 128 | -29.715 | 129 |