2012 Final Ratings Tracker
| 10/06 | 10/13 | 10/20 | 10/27 | 11/03 | 11/10 | 11/17 | 11/24 | 12/01 | 12/08 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Florida | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Ohio State | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Oregon | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Stanford | 6 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| South Carolina | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Texas A&M | 20 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
| Kansas State | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
| Georgia | 11 | 16 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
| Clemson | 28 | 27 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 |
| LSU | 23 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 |
| San Jose State | 32 | 44 | 29 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Florida State | 19 | 24 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 |
| Oklahoma | 22 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 15 |
| Nebraska | 31 | 28 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 16 |
| Louisville | 55 | 43 | 43 | 28 | 22 | 36 | 28 | 36 | 26 | 26 | 17 |
| Utah State | 58 | 46 | 47 | 36 | 31 | 33 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 18 |
| Arkansas State | 67 | 67 | 75 | 53 | 48 | 40 | 33 | 29 | 22 | 22 | 19 |
| Oregon State | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 |
| Northwestern | 30 | 22 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 21 |
| Boise State | 14 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 29 | 32 | 41 | 33 | 28 | 28 | 22 |
| Texas | 13 | 21 | 19 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 32 | 32 | 23 |
| Cincinnati | 15 | 23 | 27 | 32 | 26 | 27 | 38 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 24 |
| Tulsa | 29 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 42 | 42 | 29 | 38 | 34 | 33 | 25 |
| Kent State | 118 | 80 | 65 | 43 | 44 | 39 | 26 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 26 |
| Northern Illinois | 40 | 38 | 54 | 51 | 56 | 49 | 39 | 37 | 23 | 24 | 27 |
| Ball State | 66 | 54 | 42 | 44 | 45 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 28 |
| Vanderbilt | 70 | 84 | 74 | 65 | 58 | 45 | 46 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 29 |
| Michigan | 37 | 26 | 16 | 33 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 30 |
| Penn State | 25 | 25 | 21 | 34 | 28 | 41 | 36 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
| Louisiana Tech | 35 | 29 | 41 | 47 | 30 | 28 | 35 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 32 |
| UCLA | 49 | 30 | 32 | 25 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 33 |
| Central Florida | 56 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 40 | 43 | 44 | 40 | 44 | 44 | 34 |
| Toledo | 27 | 42 | 26 | 27 | 19 | 21 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 35 |
| Arizona | 48 | 47 | 30 | 20 | 33 | 31 | 27 | 42 | 41 | 42 | 36 |
| Baylor | 21 | 45 | 63 | 74 | 69 | 72 | 63 | 56 | 45 | 45 | 37 |
| Fresno State | 47 | 55 | 45 | 40 | 41 | 34 | 34 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 38 |
| Oklahoma State | 61 | 63 | 36 | 31 | 35 | 25 | 23 | 30 | 43 | 43 | 39 |
| Rutgers | 38 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 33 | 34 | 40 |
| San Diego State | 77 | 81 | 62 | 59 | 43 | 38 | 40 | 32 | 35 | 35 | 41 |
| La Lafayette | 62 | 71 | 52 | 73 | 60 | 59 | 49 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 42 |
| Syracuse | 81 | 89 | 81 | 68 | 76 | 63 | 53 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 43 |
| BYU | 54 | 60 | 64 | 55 | 55 | 51 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 44 |
| Wisconsin | 42 | 32 | 20 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 42 | 47 | 38 | 38 | 45 |
| Mississippi St. | 45 | 36 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 37 | 30 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 46 |
| North Carolina | 52 | 33 | 39 | 39 | 36 | 53 | 47 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 47 |
| Texas Tech | 16 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 24 | 43 | 52 | 53 | 53 | 48 |
| Miami (FL) | 24 | 40 | 55 | 56 | 49 | 58 | 52 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 49 |
| Michigan State | 18 | 35 | 53 | 42 | 53 | 52 | 61 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 50 |
| Navy | 78 | 65 | 48 | 38 | 32 | 44 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 51 |
| USC | 17 | 18 | 25 | 29 | 34 | 23 | 37 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 52 |
| Arizona State | 43 | 48 | 46 | 57 | 59 | 67 | 67 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 53 |
| Washington | 26 | 50 | 68 | 48 | 39 | 30 | 31 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 54 |
| Ohio | 50 | 58 | 51 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 57 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 55 |
| Middle Tenn. St. | 118 | 83 | 77 | 69 | 57 | 56 | 51 | 49 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Mississippi | 71 | 66 | 60 | 52 | 54 | 66 | 70 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 57 |
| Bowling Green | 74 | 64 | 58 | 61 | 63 | 50 | 55 | 53 | 55 | 55 | 58 |
| Virginia Tech | 72 | 53 | 66 | 64 | 71 | 77 | 71 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 59 |
| La Monroe | 63 | 59 | 44 | 45 | 52 | 61 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 60 |
| TCU | 39 | 34 | 40 | 54 | 47 | 46 | 50 | 43 | 48 | 48 | 61 |
| West Virginia | 5 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 38 | 48 | 59 | 55 | 52 | 52 | 62 |
| East Carolina | 73 | 70 | 69 | 72 | 64 | 65 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 63 |
| Georgia Tech | 95 | 94 | 90 | 93 | 81 | 70 | 62 | 68 | 73 | 73 | 64 |
| SMU | 83 | 96 | 89 | 84 | 85 | 81 | 86 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 65 |
| N.C. State | 33 | 39 | 31 | 49 | 67 | 57 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 66 |
| Iowa State | 10 | 17 | 34 | 30 | 46 | 55 | 48 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 67 |
| UT-San Antonio | 118 | 92 | 86 | 75 | 75 | 71 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 68 |
| Western Kentucky | 36 | 19 | 35 | 41 | 50 | 64 | 69 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 69 |
| Missouri | 57 | 72 | 73 | 59 | 66 | 54 | 66 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 70 |
| Duke | 34 | 52 | 38 | 46 | 51 | 47 | 56 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 71 |
| Rice | 110 | 99 | 102 | 96 | 91 | 90 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 72 |
| Central Michigan | 75 | 87 | 95 | 90 | 96 | 89 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 73 |
| Pittsburgh | 94 | 95 | 88 | 77 | 80 | 87 | 82 | 74 | 69 | 69 | 74 |
| Nevada | 59 | 61 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 75 |
| Purdue | 60 | 74 | 76 | 85 | 92 | 78 | 72 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 76 |
| Tennessee | 45 | 62 | 72 | 79 | 68 | 74 | 81 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 77 |
| Minnesota | 44 | 49 | 61 | 58 | 65 | 60 | 65 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 78 |
| Wake Forest | 64 | 69 | 57 | 70 | 61 | 68 | 74 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 79 |
| Utah | 80 | 88 | 94 | 82 | 74 | 79 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 80 |
| Connecticut | 69 | 82 | 91 | 94 | 98 | 92 | 92 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 81 |
| Air Force | 96 | 93 | 83 | 67 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 82 |
| Troy | 53 | 68 | 56 | 80 | 84 | 73 | 76 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 |
| Houston | 84 | 73 | 87 | 76 | 82 | 86 | 94 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 |
| Marshall | 90 | 90 | 84 | 91 | 83 | 91 | 80 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 |
| Arkansas | 86 | 77 | 79 | 87 | 72 | 76 | 79 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 |
| Temple | 76 | 57 | 70 | 86 | 88 | 95 | 83 | 87 | 87 | 88 | 87 |
| Iowa | 41 | 31 | 49 | 62 | 73 | 85 | 85 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 88 |
| Miami (OH) | 68 | 79 | 82 | 66 | 79 | 80 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 |
| Indiana | 87 | 91 | 97 | 89 | 78 | 84 | 87 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 |
| North Texas | 92 | 78 | 80 | 88 | 94 | 83 | 88 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 |
| Buffalo | 99 | 104 | 110 | 112 | 102 | 99 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 |
| Virginia | 89 | 98 | 100 | 104 | 95 | 82 | 90 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 |
| Maryland | 51 | 41 | 59 | 81 | 87 | 88 | 93 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 |
| Texas State | 82 | 75 | 78 | 83 | 90 | 96 | 98 | 102 | 95 | 95 | 95 |
| Colorado State | 113 | 119 | 113 | 105 | 110 | 102 | 104 | 96 | 97 | 97 | 96 |
| Western Michigan | 79 | 85 | 92 | 95 | 86 | 94 | 96 | 95 | 96 | 96 | 97 |
| Memphis | 108 | 113 | 115 | 117 | 120 | 110 | 105 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 |
| California | 85 | 76 | 85 | 92 | 97 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 |
| Auburn | 98 | 102 | 104 | 107 | 99 | 103 | 99 | 101 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| South Florida | 88 | 86 | 93 | 97 | 93 | 93 | 95 | 97 | 101 | 101 | 101 |
| New Mexico | 65 | 56 | 71 | 78 | 89 | 97 | 97 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 102 |
| Florida International | 109 | 116 | 118 | 120 | 109 | 106 | 102 | 104 | 105 | 105 | 103 |
| Florida Atlantic | 100 | 103 | 107 | 98 | 101 | 98 | 101 | 100 | 103 | 103 | 104 |
| Washington State | 93 | 100 | 99 | 101 | 104 | 107 | 111 | 105 | 104 | 104 | 105 |
| UTEP | 111 | 114 | 101 | 106 | 106 | 108 | 103 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 106 |
| UAB | 97 | 101 | 105 | 113 | 105 | 101 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 107 |
| Hawaii | 102 | 110 | 103 | 111 | 115 | 118 | 119 | 113 | 108 | 108 | 108 |
| Kentucky | 105 | 109 | 108 | 110 | 116 | 114 | 107 | 108 | 109 | 109 | 109 |
| Boston College | 103 | 105 | 112 | 99 | 103 | 104 | 108 | 111 | 113 | 112 | 110 |
| Eastern Michigan | 118 | 122 | 114 | 114 | 118 | 120 | 110 | 110 | 111 | 110 | 111 |
| Illinois | 91 | 97 | 96 | 100 | 100 | 105 | 109 | 112 | 112 | 111 | 112 |
| Tulane | 118 | 107 | 109 | 102 | 107 | 111 | 113 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 113 |
| Army | 106 | 112 | 117 | 116 | 108 | 109 | 112 | 109 | 110 | 113 | 114 |
| South Alabama | 101 | 108 | 98 | 103 | 111 | 112 | 114 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 |
| UNLV | 112 | 117 | 119 | 121 | 112 | 113 | 115 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 |
| Wyoming | 117 | 121 | 122 | 118 | 117 | 116 | 116 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 |
| Colorado | 107 | 111 | 110 | 108 | 113 | 115 | 117 | 119 | 118 | 118 | 118 |
| Kansas | 104 | 106 | 106 | 109 | 114 | 117 | 118 | 118 | 119 | 119 | 119 |
| Massachusetts | 118 | 122 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 119 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 |
| Idaho | 115 | 120 | 121 | 115 | 119 | 121 | 122 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 121 |
| Akron | 116 | 118 | 120 | 122 | 122 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 122 | 122 | 122 |
| New Mexico State | 114 | 115 | 116 | 119 | 121 | 122 | 121 | 122 | 123 | 123 | 123 |
| Southern Miss | 118 | 122 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 |