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College Football Ranking 2012-2013
Last Updated: 2025-10-27 11:21:00 Central Daylight Time
Nearby teams are re-ordered to minimize ranking violations.
| Rank |
Team |
Wins |
Losses |
Overall Rating Rank |
Overall Rating |
Matrix Rating |
Elo |
adjCPPD |
Best Rank |
Worst Rank |
| 1 |
Texas A&M |
11 |
2 |
3 |
0.915963 |
0.958682 |
2106 |
2.853 |
1 |
7 |
| 2 |
Alabama |
13 |
1 |
1 |
0.985714 |
1.000000 |
2271 |
3.319 |
2 |
3 |
| 3 |
Oregon |
12 |
1 |
2 |
0.932098 |
0.976836 |
2162 |
2.761 |
1 |
4 |
| 4 |
Georgia |
12 |
2 |
4 |
0.848708 |
0.913097 |
2005 |
2.146 |
3 |
5 |
| 5 |
Kansas State |
11 |
2 |
5 |
0.842204 |
0.899531 |
1876 |
2.216 |
2 |
10 |
| 6 |
Notre Dame |
12 |
1 |
6 |
0.826905 |
0.873970 |
1924 |
1.869 |
4 |
9 |
| 7 |
Florida |
11 |
2 |
9 |
0.800446 |
0.895795 |
1866 |
1.671 |
5 |
8 |
| 8 |
Florida State |
12 |
2 |
7 |
0.818078 |
0.875401 |
1977 |
1.891 |
6 |
12 |
| 9 |
Oklahoma |
10 |
3 |
8 |
0.808247 |
0.854315 |
1876 |
2.136 |
7 |
13 |
| 10 |
Ohio State |
12 |
0 |
10 |
0.786030 |
0.826040 |
1864 |
1.325 |
5 |
15 |
| 11 |
LSU |
10 |
3 |
13 |
0.774757 |
0.871423 |
1990 |
1.550 |
8 |
13 |
| 12 |
South Carolina |
11 |
2 |
11 |
0.785901 |
0.876015 |
1888 |
1.536 |
9 |
16 |
| 13 |
Stanford |
12 |
2 |
12 |
0.784854 |
0.841714 |
1972 |
1.572 |
7 |
17 |
| 14 |
Oklahoma State |
8 |
5 |
14 |
0.768515 |
0.855603 |
2020 |
1.924 |
9 |
19 |
| 15 |
Clemson |
11 |
2 |
15 |
0.765785 |
0.856541 |
1852 |
1.359 |
13 |
20 |
| 16 |
Utah State |
11 |
2 |
16 |
0.763685 |
0.833678 |
1750 |
1.478 |
11 |
21 |
| 17 |
Oregon State |
9 |
4 |
17 |
0.740055 |
0.823954 |
1734 |
1.621 |
12 |
19 |
| 18 |
Boise State |
11 |
2 |
18 |
0.738401 |
0.777750 |
1857 |
1.284 |
13 |
22 |
| 19 |
Cincinnati |
10 |
3 |
19 |
0.729313 |
0.804013 |
1739 |
1.340 |
14 |
23 |
| 20 |
Northern Illinois |
12 |
2 |
20 |
0.725273 |
0.768285 |
1794 |
1.150 |
15 |
23 |
| 21 |
San José State |
11 |
2 |
21 |
0.723388 |
0.780347 |
1570 |
1.242 |
16 |
23 |
| 22 |
Texas |
9 |
4 |
23 |
0.715068 |
0.807390 |
1683 |
1.376 |
18 |
23 |
| 23 |
BYU |
8 |
5 |
25 |
0.705917 |
0.802868 |
1756 |
1.434 |
20 |
30 |
| 24 |
Nebraska |
10 |
4 |
29 |
0.700028 |
0.773011 |
1670 |
1.251 |
24 |
25 |
| 25 |
Michigan |
8 |
5 |
22 |
0.715839 |
0.796200 |
1866 |
1.528 |
25 |
27 |
| 26 |
Penn State |
8 |
4 |
28 |
0.700487 |
0.778871 |
1747 |
1.318 |
25 |
27 |
| 27 |
Wisconsin |
8 |
6 |
24 |
0.706420 |
0.818077 |
2013 |
1.349 |
26 |
29 |
| 28 |
Northwestern |
10 |
3 |
26 |
0.705206 |
0.774547 |
1686 |
1.157 |
27 |
31 |
| 29 |
Arizona State |
8 |
5 |
27 |
0.702342 |
0.792760 |
1776 |
1.412 |
22 |
32 |
| 30 |
Louisiana Tech |
9 |
3 |
30 |
0.694814 |
0.758516 |
1646 |
1.153 |
26 |
35 |
| 31 |
Louisville |
11 |
2 |
31 |
0.694238 |
0.741451 |
1642 |
0.952 |
28 |
36 |
| 32 |
Vanderbilt |
9 |
4 |
33 |
0.692475 |
0.779536 |
1733 |
1.146 |
29 |
38 |
| 33 |
Tulsa |
11 |
3 |
37 |
0.678067 |
0.734850 |
1702 |
0.886 |
32 |
36 |
| 34 |
Fresno State |
9 |
4 |
32 |
0.692794 |
0.777278 |
1617 |
1.228 |
33 |
37 |
| 35 |
UCF |
10 |
4 |
34 |
0.690453 |
0.758042 |
1734 |
1.140 |
33 |
39 |
| 36 |
Baylor |
8 |
5 |
35 |
0.688364 |
0.815387 |
1803 |
1.121 |
30 |
37 |
| 37 |
Arkansas State |
10 |
3 |
36 |
0.688333 |
0.734603 |
1681 |
1.083 |
31 |
41 |
| 38 |
UCLA |
9 |
5 |
39 |
0.674914 |
0.770762 |
1675 |
1.110 |
34 |
40 |
| 39 |
USC |
7 |
6 |
38 |
0.676926 |
0.796211 |
1783 |
1.259 |
39 |
43 |
| 40 |
Syracuse |
8 |
5 |
40 |
0.664254 |
0.755500 |
1695 |
1.086 |
36 |
45 |
| 41 |
Ole Miss |
7 |
6 |
41 |
0.663862 |
0.781435 |
1639 |
1.224 |
36 |
46 |
| 42 |
Texas Tech |
8 |
5 |
44 |
0.650004 |
0.749838 |
1545 |
1.004 |
39 |
45 |
| 43 |
TCU |
7 |
6 |
42 |
0.659203 |
0.760509 |
1725 |
1.189 |
39 |
47 |
| 44 |
San Diego State |
9 |
4 |
43 |
0.653683 |
0.731660 |
1628 |
0.865 |
39 |
48 |
| 45 |
Kent State |
11 |
3 |
45 |
0.649054 |
0.703421 |
1545 |
0.706 |
40 |
49 |
| 46 |
Arizona |
8 |
5 |
46 |
0.646566 |
0.756433 |
1477 |
0.973 |
41 |
51 |
| 47 |
Rutgers |
9 |
4 |
47 |
0.644947 |
0.732202 |
1599 |
0.762 |
47 |
52 |
| 48 |
Mississippi State |
8 |
5 |
48 |
0.644432 |
0.748933 |
1639 |
0.876 |
43 |
53 |
| 49 |
Michigan State |
7 |
6 |
49 |
0.640286 |
0.747026 |
1705 |
0.996 |
44 |
54 |
| 50 |
North Carolina |
8 |
4 |
50 |
0.640067 |
0.735632 |
1707 |
0.688 |
48 |
55 |
| 51 |
West Virginia |
7 |
6 |
51 |
0.628738 |
0.723766 |
1594 |
0.994 |
46 |
56 |
| 52 |
Pittsburgh |
6 |
7 |
53 |
0.621405 |
0.744946 |
1617 |
1.009 |
48 |
52 |
| 53 |
Miami |
7 |
5 |
54 |
0.607103 |
0.705159 |
1628 |
0.630 |
49 |
59 |
| 54 |
Virginia Tech |
7 |
6 |
56 |
0.598347 |
0.702846 |
1599 |
0.659 |
54 |
61 |
| 55 |
Georgia Tech |
7 |
7 |
52 |
0.627403 |
0.735298 |
1660 |
0.997 |
47 |
57 |
| 56 |
Washington |
7 |
6 |
57 |
0.598316 |
0.704232 |
1519 |
0.701 |
52 |
62 |
| 57 |
Ball State |
9 |
4 |
58 |
0.596365 |
0.644051 |
1412 |
0.550 |
53 |
59 |
| 58 |
Toledo |
9 |
4 |
55 |
0.600260 |
0.664781 |
1471 |
0.489 |
54 |
60 |
| 59 |
Louisiana |
9 |
4 |
59 |
0.594762 |
0.700066 |
1501 |
0.263 |
54 |
64 |
| 60 |
Ohio |
9 |
4 |
60 |
0.590412 |
0.614399 |
1462 |
0.552 |
56 |
65 |
| 61 |
Iowa State |
6 |
7 |
61 |
0.589136 |
0.724874 |
1532 |
0.699 |
56 |
66 |
| 62 |
Missouri |
5 |
7 |
63 |
0.567081 |
0.717399 |
1556 |
0.536 |
58 |
68 |
| 63 |
Tennessee |
5 |
7 |
62 |
0.575295 |
0.711395 |
1529 |
0.686 |
57 |
67 |
| 64 |
NC State |
7 |
6 |
64 |
0.563249 |
0.658346 |
1543 |
0.386 |
60 |
69 |
| 65 |
SMU |
7 |
6 |
65 |
0.560032 |
0.686151 |
1617 |
0.193 |
60 |
70 |
| 66 |
Utah |
5 |
7 |
66 |
0.557061 |
0.678613 |
1513 |
0.573 |
61 |
71 |
| 67 |
Bowling Green |
8 |
5 |
67 |
0.554320 |
0.638098 |
1425 |
0.204 |
62 |
72 |
| 68 |
UL Monroe |
8 |
5 |
68 |
0.547925 |
0.664216 |
1404 |
0.031 |
63 |
69 |
| 69 |
Nevada |
7 |
6 |
69 |
0.545993 |
0.655236 |
1577 |
0.144 |
64 |
73 |
| 70 |
Arkansas |
4 |
8 |
71 |
0.534281 |
0.675883 |
1561 |
0.472 |
66 |
76 |
| 71 |
Middle Tennessee |
8 |
4 |
72 |
0.522059 |
0.635093 |
1232 |
-0.245 |
67 |
73 |
| 72 |
Western Kentucky |
7 |
6 |
70 |
0.539276 |
0.627901 |
1412 |
0.255 |
69 |
75 |
| 73 |
Navy |
8 |
5 |
73 |
0.515468 |
0.610750 |
1366 |
-0.183 |
68 |
78 |
| 74 |
Minnesota |
6 |
7 |
79 |
0.503776 |
0.602363 |
1376 |
0.101 |
74 |
83 |
| 75 |
Purdue |
6 |
7 |
75 |
0.514463 |
0.614225 |
1357 |
0.212 |
75 |
80 |
| 76 |
Duke |
6 |
7 |
76 |
0.510851 |
0.615089 |
1345 |
0.167 |
71 |
81 |
| 77 |
Rice |
7 |
6 |
77 |
0.508867 |
0.617055 |
1470 |
-0.150 |
72 |
82 |
| 78 |
UTSA |
8 |
4 |
74 |
0.515372 |
0.530507 |
1277 |
0.034 |
69 |
79 |
| 79 |
East Carolina |
8 |
5 |
78 |
0.507478 |
0.584594 |
1371 |
-0.195 |
73 |
82 |
| 80 |
UConn |
5 |
7 |
80 |
0.489231 |
0.593688 |
1454 |
0.012 |
75 |
85 |
| 81 |
Troy |
5 |
7 |
81 |
0.484019 |
0.606077 |
1376 |
-0.059 |
76 |
86 |
| 82 |
Central Michigan |
7 |
6 |
86 |
0.462186 |
0.513403 |
1267 |
-0.268 |
81 |
90 |
| 83 |
Iowa |
4 |
8 |
82 |
0.482662 |
0.639821 |
1494 |
-0.050 |
78 |
87 |
| 84 |
Marshall |
5 |
7 |
83 |
0.480509 |
0.545363 |
1335 |
0.148 |
78 |
86 |
| 85 |
Houston |
5 |
7 |
84 |
0.470097 |
0.568607 |
1382 |
-0.109 |
80 |
89 |
| 86 |
California |
3 |
9 |
85 |
0.464727 |
0.615644 |
1332 |
0.121 |
81 |
90 |
| 87 |
Virginia |
4 |
8 |
87 |
0.461301 |
0.573494 |
1382 |
-0.021 |
82 |
92 |
| 88 |
Air Force |
6 |
7 |
88 |
0.460335 |
0.551380 |
1353 |
-0.280 |
83 |
93 |
| 89 |
Indiana |
4 |
8 |
89 |
0.458240 |
0.594167 |
1275 |
-0.077 |
84 |
94 |
| 90 |
Maryland |
4 |
8 |
93 |
0.443503 |
0.573451 |
1359 |
-0.248 |
88 |
92 |
| 91 |
Temple |
4 |
7 |
91 |
0.454994 |
0.554274 |
1418 |
-0.137 |
86 |
96 |
| 92 |
South Florida |
3 |
9 |
90 |
0.455082 |
0.582850 |
1397 |
0.076 |
85 |
95 |
| 93 |
Wyoming |
4 |
8 |
92 |
0.445460 |
0.536650 |
1327 |
-0.063 |
88 |
97 |
| 94 |
Auburn |
3 |
9 |
94 |
0.438875 |
0.615953 |
1342 |
-0.236 |
89 |
99 |
| 95 |
Western Michigan |
4 |
8 |
95 |
0.438144 |
0.518505 |
1387 |
-0.129 |
90 |
100 |
| 96 |
Wake Forest |
5 |
7 |
96 |
0.427053 |
0.525511 |
1192 |
-0.415 |
91 |
101 |
| 97 |
Texas State |
4 |
8 |
97 |
0.421988 |
0.545359 |
1289 |
-0.391 |
92 |
102 |
| 98 |
Memphis |
4 |
8 |
98 |
0.413885 |
0.513312 |
1198 |
-0.325 |
93 |
103 |
| 99 |
North Texas |
4 |
8 |
99 |
0.409313 |
0.528496 |
1251 |
-0.476 |
94 |
104 |
| 100 |
Washington State |
3 |
9 |
100 |
0.406692 |
0.535450 |
1217 |
-0.292 |
95 |
105 |
| 101 |
Buffalo |
4 |
8 |
101 |
0.395720 |
0.499465 |
1189 |
-0.513 |
96 |
106 |
| 102 |
UTEP |
3 |
9 |
102 |
0.390238 |
0.496974 |
1286 |
-0.410 |
97 |
107 |
| 103 |
Boston College |
2 |
10 |
103 |
0.384448 |
0.524302 |
1324 |
-0.389 |
98 |
108 |
| 104 |
Florida International |
3 |
9 |
104 |
0.382674 |
0.520611 |
1318 |
-0.621 |
99 |
109 |
| 105 |
Miami (OH) |
4 |
8 |
105 |
0.379892 |
0.426599 |
1162 |
-0.435 |
100 |
110 |
| 106 |
Kentucky |
2 |
10 |
106 |
0.374810 |
0.550094 |
1171 |
-0.526 |
101 |
111 |
| 107 |
Colorado State |
4 |
8 |
110 |
0.349116 |
0.511782 |
1232 |
-1.216 |
105 |
111 |
| 108 |
New Mexico |
4 |
9 |
107 |
0.372177 |
0.491687 |
1124 |
-0.694 |
106 |
112 |
| 109 |
Kansas |
1 |
11 |
108 |
0.360864 |
0.526392 |
1063 |
-0.335 |
103 |
113 |
| 110 |
Florida Atlantic |
3 |
9 |
109 |
0.356425 |
0.509039 |
1168 |
-0.843 |
104 |
114 |
| 111 |
Eastern Michigan |
2 |
10 |
112 |
0.327484 |
0.405998 |
1083 |
-0.568 |
107 |
117 |
| 112 |
Army |
2 |
10 |
113 |
0.323433 |
0.486947 |
1223 |
-1.013 |
108 |
118 |
| 113 |
Hawai'i |
3 |
9 |
117 |
0.290725 |
0.367381 |
1206 |
-1.218 |
112 |
122 |
| 114 |
UNLV |
2 |
11 |
114 |
0.321952 |
0.456807 |
1060 |
-0.787 |
109 |
119 |
| 115 |
Tulane |
2 |
10 |
116 |
0.297587 |
0.388059 |
946 |
-0.823 |
111 |
121 |
| 116 |
UAB |
3 |
9 |
111 |
0.332501 |
0.426004 |
1052 |
-0.783 |
112 |
116 |
| 117 |
Illinois |
2 |
10 |
115 |
0.320303 |
0.433868 |
1179 |
-0.828 |
110 |
120 |
| 118 |
South Alabama |
2 |
11 |
118 |
0.281143 |
0.394858 |
1190 |
-1.182 |
113 |
123 |
| 119 |
Idaho |
1 |
11 |
120 |
0.235945 |
0.306820 |
901 |
-1.097 |
115 |
123 |
| 120 |
Colorado |
1 |
11 |
121 |
0.227249 |
0.362914 |
961 |
-1.463 |
116 |
124 |
| 121 |
Southern Miss |
0 |
12 |
122 |
0.215825 |
0.331124 |
1153 |
-1.386 |
117 |
124 |
| 122 |
Massachusetts |
1 |
11 |
124 |
0.055636 |
0.000000 |
885 |
-2.365 |
119 |
123 |
| 123 |
Akron |
1 |
11 |
119 |
0.276074 |
0.352564 |
966 |
-0.766 |
120 |
124 |
| 124 |
New Mexico State |
1 |
11 |
123 |
0.162121 |
0.158125 |
858 |
-1.507 |
118 |
124 |