2012 College Football Power Ratings

Last updated: Tuesday, January 8, 2013 - final ratings

I will be updating this page by each Tuesday night during the season.
These ratings are based on several factors, including win-loss record, schedule
strength, and margin of victory in games.  The most recent games are counted 
with more slightly emphasis than those played earlier in the season.  Games 
against non-Division I opponents are included in the records shown here, but
are not included in the power ratings or strength of schedule ratings.

SS = strength of schedule ranking among all Division I teams (vs. Division I opponents only)
OVERALL RATINGS W L RATING SS
1 Alabama I-A 13 1 141.2 26
2 Oregon I-A 12 1 137.1 37
3 Texas A&M I-A 11 2 136.5 14
4 Notre Dame I-A 12 1 134.4 8
5 Georgia I-A 12 2 133.3 24
6 Florida I-A 11 2 132.4 4
7 Stanford I-A 12 2 132.4 5
8 Kansas State I-A 11 2 132.0 17
9 South Carolina I-A 11 2 131.3 20
10 Florida State I-A 12 2 129.8 72
11 LSU I-A 10 3 129.5 16
12 Oklahoma I-A 10 3 129.0 13
13 Ohio State I-A 12 0 128.0 62
14 Clemson I-A 11 2 127.7 56
15 Oregon State I-A 9 4 126.4 19
16 Oklahoma State I-A 8 5 125.8 42
17 Baylor I-A 8 5 125.4 7
18 Wisconsin I-A 8 6 125.0 31
19 Texas I-A 9 4 124.7 15
20 Michigan I-A 8 5 124.7 29
21 Utah State I-A 11 2 124.0 96
22 Arizona State I-A 8 5 123.3 46
23 Brigham Young I-A 8 5 123.1 65
24 Vanderbilt I-A 9 4 123.1 59
25 Southern California I-A 7 6 122.8 12
26 UCLA I-A 9 5 122.7 23
27 Northwestern I-A 10 3 122.5 54
28 Nebraska I-A 10 4 122.1 32
29 Penn State I-A 8 4 121.9 58
30 Mississippi I-A 7 6 121.3 10
31 San Jose State I-A 11 2 120.9 79
32 Cincinnati I-A 10 3 120.8 89
33 Syracuse I-A 8 5 120.8 39
34 Boise State I-A 11 2 120.5 108
35 Michigan State I-A 7 6 120.2 25
36 Louisville I-A 11 2 119.8 67
37 Northern Illinois I-A 12 2 119.6 121
38 Texas Christian I-A 7 6 119.6 33
39 North Dakota State I-AA 14 1 119.5 150
40 Arizona I-A 8 5 118.8 30
41 Texas Tech I-A 8 5 118.7 41
42 Mississippi State I-A 8 5 118.4 48
43 Central Florida I-A 10 4 118.0 91
44 North Carolina I-A 8 4 117.9 84
45 West Virginia I-A 7 6 117.8 28
46 Washington I-A 7 6 117.7 22
47 Miami(Florida) I-A 7 5 117.6 36
48 Missouri I-A 5 7 117.5 1
49 Georgia Tech I-A 7 7 117.3 49
50 Rutgers I-A 9 4 117.1 75
51 Fresno State I-A 9 4 116.7 95
52 Tulsa I-A 11 3 116.6 100
53 Louisiana Tech I-A 9 3 116.6 97
54 Arkansas State I-A 10 3 116.4 101
55 Kent State I-A 11 3 116.1 99
56 Iowa State I-A 6 7 115.6 27
57 Pittsburgh I-A 6 7 115.1 63
58 Virginia Tech I-A 7 6 114.3 47
59 Utah I-A 5 7 114.2 34
60 Tennessee I-A 5 7 113.6 38
61 San Diego State I-A 9 4 113.4 103
62 N.C. State I-A 7 6 113.4 64
63 Sam Houston State I-AA 11 4 112.9 130
64 Louisiana-Lafayette I-A 9 4 112.2 112
65 Arkansas I-A 4 8 111.9 9
66 SMU I-A 7 6 111.9 76
67 Ball State I-A 9 4 111.8 73
68 Toledo I-A 9 4 111.1 83
69 Purdue I-A 6 7 111.0 44
70 Georgia Southern I-AA 10 4 110.3 141
71 Bowling Green I-A 8 5 109.9 125
72 Minnesota I-A 6 7 109.9 55
73 Louisiana-Monroe I-A 8 5 109.7 88
74 Duke I-A 6 7 109.6 50
75 Iowa I-A 4 8 109.0 43
76 California I-A 3 9 109.0 3
77 South Dakota State I-AA 9 4 107.8 136
78 Wofford I-AA 9 4 107.7 132
79 Auburn I-A 3 9 107.7 6
80 Ohio I-A 9 4 107.6 135
81 Montana State I-AA 11 2 107.5 167
82 Middle Tennessee I-A 8 4 107.5 98
83 Nevada I-A 7 6 107.2 117
84 Navy I-A 8 5 107.2 92
85 Rice I-A 7 6 106.9 114
86 Indiana I-A 4 8 106.7 57
87 Connecticut I-A 5 7 106.6 70
88 Virginia I-A 4 8 106.6 51
89 Eastern Washington I-AA 11 3 106.6 159
90 East Carolina I-A 8 5 106.4 107
91 Western Kentucky I-A 7 6 106.4 110
92 Cal Poly I-AA 9 3 106.0 172
93 Temple I-A 4 7 105.9 60
94 South Florida I-A 3 9 105.6 40
95 Central Arkansas I-AA 9 3 105.6 158
96 Towson I-AA 7 4 105.3 152
97 Washington State I-A 3 9 105.1 18
98 Maryland I-A 4 8 104.8 61
99 Troy I-A 5 7 104.4 104
100 Kentucky I-A 2 10 104.1 11
101 Northern Iowa I-AA 5 6 103.9 120
102 Boston College I-A 2 10 103.9 35
103 Eastern Kentucky I-AA 8 3 103.8 176
104 Villanova I-AA 8 4 103.7 174
105 Indiana State I-AA 7 4 103.4 147
106 Kansas I-A 1 11 103.3 2
107 Old Dominion I-AA 11 2 103.2 189
108 Illinois State I-AA 9 4 103.2 153
109 Stony Brook I-AA 10 3 103.1 192
110 Southern Illinois I-AA 6 5 102.9 134
111 Wake Forest I-A 5 7 102.8 52
112 Marshall I-A 5 7 102.2 115
113 Youngstown State I-AA 7 4 102.0 161
114 Tennessee-Martin I-AA 8 3 101.9 165
115 Central Michigan I-A 7 6 101.8 124
116 Appalachian State I-AA 8 4 101.7 155
117 Houston I-A 5 7 101.4 111
118 UTSA I-A 8 4 101.3 126
119 Western Michigan I-A 4 8 101.3 118
120 Richmond I-AA 8 3 101.0 190
121 Chattanooga I-AA 6 5 101.0 145
122 McNeese State I-AA 7 4 100.7 171
123 Wyoming I-A 4 8 100.7 86
124 Northern Arizona I-AA 8 3 100.5 164
125 Texas State I-A 4 8 100.3 102
126 Air Force I-A 6 7 100.2 127
127 Florida International I-A 3 9 100.0 81
128 Harvard I-AA 8 2 99.6 224
129 North Texas I-A 4 8 99.5 90
130 Eastern Illinois I-AA 7 5 99.3 151
131 Florida Atlantic I-A 3 9 99.1 66
132 Samford I-AA 7 4 98.9 162
133 Buffalo I-A 4 8 98.8 94
134 Memphis I-A 4 8 98.8 109
135 James Madison I-AA 7 4 98.8 183
136 Miami(Ohio) I-A 4 8 98.8 74
137 Colorado State I-A 4 8 98.7 78
138 UTEP I-A 3 9 98.7 71
139 Jacksonville State I-AA 6 5 98.6 137
140 Tennessee State I-AA 8 3 98.1 185
141 Citadel I-AA 7 4 98.1 173
142 Illinois I-A 2 10 97.7 45
143 New Hampshire I-AA 8 4 97.4 178
144 Southern Utah I-AA 5 6 97.4 128
145 New Mexico I-A 4 9 97.3 122
146 Murray State I-AA 5 6 97.1 146
147 UAB I-A 3 9 96.7 87
148 Albany I-AA 9 2 96.6 207
149 Coastal Carolina I-AA 8 5 96.5 184
150 Maine I-AA 5 6 96.4 181
151 Missouri State I-AA 3 8 95.8 105
152 Montana I-AA 5 6 95.6 177
153 Army I-A 2 10 95.6 82
154 Bethune-Cookman I-AA 9 3 95.0 213
155 Sacramento State I-AA 6 5 94.7 175
156 Colorado I-A 1 11 94.4 21
157 Stephen F. Austin I-AA 5 6 94.3 157
158 North Dakota I-AA 5 6 94.3 131
159 Eastern Michigan I-A 2 10 94.0 68
160 Lehigh I-AA 10 1 93.9 223
161 Colgate I-AA 8 4 93.7 199
162 UNLV I-A 2 11 93.6 93
163 Hawaii I-A 3 9 93.5 106
164 UC-Davis I-AA 4 7 93.5 133
165 Tulane I-A 2 10 92.3 80
166 Portland State I-AA 3 8 92.1 142
167 Wagner I-AA 9 4 92.0 206
168 South Alabama I-A 2 11 91.2 119
169 Akron I-A 1 11 91.1 116
170 Delaware I-AA 5 6 91.0 182
171 Furman I-AA 3 8 91.0 149
172 Brown I-AA 7 3 90.7 217
173 Northern Colorado I-AA 5 6 90.5 160
174 Princeton I-AA 5 5 90.4 208
175 Southern Mississippi I-A 0 12 90.3 69
176 Idaho I-A 1 11 89.7 53
177 Pennsylvania I-AA 6 4 89.4 195
178 William & Mary I-AA 2 9 89.4 169
179 Southeastern Louisiana I-AA 5 6 89.3 148
180 Liberty I-AA 6 5 88.8 203
181 Dartmouth I-AA 6 4 88.0 221
182 Weber State I-AA 2 9 87.9 139
183 Fordham I-AA 6 5 87.7 191
184 Elon I-AA 3 8 87.4 143
185 Arkansas-Pine Bluff I-AA 10 2 87.3 238
186 Northwestern State I-AA 3 8 87.2 163
187 New Mexico State I-A 1 11 87.2 85
188 South Dakota I-AA 1 10 86.6 123
189 Tennessee Tech I-AA 3 8 86.6 156
190 Southeast Missouri State I-AA 3 8 86.5 154
191 Alabama State I-AA 7 4 86.4 242
192 San Diego I-AA 8 3 86.4 241
193 North Carolina A&T I-AA 7 4 85.4 216
194 Massachusetts I-A 1 11 85.0 77
195 Drake I-AA 8 3 84.9 232
196 Monmouth I-AA 5 5 84.3 218
197 Delaware State I-AA 6 5 84.3 215
198 St. Francis(PA) I-AA 5 6 83.8 202
199 Jackson State I-AA 7 5 83.6 228
200 Western Carolina I-AA 1 10 83.3 113
201 North Carolina Central I-AA 6 5 83.1 210
202 South Carolina State I-AA 5 6 83.0 187
203 Howard I-AA 7 4 82.7 211
204 Florida A&M I-AA 4 7 82.6 198
205 Duquesne I-AA 5 6 82.3 226
206 Cornell I-AA 4 6 81.6 204
207 Lafayette I-AA 5 6 81.6 209
208 Holy Cross I-AA 2 9 80.4 193
209 Alabama A&M I-AA 7 4 80.2 233
210 Jacksonville I-AA 7 4 79.4 235
211 Dayton I-AA 6 5 79.2 236
212 Lamar I-AA 4 8 79.1 170
213 Georgetown I-AA 5 6 78.8 222
214 Austin Peay I-AA 2 9 78.5 138
215 Western Illinois I-AA 3 8 78.3 140
216 Robert Morris I-AA 4 7 78.0 200
217 Georgia State I-AA 1 10 76.7 168
218 Butler I-AA 8 3 76.7 245
219 Gardner-Webb I-AA 3 8 76.6 179
220 Nicholls State I-AA 1 10 76.4 129
221 Bucknell I-AA 3 8 75.9 205
222 Norfolk State I-AA 4 7 75.7 214
223 Mississippi Valley State I-AA 5 6 75.4 239
224 Charleston Southern I-AA 5 6 75.4 197
225 Columbia I-AA 3 7 75.2 201
226 Bryant I-AA 4 7 75.2 225
227 Hampton I-AA 3 7 74.4 219
228 Central Connecticut State I-AA 2 8 74.2 194
229 Yale I-AA 2 8 73.9 196
230 Sacred Heart I-AA 2 9 73.4 212
231 Morehead State I-AA 4 7 73.3 243
232 Morgan State I-AA 3 8 73.2 220
233 Prairie View A&M I-AA 3 8 72.9 231
234 Marist I-AA 4 7 72.7 244
235 Southern I-AA 4 7 71.8 234
236 Idaho State I-AA 1 10 71.0 144
237 Rhode Island I-AA 0 11 69.4 166
238 VMI I-AA 2 9 68.8 188
239 Presbyterian I-AA 1 9 67.5 186
240 Alcorn State I-AA 4 7 67.0 227
241 Savannah State I-AA 1 10 62.9 180
242 Grambling State I-AA 1 10 62.0 230
243 Texas Southern I-AA 2 9 60.4 229
244 Davidson I-AA 2 9 57.7 246
245 Valparaiso I-AA 1 10 53.8 240
246 Campbell I-AA 1 10 51.3 237