2012 NCAA Division I Football Rankings: Week 16 (Dec 15)

Mathematically-derived, based on regular-season game scores.    Includes all teams that have played at least two Division I teams this season.  Compare with the AP, USA Today, ESPN, and BCS rankings.

Computed Ranks for Week:   3 . 4 . 5 . 6 . 7 . 8 . 9 . 10 . 11 . 12 . 13 . 14 . 15 . 16 . 17 . 18 . 19

Predictions vs Results for Week:  4 . 5 . 6 . 7 . 8 . 9 . 10 . 11 . 12 . 13 . 14 . 15 . 16 . 17 . 18 . 19

(Click on a column header to sort by that column.  Color coding:    Big 12  Pac-10  ACC  SEC    LSU Texas   Most over-rated    Most under-rated    )

Scores and Standings
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High Low Last +/- Rank Team W-L-T Div Conf Off Def Strength AP USA ESPN BCS
1 33 1 0 1 Oregon 11-1-0 Pac-12 71.9 28.1 100.0 5 3 5 4
1 13 2 0 2 Alabama 12-1-0 Western SEC 59.8 39.4 99.1 2 2 2 2
2 13 3 0 3 Kansas State 11-1-0 Big_12 62.3 32.3 94.7 7 6 7 5
4 28 4 0 4 Texas A&M 10-2-0 Western SEC 67.0 26.7 93.7 10 9 10 9
1 37 5 0 5 Oklahoma 10-2-0 Big_12 62.2 29.8 92.0 12 11 12 11
6 21 6 0 6 Oklahoma State 7-5-0 Big_12 64.9 24.9 89.8 34 34 33 26
7 46 7 0 7 Georgia 11-2-0 Eastern SEC 59.6 29.3 88.9 6 5 6 7
6 52 8 0 8 Notre Dame 12-0-0 Independent 50.8 37.7 88.5 1 1 1 1
6 23 9 0 9 Florida 11-1-0 Eastern SEC 50.0 38.0 87.9 4 4 4 3
10 32 10 0 10 Oregon State 9-3-0 Pac-12 55.5 30.6 86.0 15 14 15 13
2 26 11 0 11 Youngstown State 1-0-0 55.2 30.6 85.8 43 39 33 26
1 19 12 0 12 LSU 10-2-0 Western SEC 54.2 31.6 85.8 9 7 9 8
4 26 13 0 13 South Carolina 10-2-0 Eastern SEC 53.5 32.2 85.7 11 10 11 10
10 27 14 0 14 Stanford 11-2-0 Pac-12 50.1 34.6 84.6 8 8 8 6
12 55 15 0 15 Baylor 7-5-0 Big_12 67.9 16.4 84.3 32 39 32 26
2 20 16 0 16 Texas 8-4-0 Big_12 58.5 25.3 83.8 29 25 30 23
9 21 17 0 17 Florida State 11-2-0 Atlantic ACC 54.5 28.8 83.2 13 12 13 12
15 36 18 0 18 USC 7-5-0 Pac-12 56.6 26.6 83.1 37 38 33 26
16 50 19 0 19 UCLA 9-4-0 Pac-12 57.0 25.0 82.0 17 19 16 17
16 79 21 1 20 Clemson 10-2-0 Atlantic ACC 62.4 19.0 81.5 14 13 14 14
12 49 20 -1 21 Arizona State 7-5-0 Pac-12 56.2 25.2 81.4 43 36 33 26
3 22 22 0 22 Texas Tech 7-5-0 Big_12 60.3 20.4 80.7 43 39 33 26
20 91 23 0 23 TCU 7-5-0 Big_12 50.0 30.5 80.5 35 39 33 26
17 35 24 0 24 Ohio State 12-0-0 Big_Ten 56.5 23.6 80.1 3 39 3 26
22 55 25 0 25 Nebraska 10-3-0 Big_Ten 55.9 24.2 80.1 23 21 24 16
15 69 26 0 26 Michigan 8-4-0 Big_Ten 52.8 27.1 79.9 19 22 20 18
19 57 27 0 27 Fresno State 9-3-0 Mountain_West 55.9 23.8 79.7 31 30 33 26
7 46 28 0 28 West Virginia 7-5-0 Big_12 64.4 14.8 79.2 42 39 33 26
9 29 29 0 29 Iowa State 6-6-0 Big_12 47.8 31.3 79.1 43 39 33 26
24 49 30 0 30 Brigham Young 7-5-0 Independent 48.2 30.5 78.8 43 39 33 26
27 55 32 1 31 Utah State 11-2-0 WAC 49.0 29.1 78.2 18 20 18 22
24 53 31 -1 32 Wisconsin 8-5-0 Big_Ten 49.2 28.9 78.2 28 23 26 26
25 45 34 1 33 Mississippi 6-6-0 Western SEC 53.9 22.2 76.2 43 39 33 26
4 34 33 -1 34 Arizona 8-5-0 Pac-12 59.4 16.5 75.9 43 39 33 26
35 76 35 0 35 Vanderbilt 8-4-0 Eastern SEC 48.2 27.4 75.6 27 27 28 26
21 78 36 0 36 Mississippi State 8-4-0 Western SEC 49.2 25.9 75.1 43 35 33 26
34 96 38 1 37 Boise State 10-2-0 Mountain_West 46.4 28.6 75.0 20 15 22 19
35 101 37 -1 38 Penn State 8-4-0 Big_Ten 48.0 26.9 74.9 26 39 23 26
34 62 39 0 39 Northwestern 9-3-0 Big_Ten 52.9 21.6 74.6 21 17 19 20
35 88 40 0 40 Northern Illinois 12-1-0 West Mid-American 53.3 20.8 74.1 16 16 17 15
1 41 41 0 41 Cincinnati 9-3-0 Big_East 48.7 25.4 74.1 33 28 33 26
32 59 43 1 42 San Jose State 10-2-0 WAC 50.9 22.7 73.6 24 24 25 24
35 90 42 -1 43 Michigan State 6-6-0 Big_Ten 41.8 31.9 73.6 43 39 33 26
22 56 44 0 44 San Diego State 9-3-0 Mountain_West 50.2 22.1 72.3 30 32 29 26
21 65 45 0 45 Washington 7-5-0 Pac-12 44.3 27.5 71.8 43 39 33 26
8 75 46 0 46 Pittsburgh 6-6-0 Big_East 47.6 24.2 71.8 43 39 33 26
37 59 48 1 47 UCF 9-4-0 East USA 50.2 21.5 71.8 43 39 33 26
36 68 47 -1 48 Missouri 5-7-0 Eastern SEC 48.6 23.1 71.7 43 39 33 26
30 72 49 0 49 Utah 5-7-0 Pac-12 48.2 23.2 71.3 43 39 33 26
36 80 50 0 50 Syracuse 7-5-0 Big_East 52.1 18.9 71.1 43 39 33 26
51 110 51 0 51 Arkansas State 9-3-0 West Sun_Belt 52.1 18.9 71.0 36 33 33 26
32 88 53 1 52 Louisiana Tech 9-3-0 WAC 66.2 4.7 70.9 43 37 33 26
25 85 52 -1 53 North Carolina 8-4-0 Coastal ACC 54.4 16.4 70.8 41 39 33 26
36 65 54 0 54 Tennessee 5-7-0 Eastern SEC 59.5 10.9 70.4 43 39 33 26
27 55 55 0 55 Tulsa 10-3-0 West USA 49.9 20.3 70.2 38 29 31 26
42 76 56 0 56 Georgia Tech 6-7-0 Coastal ACC 52.7 16.9 69.6 43 39 33 26
57 62 57 0 57 Wofford 0-1-0 39.2 29.5 68.7 43 39 33 26
53 89 61 3 58 North Dakota State 1-0-0 35.7 32.9 68.6 43 39 33 26
42 87 58 -1 59 Rutgers 9-3-0 Big_East 39.3 29.3 68.6 39 31 33 26
55 86 59 -1 60 Miami (Fla.) 7-5-0 Coastal ACC 52.8 15.7 68.5 43 39 33 26
27 120 60 -1 61 Louisiana-Monroe 8-4-0 West Sun_Belt 51.5 16.9 68.4 43 39 33 26
45 62 62 0 62 Louisville 10-2-0 Big_East 49.2 18.7 68.0 22 18 21 21
50 132 63 0 63 Arkansas 4-8-0 Western SEC 48.3 19.5 67.8 43 39 33 26
64 142 65 1 64 Sam Houston State 0-2-0 47.0 20.0 67.0 43 39 33 26
26 65 64 -1 65 Virginia Tech 6-6-0 Coastal ACC 44.0 23.0 67.0 43 39 33 26
66 114 66 0 66 La.-Lafayette 8-4-0 West Sun_Belt 51.0 15.0 66.0 43 39 33 26
28 67 67 0 67 Iowa 4-8-0 Big_Ten 40.4 25.6 66.0 43 39 33 26
39 69 68 0 68 California 3-9-0 Pac-12 45.9 19.9 65.9 43 39 33 26
66 119 69 0 69 Stony Brook 1-1-0 33.1 31.8 64.9 43 39 33 26
66 97 70 0 70 North Carolina State 7-5-0 Atlantic ACC 44.1 20.6 64.7 43 39 33 26
40 81 76 5 71 Nevada 7-6-0 Mountain_West 54.4 10.4 64.7 43 39 33 26
32 89 75 3 72 North Dakota 0-1-0 63.1 1.2 64.3 43 39 33 26
18 79 72 -1 73 Purdue 6-6-0 Big_Ten 48.4 15.8 64.2 43 39 33 26
71 161 73 -1 74 Southern Methodist 6-6-0 West USA 44.6 19.5 64.1 43 39 33 26
48 88 74 -1 75 Northern Iowa 0-2-0 45.8 18.3 64.1 43 39 33 26
71 165 71 -5 76 Kent State 11-2-0 East Mid-American 48.3 15.6 64.0 25 26 27 25
43 78 78 1 77 Western Kentucky 7-5-0 East Sun_Belt 44.4 18.5 62.9 43 39 33 26
46 108 79 1 78 Auburn 3-9-0 Western SEC 39.5 23.1 62.6 43 39 33 26
11 79 77 -2 79 Toledo 9-4-0 West Mid-American 46.3 15.6 61.9 43 39 33 26
78 133 80 0 80 Ball State 9-3-0 West Mid-American 47.2 13.9 61.1 40 39 33 26
80 147 82 1 81 Minnesota 6-6-0 Big_Ten 40.4 20.5 61.0 43 39 33 26
57 112 81 -1 82 Illinois State 1-0-0 37.0 23.8 60.8 43 39 33 26
68 130 83 0 83 Kansas 1-11-0 Big_12 40.8 20.0 60.8 43 39 33 26
77 160 85 1 84 Navy 8-4-0 Independent 39.0 21.3 60.4 43 39 33 26
66 105 84 -1 85 Troy 5-7-0 East Sun_Belt 46.6 13.8 60.3 43 39 33 26
61 88 86 0 86 Duke 6-6-0 Coastal ACC 48.9 11.2 60.1 43 39 33 26
87 122 87 0 87 Washington State 3-9-0 Pac-12 44.4 14.9 59.3 43 39 33 26
66 122 88 0 88 Indiana 4-8-0 Big_Ten 52.1 7.2 59.3 43 39 33 26
89 135 89 0 89 Rice 6-6-0 West USA 44.6 14.4 59.0 43 39 33 26
33 95 90 0 90 Middle Tennessee 8-4-0 East Sun_Belt 43.2 15.6 58.9 43 39 33 26
63 111 91 0 91 Maryland 4-8-0 Atlantic ACC 39.4 19.0 58.4 43 39 33 26
64 93 93 1 92 South Florida 3-9-0 Big_East 39.2 19.0 58.3 43 39 33 26
90 136 94 1 93 Virginia 4-8-0 Coastal ACC 39.0 19.2 58.2 43 39 33 26
3 95 92 -2 94 Delaware State 0-1-0 32.4 25.7 58.1 43 39 33 26
95 107 95 0 95 Georgia Southern 0-1-0 43.3 14.6 57.9 43 39 33 26
95 115 96 0 96 Connecticut 5-7-0 Big_East 35.4 22.5 57.9 43 39 33 26
12 107 100 3 97 Cal Poly 1-0-0 35.4 22.1 57.5 43 39 33 26
67 113 97 -1 98 William & Mary 0-1-0 25.0 32.4 57.4 43 39 33 26
59 99 99 0 99 Kentucky 2-10-0 Eastern SEC 40.0 17.3 57.3 43 39 33 26
40 114 98 -2 100 Bowling Green 8-4-0 East Mid-American 33.8 23.3 57.2 43 39 33 26
81 118 103 2 101 Air Force 6-6-0 Mountain_West 41.8 15.2 57.0 43 39 33 26
86 129 101 -1 102 East Carolina 8-4-0 East USA 45.0 12.0 56.9 43 39 33 26
94 184 102 -1 103 Towson 0-2-0 45.1 11.8 56.9 43 39 33 26
20 105 104 0 104 North Texas 4-8-0 West Sun_Belt 37.8 18.0 55.9 43 39 33 26
66 121 105 0 105 Houston 5-7-0 West USA 46.0 9.9 55.9 43 39 33 26
67 115 106 0 106 Marshall 5-7-0 East USA 54.0 1.5 55.5 43 39 33 26
14 116 108 1 107 Wyoming 4-8-0 Mountain_West 44.1 11.4 55.5 43 39 33 26
71 125 107 -1 108 Boston College 2-10-0 Atlantic ACC 38.9 16.5 55.4 43 39 33 26
87 139 109 0 109 Temple 4-7-0 44.2 10.8 55.1 43 39 33 26
72 121 110 0 110 Eastern Washington 1-1-0 29.0 25.7 54.7 43 39 33 26
103 127 111 0 111 Florida International 3-9-0 East Sun_Belt 40.3 14.0 54.3 43 39 33 26
93 123 112 0 112 Central Arkansas 0-1-0 49.2 4.9 54.2 43 39 33 26
18 114 114 1 113 McNeese State 1-1-0 37.7 16.4 54.1 43 39 33 26
85 135 113 -1 114 Florida Atlantic 3-9-0 East Sun_Belt 41.4 12.6 54.0 43 39 33 26
114 175 115 0 115 Jacksonville State 0-2-0 40.7 13.2 53.9 43 39 33 26
79 116 116 0 116 Texas-El Paso 3-9-0 West USA 37.6 16.3 53.9 43 39 33 26
107 137 117 0 117 Colorado State 4-8-0 Mountain_West 39.9 13.7 53.6 43 39 33 26
94 120 120 2 118 Wake Forest 5-7-0 Atlantic ACC 38.6 14.4 53.0 43 39 33 26
60 119 118 -1 119 Ohio 8-4-0 East Mid-American 40.2 12.9 53.0 43 39 33 26
61 122 121 1 120 Texas State-San Marcos 1-1-0 35.1 17.7 52.8 43 39 33 26
121 199 123 2 121 Texas State 3-7-0 WAC 41.8 10.9 52.7 43 39 33 26
60 124 124 2 122 New Mexico 4-9-0 Mountain_West 37.6 15.0 52.7 43 39 33 26
90 141 122 -1 123 Indiana State 0-1-0 24.2 28.1 52.3 43 39 33 26
85 124 119 -5 124 Coastal Carolina 0-1-0 43.6 8.3 51.9 43 39 33 26
114 159 125 0 125 Western Michigan 4-8-0 West Mid-American 41.3 10.2 51.5 43 39 33 26
125 146 127 1 126 Memphis 4-8-0 East USA 37.4 13.7 51.1 43 39 33 26
100 155 126 -1 127 Tennessee Tech 0-1-0 42.1 8.9 51.0 43 39 33 26
104 138 130 2 128 Texas-San Antonio 8-4-0 41.6 8.7 50.4 43 39 33 26
127 146 128 -1 129 Tennessee-Martin 1-1-0 30.8 19.4 50.1 43 39 33 26
113 171 129 -1 130 Central Michigan 6-6-0 West Mid-American 43.0 7.0 50.0 43 39 33 26
108 132 131 0 131 Liberty 0-1-0 31.4 18.6 50.0 43 39 33 26
105 145 132 0 132 Wagner 0-1-0 15.6 34.4 50.0 43 39 33 26
127 140 135 2 133 Weber State 0-2-0 38.7 11.1 49.7 43 39 33 26
96 134 133 -1 134 Illinois 2-10-0 Big_Ten 33.4 16.3 49.7 43 39 33 26
105 148 136 1 135 UNLV 2-11-0 Mountain_West 37.5 12.3 49.7 43 39 33 26
77 143 134 -2 136 Army 2-10-0 Independent 42.4 7.3 49.7 43 39 33 26
58 153 137 0 137 James Madison 0-1-0 26.8 22.4 49.2 43 39 33 26
69 142 140 2 138 Northwestern State 0-2-0 35.4 12.8 48.2 43 39 33 26
85 140 139 0 139 UAB 3-9-0 East USA 40.8 7.0 47.9 43 39 33 26
130 151 138 -2 140 Buffalo 4-8-0 East Mid-American 34.3 13.4 47.6 43 39 33 26
133 160 141 0 141 Furman 0-1-0 26.0 21.4 47.5 43 39 33 26
104 147 144 2 142 Southern Utah 0-2-0 41.5 5.5 47.0 43 39 33 26
124 158 142 -1 143 South Dakota State 0-1-0 37.0 9.8 46.8 43 39 33 26
131 144 143 -1 144 South Alabama 2-11-0 East Sun_Belt 32.5 14.1 46.6 43 39 33 26
101 145 145 0 145 Missouri State 0-2-0 33.5 12.8 46.3 43 39 33 26
86 166 146 0 146 Hawaii 3-9-0 Mountain_West 38.7 7.1 45.8 43 39 33 26
94 147 147 0 147 Western Illinois 0-1-0 34.3 10.8 45.1 43 39 33 26
100 163 148 0 148 Tulane 2-10-0 West USA 37.8 6.7 44.5 43 39 33 26
149 169 149 0 149 Colorado 1-11-0 Pac-12 39.2 5.1 44.3 43 39 33 26
114 151 151 1 150 Southern Mississippi 0-12-0 East USA 36.0 8.0 44.0 43 39 33 26
120 153 150 -1 151 Eastern Michigan 2-10-0 West Mid-American 37.8 6.0 43.8 43 39 33 26
144 162 152 0 152 Miami (Ohio) 4-8-0 East Mid-American 38.5 5.2 43.7 43 39 33 26
149 160 153 0 153 South Dakota 0-1-0 28.6 14.9 43.6 43 39 33 26
119 154 154 0 154 Akron 1-11-0 East Mid-American 36.4 7.0 43.3 43 39 33 26
123 165 155 0 155 Howard 0-1-0 29.3 13.3 42.6 43 39 33 26
128 156 156 0 156 Fordham 0-1-0 42.4 -0.3 42.1 43 39 33 26
124 162 157 0 157 UC Davis 0-1-0 35.7 5.9 41.6 43 39 33 26
136 164 158 0 158 Bethune-Cookman 0-1-0 25.7 14.8 40.5 43 39 33 26
138 161 160 1 159 Texas A&M-Commerce 0-1-0 24.7 14.6 39.4 43 39 33 26
145 180 159 -1 160 Southeast Missouri State 0-1-0 34.0 5.0 39.0 43 39 33 26
142 179 161 0 161 Western Carolina 0-2-0 32.5 6.4 38.8 43 39 33 26
148 164 162 0 162 Northern Arizona 1-1-0 30.2 8.3 38.6 43 39 33 26
116 163 163 0 163 Chattanooga 0-1-0 32.0 5.2 37.3 43 39 33 26
80 165 164 0 164 Idaho 1-11-0 WAC 34.1 3.1 37.2 43 39 33 26
114 165 165 0 165 New Mexico State 1-11-0 WAC 33.2 3.5 36.8 43 39 33 26
136 182 166 0 166 Florida A&M 0-1-0 42.8 -6.8 36.0 43 39 33 26
156 172 167 0 167 Appalachian State 0-1-0 25.0 10.0 34.9 43 39 33 26
165 180 168 0 168 Richmond 0-1-0 38.2 -4.0 34.2 43 39 33 26
107 175 169 0 169 Portland State 0-1-0 40.5 -7.7 32.8 43 39 33 26
170 200 172 2 170 Stephen F. Austin 0-2-0 33.7 -3.3 30.4 43 39 33 26
146 183 171 0 171 Northern Colorado 0-1-0 23.2 7.2 30.3 43 39 33 26
169 184 170 -2 172 Massachusetts 1-11-0 28.0 2.3 30.3 43 39 33 26
163 177 174 1 173 Georgia State 0-2-0 23.3 6.0 29.4 43 39 33 26
76 176 175 1 174 Texas Southern 0-1-0 25.0 3.8 28.9 43 39 33 26
92 175 173 -2 175 South Carolina State 0-2-0 28.6 0.2 28.8 43 39 33 26
166 178 176 0 176 Jackson State 0-1-0 34.9 -6.8 28.1 43 39 33 26
151 178 177 0 177 Austin Peay 0-2-0 29.2 -1.3 28.0 43 39 33 26
175 188 178 0 178 Southern Illinois 0-1-0 19.2 8.5 27.7 43 39 33 26
111 190 179 0 179 Gardner-Webb 0-1-0 34.2 -7.4 26.8 43 39 33 26
175 185 180 0 180 The Citadel 0-1-0 34.6 -7.9 26.7 43 39 33 26
165 182 181 0 181 Sacramento State 1-1-0 28.8 -2.3 26.5 43 39 33 26
181 182 182 0 182 Samford 0-1-0 20.3 6.0 26.3 43 39 33 26
181 195 183 0 183 Grambling 0-1-0 30.5 -6.0 24.5 43 39 33 26
149 188 184 0 184 Maine 0-1-0 19.5 4.9 24.4 43 39 33 26
152 185 185 0 185 Nicholls State 0-3-0 29.0 -4.7 24.3 43 39 33 26
169 190 186 0 186 Villanova 0-1-0 20.8 3.2 24.1 43 39 33 26
180 188 187 0 187 New Hampshire 0-1-0 27.5 -3.6 24.0 43 39 33 26
164 188 188 0 188 North Carolina Central 0-1-0 28.2 -5.1 23.1 43 39 33 26
181 197 189 0 189 VMI 0-1-0 24.3 -2.0 22.4 43 39 33 26
144 192 190 0 190 Eastern Kentucky 0-1-0 21.8 0.4 22.2 43 39 33 26
154 192 191 0 191 Idaho State 0-2-0 33.7 -12.2 21.5 43 39 33 26
182 192 192 0 192 Eastern Illinois 0-1-0 31.2 -10.7 20.5 43 39 33 26
163 193 193 0 193 Norfolk State 0-1-0 22.9 -3.8 19.0 43 39 33 26
194 194 194 0 194 Alabama A&M 0-1-0 30.1 -11.5 18.6 43 39 33 26
191 197 195 0 195 Rhode Island 0-1-0 31.3 -14.2 17.2 43 39 33 26
166 196 196 0 196 Murray State 0-1-0 31.8 -14.5 17.2 43 39 33 26
162 197 197 0 197 Savannah State 0-2-0 26.8 -9.8 17.0 43 39 33 26
176 198 198 0 198 Presbyterian 0-2-0 23.7 -8.0 15.6 43 39 33 26
193 201 199 0 199 Alcorn State 0-1-0 18.9 -3.9 15.0 43 39 33 26
181 204 200 0 200 Lamar 0-2-0 12.1 -2.2 9.9 43 39 33 26
178 201 201 0 201 Southeastern Louisiana 0-2-0 21.5 -12.3 9.3 43 39 33 26
189 202 202 0 202 Elon 0-1-0 16.4 -7.6 8.8 43 39 33 26
170 203 203 0 203 Southern 0-1-0 36.0 -28.4 7.7 43 39 33 26
187 204 204 0 204 Charleston Southern 0-1-0 16.3 -10.6 5.7 43 39 33 26
186 205 205 0 205 Morgan State 0-2-0 30.2 -25.7 4.5 43 39 33 26
198 206 206 0 206 Northwestern Oklahoma State 0-1-0 11.7 -14.4 -2.6 43 39 33 26