2012 NCAA Division I Football Rankings: Week 3 (Sept 13-15)

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 Fan Poll
1 1 1 0 1 LSU 3-0-0 Western SEC 66.1 33.9 100.0 2 2 2 3
2 2 2 0 2 Texas 3-0-0 Big_12 65.0 31.5 96.6 12 10 14 14
3 3 3 0 3 Cincinnati 2-0-0 Big_East 50.0 46.2 96.3 34 29 34 31
4 4 4 0 4 Arizona 3-0-0 Pac-12 51.9 43.3 95.2 22 21 22 31
5 5 5 0 5 Texas Tech 3-0-0 Big_12 62.7 24.8 87.5 40 37 35 31
6 6 6 0 6 Youngstown State 1-0-0 47.0 39.2 86.3 47 48 35 31
7 7 7 0 7 Kansas State 3-0-0 Big_12 52.5 31.6 84.1 15 13 16 20
8 8 8 0 8 West Virginia 2-0-0 Big_12 81.5 1.8 83.4 8 7 7 8
9 9 9 0 9 Oklahoma State 2-1-0 Big_12 83.9 -0.9 83.0 30 25 33 18
10 10 10 0 10 Delaware State 0-1-0 53.2 27.0 80.3 47 48 35 31
11 11 11 0 11 Toledo 2-1-0 West Mid-American 57.7 21.7 79.4 47 48 35 31
12 12 12 0 12 Cal Poly 1-0-0 49.9 28.6 78.5 47 48 35 31
13 13 13 0 13 Alabama 3-0-0 Western SEC 45.7 31.8 77.5 1 1 1 1
14 14 14 0 14 Wyoming 0-3-0 Mountain_West 50.6 25.9 76.5 47 48 35 31
15 15 15 0 15 Stanford 3-0-0 Pac-12 38.2 36.9 75.1 9 11 8 23
16 16 16 0 16 Florida State 3-0-0 Atlantic ACC 66.7 7.5 74.2 4 4 4 5
17 17 17 0 17 USC 2-1-0 Pac-12 51.4 22.5 73.9 13 12 13 4
18 18 18 0 18 Iowa State 3-0-0 Big_12 36.5 36.6 73.1 32 32 35 31
19 19 19 0 19 Pittsburgh 1-2-0 Big_East 56.2 16.0 72.3 47 48 35 31
20 20 20 0 20 North Texas 1-2-0 West Sun_Belt 50.2 21.3 71.5 47 48 35 31
21 21 21 0 21 Washington 2-1-0 Pac-12 43.7 27.1 70.8 47 46 35 31
22 22 22 0 22 San Diego State 2-1-0 Mountain_West 41.2 29.4 70.6 47 48 35 31
23 23 23 0 23 Florida 3-0-0 Eastern SEC 48.1 21.2 69.3 14 14 12 22
24 24 24 0 24 Texas A&M 1-1-0 Western SEC 38.2 28.1 66.3 41 39 35 31
25 25 25 0 25 Oregon State 1-0-0 Pac-12 27.9 38.2 66.1 26 33 28 31
26 26 26 0 26 South Carolina 3-0-0 Eastern SEC 48.0 16.2 64.2 7 8 9 9
27 27 27 0 27 Tulsa 2-1-0 West USA 64.7 -0.5 64.2 47 48 35 31
28 28 28 0 28 Iowa 2-1-0 Big_Ten 37.5 26.5 64.0 47 48 35 31
29 29 29 0 29 Utah State 2-1-0 WAC 30.1 33.6 63.7 47 48 35 31
30 30 30 0 30 Ohio State 3-0-0 Big_Ten 47.1 16.3 63.4 16 48 15 12
31 31 31 0 31 Wisconsin 2-1-0 Big_Ten 45.2 17.9 63.1 39 24 35 16
32 32 32 0 32 North Dakota 0-1-0 70.4 -7.8 62.6 47 48 35 31
33 33 33 0 33 Oregon 3-0-0 Pac-12 62.6 -0.4 62.2 3 3 3 2
34 34 34 0 34 Northwestern 3-0-0 Big_Ten 44.8 16.5 61.4 28 30 27 31
35 35 35 0 35 Mississippi 2-1-0 Western SEC 56.8 4.4 61.2 47 48 35 31
36 36 36 0 36 Syracuse 1-2-0 Big_East 54.5 6.1 60.6 47 48 35 31
37 37 37 0 37 Oklahoma 2-0-0 Big_12 47.1 12.8 59.9 6 5 6 7
38 38 38 0 38 Utah 2-1-0 Pac-12 53.8 5.2 59.0 46 41 35 31
39 39 39 0 39 San Jose State 2-1-0 WAC 54.2 4.6 58.8 47 47 35 31
40 40 40 0 40 Bowling Green 1-2-0 East Mid-American 32.6 25.9 58.5 47 48 35 31
41 41 41 0 41 Brigham Young 2-1-0 Independent 28.3 29.9 58.2 47 38 35 25
42 42 42 0 42 Georgia Tech 2-1-0 Coastal ACC 41.3 16.2 57.6 43 34 35 31
43 43 43 0 43 UCLA 3-0-0 Pac-12 44.7 12.3 57.1 19 19 18 31
44 44 44 0 44 Vanderbilt 1-2-0 Eastern SEC 31.6 25.0 56.5 47 48 35 31
45 45 45 0 45 Louisville 3-0-0 Big_East 30.9 25.4 56.3 20 18 20 26
46 46 46 0 46 Georgia 3-0-0 Eastern SEC 50.1 6.3 56.3 5 6 5 6
47 47 47 0 47 Baylor 2-0-0 Big_12 49.2 7.1 56.3 27 28 31 29
48 48 48 0 48 Northern Iowa 0-2-0 40.7 14.9 55.5 47 48 35 31
49 49 49 0 49 Arizona State 2-1-0 Pac-12 46.0 9.4 55.5 35 43 35 31
50 50 50 0 50 Nevada 2-1-0 Mountain_West 51.4 4.1 55.5 47 48 35 31
51 51 51 0 51 UCF 2-1-0 East USA 38.9 16.4 55.3 47 48 35 31
52 52 52 0 52 Notre Dame 3-0-0 Independent 28.4 26.2 54.6 11 15 11 19
53 53 53 0 53 Virginia Tech 2-1-0 Coastal ACC 33.0 21.2 54.3 33 26 32 17
54 54 54 0 54 Northern Illinois 2-1-0 West Mid-American 44.3 10.0 54.2 47 48 35 31
55 55 55 0 55 Nebraska 2-1-0 Big_Ten 45.3 8.7 54.0 25 22 25 15
56 56 56 0 56 Rutgers 3-0-0 Big_East 43.5 10.3 53.8 31 31 29 31
57 57 57 0 57 Fresno State 2-1-0 Mountain_West 31.6 22.0 53.6 44 48 35 31
58 58 58 0 58 James Madison 0-1-0 13.8 39.5 53.4 47 48 35 31
59 59 59 0 59 California 1-2-0 Pac-12 38.2 14.1 52.3 47 48 35 31
60 60 60 0 60 New Mexico 1-2-0 Mountain_West 35.2 16.9 52.0 47 48 35 31
61 61 61 0 61 Purdue 2-1-0 Big_Ten 47.4 4.2 51.5 38 48 35 31
62 62 62 0 62 Ohio 3-0-0 East Mid-American 39.5 11.8 51.4 29 42 30 31
63 63 63 0 63 Miami (Fla.) 2-1-0 Coastal ACC 51.0 -0.5 50.5 45 48 35 31
64 64 64 0 64 South Florida 2-1-0 Big_East 29.7 20.4 50.2 47 48 35 31
65 65 65 0 65 Tennessee 2-1-0 Eastern SEC 43.8 6.4 50.2 37 40 26 27
66 66 66 0 66 Stony Brook 0-1-0 23.1 26.5 49.6 47 48 35 31
67 67 67 0 67 Marshall 1-2-0 East USA 35.8 12.5 48.4 47 48 35 31
68 68 68 0 68 Missouri 2-1-0 Eastern SEC 29.9 17.6 47.4 42 36 35 31
69 69 69 0 69 Michigan 2-1-0 Big_Ten 44.9 2.5 47.4 18 17 19 24
70 70 70 0 70 Northwestern State 0-2-0 34.5 12.5 47.0 47 48 35 31
71 71 71 0 71 Boston College 1-2-0 Atlantic ACC 30.5 16.4 46.9 47 48 35 31
72 72 72 0 72 Eastern Washington 1-1-0 19.8 26.6 46.5 47 48 35 31
73 73 73 0 73 Western Kentucky 2-1-0 East Sun_Belt 33.7 12.0 45.7 47 45 35 31
74 74 74 0 74 Duke 2-1-0 Coastal ACC 49.1 -3.4 45.7 47 48 35 31
75 75 75 0 75 McNeese State 1-0-0 31.4 13.7 45.1 47 48 35 31
76 76 76 0 76 Texas Southern 0-1-0 28.3 16.2 44.5 47 48 35 31
77 77 77 0 77 Army 0-2-0 Independent 43.2 1.2 44.4 47 48 35 31
78 78 78 0 78 Mississippi State 3-0-0 Western SEC 26.4 17.7 44.1 23 23 23 31
79 79 79 0 79 Clemson 3-0-0 Atlantic ACC 33.0 11.0 44.0 10 9 10 10
80 80 80 0 80 Idaho 0-3-0 WAC 38.8 4.8 43.6 47 48 35 31
81 81 81 0 81 Texas-El Paso 1-2-0 West USA 19.8 23.1 42.9 47 48 35 31
82 82 82 0 82 Texas State-San Marcos 1-1-0 34.8 7.6 42.4 47 48 35 31
83 83 83 0 83 Kentucky 1-2-0 Eastern SEC 41.2 0.3 41.5 47 48 35 31
84 84 84 0 84 Air Force 1-1-0 Mountain_West 27.5 13.9 41.4 47 48 35 31
85 85 85 0 85 North Carolina 1-2-0 Coastal ACC 53.5 -12.2 41.3 47 48 35 30
86 86 86 0 86 Hawaii 1-1-0 Mountain_West 34.7 6.1 40.9 47 48 35 31
87 87 87 0 87 La.-Lafayette 2-1-0 West Sun_Belt 25.2 15.6 40.8 47 48 35 31
88 88 88 0 88 Louisiana Tech 2-0-0 WAC 57.8 -17.2 40.6 36 35 35 31
89 89 89 0 89 North Dakota State 1-0-0 36.6 3.9 40.5 47 48 35 31
90 90 90 0 90 Michigan State 2-1-0 Big_Ten 29.7 10.6 40.3 21 20 21 11
91 91 91 0 91 TCU 2-0-0 Big_12 23.1 16.7 39.8 17 16 17 21
92 92 92 0 92 South Carolina State 0-1-0 43.3 -4.1 39.2 47 48 35 31
93 93 93 0 93 Central Arkansas 0-1-0 31.4 7.8 39.2 47 48 35 31
94 94 94 0 94 Western Illinois 0-1-0 39.6 -0.5 39.1 47 48 35 31
95 95 95 0 95 Middle Tennessee 2-1-0 East Sun_Belt 34.7 4.4 39.1 47 48 35 31
96 96 96 0 96 Boise State 1-1-0 Mountain_West 25.8 13.2 39.0 24 27 24 28
97 97 97 0 97 North Carolina State 2-1-0 Atlantic ACC 28.7 10.1 38.9 47 48 35 31
98 98 98 0 98 Washington State 2-1-0 Pac-12 41.5 -5.1 36.3 47 48 35 31
99 99 99 0 99 Penn State 1-2-0 Big_Ten 16.4 19.9 36.2 47 48 35 31
100 100 100 0 100 Tulane 0-2-0 West USA 15.9 19.6 35.5 47 48 35 31
101 101 101 0 101 Missouri State 0-2-0 36.5 -1.3 35.2 47 48 35 31
102 102 102 0 102 Connecticut 2-1-0 Big_East 17.5 16.1 33.6 47 48 35 31
103 103 103 0 103 Florida International 1-2-0 East Sun_Belt 31.0 2.3 33.3 47 48 35 31
104 104 104 0 104 Southern Utah 0-2-0 40.9 -7.9 33.0 47 48 35 31
105 105 105 0 105 Troy 1-2-0 East Sun_Belt 40.1 -7.5 32.6 47 48 35 31
106 106 106 0 106 Wake Forest 2-1-0 Atlantic ACC 11.6 20.6 32.2 47 48 35 31
107 107 107 0 107 Portland State 0-1-0 40.1 -8.3 31.8 47 48 35 31
108 108 108 0 108 Auburn 1-2-0 Western SEC 29.3 2.3 31.5 47 48 35 31
109 109 109 0 109 Sam Houston State 0-1-0 30.1 1.2 31.3 47 48 35 31
110 110 110 0 110 Arkansas State 1-2-0 West Sun_Belt 26.6 4.3 30.9 47 48 35 31
111 111 111 0 111 Maryland 2-1-0 Atlantic ACC 37.1 -6.5 30.6 47 48 35 31
112 112 112 0 112 Illinois State 1-0-0 28.5 2.0 30.5 47 48 35 31
113 113 113 0 113 William & Mary 0-1-0 -0.5 30.1 29.6 47 48 35 31
114 114 114 0 114 New Mexico State 1-2-0 WAC 45.3 -15.8 29.5 47 48 35 31
115 115 115 0 115 Virginia 2-1-0 Coastal ACC 36.6 -7.2 29.4 47 48 35 31
116 116 116 0 116 Chattanooga 0-1-0 33.4 -4.3 29.2 47 48 35 31
117 117 117 0 117 Liberty 0-1-0 37.6 -8.4 29.2 47 48 35 31
118 118 118 0 118 East Carolina 2-1-0 East USA 24.2 4.9 29.1 47 48 35 31
119 119 119 0 119 Akron 1-2-0 East Mid-American 35.9 -6.9 29.0 47 48 35 31
120 120 120 0 120 Louisiana-Monroe 1-1-0 West Sun_Belt 29.4 -0.9 28.5 47 44 35 31
121 121 121 0 121 Houston 0-3-0 West USA 23.6 4.8 28.4 47 48 35 31
122 122 122 0 122 Indiana 2-1-0 Big_Ten 25.4 2.5 27.9 47 48 35 31
123 123 123 0 123 Howard 0-1-0 10.3 17.5 27.8 47 48 35 31
124 124 124 0 124 UC Davis 0-1-0 17.6 9.2 26.8 47 48 35 31
125 125 125 0 125 Rice 1-2-0 West USA 28.1 -1.3 26.8 47 48 35 31
126 126 126 0 126 Texas-San Antonio 3-0-0 33.5 -6.8 26.6 47 48 35 31
127 127 127 0 127 Weber State 0-2-0 37.4 -11.0 26.4 47 48 35 31
128 128 128 0 128 Tennessee-Martin 1-1-0 14.3 12.1 26.3 47 48 35 31
129 129 129 0 129 Illinois 2-1-0 Big_Ten 24.8 1.4 26.2 47 48 35 31
130 130 130 0 130 Kansas 1-2-0 Big_12 22.7 3.1 25.8 47 48 35 31
131 131 131 0 131 Colorado State 1-2-0 Mountain_West 10.9 14.6 25.5 47 48 35 31
132 132 132 0 132 Arkansas 1-2-0 Western SEC 31.0 -5.4 25.5 47 48 35 13
133 133 133 0 133 Ball State 2-1-0 West Mid-American 38.7 -14.2 24.4 47 48 35 31
134 134 134 0 134 Memphis 0-3-0 East USA 31.9 -8.5 23.4 47 48 35 31
135 135 135 0 135 Florida Atlantic 1-2-0 East Sun_Belt 23.8 -1.1 22.7 47 48 35 31
136 136 136 0 136 Bethune-Cookman 0-1-0 9.5 13.0 22.5 47 48 35 31
137 137 137 0 137 Southern Mississippi 0-2-0 East USA 23.8 -1.7 22.1 47 48 35 31
138 138 138 0 138 UAB 0-2-0 East USA 21.8 0.0 21.9 47 48 35 31
139 139 139 0 139 Temple 1-1-0 20.5 1.1 21.6 47 48 35 31
140 140 140 0 140 Southern Methodist 1-2-0 West USA 31.1 -9.8 21.3 47 48 35 31
141 141 141 0 141 Indiana State 0-1-0 19.5 1.4 20.9 47 48 35 31
142 142 142 0 142 Western Carolina 0-1-0 36.5 -16.2 20.4 47 48 35 31
143 143 143 0 143 South Alabama 1-2-0 East Sun_Belt 18.1 1.8 19.9 47 48 35 31
144 144 144 0 144 Buffalo 1-1-0 East Mid-American 28.1 -8.3 19.9 47 48 35 31
145 145 145 0 145 Wagner 0-1-0 1.9 16.8 18.7 47 48 35 31
146 146 146 0 146 Northern Colorado 0-1-0 5.2 12.8 18.0 47 48 35 31
147 147 147 0 147 Minnesota 3-0-0 Big_Ten 31.5 -14.0 17.6 47 48 35 31
148 148 148 0 148 UNLV 0-3-0 Mountain_West 13.4 2.9 16.2 47 48 35 31
149 149 149 0 149 Maine 0-1-0 19.4 -3.5 15.9 47 48 35 31
150 150 150 0 150 Texas A&M-Commerce 0-1-0 9.2 6.5 15.6 47 48 35 31
151 151 151 0 151 Miami (Ohio) 1-2-0 East Mid-American 25.8 -11.1 14.7 47 48 35 31
152 152 152 0 152 Nicholls State 0-2-0 10.2 3.9 14.0 47 48 35 31
153 153 153 0 153 Eastern Michigan 0-3-0 West Mid-American 16.0 -2.5 13.5 47 48 35 31
154 154 154 0 154 Idaho State 0-1-0 34.9 -21.5 13.4 47 48 35 31
155 155 155 0 155 Tennessee Tech 0-1-0 13.6 -0.4 13.2 47 48 35 31
156 156 156 0 156 Austin Peay 0-2-0 25.1 -12.1 13.0 47 48 35 31
157 157 157 0 157 Navy 0-2-0 Independent 31.5 -19.6 11.9 47 48 35 31
158 158 158 0 158 South Dakota State 0-1-0 20.1 -8.3 11.8 47 48 35 31
159 159 159 0 159 Western Michigan 1-2-0 West Mid-American 8.7 2.2 10.9 47 48 35 31
160 160 160 0 160 Furman 0-1-0 18.0 -8.0 10.0 47 48 35 31
161 161 161 0 161 Eastern Kentucky 0-1-0 10.2 -0.6 9.5 47 48 35 31
162 162 162 0 162 Savannah State 0-2-0 3.3 5.8 9.1 47 48 35 31
163 163 163 0 163 Northern Arizona 1-1-0 17.7 -8.8 8.9 47 48 35 31
164 164 164 0 164 North Carolina Central 0-1-0 13.6 -4.9 8.7 47 48 35 31
165 165 165 0 165 Kent State 1-1-0 East Mid-American 14.3 -5.8 8.5 47 48 35 31
166 166 166 0 166 Murray State 0-1-0 10.5 -2.3 8.2 47 48 35 31
167 167 167 0 167 Georgia State 0-2-0 13.3 -5.8 7.4 47 48 35 31
168 168 168 0 168 Appalachian State 0-1-0 17.9 -10.8 7.1 47 48 35 31
169 169 169 0 169 Colorado 0-3-0 Pac-12 31.9 -24.8 7.1 47 48 35 31
170 170 170 0 170 Southern 0-1-0 37.9 -30.8 7.0 47 48 35 31
171 171 171 0 171 Central Michigan 1-1-0 West Mid-American 17.6 -11.3 6.3 47 48 35 31
172 172 172 0 172 Richmond 0-1-0 11.8 -6.4 5.4 47 48 35 31
173 173 173 0 173 Sacramento State 1-1-0 4.2 0.1 4.3 47 48 35 31
174 174 174 0 174 Florida A&M 0-1-0 25.8 -21.9 3.9 47 48 35 31
175 175 175 0 175 Jacksonville State 0-1-0 18.6 -18.0 0.5 47 48 35 31
176 176 176 0 176 Presbyterian 0-2-0 22.1 -22.0 0.1 47 48 35 31
177 177 177 0 177 Southern Illinois 0-1-0 2.9 -4.2 -1.3 47 48 35 31
178 178 178 0 178 Jackson State 0-1-0 26.7 -29.6 -2.9 47 48 35 31
179 179 179 0 179 Southeastern Louisiana 0-1-0 27.6 -32.1 -4.6 47 48 35 31
180 180 180 0 180 Southeast Missouri State 0-1-0 15.7 -20.4 -4.7 47 48 35 31
181 181 181 0 181 Lamar 0-2-0 11.9 -17.0 -5.2 47 48 35 31
182 182 182 0 182 Massachusetts 0-3-0 13.4 -19.1 -5.7 47 48 35 31
183 183 183 0 183 Villanova 0-1-0 11.1 -20.5 -9.4 47 48 35 31
184 184 184 0 184 Towson 0-1-0 15.2 -26.7 -11.5 47 48 35 31
185 185 185 0 185 Grambling 0-1-0 16.7 -32.9 -16.2 47 48 35 31
186 186 186 0 186 Morgan State 0-2-0 12.4 -29.0 -16.5 47 48 35 31
187 187 187 0 187 Charleston Southern 0-1-0 1.4 -19.2 -17.8 47 48 35 31
188 188 188 0 188 New Hampshire 0-1-0 -7.0 -12.5 -19.4 47 48 35 31
189 189 189 0 189 Eastern Illinois 0-1-0 23.2 -43.3 -20.1 47 48 35 31
190 190 190 0 190 Elon 0-1-0 -12.2 -8.5 -20.7 47 48 35 31
191 191 191 0 191 Stephen F. Austin 0-1-0 -9.8 -20.9 -30.7 47 48 35 31