| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Florida State | That was the best shot FSU had to lose, although Florida is playing much better now. But first BC comes to town. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Alabama | Alabama beat Mississippi State and now control their SEC West Destiny. But first they host Western Carolina. | 3 |
| 3 |  | Oregon | The Ducks are dominating the Pac-12 North and are basically waiting to see who they will play from the South. | 4 |
| 4 |  | Baylor | Baylor needs to impress some people if they are going to move into playoff position. It starts against OSU. | 5 |
| 5 |  | Mississippi State | Mississippi State lost their first game of the year, but with just one loss, they are right in the playoff picture. | 2 |
| 6 |  | TCU | It wasn't pretty, but TCU came back to beat Kansas 34-30. Next up is a trip to Texas on Thanksgiving. | 6 |
| 7 |  | Ohio State | J.T. Barrett had nearly 400 yards of total offense, but the Buckeyes still had to hold on to beat Minnesota. | 7 |
| 8 |  | Mississippi | After a week off, Ole Miss heads to Arkansas before the big Egg Bowl on November 29th. | 10 |
| 9 |  | Georgia | Georgia finished up SEC play with a 6-2 record following their win over Auburn. Their last FBS opponent is GT. | 14 |
| 10 |  | Michigan State | The Spartans handled Maryland with relative easy and they play fellow Big Ten newcomer Rutgers next. | 11 |
| 11 |  | Kansas State | K-State is right in the mix for a Big 12 title even though they fell out of the playoff race. Next up is a trip to WVU. | 15 |
| 12 |  | UCLA | The Bruins are still in playoff contention, but the remaining schedule against USC and Stanford is not easy. | 17 |
| 13 |  | Arizona | Arizona had to sneak past Washington to stay alive in the Pac-12 South title race. This week they head to Utah. | 18 |
| 14 |  | Arizona State | Arizona State had a rough loss at Oregon State and now the Pac-12 South race is wide, wide open. | 8 |
| 15 |  | Wisconsin | Melvin Gordon rushed for 408 yards and 4 scores against Nebraska. Wisconsin is also on top of the Big Ten West. | 22 |
| 16 |  | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech finished up ACC play with a 6-2 record. We'll have to wait and see if that is enough to win the Coastal. | 23 |
| 17 |  | Marshall | Marshall is two games away from a perfect regular season. A trip to UAB will not be too easy this week. | 16 |
| 18 |  | Auburn | Auburn was averaging nearly 40 points per game before they went to Georgia and scored a mere seven. | 12 |
| 19 |  | Nebraska | Yikes. Nebraska could have seriously gotten into the playoff picture with a win. Melvin Gordon had other plans. | 9 |
| 20 |  | Colorado State | Colorado State had the week off and they should not be challenged at home by a struggling New Mexico squad. | 21 |
| 21 |  | Oklahoma | A strong second half by running back Samaje Perine saw Oklahoma pull away from Texas Tech. | 25 |
| 22 |  | Missouri | The Tigers can win the SEC East if they can get past Tennessee and Arkansas. The TAMU win was pretty impressive. | NR |
| 23 |  | Notre Dame | It's been a tough month for the Irish. They have lost three of their last four and it could get worse. | 13 |
| 24 |  | USC | Nelson Agholor caught 16 passes for 216 yards and 2 scores, but USC had to hold on to beat Cal 38-30. | NR |
| 25 |  | Utah | Utah slugged out a 20-17 double overtime win at Stanford. They go home this week and face Arizona. | NR |
Week 12 Football Top 25 Rankings
Sat, 11/15/2014
