| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Florida State | Not surprisingly Florida State took care of Florida. Now all that stands between them and a BCS title game is Duke. | 2 |
| 2 |  | Ohio State | The Buckeyes held on to beat Michigan 42-41 in a thrilling game at the Big House. National title hopes are alive. | 3 |
| 3 |  | Auburn | With their win over Alabama, Auburn could end up in the BCS title game with a win this week. | 4 |
| 4 |  | Alabama | And that's why you don't attempt a 57-yard field goal. | 1 |
| 5 |  | Missouri | The Tigers are in the SEC championship game and are not out of the BCS national title picture either. | 6 |
| 6 |  | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State has their third straight ranked team in a row when they host OU for Bedlam. | 7 |
| 7 |  | South Carolina | South Carolina took care of Clemson, but they did not get the help they needed from Texas A&M against Mizzou. | 8 |
| 8 |  | Baylor | Despite a couple big defensive plays, Baylor barely snuck past TCU. They host Texas on Saturday afternoon. | 9 |
| 9 |  | Stanford | Stanford allowed Notre Dame to stick around for 4 quarters, but got the win thanks to Tyler Gaffney's 189 yards. | 10 |
| 10 |  | Michigan State | The Spartans defense did it again, holding Minnesota to just three points. They finished 8-0 in Big Ten play. | 12 |
| 11 |  | Oregon | The Ducks beat OSU in a 36-35 thriller on Friday night to finish at 7-2 in Pac-12 play. Now they wait for a bowl. | 11 |
| 12 |  | Clemson | Clemson lost to South Carolina, but they could still go to to the Orange Bowl if Florida State is in Pasadena. | 5 |
| 13 |  | Arizona State | With an 8-1 record, Arizona State gets to host the Pac-12 title game against Stanford. Few saw that coming. | 16 |
| 14 |  | Northern Illinois | The NIU BCS ranking did not get a boost with an easy win over WMU. They'll play BGSU in the MAC title game. | 14 |
| 15 |  | LSU | It took a 99 yard drive orchestrated by backup quarterback Anthony Jennings for LSU to beat Arkansas. | 15 |
| 16 |  | Oklahoma | Like the Cowboys, Oklahoma also gets a week off before Bedlam. If all goes well, OU could get a big bowl boost. | 17 |
| 17 |  | UCF | UCF got a big scare at home against a bad South Florida squad. They finish up on the road against SMU. | 19 |
| 18 |  | UCLA | UCLA went across town and came away with a nice win against USC…perhaps their best win of the season. | 20 |
| 19 |  | Louisville | Louisville finishes up the regular season on Thursday night with a tricky trip to Cincinnati. | 22 |
| 20 |  | Duke | Duke has a date with destiny and Florida State in the ACC championship game. It should be over quickly. | 23 |
| 21 |  | Texas | The Longhorns made easy work of Texas Tech on Thanksgiving night. They finish the year at Baylor. | NR |
| 22 |  | Fresno State | Fresno State's BCS hopes came to an end in a shootout loss to San Jose State. They are still off to the MW title game. | 13 |
| 23 |  | Texas A&M | Johnny Football could not work his magic down the stretch in a 28-21 loss to Missouri. | 18 |
| 24 |  | Georgia | With a thrilling double overtime win over rival Georgia Tech, the Bulldogs squeak back into the top 25. | NR |
| 25 |  | Wisconsin | The Badgers looked pretty bad in a 31-24 loss to Penn State. The slim shot at a BCS bowl is now gone. | 21 |
Week 14 Football Top 25 Rankings
Sun, 12/01/2013
