Week 12 Football Top 25 Rankings

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