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