| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | LSU | LSU got past Arkansas and will have to battle Georgia this week in the SEC Championship game. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Alabama | Alabama did not allow Auburn to come back this year. With no championship game, Bama awaits the BCS. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Stanford | Stanford's defense played great against Notre Dame and now they have to hope for a BCS Bowl berth. | 4 |
| 4 |  | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech went into Virginia and shut out the Cavs. Next up is the ACC Championship against Clemson. | 5 |
| 5 |  | Houston | UH had a tough road game against Tulsa last week. They blew them out. The C-USA Championship game is next. | 6 |
| 6 |  | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State got a week off before the big showdown with Oklahoma. The Sooners did not. | 7 |
| 7 |  | Arkansas | The Razorbacks could not hang with LSU and will now likely not make a BCS bowl game. | 3 |
| 8 |  | Oregon | The Ducks avoided a let down in the Civil War and should cruise to the Rose Bowl with just UCLA in the way. | 8 |
| 9 |  | Oklahoma | Oklahoma had a nice tuneup against Iowa State before Bedlam at Oklahoma State on Saturday. | 9 |
| 10 |  | Michigan State | MSU already knew they were headed to the Big Ten Championship game, but they will have to face UW again. | 10 |
| 11 |  | Boise State | Boise State got past a decent Wyoming team and host New Mexico before awaiting their bowl game. | 11 |
| 12 |  | South Carolina | South Carolina ended the regular season with a 34-13 win over rival Clemson and now await their bowl destiny. | 14 |
| 13 |  | Wisconsin | Wisconsin slaughtered Penn State en route to the Big Ten Championship game. Revenge against MSU is up next. | 12 |
| 14 |  | USC | USC showed everybody why UCLA does not deserve to go to the Pac-12 Championship game on Saturday night. | 16 |
| 15 |  | Michigan | Michigan finally was able to beat Ohio State and they are looking pretty good for a BCS bid. | 17 |
| 16 |  | Kansas State | Kansas State will finish off their improbable season by hosting Iowa State. That should add another W to the tally. | 15 |
| 17 |  | Georgia | Georgia is heading into the SEC Championship game with some momentum after beating Georgia Tech. | 18 |
| 18 |  | TCU | TCU hosts a struggling UNLV squad on the last day of the regular season, but they already won the MWC. | 20 |
| 19 |  | Nebraska | Nebraska finished off their first season in the Big Ten with a win over Iowa. Where was that defense before? | 23 |
| 20 |  | Baylor | Baylor again put up some huge points and they have one more game against Texas before the regular season ends. | 21 |
| 21 |  | Clemson | Clemson finished the regular season losing three of their last four, but can make up for it on Saturday against VT. | 13 |
| 22 |  | West Virginia | West Virginia won the last Backyard Brawl we may see for a while and now play USF on Thursday with BCS hopes. | 25 |
| 23 |  | Southern Miss | Southern Miss is the last thing standing between Houston and a perfect regular season. But they have to go to UH. | NR |
| 24 |  | BYU | BYU did not play last week, but take a trip to Hawaii this week before heading to the Armed Forces Bowl. | NR |
| 25 |  | Penn State | PSU struggled during the tough stretch of games at the end of the year, but 9-3 is not bad all things considered. | 19 |
Week 13 Football Top 25
Sat, 11/26/2011
