| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | LSU | After a slightly slow start, LSU pounded Georgia in the SEC title game to finish the regular season undefeated. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State simply slaughtered Oklahoma and the Iowa State loss is not as bad as it looked at the time. | 6 |
| 3 |  | Alabama | Alabama won't close out their season in the SEC championship game, but they still could play for a title. | 2 |
| 4 |  | Stanford | Stanford got shut out of the Pac-12 title game thanks to Oregon, but the Cardinal are waiting on a BCS bowl. | 3 |
| 5 |  | Arkansas | Arkansas could, but not neccesarily, be left out of the BCS, but they have still had a superb season. | 7 |
| 6 |  | Oregon | Oregon disposed of UCLA with little trouble to win the first Pac-12 Championship game. The Rose Bowl awaits. | 8 |
| 7 |  | Boise State | Boise State wrapped up their regular season by beating New Mexico, but that wasn't enough to win the MWC. | 11 |
| 8 |  | Wisconsin | Wisconsin outlasted Michigan State in a fun shootout. Now we'll see if they can keep up with Oregon. | 13 |
| 9 |  | South Carolina | South Carolina may have had a slightly disappointing season, but Spurrier should be happy with a 10-2 mark. | 12 |
| 10 |  | USC | USC would have made the Pac-12 title game interesting, but instead they were just a fun spoiler all year long. | 14 |
| 11 |  | Virginia Tech | Clemson showed up for the championship game and Virginia Tech again lost to the Tigers. | 4 |
| 12 |  | Michigan | Michigan is hoping for a BCS berth, but they need to finish in the top 14 of the BCS for that to happen. It'll be close. | 15 |
| 13 |  | Clemson | Clemson may not be consistent, but the offense showed up to beat up on Virginia Tech and earn a BCS berth. | 21 |
| 14 |  | Houston | Southern Miss was ready for UH and the Cougars couldn't handle the pressure. A great year won't end in the BCS. | 5 |
| 15 |  | Kansas State | Kansas State beat a pretty good Iowa State team on Saturday to cap off a surprisingly great 2011 campaign. | 16 |
| 16 |  | Michigan State | The Spartans lost a heartbreaker to Wisconsin in the Big Ten Championship and will be left out of the BCS. | 10 |
| 17 |  | Oklahoma | Oklahoma had an awful showing against Oklahoma State and are likely out of the BCS picture now. | 9 |
| 18 |  | Baylor | Baylor cruised past Texas to finish the regular season with an impressive 9-3 overall record. | 20 |
| 19 |  | Southern Miss | Southern Miss played a great game against Houston to win the Conference USA Championship game. | 23 |
| 20 |  | Georgia | Georgia just couldn't keep up with LSU, but who can? After a bad start to the season, the Bulldogs had a fine year. | 17 |
| 21 |  | TCU | TCU took care of business against UNLV and got a ton of help from Southern Miss. Now a BCS berth is possible. | 18 |
| 22 |  | Nebraska | Nebraska's first year in the Big Ten went ok. Injuries on defense really derailed great things, but they'll be back. | 19 |
| 23 |  | West Virginia | West Virginia took care of business against USF and got a little help on Saturday to earn a BCS bowl berth. | 22 |
| 24 |  | BYU | BYU had a pretty much meaningless, at least for them, game against Hawaii, but still played strong. | 24 |
| 25 |  | Penn State | Penn State started off their season strong, but the schedule got bad just when the program got bad. | 25 |
Week 14 Football Top 25
Sun, 12/04/2011
