| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Alabama | Alabama and LSU actually gave us a pretty exciting game this time. We'll see if TAMU can hang with the Tide. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Oregon | Oregon's offense was not slowed down at all by USC. But at least the Trojans almost made a game of it. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Kansas State | Kansas State keeps passing their tests. They even move up a spot thanks to Notre Dame looking pathetic. | 4 |
| 4 |  | Notre Dame | Well that was ugly. It took Notre Dame triple overtime and a fourth quarter comeback to beat a bad Pitt team. | 3 |
| 5 |  | Ohio State | Ohio State got another easy win, this time against Illinois. They get a week off before heading off to Wisconsin. | 5 |
| 6 |  | Georgia | Georgia kept their SEC East title hopes alive with a win over Ole Miss. This week they head to Auburn. | 7 |
| 7 |  | Florida | It sure was not pretty, but Florida got the job done against Missouri. This week they play Louisiana. | 8 |
| 8 |  | Florida State | Florida State took the week off and will face a struggling Virginia Tech squad on Thursday night. | 9 |
| 9 |  | LSU | The Tigers let one slip away against Alabama. The big hopes are gone, so it will be fun to watch how LSU responds. | 6 |
| 10 |  | Clemson | Clemson played their last road game on Saturday. They finish up with Maryland, NC State and South Carolina. | 11 |
| 11 |  | South Carolina | South Carolina got the week off to prepare for the final stretch. First up is a still struggling Arkansas squad. | 10 |
| 12 |  | Oklahoma | A win at Iowa State is not as easy as it sounds. The Sooners rebounded nicely from their disappointment against ND. | 12 |
| 13 |  | Oregon State | Oregon State held on to beat ASU, but they will need to play better this week when they head to Palo Alto. | 13 |
| 14 |  | Stanford | Stanford crushed Colorado and are hanging around in the Pac-12 North. A huge game against OSU is next. | 15 |
| 15 |  | Louisville | Louisville let Temple stick around for a quarter, but then blew out the Owls. A trip to Syracuse is a bit tougher. | 16 |
| 16 |  | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing good football right now. They will need to play great football to have a chance at Alabama. | 20 |
| 17 |  | USC | The Trojans defense did absolutely nothing against the Ducks. USC should get back on track against Arizona State. | 14 |
| 18 |  | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is still perfect in WAC play. They will likely meet up with another perfect team in USU on 11/10. | 21 |
| 19 |  | Texas | Texas went on the road and got a nice win against Texas Tech. The Longhorns defense finally looked decent. | 24 |
| 20 |  | Nebraska | Nebraska came back to steal away a victory from the Spartans on the road. Penn State will be another tough game. | 25 |
| 21 |  | UCLA | The Bruins played very well against Arizona. The Pac-12 title game is in play, but they still have to go through USC. | NR |
| 22 |  | Toledo | UT sticks around in the Top 25 after a bye week. But we don't have to wait long as the Rockets play BSU on Tuesday. | 23 |
| 23 |  | Boise State | Boise State doesn't lose at home very often, but they did to SDSU. A trip to Hawaii should be a vacation. | 17 |
| 24 |  | West Virginia | WVU lost a tough, tough game against TCU. They blew it on multiple occasions in the double overtime thriller. | 18 |
| 25 |  | Mississippi State | When the schedule starts getting tough, we're learning a lot more about MSU. Another loss is coming at LSU. | 19 |
Week 10 Football Top 25 Rankings
Sat, 11/03/2012
