| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Notre Dame | Notre Dame blanked Wake Forest. Now they head to Los Angeles to face an angry USC squad. | 3 |
| 2 |  | Ohio State | The Buckeyes will go for the most forgetable undefeated season of all time when they host Michigan this week. | 4 |
| 3 |  | Alabama | Alabama, as expected, beat up on Western Carolina. This week they host Auburn in the Iron Bowl. | 5 |
| 4 |  | Oregon | The Ducks can still win the Pac-12 North, but they need some help from UCLA and must win at Oregon State. | 1 |
| 5 |  | Georgia | Unlike some of their FBS counterparts, Georgia crushed their FCS opponent. Next up UGA hosts Georgia Tech. | 6 |
| 6 |  | Florida | Florida didn't exactly blow Jacksonville State out of the water, but they can save it for the Florida State game. | 7 |
| 7 |  | Kansas State | This may not be a good week for a bye. K-State has to think about waiting to take on Texas for a Big 12 title. | 2 |
| 8 |  | Florida State | Florida State absolutey crushed Maryland. The Seminoles finish up the regular season with a fun game against UF. | 8 |
| 9 |  | Stanford | Stanford is eyeing a Rose Bowl bid after beating Oregon on the road. If they beat UCLA, they'll play them again. | 13 |
| 10 |  | LSU | What happened to LSU's defense against Mississippi? The Tigers won, but they'll need to play better at Arkansas. | 9 |
| 11 |  | Clemson | Once again Clemson simply outscored the opposition. The battle against South Carolina should be interesting. | 10 |
| 12 |  | Texas A&M | TAMU did not have any trouble with SHSU. They'll finish up the regular season against the other SEC newcomer. | 11 |
| 13 |  | South Carolina | South Carolina eventually pulled away from Wofford in the fourth quarter. The Terriers are pretty good. | 12 |
| 14 |  | UCLA | The Bruins played an important game late in the year and they stepped up big time, knocking off the Trojans. | 21 |
| 15 |  | Oklahoma | Oklahoma went to WVU and came away with a thrilling last second victory. Bedlam is up next. | 14 |
| 16 |  | Oregon State | OSU will not get to completely ruin the Ducks season, but they can keep them out of the Pac-12 championship. | 16 |
| 17 |  | Texas | Texas got a week off before they finish up the regular season with games against TCU on Thursday and KSU. | 17 |
| 18 |  | Louisville | If Louisville can win this week, they should be playing Rutgers for a shot at a BCS bowl on November 29th. | 18 |
| 19 |  | Nebraska | Nebraska beat up on the Gophers. Next up is the fun game against Iowa on the day after Thanksgiving. | 19 |
| 20 |  | Michigan | Michigan will have to go through Columbus if they want to make it to Indianapolis and take on the Badgers. | 23 |
| 21 |  | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State crushed Texas Tech. Now OU's defense will have their work cut out for them during the bedlam. | NR |
| 22 |  | USC | USC met up with UCLA at the Rose Bowl and it did not go quite how the Trojans remember. The rivalry is back. | 15 |
| 23 |  | Rutgers | Rutgers defense clamped down and got a huge win at Cincy. Next is Pitt before another likely big game against UL. | 25 |
| 24 |  | Northwestern | Northwestern is having trouble stringing wins together in Big Ten play, but that should change this week. | NR |
| 25 |  | Kent State | Kent State sneaks back into the top 25 after a quality road win at Bowling Green. They host Ohio on Friday. | NR |
Week 12 Football Top 25 Rankings
Sun, 11/18/2012
