| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Notre Dame | Well, Notre Dame will play for the national championship…and probably lose to whatever SEC team comes around. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Ohio State | Ohio State finished up with a perfect 12-0 record by beating Michigan. But that is it for this group. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Alabama | Alabama routed Auburn in a series that quickly turned one-sided. The Tide are headed to the SEC title game. | 3 |
| 4 |  | Oregon | It took a bit longer than usual, but Oregon eventually blew out OSU. With Stanford's win, there will be no Pac-12 title. | 4 |
| 5 |  | Georgia | After crushing Georgia Tech, the Bulldogs have their BCS fate in their own hands this weekend against Alabama. | 5 |
| 6 |  | Florida | With a win over Florida State, the Gators will not win the SEC, but they will be in a BCS Bowl game. | 6 |
| 7 |  | Kansas State | Kansas State got the week off to enjoy the football festivities. They'll finish up the regular season against Texas. | 7 |
| 8 |  | Stanford | With a win against UCLA, the Cardinal won the Pac-12 North. They'll play UCLA again, this time at home, on Friday. | 9 |
| 9 |  | LSU | The Razorbacks gave LSU a run for their money, but the Tigers came away with a win. They'll await their BCS fate. | 10 |
| 10 |  | Texas A&M | Johnny football and company had no problems beating up on fellow SEC newcomer Missouri in the season finale. | 12 |
| 11 |  | South Carolina | South Carolina held on to beat Clemson as the SEC dominated the ACC in the final weekend of the season. | 13 |
| 12 |  | Oklahoma | The Bedlam was a great game and with that win OU can win the Big 12 with a win at TCU and a KSU loss this week. | 15 |
| 13 |  | Florida State | A win against Florida would have helped FSU get into a BCS bowl even with a loss in the ACC Championship game. | 8 |
| 14 |  | Clemson | Clemson's defense played as well as hoped against South Carolina, but the offense could not get it done. | 11 |
| 15 |  | Nebraska | With a windy win at Iowa on Friday afternoon, Nebraska is headed to the dome in Indy to play Wisconsin. | 19 |
| 16 |  | UCLA | UCLA learned a few things against Stanford last week. They'll put that to the test with the Rose Bowl on the line. | 14 |
| 17 |  | Northwestern | Northwestern crushed Illinois by a score of 50-14. That is a solid nine win season for Northwestern. | 24 |
| 18 |  | Oregon State | The Beavers lost to the Ducks. The 12/1 game won't be the Pac-12 championship; it's a makeup game vs. Nicholls State. | 16 |
| 19 |  | Kent State | Kent State finished off the regular season in style with a win against Ohio. Friday night they'll play NIU for the title. | 25 |
| 20 |  | Northern Illinois | With a win at Eastern Michigan, the Huskies finished MAC play with a perfect 8-0 mark. They'll play Kent this week. | NR |
| 21 |  | Michigan | Michigan held in there against undefeated Ohio State, but could not quite get the job done. | 20 |
| 22 |  | Texas | TCU knocked off Texas for the first time in 20 years. Forget about the Aggies, we got a new Turkey day rivalry. | 17 |
| 23 |  | Utah State | Not many have been paying attention, but Utah State ended 10-2 and a perfect 6-0 in the WAC. It's Potato time. | NR |
| 24 |  | Louisville | Louisville lost in overtime to Connecticut, but the big game with BCS implications is Thursday at Rutgers. | 18 |
| 25 |  | Rutgers | Despite the poor showing at Pittsurgh on Saturday, Rutgers can still win the Big East if they can beat Louisville. | 23 |
Week 13 Football Top 25 Rankings
Sat, 11/24/2012
