| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Alabama | The Crimson Tide cruised past Alabama 49-0 and are all ready for the Iron Bowl against Auburn. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Florida State | Florida State dropped a smooth 80 points on Idaho. The Florida defense will provide a slightly tougher test. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Ohio State | Of Course Michigan stands in the way of Ohio State and perfection, but so does MSU's stellar defense. | 3 |
| 4 |  | Auburn | Auburn got the week off to prepare for the massive Iron Bowl against Alabama. | 6 |
| 5 |  | Clemson | Not surprisingly Clemson crushed The Citadel in their warmup game for their trip to Columbia. | 7 |
| 6 |  | Missouri | A trip to the SEC championship game is all Mizzou's if they can beat Texas A&M on Saturday night. | 8 |
| 7 |  | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State crushed Baylor and their lone blemish was back on 9/28 when they fell to West Virginia. | 12 |
| 8 |  | South Carolina | While Clemson was beating up on the Citadel, the Gamecocks did the same to Coastal Carolina. | 10 |
| 9 |  | Baylor | The Baylor offense found their match with the OSU defense. It will be interesting to see how they respond. | 4 |
| 10 |  | Stanford | Thanks to a win over Cal and Oregon losing to Arizona, the Cardinal will be play for a trip to the Rose Bowl. | 11 |
| 11 |  | Oregon | Oregon was shocked by Arizona, losing 42-16. A BCS bowl is still in play, but it won't be the Rose Bowl. | 5 |
| 12 |  | Michigan State | The Spartans are off to the Big Ten title game to face off against Ohio State. But first they host the Gophers. | 15 |
| 13 |  | Fresno State | Derek Carr threw for seven touchdown passes as Fresno State slaughtered New Mexico. | 13 |
| 14 |  | Northern Illinois | Northern Illinois survived their last major test of the regular season with a 35-17 win at Toledo. | 16 |
| 15 |  | LSU | The Tigers looked impressive in a win against Texas A&M. They should win against against Arkansas on Friday. | 18 |
| 16 |  | Arizona State will play in the Pac-12 title game with a nice win at UCLA. First they host rival Arizona. | 21 | |
| 17 |  | Oklahoma | Following a win at Kansas State, Oklahoma gets a week off before they head to Stillwater for Bedlam. | 17 |
| 18 |  | Texas A&M | Texas A&M was held to just ten points against the LSU defense. They finish at Mizzou on Saturday night. | 9 |
| 19 |  | UCF | UCF cruised past Rutgers 41-17 on Thursday night. On Friday they'll hope to win the AAC with a win over USF. | 19 |
| 20 |  | UCLA | UCLA fell to 5-3 in conference play with their first home loss of the year. Bowl positioning is on the line against USC. | 14 |
| 21 |  | Wisconsin | The Badgers went into Minneapolis and came away with a 20-7 win, but it wasn't enough to stay in the Leaders race. | 22 |
| 22 |  | Louisville | Louisville survived against a bad Memphis squad, winning just 24-17. They wrap up at Cincinnati on 12/5. | 20 |
| 23 |  | Duke | Duke has now won seven games in a row. They'll look to make it eight against UNC, but #9 will be a bit tougher. | 23 |
| 24 |  | USC | The Trojans are on a roll and now have five straight wins. The Rose Bowl is out of the picture and UCLA is next. | 24 |
| 25 |  | Notre Dame | The Irish are back in the top 25, but the visit may be short lived with a trip to Stanford this weekend. | NR |
Week 13 Football Top 25 Rankings
Sun, 11/24/2013
