College Football News 2020 college football rankings after Week 12
We’re done playing nice-nice with the Big 12.
Oklahoma looks fantastic, but it might be passing the eye test because it’s beating up on mediocre teams.
Coastal Carolina is still unbeaten, and it just got by a strong Appalachian State. Louisiana has one loss – to Coastal Carolina – and it blew out Iowa State 31-14 in Ames. Iowa State beat Oklahoma, and go from there …
Results matter. Non-conference games have consequences. It’s not fair to what happened on the field to rank any Big 12 team ahead of Coastal Carolina or Louisiana unless there’s a big collapse by the Sun Belt stars.
So feel free to fire out your beefs and complaints – this is a work in progress and we try to get this as close to the pin as possible – but before you do, look at your team’s schedule and keep diving in further. You’ll probably have your answer.
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CFN Rankings After Week 12
Top 10 | 11-25 | 26-50 | 51-75 | 76-100
127 UMass Minutemen (0-3)
Week 12: Florida Atlantic 24, UMass 2
Last Week Ranking: 127
Week 13 Opponent: at Liberty
126 FIU Golden Panthers (0-5)
Week 12: WKU 38, FIU 21
Last Week Ranking: 126
Week 13 Opponent: Louisiana Tech
125 Bowling Green Falcons (0-3)
Week 12: Buffalo 42, Bowling Green 17
Last Week Ranking: 125
Week 13 Opponent: Buffalo
124 ULM Warhawks (0-7)
Week 12: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 124
Week 13 Opponent: Louisiana
123 Southern Miss Golden Eagles (2-7)
Week 12: UTSA 23, Southern Miss 20
Last Week Ranking: 122
Week 13 Opponent: at UAB
122 Rice Owls (1-2)
Week 12: North Texas 27, Rice 17
Last Week Ranking: 120
Week 13 Opponent: UTEP
121 Akron Zips (0-3)
Week 12: Kent State 69, Akron 35
Last Week Ranking: 123
Week 13 Opponent: Miami Univ.
120 WKU Hilltoppers (4-6)
Week 12: WKU 38, FIU 21
Last Week Ranking: 119
Week 13 Opponent: at Charlotte
119 UTEP Miners (2-4)
Week 12: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 118
Week 13 Opponent: at Rice
118 USF Bulls (1-7)
Week 12: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 115
Week 13 Opponent: UCF
117 Kansas Jayhawks (0-7)
Week 12: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 114
Week 13 Opponent: TCU
116 Northern Illinois Huskies (0-3)
Week 12: Ball State 31, Northern Illinois 25
Last Week Ranking: 116
Week 13 Opponent: at Western Michigan
115 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (3-6)
Week 12: Middle Tennessee 20, Troy 17
Last Week Ranking: 121
Week 13 Opponent: Florida Atlantic
114 UNLV Rebels (0-4)
Week 12: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 113
Week 13 Opponent: at Hawaii
113 Temple Owls (1-6)
Week 12: East Carolina 28, Temple 3
Last Week Ranking: 112
Week 13 Opponent: Cincinnati
112 North Texas Mean Green (3-3)
Week 12: North Texas 27, Rice 17
Last Week Ranking: 117
Week 13 Opponent: Southern Miss
111 East Carolina Pirates (2-6)
Week 12: East Carolina 28, Temple 3
Last Week Ranking: 111
Week 13 Opponent: SMU
110 Charlotte 49ers (2-3)
Week 12: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 110
Week 13 Opponent: WKU
109 Eastern Michigan Eagles (1-2)
Week 12: Toledo 45, Eastern Michigan 28
Last Week Ranking: 108
Week 13 Opponent: Central Michigan
108 UAB Blazers (3-3)
Week 12: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 106
Week 13 Opponent: Southern Miss
107 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (4-3)
Week 12: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 105
Week 13 Opponent: at FIU
106 Utah State Aggies (0-4)
Week 12: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 104
Week 13 Opponent: Air Force
105 Ohio Bobcats (1-1)
Week 12: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 103
Week 13 Opponent: Bowling Green
104 Syracuse Orange (1-8)
Week 12: Louisville 30, Syracuse 0
Last Week Ranking: 99
Week 13 Opponent: NC State
103 South Alabama Jaguars (3-6)
Week 12: Georgia State 31, South Alabama 14
Last Week Ranking: 101
Week 13 Opponent: at Arkansas State
102 New Mexico Lobos (0-4)
Week 12: Air Force 28, New Mexico 0
Last Week Ranking: 100
Week 13 Opponent: at Utah State
101 Vanderbilt Commodores (0-7)
Week 12: Florida 38, Vanderbilt 17
Last Week Ranking: 98
Week 13 Opponent: Tennessee
CFN Rankings After Week 12
Top 10 | 11-25 | 26-50 | 51-75 | 76-100
NEXT: College Football News Rankings Top 100
College Football News Rankings Top 100
100 Duke Blue Devils (2-6)
Week 12: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 97
Week 13 Opponent: at Georgia Tech
99 Texas State Bobcats (2-9)
Week 12: Texas State 47, Arkansas State 45
Last Week Ranking: 102
Week 13 Opponent: Coastal Carolina
98 Miami University RedHawks (1-1)
Week 12: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 94
Week 13 Opponent: at Akron
97 Ball State Cardinals (2-1)
Week 12: Ball State 31, Northern Illinois 25
Last Week Ranking: 95
Week 13 Opponent: at Toledo
96 UTSA Roadrunners (6-4)
Week 12: UTSA 23, Southern Miss 20
Last Week Ranking: 109
Week 13 Opponent: North Texas
95 Wyoming Cowboys (1-2)
Week 12: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 90
Week 13 Opponent: at UNLV
94 Florida Atlantic Owls (5-1)
Week 12: Florida Atlantic 24, UMass 2
Last Week Ranking: 107
Week 13 Opponent: at Middle Tennessee
93 Central Michigan Chippewas (2-1)
Week 12: Western Michigan 52, Central Michigan 44
Last Week Ranking: 92
Week 13 Opponent: at Eastern Michigan
92 Toledo Rockets (2-1)
Week 12: Toledo 45, Eastern Michigan 28
Last Week Ranking: 89
Week 13 Opponent: Ball State
91 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (2-3)
Week 12: Boise State 40, Hawaii 32
Last Week Ranking: 91
Week 13 Opponent: Nevada
90 Colorado State Rams (1-2)
Week 12: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 87
Week 13 Opponent: at Air Force
89 Fresno State Bulldogs (3-1)
Week 12: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 86
Week 13 Opponent: San Diego State
88 Tulane Green Wave (5-5)
Week 12: Tulsa 30, Tulane 24 2OT
Last Week Ranking: 88
Week 13 Opponent: Memphis (Dec. 5)
87 Baylor Bears (1-5)
Week 12: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 85
Week 13 Opponent: at Oklahoma (Dec. 5)
86 Florida State Seminoles (2-6)
Week 12: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 82
Week 13 Opponent: Virginia
85 Navy Midshipmen (3-4)
Week 12: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 84
Week 13 Opponent: Memphis
84 Kent State Golden Flashes (3-0)
Week 12: Kent State 69, Akron 35
Last Week Ranking: 93
Week 13 Opponent: at Buffalo
83 Western Michigan Broncos (3-0)
Week 12: Western Michigan 52, Central Michigan 44
Last Week Ranking: 83
Week 13 Opponent: Northern Illinois
82 Kansas State Wildcats (4-4)
Week 12: Iowa State 45, Kansas State 0
Last Week Ranking: 71
Week 13 Opponent: at Baylor
81 Arkansas State Red Wolves (3-6)
Week 12: Texas State 47, Arkansas State 45
Last Week Ranking: 70
Week 13 Opponent: South Alabama
80 Mississippi State Bulldogs (2-5)
Week 12: Georgia 31, Mississippi State 24
Last Week Ranking: 79
Week 13 Opponent: at Ole Miss
79 Troy Trojans (4-3)
Week 12: Middle Tennessee 20, Troy 17
Last Week Ranking: 69
Week 13 Opponent: at Appalachian State
78 Houston Cougars (3-3)
Week 12: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 77
Week 13 Opponent: Tulsa
77 Louisville Cardinals (3-6)
Week 12: Louisville 30, Syracuse 0
Last Week Ranking: 76
Week 13 Opponent: at Boston College
76 Texas Tech Red Raiders (3-5)
Week 12: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 75
Week 13 Opponent: at Oklahoma State
CFN Rankings After Week 12
Top 10 | 11-25 | 26-50 | 51-75 | 101-127
NEXT: College Football News Rankings Top 75
College Football News Rankings Top 75
75 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (2-5)
Week 12: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 74
Week 13 Opponent: Duke
74 TCU Horned Frogs (3-4)
Week 12: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 72
Week 13 Opponent: at Kansas
73 Air Force Falcons (2-2)
Week 12: Air Force 28, New Mexico 0
Last Week Ranking: 81
Week 13 Opponent: Colorado State
72 Penn State Nittany Lions (0-5)
Week 12: Iowa 41, Penn State 21
Last Week Ranking: 54
Week 13 Opponent: at Michigan
71 Buffalo Bulls (3-0)
Week 12: Buffalo 42, Bowling Green 17
Last Week Ranking: 78
Week 13 Opponent: Kent State
70 Georgia Southern Eagles (6-3)
Week 12: Army 28, Georgia Southern 27
Last Week Ranking: 68
Week 13 Opponent: at Georgia State
69 Georgia State Panthers (4-4)
Week 12: Georgia State 31, South Alabama 14
Last Week Ranking: 73
Week 13 Opponent: Georgia Southern
68 South Carolina Gamecocks (2-6)
Week 12: Missouri 17, South Carolina 10
Last Week Ranking: 65
Week 13 Opponent: Georgia
67 Rutgers Scarlet Knights (1-4)
Week 12: Michigan 48, Rutgers 42 2 OT
Last Week Ranking: 67
Week 13 Opponent: at Purdue
66 Nebraska Cornhuskers (1-3)
Week 12: Illinois 41, Nebraska 23
Last Week Ranking: 39
Week 13 Opponent: at Iowa
65 Army Black Knights (7-2)
Week 12: Army 28, Georgia Southern 27
Last Week Ranking: 96
Week 13 Opponent: Navy (Nov. 12)
64 Cal Golden Bears (0-2)
Week 12: Oregon State 31, Cal 27
Last Week Ranking: 60
Week 13 Opponent: Stanford
63 Illinois Fighting Illini (2-3)
Week 12: Illinois 41, Nebraska 23
Last Week Ranking: 66
Week 13 Opponent: Ohio State
62 Minnesota Golden Gophers (1-3)
Week 12: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 62
Week 13 Opponent: at Wisconsin
61 Michigan Wolverines (2-3)
Week 12: Michigan 48, Rutgers 42 2 OT
Last Week Ranking: 58
Week 13 Opponent: Penn State
60 Michigan State Spartans (1-3)
Week 12: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 57
Week 13 Opponent: Northwestern
59 Arizona Wildcats (0-2)
Week 12: Washington 44, Arizona 27
Last Week Ranking: 59
Week 13 Opponent: at UCLA
58 Washington State Cougars (1-1)
Week 12: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 55
Week 13 Opponent: Washington
57 Stanford Cardinal (0-2)
Week 12: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 53
Week 13 Opponent: at Cal
56 San Diego State Aztecs (2-2)
Week 12: Nevada 26, San Diego State 21
Last Week Ranking: 50
Week 13 Opponent: at Fresno State
55 Missouri Tigers (3-3)
Week 12: Missouri 17, South Carolina 10
Last Week Ranking: 51
Week 13 Opponent: Arkansas
54 San Jose State Spartans (4-0)
Week 12: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 49
Week 13 Opponent: at Boise State
53 Virginia Tech Hokies (4-5)
Week 12: Pitt 47, Virginia Tech 14
Last Week Ranking: 40
Week 13 Opponent: Clemson (Dec. 5)
52 Tennessee Volunteers (2-5)
Week 12: Auburn 30, Tennessee 17
Last Week Ranking: 48
Week 13 Opponent: at Vanderbilt
51 Liberty Flames (7-1)
Week 12: NC State 15, Liberty 14
Last Week Ranking: 27
Week 13 Opponent: UMass
CFN Rankings After Week 12
Top 10 | 11-25 | 26-50 | 76-100 | 101-127
NEXT: College Football News Rankings Top 50
College Football News Rankings Top 50
50 West Virginia Mountaineers (5-3)
Week 12: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 52
Week 13 Opponent: Oklahoma
49 Oregon State Beavers (12)
Week 12: Oregon State 31, Cal 27
Last Week Ranking: 56
Week 13 Opponent: Oregon
48 Pitt Panthers (5-4)
Week 12: Pitt 47, Virginia Tech 14
Last Week Ranking: 28
Week 13 Opponent: at Clemson
47 Boise State Broncos (4-1)
Week 12: Boise State 40, Hawaii 32
Last Week Ranking: 44
Week 13 Opponent: San Jose State
46 Boston College Eagles (5-4)
Week 12: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 45
Week 13 Opponent: Louisville (Nov. 27)
45 UCF Knights (5-3)
Week 12: Cincinnati 36, UCF 33
Last Week Ranking: 64
Week 13 Opponent: at USF
44 Appalachian State Mountaineers (6-2)
Week 12: Coastal Carolina 34, Appalachian State 23
Last Week Ranking: 47
Week 13 Opponent: Troy
43 Memphis Tigers (5-2)
Week 12: Memphis 56, Stephen F. Austin 14
Last Week Ranking: 63
Week 13 Opponent: at Navy
42 SMU Mustangs (7-2)
Week 12: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 61
Week 13 Opponent: at East Carolina
41 UCLA Bruins (1-2)
Week 12: Oregon 38, UCLA 35
Last Week Ranking: 46
Week 13 Opponent: Arizona
40 Virginia Cavaliers (4-4)
Week 12: Virginia 55, Abilene Christian 15
Last Week Ranking: 36
Week 13 Opponent: at Florida State
39 Arkansas Razorbacks (3-5)
Week 12: LSU 27, Arkansas 24
Last Week Ranking: 26
Week 13 Opponent: at Missouri
38 Kentucky Wildcats (3-5)
Week 12: Alabama 63, Kentucky 3
Last Week Ranking: 32
Week 13 Opponent: at Florida
37 Tulsa Golden Hurricane (5-1)
Week 12: Tulsa 30, Tulane 24 2OT
Last Week Ranking: 42
Week 13 Opponent: at Houston
36 Utah Utes (0-1)
Week 12: USC 33, Utah 17
Last Week Ranking: 24
Week 13 Opponent: at Arizona State
35 Maryland Terrapins (2-1)
Week 12: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 33
Week 13 Opponent: at Indiana
34 LSU Tigers (3-3)
Week 12: LSU 27, Arkansas 24
Last Week Ranking: 34
Week 13 Opponent: at Texas A&M
33 Iowa Hawkeyes (3-2)
Week 12: Iowa 41, Penn State 21
Last Week Ranking: 20
Week 13 Opponent: Nebraska
32 Purdue Boilermakers (2-1)
Week 12: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 19
Week 13 Opponent: Rutgers
31 Ole Miss Rebels (3-4)
Week 12: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 30
Week 13 Opponent: Mississippi State
30 Wake Forest Demon Deacons (4-3)
Week 12: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 29
Week 13 Opponent: Miami (Dec. 5)
29 NC State Wolfpack (6-3)
Week 12: NC State 15, Liberty 14
Last Week Ranking: 41
Week 13 Opponent: at Syracuse
28 Colorado Buffaloes (2-0)
Week 12: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 43
Week 13 Opponent: at USC
27 Nevada Wolf Pack (5-0)
Week 12: Nevada 26, San Diego State 21
Last Week Ranking: 80
Week 13 Opponent: at Hawaii
26 Arizona State Sun Devils (0-1)
Week 12: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 25
Week 13 Opponent: Utah
CFN Rankings After Week 12
Top 10 | 11-25 | 51-75 | 76-100 | 101-127
NEXT: College Football News Rankings Top 25
College Football News Rankings Top 25
25 Marshall Thundering Herd (7-0)
Week 12: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 23
Week 13 Opponent: Rice (Dec. 5)
24 North Carolina Tar Heels (6-2)
Week 12: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 22
Week 13 Opponent: Notre Dame
23 Oklahoma State Cowboys (5-2)
Week 12: Oklahoma 41, Oklahoma State 13
Last Week Ranking: 18
Week 13 Opponent: Texas Tech
22 Texas Longhorns (52)
Week 12: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 17
Week 13 Opponent: Iowa State
21 Oklahoma Sooners (6-2)
Week 12: Oklahoma 41, Oklahoma State 13
Last Week Ranking: 13
Week 13 Opponent: at West Virginia
20 Iowa State Cyclones (6-2)
Week 12: Iowa State 45, Kansas State 0
Last Week Ranking: 38
Week 13 Opponent: at Texas
19 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (7-1)
Week 12: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 37
Week 13 Opponent: ULM
18 BYU Cougars (9-0)
Week 12: BYU 66, North Alabama 14
Last Week Ranking: 14
Week 13 Opponent: San Diego State (Dec. 12)
17 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (8-0)
Week 12: Coastal Carolina 34, Appalachian State 23
Last Week Ranking: 35
Week 13 Opponent: at Texas State
16 USC Trojans (3-0)
Week 12: USC 33, Utah 17
Last Week Ranking: 21
Week 13 Opponent: Colorado
15 Wisconsin Badgers (2-1)
Week 12: Northwestern 17, Wisconsin 7
Last Week Ranking: 8
Week 13 Opponent: Minnesota
14 Auburn Tigers (5-2)
Week 12: Auburn 30, Tennessee 17
Last Week Ranking: 16
Week 13 Opponent: at Alabama
13 Washington Huskies (2-0)
Week 12: Washington 44, Arizona 27
Last Week Ranking: 31
Week 13 Opponent: at Washington State
12 Oregon Ducks (3-0)
Week 12: Oregon 38, UCLA 35
Last Week Ranking: 11
Week 13 Opponent: at Oregon State
11 Miami Hurricanes (7-1)
Week 12: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 15
Week 13 Opponent: at Wake Forest (Dec. 5)
CFN Rankings After Week 12
Top 10 | 26-50 | 51-75 | 76-100 | 101-127
NEXT: College Football News Rankings Top Ten
College Football News Rankings Top Ten
10 Cincinnati Bearcats (8-0)
Week 12: Cincinnati 36, UCF 33
Last Week Ranking: 10
Week 13 Opponent: at Temple
9 Northwestern Wildcats (5-0)
Week 12: Northwestern 17, Wisconsin 7
Last Week Ranking: 12
Week 13 Opponent: at Michigan State
8 Indiana Hoosiers (4-1)
Week 12: Ohio State 42, Indiana 35
Last Week Ranking: 9
Week 13 Opponent: Maryland
7 Georgia Bulldogs (5-2)
Week 12: Georgia 31, Mississippi State 24
Last Week Ranking: 7
Week 13 Opponent: at South Carolina
6 Florida Gators (6-1)
Week 12: Florida 38, Vanderbilt 17
Last Week Ranking: 6
Week 13 Opponent: Kentucky
5 Texas A&M Aggies (5-1)
Week 12: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 5
Week 13 Opponent: LSU
4 Ohio State Buckeyes (4-0)
Week 12: Ohio State 42, Indiana 35
Last Week Ranking: 3
Week 13 Opponent: at Illinois
3 Clemson Tigers (7-0)
Week 12: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 4
Week 13 Opponent: Pitt
2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-0)
Week 12: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 2
Week 13 Opponent: at North Carolina
1 Alabama Crimson Tide (7-0)
Week 12: Alabama 63, Kentucky 3
Last Week Ranking: 1
Week 13 Opponent: Auburn
CFN Rankings After Week 12
11-25 | 26-50 | 51-75 | 76-100 | 101-127
