Week 12 - 2011 College Football Rankings

We're not buying into the hype. Unlike the human polls, we don't have three SEC teams as the top three teams in the rankings. We just have two - both tied for first place. This week's LSU-Arkansas and Alabama-Arkansas games will do a lot to determine how this tie is broken.

In other news, Arizona State continues its drop. Once ranked as high as 13th in our analysis, the Sun Devils have dropped all the way to 45th. More concerning for the Sun Devils is that they are one loss to California away from dropping to 4th place in the awful PAC 12 South division, when just a few weeks ago, they seemed to be a lock to win the division outright after beating both USC and Utah. Only Arizona (who beat the Sun Devils this week) and Colorado have worse records in the division. But then again, all the "bad" teams are beating Arizona State lately.

1. Alabama Crimson Tide (10-1) - 1.5
(tie) LSU Tigers (11-0) - 1.5
3. Oregon Ducks (9-2) - 3.9
4. Boise State Broncos (9-1) - 4.4
(tie) Oklahoma State Cowboys (10-1) - 4.4
6. Houston Cougars (11-0) - 6.9
7. Oklahoma Sooners (8-2) - 8.0
8. Wisconsin Badgers (9-2) - 8.1
9. Stanford Cardinal (10-1) - 8.5
10. Arkansas Razorbacks (10-1) - 9.6
11. Michigan Wolverines (9-2) - 10.1
12. USC Trojans (9-2) - 11.4
13. TCU Horned Frogs (9-2) - 13.7
14. Georgia Bulldogs (9-2) - 15.0
(tie) Virginia Tech Hokies (10-1) - 15.0
16. Texas A&M Aggies (6-5) - 15.3
17. Michigan State Spartans (9-2) - 17.2
18. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-3) - 18.4
19. South Carolina Gamecocks (9-2) - 19.4
20. Kansas State Wildcats (9-2) - 20.7
21. Nebraska Cornhuskers (8-3) - 21.1
22. Baylor Bears (7-3) - 22.1
23. Clemson Tigers (9-2) - 23.5
24. Florida State Seminoles (7-4) - 24.7
(tie) Penn State Nittany Lions (9-2) - 24.7
26. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (8-3) - 24.8
27. Texas Longhorns (6-4) - 25.4
28. Missouri Tigers (6-5) - 29.5
29. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (8-3) - 29.6
30. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (9-2) - 30.0
31. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (8-3) - 31.3
32. Ohio State Buckeyes (6-5) - 31.7
33. Toledo Rockets (7-4) - 32.8
34. Florida Gators (6-5) - 35.1
35. West Virginia Mountaineers (7-3) - 36.4
36. Cincinnati Bearcats (7-3) - 37.3
37. Arkansas State Red Wolves (9-2) - 37.8
38. Miami Hurricanes (6-5) - 38.0
39. Illinois Fighting Illini (6-5) - 38.6
40. North Carolina Tar Heels (6-5) - 40.1
41. Auburn Tigers (7-4) - 41.6
42. Tennessee Volunteers (5-6) - 42.0
43. Iowa Hawkeyes (7-4) - 42.8
44. South Florida Bulls (5-5) - 44.8
45. Arizona State Sun Devils (6-5) - 45.7
46. BYU Cougars (8-3) - 46.1
47. NC State Wolfpack (6-5) - 47.2
48. Vanderbilt Commodores (5-6) - 47.6
49. Virginia Cavaliers (8-3) - 48.3
50. Temple Owls (7-4) - 50.1
51. Northern Illinois Huskies (8-3) - 50.6
52. Ohio Bobcats (8-3) - 52.6
53. Utah Utes (7-4) - 52.8
54. Pittsburgh Panthers (5-5) - 54.8
55. Mississippi State Bulldogs (5-6) - 54.9
56. California Golden Bears (6-5) - 57.2
57. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (7-4) - 57.4
58. Louisville Cardinals (6-5) - 58.3
59. Nevada Wolf Pack (6-4) - 59.1
60. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (6-5) - 59.5
61. Iowa State Cyclones (6-4) - 59.9
62. Texas Tech Red Raiders (5-6) - 60.7
63. Northwestern Wildcats (6-5) - 61.3
(tie) San Diego State Aztecs (6-4) - 61.3
65. Western Michigan Broncos (6-5) - 64.1
66. SMU Mustangs (6-5) - 65.7
67. Wyoming Cowboys (7-3) - 66.9
68. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (8-3) - 68.2
69. Navy Midshipmen (4-7) - 68.6
70. Syracuse Orange (5-5) - 70.5
71. UCLA Bruins (6-5) - 72.3
72. Purdue Boilermakers (5-6) - 73.0
73. Washington Huskies (6-5) - 74.1
74. Connecticut Huskies (4-6) - 74.7
75. Ball State Cardinals (6-5) - 75.2
76. FIU Golden Panthers (7-4) - 76.3
77. Utah State Aggies (5-5) - 76.4
78. Air Force Falcons (6-5) - 77.1
79. ECU Pirates (5-6) - 78.3
80. UCF Knights (4-7) - 78.6
81. Marshall Thundering Herd (5-6) - 80.0
82. Bowling Green Falcons (4-7) - 82.5
(tie) Hawaii Warriors (5-6) - 82.5
84. Boston College Eagles (3-8) - 84.8
85. Kentucky Wildcats (4-7) - 85.5
86. San Jose State Spartans (4-7) - 86.1
87. Eastern Michigan Eagles (6-5) - 87.0
88. UTEP Miners (5-6) - 87.1
89. Miami University RedHawks (4-7) - 90.5
90. Kansas Jayhawks (2-9) - 91.5
91. Kent State Golden Flashes (5-6) - 91.6
92. Arizona Wildcats (3-8) - 93.4
93. Fresno State Bulldogs (4-7) - 93.5
94. Rice Owls (4-7) - 93.6
95. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (3-8) - 94.4
96. Washington State Cougars (4-7) - 96.0
97. Maryland Terrapins (2-9) - 98.4
98. Army Black Knights (3-8) - 98.5
(tie) New Mexico State Aggies (4-7) - 98.5
100. Duke Blue Devils (3-8) - 100.2
101. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (6-5) - 101.1
102. Central Michigan Chippewas (3-9) - 102.1
103. Buffalo Bulls (3-8) - 102.7
104. North Texas Mean Green (4-7) - 103.7
105. Ole Miss Rebels (2-9) - 104.4
106. Idaho Vandals (2-9) - 106.2
107. Minnesota Golden Gophers (2-9) - 107.8
108. Oregon State Beavers (3-8) - 108.2
109. Colorado State Rams (3-7) - 108.8
(tie) Troy Trojans (3-7) - 108.8
111. Colorado Buffaloes (2-10) - 108.9
112. Indiana Hoosiers (1-10) - 109.4
113. UAB Blazers (3-8) - 111.0
114. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (2-8) - 113.3
115. Memphis Tigers (2-9) - 114.5
116. UNLV Rebels (2-8) - 115.9
117. Tulane Green Wave (2-10) - 117.1
118. Akron Zips (1-10) - 117.4
119. Florida Atlantic Owls (0-10) - 119.5
(tie) New Mexico Lobos (1-10) - 119.5