Week 5 - 2012 College Football Rankings

Five weeks into the season, and there are still 23 undefeated teams. Some of these teams are going to have to start playing each other, of course, but for now, here's how the rankings stand based on performance in the season up until today.

1. Alabama Crimson Tide (5-0) - 1.0
2. Oregon Ducks (5-0) - 2.1
3. Georgia Bulldogs (5-0) - 3.9
4. Florida State Seminoles (5-0) - 4.1
5. South Carolina Gamecocks (5-0) - 5.1
6. Florida Gators (4-0) - 6.3
7. Texas Tech Red Raiders (4-0) - 6.6
8. Texas Longhorns (4-0) - 7.7
9. LSU Tigers (5-0) - 9.2
10. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-0) - 10.3
11. Kansas State Wildcats (4-0) - 11.9
12. Mississippi State Bulldogs (4-0) - 12.4
13. West Virginia Mountaineers (4-0) - 15.9
14. TCU Horned Frogs (4-0) - 16.1
15. Arizona State Sun Devils (4-1) - 16.8
(tie) Ohio State Buckeyes (5-0) - 16.8
17. UCLA Bruins (4-1) - 18.7
18. Stanford Cardinal (3-1) - 19.2
19. Texas A&M Aggies (3-1) - 19.6
20. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (4-0) - 20.1
21. Ohio Bobcats (5-0) - 21.5
22. Clemson Tigers (4-1) - 22.0
23. Oregon State Beavers (3-0) - 23.1
24. Nebraska Cornhuskers (4-1) - 24.0
(tie) Rutgers Scarlet Knights (4-0) - 24.0
26. Louisville Cardinals (5-0) - 24.7
27. Baylor Bears (3-1) - 28.1
(tie) USC Trojans (3-1) - 28.1
29. Iowa State Cyclones (3-1) - 29.2
30. UTSA Roadrunners (5-0) - 29.8
31. Northwestern Wildcats (5-0) - 31.4
32. Purdue Boilermakers (3-1) - 31.9
33. Arizona Wildcats (3-2) - 33.7
34. Cincinnati Bearcats (3-0) - 34.4
35. San Jose State Spartans (4-1) - 34.6
36. Boise State Broncos (3-1) - 36.2
37. North Carolina Tar Heels (3-2) - 36.6
38. Tennessee Volunteers (3-2) - 37.4
39. BYU Cougars (3-2) - 38.6
40. Oklahoma Sooners (2-1) - 39.1
41. Toledo Rockets (4-1) - 39.4
42. Duke Blue Devils (4-1) - 42.4
43. Michigan State Spartans (3-2) - 44.0
44. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (4-1) - 45.5
45. Oklahoma State Cowboys (2-2) - 46.3
46. Washington Huskies (3-1) - 46.5
47. Fresno State Bulldogs (3-2) - 46.7
48. Nevada Wolf Pack (4-1) - 47.5
49. Utah State Aggies (4-1) - 48.6
50. Missouri Tigers (3-2) - 49.3
51. Penn State Nittany Lions (3-2) - 49.5
52. Northern Illinois Huskies (4-1) - 50.5
53. Miami Hurricanes (4-1) - 52.3
54. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (4-1) - 52.7
55. Michigan Wolverines (2-2) - 54.9
56. Ole Miss Rebels (3-2) - 55.7
57. Wisconsin Badgers (3-2) - 57.1
58. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (3-1) - 58.2
59. Iowa Hawkeyes (3-2) - 59.1
60. Troy Trojans (3-2) - 59.3
61. NC State Wolfpack (3-2) - 60.1
62. South Florida Bulls (2-3) - 60.6
63. UCF Knights (2-2) - 63.2
64. Utah Utes (2-2) - 63.5
65. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (3-2) - 67.3
66. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (2-2) - 68.4
67. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (3-1) - 69.1
68. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (2-3) - 69.6
69. Connecticut Huskies (3-2) - 71.3
(tie) Kent State Golden Flashes (3-1) - 71.3
71. Kentucky Wildcats (1-4) - 71.5
72. Maryland Terrapins (2-2) - 72.0
73. Auburn Tigers (1-3) - 72.4
74. Virginia Tech Hokies (3-2) - 72.6
75. Ball State Cardinals (3-2) - 73.3
76. Texas State Bobcats (2-2) - 74.9
77. Vanderbilt Commodores (1-3) - 77.7
78. ECU Pirates (3-2) - 79.0
79. Indiana Hoosiers (2-2) - 80.7
(tie) Minnesota Golden Gophers (4-1) - 80.7
81. New Mexico Lobos (2-3) - 80.8
82. Temple Owls (1-2) - 81.9
83. Air Force Falcons (2-2) - 82.5
84. California Golden Bears (1-4) - 83.0
85. Boston College Eagles (1-3) - 84.7
86. San Diego State Aztecs (2-3) - 84.8
87. Virginia Cavaliers (2-3) - 85.6
88. Illinois Fighting Illini (2-3) - 86.0
89. North Texas Mean Green (2-3) - 87.5
90. Marshall Thundering Herd (2-3) - 89.4
91. Central Michigan Chippewas (2-2) - 91.0
92. Syracuse Orange (1-3) - 91.5
93. Miami University RedHawks (3-2) - 91.7
94. Bowling Green Falcons (2-3) - 93.7
95. Arkansas Razorbacks (1-4) - 94.4
96. Houston Cougars (1-3) - 95.2
97. Western Michigan Broncos (2-3) - 96.2
98. SMU Mustangs (1-3) - 97.9
99. Kansas Jayhawks (1-3) - 99.0
100. Arkansas State Red Wolves (2-3) - 99.4
101. Navy Midshipmen (1-3) - 101.1
102. Buffalo Bulls (1-3) - 101.3
103. UAB Blazers (0-4) - 102.3
104. UTEP Miners (1-4) - 104.2
105. Pittsburgh Panthers (2-2) - 104.5
106. New Mexico State Aggies (1-4) - 106.4
107. Rice Owls (1-4) - 107.3
108. Washington State Cougars (2-3) - 108.1
109. Hawaii Warriors (1-3) - 108.5
110. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (0-4) - 110.1
111. FIU Golden Panthers (1-4) - 111.3
112. Florida Atlantic Owls (1-4) - 111.9
113. UNLV Rebels (1-4) - 112.1
114. Akron Zips (1-4) - 112.5
115. South Alabama Jaguars (1-4) - 115.0
116. Memphis Tigers (0-4) - 115.6
117. Tulane Green Wave (0-4) - 117.0
118. Massachusetts Minutemen (0-5) - 117.6
119. Colorado Buffaloes (1-4) - 119.0
120. Idaho Vandals (0-5) - 120.5
(tie) Wyoming Cowboys (1-3) - 120.5
122. Army Black Knights (0-4) - 121.7
123. Eastern Michigan Eagles (0-4) - 123.0
124. Colorado State Rams (1-4) - 124.4

Week 4 - 2012 College Football Rankings

Some of you may ask, how is it possible that Notre Dame could beat Michigan by a touchdown and still the Fighting Irish drop three spots in the rankings? Is this a sign of the times? Actually, it isn't until four weeks in that the rankings finally settle down to the point where you have a pretty good approximation of how good each team is and how valuable each win is (because there are enough games to know if the team you beat or lost to is any good themselves). So maybe some of Notre Dame's earlier victories weren't quite as valuable as they appeared, or maybe it really is a sign of the times - not so much so at Notre Dame but at Michigan, since it appears the Wolverines might not be that good this year. (They've already lost two games and we have them currently ranked #56, even though last week the human polls had them ranked in the Top 20.) Here's where things currently stand for all of the FBS schools:

1. Alabama Crimson Tide (4-0) - 1.3
2. Oregon Ducks (4-0) - 1.9
3. Georgia Bulldogs (4-0) - 3.8
4. Texas Longhorns (3-0) - 4.0
5. Florida Gators (4-0) - 5.1
6. Florida State Seminoles (4-0) - 5.8
7. Texas Tech Red Raiders (3-0) - 7.9
8. Stanford Cardinal (3-0) - 9.3
9. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-0) - 9.4
10. LSU Tigers (4-0) - 9.6
11. South Carolina Gamecocks (4-0) - 10.1
12. Kansas State Wildcats (4-0) - 11.3
13. Mississippi State Bulldogs (4-0) - 13.8
14. TCU Horned Frogs (3-0) - 15.8
15. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (3-0) - 16.1
16. Ohio Bobcats (4-0) - 16.4
17. Ohio State Buckeyes (4-0) - 17.1
18. West Virginia Mountaineers (3-0) - 19.0
19. Arizona State Sun Devils (3-1) - 19.9
20. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (4-0) - 20.4
21. Louisville Cardinals (4-0) - 20.5
22. Nebraska Cornhuskers (3-1) - 22.9
23. USC Trojans (3-1) - 23.1
24. Baylor Bears (3-0) - 24.4
25. Iowa State Cyclones (3-0) - 24.8
26. UCLA Bruins (3-1) - 25.1
27. Texas A&M Aggies (2-1) - 28.3
28. San Jose State Spartans (3-1) - 29.0
29. Tennessee Volunteers (3-1) - 30.0
30. Oregon State Beavers (2-0) - 31.3
31. Clemson Tigers (3-1) - 32.4
32. Arizona Wildcats (3-1) - 33.0
(tie) Oklahoma Sooners (2-1) - 33.0
34. Cincinnati Bearcats (2-0) - 35.3
35. Northwestern Wildcats (4-0) - 35.5
(tie) Purdue Boilermakers (2-1) - 35.5
37. Michigan State Spartans (3-1) - 35.9
38. Ole Miss Rebels (3-1) - 36.8
39. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (2-2) - 38.2
40. Boise State Broncos (2-1) - 38.3
41. North Carolina Tar Heels (2-2) - 40.8
42. Duke Blue Devils (3-1) - 42.5
43. BYU Cougars (2-2) - 43.9
(tie) NC State Wolfpack (3-1) - 43.9
45. UCF Knights (2-1) - 44.9
46. UTSA Roadrunners (4-0) - 45.5
47. Nevada Wolf Pack (3-1) - 45.6
48. Miami Hurricanes (3-1) - 46.8
49. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (3-1) - 47.7
50. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (3-1) - 48.7
51. Minnesota Golden Gophers (4-0) - 50.4
52. Oklahoma State Cowboys (2-1) - 52.0
53. South Florida Bulls (2-2) - 52.1
54. Fresno State Bulldogs (2-2) - 56.4
(tie) Wisconsin Badgers (3-1) - 56.4
56. Michigan Wolverines (2-2) - 57.1
57. Missouri Tigers (2-2) - 58.8
58. Utah State Aggies (3-1) - 59.1
59. Penn State Nittany Lions (2-2) - 59.3
60. Toledo Rockets (3-1) - 60.4
61. Washington Huskies (2-1) - 61.2
62. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (3-1) - 62.4
63. Kentucky Wildcats (1-3) - 63.1
64. Utah Utes (2-2) - 64.4
65. Connecticut Huskies (2-2) - 65.3
66. Illinois Fighting Illini (2-2) - 66.7
67. Ball State Cardinals (3-1) - 67.3
68. Kent State Golden Flashes (2-1) - 69.7
69. Troy Trojans (2-2) - 71.4
70. Indiana Hoosiers (2-1) - 71.6
71. San Diego State Aztecs (2-2) - 72.3
72. Virginia Tech Hokies (3-1) - 72.6
73. Northern Illinois Huskies (3-1) - 72.8
74. Texas State Bobcats (2-1) - 73.4
75. Maryland Terrapins (2-2) - 73.6
76. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (2-1) - 73.7
77. Iowa Hawkeyes (2-2) - 74.7
78. Auburn Tigers (1-3) - 77.2
79. Boston College Eagles (1-2) - 77.5
80. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (1-2) - 79.1
81. Western Michigan Broncos (2-2) - 80.5
82. California Golden Bears (1-3) - 81.0
(tie) New Mexico Lobos (2-2) - 81.0
84. Central Michigan Chippewas (2-1) - 81.5
85. Vanderbilt Commodores (1-3) - 81.7
86. Temple Owls (1-2) - 85.6
87. Marshall Thundering Herd (2-2) - 87.0
88. Arkansas Razorbacks (1-3) - 87.9
89. Virginia Cavaliers (2-2) - 88.0
90. Syracuse Orange (1-3) - 88.8
91. Air Force Falcons (1-2) - 91.2
92. ECU Pirates (2-2) - 91.5
93. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (2-1) - 93.4
94. Rice Owls (1-3) - 94.6
95. Arkansas State Red Wolves (2-2) - 95.6
96. North Texas Mean Green (1-3) - 96.2
97. UTEP Miners (1-3) - 97.8
98. Kansas Jayhawks (1-3) - 98.3
99. Miami University RedHawks (2-2) - 99.2
100. Buffalo Bulls (1-2) - 99.9
101. SMU Mustangs (1-2) - 101.2
102. Navy Midshipmen (1-2) - 101.9
103. New Mexico State Aggies (1-3) - 102.2
104. Hawaii Warriors (1-2) - 102.8
105. FIU Golden Panthers (1-3) - 104.6
106. Washington State Cougars (2-2) - 105.9
107. Pittsburgh Panthers (2-2) - 106.0
108. UAB Blazers (0-3) - 107.9
109. Akron Zips (1-3) - 109.3
110. UNLV Rebels (1-3) - 109.4
111. Bowling Green Falcons (1-3) - 110.1
112. South Alabama Jaguars (1-3) - 111.3
113. Army Black Knights (0-3) - 111.8
114. Tulane Green Wave (0-3) - 113.6
115. Florida Atlantic Owls (1-3) - 113.8
116. Houston Cougars (0-3) - 114.5
117. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (0-3) - 116.5
118. Memphis Tigers (0-4) - 118.1
119. Colorado Buffaloes (1-3) - 119.5
120. Massachusetts Minutemen (0-4) - 119.6
121. Wyoming Cowboys (1-3) - 121.1
122. Idaho Vandals (0-4) - 121.6
123. Colorado State Rams (1-3) - 122.7
124. Eastern Michigan Eagles (0-4) - 124.1

Week 3 2012 College Football Rankings

The rankings really don't settle in until week four, be we thought we'd go ahead and post the current rankings for week three this year. Take all rankings with a grain of salt. It's a long season and a lot can change - even after next week.

1. Alabama Crimson Tide (3-0) - 1.0
2. Georgia Bulldogs (3-0) - 2.0
3. LSU Tigers (3-0) - 3.2
4. Texas Longhorns (3-0) - 3.7
5. Texas Tech Red Raiders (3-0) - 6.4
6. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3-0) - 6.6
7. Oregon Ducks (3-0) - 6.7
8. Stanford Cardinal (3-0) - 8.5
9. Kansas State Wildcats (3-0) - 9.9
10. UCLA Bruins (3-0) - 10.4
11. Florida Gators (3-0) - 11.2
12. South Carolina Gamecocks (3-0) - 11.5
13. Florida State Seminoles (3-0) - 14.4
14. Arizona Wildcats (3-0) - 14.5
15. Ohio State Buckeyes (3-0) - 14.7
16. Ohio Bobcats (3-0) - 18.3
(tie) Rutgers Scarlet Knights (3-0) - 18.3
18. Iowa State Cyclones (3-0) - 19.2
19. Louisville Cardinals (3-0) - 19.6
20. Nebraska Cornhuskers (2-1) - 19.9
21. Clemson Tigers (3-0) - 20.4
(tie) West Virginia Mountaineers (2-0) - 20.4
23. Mississippi State Bulldogs (3-0) - 20.6
24. Oklahoma Sooners (2-0) - 23.3
25. Baylor Bears (2-0) - 23.5
26. Arizona State Sun Devils (2-1) - 24.0
27. USC Trojans (2-1) - 26.3
28. BYU Cougars (2-1) - 27.7
29. TCU Horned Frogs (2-0) - 28.3
30. San Jose State Spartans (2-1) - 29.6
31. Purdue Boilermakers (2-1) - 32.3
32. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (2-1) - 33.1
33. Cincinnati Bearcats (2-0) - 33.3
34. Northwestern Wildcats (3-0) - 34.4
35. Texas A&M Aggies (1-1) - 34.8
36. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (2-0) - 35.0
37. UCF Knights (2-1) - 36.8
38. Michigan State Spartans (2-1) - 37.5
39. Utah Utes (2-1) - 38.6
40. South Florida Bulls (2-1) - 42.1
41. Oklahoma State Cowboys (2-1) - 42.5
42. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (2-1) - 42.9
43. Toledo Rockets (2-1) - 43.9
44. Connecticut Huskies (2-1) - 45.0
45. Illinois Fighting Illini (2-1) - 46.2
46. Ole Miss Rebels (2-1) - 47.1
47. Missouri Tigers (2-1) - 47.8
48. NC State Wolfpack (2-1) - 48.1
49. Tennessee Volunteers (2-1) - 48.2
50. Boise State Broncos (1-1) - 49.6
51. Duke Blue Devils (2-1) - 50.9
52. Miami Hurricanes (2-1) - 51.0
53. Minnesota Golden Gophers (3-0) - 52.4
54. Michigan Wolverines (2-1) - 55.4
55. Utah State Aggies (2-1) - 56.1
56. Washington Huskies (2-1) - 56.6
57. UTSA Roadrunners (3-0) - 57.8
58. Kentucky Wildcats (1-2) - 57.9
59. Fresno State Bulldogs (2-1) - 58.0
60. Oregon State Beavers (1-0) - 59.5
61. Maryland Terrapins (2-1) - 60.3
62. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (2-1) - 60.6
63. Iowa Hawkeyes (2-1) - 60.9
64. Nevada Wolf Pack (2-1) - 61.5
65. ECU Pirates (2-1) - 64.8
66. San Diego State Aztecs (2-1) - 65.0
67. Vanderbilt Commodores (1-2) - 65.7
68. Penn State Nittany Lions (1-2) - 66.2
69. Texas State Bobcats (1-1) - 67.3
70. Northern Illinois Huskies (2-1) - 68.0
71. Wisconsin Badgers (2-1) - 69.4
72. Air Force Falcons (1-1) - 71.0
73. North Carolina Tar Heels (1-2) - 72.4
74. Indiana Hoosiers (2-1) - 72.8
75. Temple Owls (1-1) - 74.2
76. California Golden Bears (1-2) - 75.0
77. Ball State Cardinals (2-1) - 75.5
78. Virginia Cavaliers (2-1) - 75.6
79. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (2-1) - 75.8
80. Boston College Eagles (1-2) - 79.4
81. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (1-1) - 80.2
82. Arkansas Razorbacks (1-2) - 83.7
(tie) Auburn Tigers (1-2) - 83.7
84. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (2-1) - 83.9
85. Buffalo Bulls (1-1) - 84.0
86. Troy Trojans (1-2) - 84.6
87. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (2-1) - 88.2
88. Marshall Thundering Herd (1-2) - 90.3
89. Hawaii Warriors (1-1) - 90.6
90. Kent State Golden Flashes (1-1) - 90.8
91. Syracuse Orange (1-2) - 91.1
92. New Mexico State Aggies (1-2) - 92.8
93. Washington State Cougars (2-1) - 93.1
94. Virginia Tech Hokies (2-1) - 93.4
95. North Texas Mean Green (1-2) - 93.5
96. Western Michigan Broncos (1-2) - 95.0
97. Bowling Green Falcons (1-2) - 96.4
98. New Mexico Lobos (1-2) - 96.5
99. Central Michigan Chippewas (1-1) - 97.0
100. UTEP Miners (1-2) - 98.1
101. Rice Owls (1-2) - 99.2
102. Akron Zips (1-2) - 99.8
103. Kansas Jayhawks (1-2) - 103.9
104. Arkansas State Red Wolves (1-2) - 104.9
105. FIU Golden Panthers (1-2) - 105.2
106. SMU Mustangs (1-2) - 106.6
107. Tulane Green Wave (0-2) - 107.1
108. Miami University RedHawks (1-2) - 107.2
109. Army Black Knights (0-2) - 107.8
110. Florida Atlantic Owls (1-2) - 108.9
111. South Alabama Jaguars (1-2) - 109.0
112. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (0-2) - 109.5
113. UAB Blazers (0-2) - 110.8
114. Pittsburgh Panthers (1-2) - 113.9
115. Navy Midshipmen (0-2) - 114.9
116. Houston Cougars (0-3) - 115.7
117. UNLV Rebels (0-3) - 116.3
118. Memphis Tigers (0-3) - 117.6
119. Massachusetts Minutemen (0-3) - 119.0
120. Idaho Vandals (0-3) - 120.3
121. Wyoming Cowboys (0-3) - 121.0
122. Colorado Buffaloes (0-3) - 122.5
123. Eastern Michigan Eagles (0-3) - 122.8
124. Colorado State Rams (1-2) - 123.5