Final 2012 College Football Rankings

Well, the only thing the bowls proved is that we were right all along. The best two teams weren't playing each other in the championship game. It should have been Oregon vs. Alabama. And, after a couple of blowouts in their respective bowls, it's clear that Oregon and Alabama are the best two teams in the country. Which one had the better season? According to our analysis, even though because of who they lost to and when they lost to them, the Oregon Ducks are not the PAC-12 champions, they are the Baggaley National Champions once again. People talk about Alabama's "dynasty" but in the Baggaley rankings, there are two dynasties, as over the last four years, Alabama has been ranked #1 in the final rankings twice and Oregon has been ranked #1 twice.

How does this affect our program rankings and our historic rankings? We'll be updating all of that in the next couple of weeks.

Here are our final rankings for the 2012 College Football Season:

1. Oregon Ducks (12-1) - 1.2
2. Alabama Crimson Tide (13-1) - 1.8
3. Texas A&M Aggies (11-2) - 3.0
4. Georgia Bulldogs (12-2) - 4.6
5. Florida Gators (11-2) - 5.2
6. South Carolina Gamecocks (11-2) - 5.8
7. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (12-1) - 7.5
8. LSU Tigers (10-3) - 9.3
9. Kansas State Wildcats (11-2) - 9.5
10. Florida State Seminoles (12-2) - 11.0
11. Ohio State Buckeyes (12-0) - 11.5
(tie) Stanford Cardinal (12-2) - 11.5
13. Utah State Aggies (11-2) - 11.8
14. Clemson Tigers (11-2) - 12.6
15. Oklahoma Sooners (10-3) - 14.3
16. San Jose State Spartans (11-2) - 17.6
17. Oregon State Beavers (9-4) - 18.7
18. Oklahoma State Cowboys (8-5) - 19.4
19. Wisconsin Badgers (8-6) - 20.0
20. BYU Cougars (8-5) - 20.4
21. Nebraska Cornhuskers (10-4) - 20.5
22. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (9-3) - 21.5
23. Texas Longhorns (9-4) - 23.4
24. Michigan Wolverines (8-5) - 25.2
25. Vanderbilt Commodores (9-4) - 26.0
26. Boise State Broncos (11-2) - 27.0
27. Cincinnati Bearcats (10-3) - 27.2
28. Northwestern Wildcats (10-3) - 28.7
29. Baylor Bears (8-5) - 28.9
30. Ole Miss Rebels (7-6) - 30.6
31. UCF Knights (10-4) - 30.9
32. USC Trojans (7-6) - 31.9
33. Louisville Cardinals (11-2) - 32.7
34. Arizona Wildcats (8-5) - 32.8
35. Penn State Nittany Lions (8-4) - 34.4
36. Arkansas State Red Wolves (10-3) - 36.4
37. Arizona State Sun Devils (8-5) - 36.8
38. Fresno State Bulldogs (9-4) - 38.0
39. Northern Illinois Huskies (12-2) - 39.5
40. UCLA Bruins (9-5) - 39.9
41. Michigan State Spartans (7-6) - 41.1
42. Syracuse Orange (8-5) - 42.3
43. Kent State Golden Flashes (11-3) - 42.4
44. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (11-3) - 43.1
45. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (9-4) - 44.1
46. Mississippi State Bulldogs (8-5) - 46.3
47. TCU Horned Frogs (6-7) - 46.7
48. Texas Tech Red Raiders (8-5) - 47.2
49. Missouri Tigers (5-7) - 50.1
50. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (7-7) - 50.2
51. Washington Huskies (7-6) - 51.4
52. Miami Hurricanes (7-5) - 53.1
53. Toledo Rockets (9-4) - 53.7
54. West Virginia Mountaineers (8-5) - 54.0
55. San Diego State Aztecs (9-4) - 54.3
56. Iowa State Cyclones (6-7) - 56.0
57. North Carolina Tar Heels (8-4) - 56.1
58. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (9-4) - 57.0
59. Tennessee Volunteers (5-7) - 57.6
60. Virginia Tech Hokies (7-6) - 61.2
61. Ball State Cardinals (9-4) - 61.9
62. NC State Wolfpack (7-6) - 62.6
(tie) SMU Mustangs (7-6) - 62.6
64. Bowling Green Falcons (8-5) - 62.7
65. Utah Utes (5-7) - 63.0
66. Arkansas Razorbacks (4-8) - 64.4
67. Duke Blue Devils (6-7) - 68.4
68. Pittsburgh Panthers (6-7) - 69.1
69. Rice Owls (7-6) - 69.6
70. Ohio Bobcats (9-4) - 70.1
71. Purdue Boilermakers (6-7) - 71.4
72. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (8-5) - 71.8
73. Iowa Hawkeyes (4-8) - 72.5
74. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (7-6) - 72.9
75. Navy Midshipmen (8-5) - 73.1
76. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (8-4) - 76.5
77. Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-7) - 77.7
78. Troy Trojans (5-7) - 78.1
79. California Golden Bears (3-9) - 78.6
80. Virginia Cavaliers (4-8) - 80.6
81. ECU Pirates (8-5) - 81.6
82. Connecticut Huskies (5-7) - 82.5
83. Nevada Wolf Pack (7-6) - 83.4
84. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (5-7) - 83.6
85. South Florida Bulls (3-9) - 85.8
86. Indiana Hoosiers (4-8) - 86.0
87. Central Michigan Chippewas (7-6) - 87.5
88. Auburn Tigers (3-9) - 88.7
89. Kentucky Wildcats (2-10) - 89.2
90. Marshall Thundering Herd (5-7) - 89.5
91. Houston Cougars (5-7) - 90.2
92. UTSA Roadrunners (8-4) - 91.1
93. Maryland Terrapins (4-8) - 91.4
94. North Texas Mean Green (4-8) - 94.0
95. Temple Owls (4-7) - 94.9
96. Texas State Bobcats (4-8) - 95.9
97. Air Force Falcons (6-7) - 96.4
98. Buffalo Bulls (4-8) - 97.7
99. Memphis Tigers (4-8) - 98.9
100. FIU Golden Panthers (3-9) - 99.8
101. Western Michigan Broncos (4-8) - 100.8
102. Miami University RedHawks (4-8) - 101.5
103. Kansas Jayhawks (1-11) - 103.6
104. UTEP Miners (3-9) - 105.3
(tie) Washington State Cougars (3-9) - 105.3
106. Boston College Eagles (2-10) - 105.6
107. Florida Atlantic Owls (3-9) - 107.0
108. Illinois Fighting Illini (2-10) - 107.5
109. New Mexico Lobos (4-9) - 108.6
(tie) UAB Blazers (3-9) - 108.6
111. Tulane Green Wave (2-10) - 110.3
112. Wyoming Cowboys (4-8) - 113.9
113. Hawaii Warriors (3-9) - 114.3
114. Army Black Knights (2-10) - 115.1
115. South Alabama Jaguars (2-11) - 115.6
116. UNLV Rebels (2-11) - 116.3
117. Colorado State Rams (4-8) - 116.4
118. Akron Zips (1-11) - 116.7
119. Eastern Michigan Eagles (2-10) - 117.3
120. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (0-12) - 120.2
121. New Mexico State Aggies (1-11) - 120.9
122. Massachusetts Minutemen (1-11) - 121.1
123. Colorado Buffaloes (1-11) - 121.9
124. Idaho Vandals (1-11) - 123.8