NCAA College Football FBS Power Rankings – Week 12 – 2012

Rankings - Week 12

November 13, 2012 to November 19, 2012

Nebraska

Week 12 Movers

The stats game is a tough one to fake. Teams have to be able to put up the offensive and defensive numbers week in and week out to stay at the top. Kansas State found out that one off week really does matter as it not only fell from national title game consideration but also made the biggest drop among our top 15. Former nemisis Nebraska jumped past the Cats and five other teams.

Kansas St.

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Rank		Points	Record	Comment
1	Florida St. Shop	5,990.25	10-1	One defensive stop -- and two points -- shy of heading into the finale vs. Florida with an 11-0 record. Ahh, what ifs?
2	Alabama Shop	4,877.94	10-1	One week, the Tide's dreams are crushed. The next, they're back in the thick of the national title race. Welcome back, SEC.
3	Oregon Shop	4,659.22	10-1	A tying TD in the final 2 minutes, and loss in OT. Even on the road, that won't sit well heading into this weekend's Civil War.
4	Notre Dame Shop	4,466.58	11-0	Well, hello there national title game. Meet the Irish. It's not a lock, but the way USC has played lately, it's possible.
5	Clemson Shop	3,989.39	10-1	Only a handful of teams reached 10 wins in the first 12 weeks of the season. Is there one quieter than Clemson?
6	Georgia Shop	3,942.64	10-1	In-state rival Georgia Tech is heating up lately. Will it be hot enough to stymie the Dogs before the SEC title game?
7	Oklahoma St. Shop	3,425.26	7-3	Bedlam is going to be just that with the way both the Cowboys and Sooners are playing the past few weeks. Hold on, folks. It'll be fun.
8	Nebraska Shop	3,421.73	9-2	Big win against Minnesota. It was reminiscent of Tom Osborne-type wins, a nice tribute at TO's last home game.
9	Texas A&M Shop	3,368.05	9-2	The newbies face off this weekend. Will Missouri put a wrench in an old friend's season, or does Johnny "Football" shine again?
10	Oklahoma Shop	3,280.09	8-2	Landry Jones and Co. have their hands full this week, but think about the stakes now that K-State has lost. Interesting.
11	LSU Shop	3,092.18	9-2	LSU won't be heading to Atlanta, but finishing the regular season with 10 wins is still saying something.
12	Ohio St. Shop	2,914.62	11-0	So it seems Wisconsin was pretty game but the Buckeyes had just a little more. Only Michigan stands in the way of a perfect season.
13	Texas Tech Shop	2,885.02	7-4	That defense that was ranked No. 1 earlier in the season? It took some abuse last week. Now, Baylor's up next. Oh boy.
14	Kansas St. Shop	2,838.69	10-1	Cats had the prize within their grasp but Baylor made it slip away. Still, a BCS game is out there for the taking.
15	UCLA Shop	2,643.83	9-2	The Battle for Los Angeles was worth watching. But who really expected the Bruins to win the Pac-12 South? No, really?