2012 Season
Final through week 14 · retroactive under today's algorithm and selection rules
| # | Team | WAB | Δ wk | Record | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Notre Dame | +3.34 | NR | 12-0 | — |
| 02 |  Florida | +3.11 | NR | 11-1 | — |
| 03 | Alabama | +2.63 | NR | 12-1 | — |
| 04 | Ohio State | +2.59 | NR | 12-0 | — |
| 05 |  Kansas State | +2.56 | NR | 11-1 | — |
| 06 |  Stanford | +2.32 | NR | 11-2 | — |
| 07 | Oregon | +2.47 | NR | 11-1 | — |
| 08 |  Oklahoma | +1.98 | NR | 10-2 | — |
| 09 |  LSU | +1.64 | NR | 10-2 | — |
| 10 | Texas A&M | +1.60 | NR | 10-2 | — |
| 11 | South Carolina | +1.44 | NR | 10-2 | — |
| 12 |  Georgia | +1.43 | NR | 11-2 | — |
| 13 | Oregon State | +0.96 | NR | 9-3 | — |
| 14 | Nebraska | +0.45 | NR | 10-3 | — |
| 15 | Florida State | +0.30 | NR | 11-2 | — |
| 16 |  Utah State | +0.29 | NR | 10-2 | — |
| 17 | San José State | +0.26 | NR | 10-2 | — |
| 18 | Clemson | +0.01 | NR | 10-2 | — |
| 19 | Northern Illinois | −0.02 | NR | 12-1 | — |
| 20 | Boise State | −0.30 | NR | 10-2 | — |
| 21 |  Louisville | −0.32 | NR | 10-2 | — |
| 22 | Texas | −0.43 | NR | 8-4 | — |
| 23 |  Kent State | −0.58 | NR | 11-2 | — |
| 24 |  Michigan | −0.62 | NR | 8-4 | — |
| 25 |  Northwestern | −0.59 | NR | 9-3 | — |
Ranks 26+
| # | Team | WAB | Δ wk | Record | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 |  Arkansas State | −0.67 | NR | 9-3 | — |
| 27 | Fresno State | −0.69 | NR | 9-3 | — |
| 28 | UCLA | −0.70 | NR | 9-4 | — |
| 29 | San Diego State | −0.95 | NR | 9-3 | — |
| 30 |  Vanderbilt | −0.99 | NR | 8-4 | — |
| 31 | Arizona | −1.03 | NR | 7-5 | — |
| 32 | USC | −1.06 | NR | 7-5 | — |
| 33 | Tulsa | −1.11 | NR | 10-3 | — |
| 34 | Mississippi State | −1.11 | NR | 8-4 | — |
| 35 | Oklahoma State | −1.15 | NR | 7-5 | — |
| 36 |  Louisiana Tech | −1.16 | NR | 9-3 | — |
| 37 | Ball State | −1.18 | NR | 9-3 | — |
| 38 |  Rutgers | −1.26 | NR | 9-3 | — |
| 39 | Toledo | −1.32 | NR | 9-3 | — |
| 40 | TCU | −1.38 | NR | 7-5 | — |
| 41 |  Baylor | −1.32 | NR | 7-5 | — |
| 42 | Washington | −1.39 | NR | 7-5 | — |
| 43 | Cincinnati | −1.44 | NR | 9-3 | — |
| 44 | Texas Tech | −1.59 | NR | 7-5 | — |
| 45 | West Virginia | −1.64 | NR | 7-5 | — |
| 46 | Penn State | −1.79 | NR | 8-4 | — |
| 47 | Wisconsin | −1.61 | NR | 8-5 | — |
| 48 |  Arizona State | −1.86 | NR | 7-5 | — |
| 49 | Louisiana | −1.87 | NR | 8-4 | — |
| 50 | BYU | −2.00 | NR | 7-5 | — |
| 51 | Navy | −2.14 | NR | 7-4 | — |
| 52 |  Miami | −2.15 | NR | 7-5 | — |
| 53 | Ole Miss | −2.19 | NR | 6-6 | — |
| 54 | Missouri | −2.36 | NR | 5-7 | — |
| 55 |  UCF | −2.29 | NR | 9-4 | — |
| 56 | Iowa State | −2.41 | NR | 6-6 | — |
| 57 |  UL Monroe | −2.44 | NR | 8-4 | — |
| 58 |  Middle Tennessee | −2.43 | NR | 8-4 | — |
| 59 |  Bowling Green | −2.45 | NR | 8-4 | — |
| 60 | Syracuse | −2.55 | NR | 7-5 | — |
| 61 |  North Carolina | −2.65 | NR | 8-4 | — |
| 62 |  East Carolina | −2.49 | NR | 8-4 | — |
| 63 | Ohio | −2.76 | NR | 8-4 | — |
| 64 | UTSA | −2.78 | NR | 8-4 | — |
| 65 | Michigan State | −2.87 | NR | 6-6 | — |
| 66 |  Western Kentucky | −2.91 | NR | 7-5 | — |
| 67 | NC State | −2.91 | NR | 7-5 | — |
| 68 |  Virginia Tech | −3.32 | NR | 6-6 | — |
| 69 | Tennessee | −3.32 | NR | 5-7 | — |
| 70 | Nevada | −3.48 | NR | 7-5 | — |
| 71 | Purdue | −3.57 | NR | 6-6 | — |
| 72 | Utah | −3.71 | NR | 5-7 | — |
| 73 | Pittsburgh | −3.75 | NR | 6-6 | — |
| 74 | Georgia Tech | −3.81 | NR | 6-7 | — |
| 75 | Duke | −3.57 | NR | 6-6 | — |
| 76 | Minnesota | −3.89 | NR | 6-6 | — |
| 77 |  SMU | −4.02 | NR | 6-6 | — |
| 78 | Arkansas | −4.32 | NR | 4-8 | — |
| 79 | Air Force | −4.32 | NR | 6-6 | — |
| 80 | Wake Forest | −4.45 | NR | 5-7 | — |
| 81 | Rice | −4.57 | NR | 6-6 | — |
| 82 | Central Michigan | −4.77 | NR | 6-6 | — |
| 83 | Auburn | −4.93 | NR | 3-9 | — |
| 84 |  California | −5.09 | NR | 3-9 | — |
| 85 | Temple | −5.26 | NR | 4-7 | — |
| 86 | UConn | −5.27 | NR | 5-7 | — |
| 87 |  Iowa | −5.38 | NR | 4-8 | — |
| 88 | Washington State | −5.39 | NR | 3-9 | — |
| 89 | Troy | −5.57 | NR | 5-7 | — |
| 90 | Indiana | −5.71 | NR | 4-8 | — |
| 91 | Marshall | −5.74 | NR | 5-7 | — |
| 92 | Houston | −5.56 | NR | 5-7 | — |
| 93 | North Texas | −5.56 | NR | 4-8 | — |
| 94 | Maryland | −5.79 | NR | 4-8 | — |
| 95 | Virginia | −5.77 | NR | 4-8 | — |
| 96 |  Wyoming | −5.94 | NR | 4-8 | — |
| 97 |  Colorado State | −5.70 | NR | 4-8 | — |
| 98 |  Buffalo | −5.94 | NR | 4-8 | — |
| 99 |  Miami (OH) | −5.90 | NR | 4-8 | — |
| 100 | Texas State | −6.00 | NR | 4-8 | — |
| 101 | Florida Atlantic | −6.35 | NR | 3-9 | — |
| 102 | South Florida | −6.60 | NR | 3-9 | — |
| 103 |  Hawai'i | −6.66 | NR | 3-9 | — |
| 104 | Kentucky | −6.69 | NR | 2-10 | — |
| 105 | Memphis | −6.75 | NR | 4-8 | — |
| 106 | Western Michigan | −6.77 | NR | 4-8 | — |
| 107 | UTEP | −6.81 | NR | 3-9 | — |
| 108 | Kansas | −6.96 | NR | 1-11 | — |
| 109 | Illinois | −7.04 | NR | 2-10 | — |
| 110 | UAB | −7.05 | NR | 3-9 | — |
| 111 | New Mexico | −7.11 | NR | 4-9 | — |
| 112 | Florida International | −7.25 | NR | 3-9 | — |
| 113 |  Boston College | −7.25 | NR | 2-10 | — |
| 114 | Colorado | −7.31 | NR | 1-11 | — |
| 115 | Army | −7.54 | NR | 2-9 | — |
| 116 | Idaho | −8.09 | NR | 1-11 | — |
| 117 | Eastern Michigan | −8.24 | NR | 2-10 | — |
| 118 | Tulane | −8.52 | NR | 2-10 | — |
| 119 | UNLV | −8.86 | NR | 2-11 | — |
| 120 |  New Mexico State | −9.16 | NR | 1-11 | — |
| 121 | South Alabama | −9.23 | NR | 2-11 | — |
| 122 | Massachusetts | −9.26 | NR | 1-11 | — |
| 123 | Akron | −9.32 | NR | 1-11 | — |
| 124 | Southern Miss | −10.03 | NR | 0-12 | — |
Retroactive 12-team playoff field
Notre Dame, Florida, Alabama, Ohio State, Kansas State, Stanford, Oregon, Oklahoma, LSU, Texas A&M, Florida State, Northern Illinois