College Football Week 12: Ranking Every FBS Conference

Week 11 brought about the clash of the titans, and an old dog regained its top spot in the college football landscape.

Week 12 looks to be no different; save only that time is running out to make the big plays for a chance at a championship title. 

Here are how the conferences stack up and which teams stand a chance to make some noise in Week 12.  

1. SEC

After a sluggish start, LSU put away Western Kentucky 42-9. Unless they stumble, the Tigers look to be the BCS favorites. 

LSU

Alabama

Arkansas

Georgia

South Carolina

Auburn

Florida

Vanderbilt

Mississippi State

Kentucky

Tennessee

Ole Miss

2. Big 12

The Cowboys did not take their No. 2 BCS ranking lightly, dropping 66 points on Texas Tech. They are looking like a legitimate threat for the national championship.

Oklahoma State

Oklahoma

Kansas State

Baylor

Texas

Missouri

Texas A&M

Iowa State

Texas Tech

Kansas

3. Big 10

The Spartans played like a Top 10 team at Iowa, dismantling the Hawkeyes 37-21. The division title is theirs for the taking.

Michigan State

Wisconsin

Nebraska

Michigan

Penn State

Iowa

Ohio State

Purdue

Illinois

Northwestern

Minnesota

Indiana

4. Pac 12

Well, there’s no doubt now who the top team is—the Ducks crushed Stanford and have put themselves back in title contention for a rematch against LSU.

Oregon

Stanford

USC

Arizona State

Washington

Cal

Utah

UCLA

Washington State

Oregon State

Colorado

Arizona

5. ACC

Clemson had a bye week to prepare for the final push for the ACC crown. Their realistic goal is still to represent the ACC in the BCS.

Clemson

Virginia Tech

Georgia Tech

Virginia

Wake Forest

Florida State

Miami

North Carolina State

North Carolina

Duke

Maryland

Boston College

6. Big East

West Virginia pulled out a must win game against Cincinnati, but will still need help if they want to claim the Big East Title. QB Geno Smith is perhaps the most underrated player in America.

West Virginia

Cincinnati

Rutgers

Pitt

Louisville

Connecticut

South Florida

Syracuse

7. Conference USA

Houston didn't score in the first quarter, and only ended up scoring 73 points! If the Cougars can win their final games they should play in a BCS game.

Houston

Southern Miss

Tulsa

SMU

Eastern Carolina

Marshall

Central Florida

UTEP

Rice

Tulane

Memphis

UAB

8. Mountain West

The Horned Frogs delivered a major upset by going into Boise and knocking off Boise State 36-35. TCU is now in the drivers seat to become the Mountain West Champion.

TCU

Boise State

Wyoming

San Diego State

Air Force

Colorado State

UNLV

New Mexico

9. MAC

The Huskies are rolling right now crushing Bowling Green 45-14. QB Chandler Harnish is wracking up ridiculous yardage both in the air and on the ground.

Northern Illinois

Toledo

Ohio

Temple

Ball State

Eastern Michigan

Western Michigan

Kent State

Bowling Green

Miami

Central Michigan

Buffalo

Akron

10. Independents

The Fighting Irish routed Maryland 45-21, and are pointing to their final game against Stanford.

Notre Dame

BYU

Navy

Army

11. WAC

In the pivotal game of the season, the Wolf Pack took down Hawaii 42-28. The WAC title now goes through Reno.

Nevada

Louisiana Tech

Hawaii

Fresno State

Utah State

San Jose State

New Mexico State

Idaho

12. Sun Belt

In the battle to be crowned Sun Belt Champion, Arkansas State came through with a 30-21 win over Louisiana-Lafayette. The Red Wolves now are the prohibitive favorites for the title.

Arkansas State

Louisiana-Lafayette

Western Kentucky

Florida International

North Texas State

Louisiana Monroe

Troy

Middle Tennessee

Florida Atlantic