College football rankings for week 12 of the 2022 season have been released, and last week’s top five teams retained their spots in both polls.
Georgia remained atop the AP and Coaches polls after easily handling the Mississippi State Bulldogs, 45-19..
The Ohio State Buckeyes (10-0), Michigan Wolverines (10-0), TCU Horned Frogs (9-0), and Tennessee Volunteers (9-1) round out the top five. Each school claimed victory by 31 points or greater Saturday, except for TCU’s 17-10 decision over Texas.
Two Pac-12 teams sharply fell following losses to conference foes. Oregon tumbled six spots in the AP Poll and seven in the Coaches’ Poll following a loss to Washington. UCLA careened seven spots in the AP Poll and six in the Coaches’ Poll after a 34-28 setback to Arizona. The Washington victory propelled the Huskies nine spots in the AP Poll and six in the Coaches’ Poll to number 15 in both sets of rankings.
Tulane also slid in both polls after a 38-31 loss to UCF. The Green Wave dropped five spots in each grouping to numbers 21 and 22, respectively.
Texas, Liberty, and Illinois dropped out of both the AP and Coaches’ Polls following losses on Saturday. Kentucky departed the Coaches’ Poll after dropping a decision to Vanderbilt, while an NC State loss to Boston College cost the Wolfpack their spot in the AP Poll.
Below are the full AP and FBS Coaches polls for Week 12 of the 2022 season (first-place votes in parentheses):
AP Poll – Week 12
1. Georgia (62)
2. Ohio State (1)
3. Michigan
4. TCU
5. Tennessee
6. LSU
7. USC
8. Alabama
9. Clemson
10. Utah
11. Penn State
12. Oregon
13. North Carolina
14. Ole Miss
15. Washington
16. UCLA
17. UCF
18. Notre Dame
19. Kansas State
20. Florida State
21. Tulane
22. Cincinnati
23. Coastal Carolina
24. Oklahoma State
25. Oregon State
Others receiving votes: North Carolina State 77, Texas 65, UTSA 51, Troy 22, Duke 16, Liberty 15, Illinois 13, Minnesota 7, Florida 6, Boise State 5, South Alabama 1
Dropped from rankings: NC State 17, Texas 18, Liberty 19, Illinois 21
FBS COACHES POLL – WEEK 12
1. Georgia (61)
2. Ohio State (1)
3. Michigan (1)
4. TCU
5. Tennessee
6. USC
7. LSU
8. Alabama
9. Clemson
10. Utah
11. North Carolina
12. Penn State
13. Oregon
14. Ole Miss
15. Washington
16. UCLA
17. Kansas State
18. UCF
19. Notre Dame
20. Florida State
21. Cincinnati
22. Tulane
23. Coastal Carolina
24. Oklahoma State
25. NC State
Others receiving votes: Texas 76, Oregon State 62, Illinois 48, Texas-San Antonio 40, Troy 32, Minnesota 30, Duke 24, Liberty 9, Pittsburgh 8, Kentucky 8, Florida 8, Boise State 5, Air Force 5, Wake Forest 3, South Alabama 2, Toledo 1
Dropped from rankings: Texas 18, Liberty 19, Illinois 20, Kentucky 24
Stats Perform FCS Top 25 – Week 12
1. South Dakota State (47)
2. Sacramento State (7)
3. Montana State
4. North Dakota State
5. UIW
6. Holy Cross
7. Weber State
8. William & Mary
9. Samford
10. Jackson State
11. Richmond
12. Furman
13. Montana
14. Elon
15. Chattanooga
16. North Dakota
17. Southeast Missouri
18. New Hampshire
19. Mercer
20. Delaware
T-21. Fordham
T-21. Idaho
23. Souheastern Louisiana
24. UC Davis
25. UT Martin
Others receiving votes (schools listed on two or more ballots): Rhode Island 38, Saint Francis 37, Austin Peay 36, Eastern Kentucky 27, Princeton 26, Abilene Christian 16, North Carolina Central 7, St. Thomas 6, Yale 6, Florida A&M 5
Dropped from rankings: Rhode Island 22, Princeton 24
FCS Coaches Poll – Week 12
1. South Dakota State
2. Sacramento State
3. Montana State
4. North Dakota State
5. Jackson State
6. Holy Cross
7. UIW
8. William & Mary
9. Samford
10. Weber State
11. Richmond
12. Montana
13. Furman
14. Fordham
15. Southeast Missouri
16. Mercer
17. Chattanooga
18. Elon
19. Delaware
20. New Hampshire
21. St. Thomas
22. Princeton
23. North Dakota
24. Florida A&M
25. NC Central
Others receiving votes: Austin Peay 43, Idaho 27, Rhode Island 21, UC Davis 19, UT Martin 19, St. Francis U. 18, North Carolina A&T 13, Southeastern Louisiana 10, Yale 9, Davidson 4, Eastern Kentucky 4.
Dropped from rankings: Idaho 20, Rhode Island 22, Eastern Kentucky 24