2012
MRI 2.0 · 124 teams rated · showing the top 124
| # | Team | Rec | Power | Résumé |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | 13–1 | 32.39 | 7.50 |
| 2 | Oregon | 12–1 | 30.95 | 6.69 |
| 3 | Texas A&M | 11–2 | 25.08 | 6.23 |
| 4 | Oklahoma State | 8–5 | 20.92 | 2.84 |
| 5 | Georgia | 12–2 | 20.29 | 5.73 |
| 6 | Notre Dame | 12–1 | 20.15 | 7.44 |
| 7 | Florida State | 12–2 | 20.10 | 4.67 |
| 8 | Kansas State | 11–2 | 19.99 | 6.21 |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 10–3 | 19.89 | 5.63 |
| 10 | Stanford | 12–2 | 19.83 | 6.93 |
| 11 | LSU | 10–3 | 19.71 | 4.72 |
| 12 | Florida | 11–2 | 17.87 | 6.27 |
| 13 | South Carolina | 11–2 | 17.84 | 5.62 |
| 14 | Clemson | 11–2 | 15.96 | 4.50 |
| 15 | Wisconsin | 8–6 | 14.98 | 1.87 |
| 16 | USC | 7–6 | 14.78 | 2.49 |
| 17 | Ohio State | 12–0 | 14.60 | 6.05 |
| 18 | Michigan | 8–5 | 14.07 | 2.60 |
| 19 | Boise State | 11–2 | 13.80 | 2.82 |
| 20 | Arizona State | 8–5 | 13.47 | 1.88 |
| 21 | Oregon State | 9–4 | 13.15 | 4.57 |
| 22 | Texas | 9–4 | 12.84 | 4.26 |
| 23 | Baylor | 8–5 | 12.75 | 3.38 |
| 24 | TCU | 7–6 | 11.74 | 2.26 |
| 25 | BYU | 8–5 | 11.57 | 1.39 |
| 26 | Nebraska | 10–4 | 11.20 | 4.79 |
| 27 | Utah State | 11–2 | 10.35 | 2.81 |
| 28 | Penn State | 8–4 | 10.14 | 1.88 |
| 29 | Vanderbilt | 9–4 | 9.91 | 3.02 |
| 30 | Cincinnati | 10–3 | 9.77 | 2.11 |
| 31 | Michigan State | 7–6 | 9.12 | 1.83 |
| 32 | UCLA | 9–5 | 8.72 | 3.62 |
| 33 | Northwestern | 10–3 | 8.26 | 3.73 |
| 34 | Arizona | 8–5 | 7.79 | 3.12 |
| 35 | UCF | 10–4 | 7.73 | 1.15 |
| 36 | Tulsa | 11–3 | 7.22 | 2.98 |
| 37 | Mississippi State | 8–5 | 7.18 | 1.57 |
| 38 | Missouri | 5–7 | 6.90 | 1.38 |
| 39 | North Carolina | 8–4 | 6.78 | 0.72 |
| 40 | Northern Illinois | 12–2 | 6.75 | 1.66 |
| 41 | Georgia Tech | 7–7 | 6.68 | 0.72 |
| 42 | Fresno State | 9–4 | 6.42 | 1.10 |
| 43 | Louisiana Tech | 9–3 | 6.36 | 1.20 |
| 44 | West Virginia | 7–6 | 6.07 | 1.73 |
| 45 | Texas Tech | 8–5 | 5.89 | 2.25 |
| 46 | Ole Miss | 7–6 | 5.67 | 1.75 |
| 47 | Miami (FL) | 7–5 | 5.57 | 1.71 |
| 48 | Virginia Tech | 7–6 | 5.51 | 1.28 |
| 49 | Louisville | 11–2 | 5.20 | 3.78 |
| 50 | Rutgers | 9–4 | 5.09 | 1.66 |
| 51 | San Jose State | 11–2 | 4.98 | 2.98 |
| 52 | Washington | 7–6 | 4.72 | 2.02 |
| 53 | Syracuse | 8–5 | 4.52 | 2.12 |
| 54 | Iowa State | 6–7 | 4.49 | 1.52 |
| 55 | Utah | 5–7 | 3.73 | -0.04 |
| 56 | Pittsburgh | 6–7 | 3.68 | -0.75 |
| 57 | Arkansas State | 10–3 | 3.41 | 1.57 |
| 58 | Arkansas | 4–8 | 3.28 | -0.67 |
| 59 | Tennessee | 5–7 | 2.97 | -0.21 |
| 60 | San Diego State | 9–4 | 2.54 | 1.05 |
| 61 | SMU | 7–6 | 1.42 | -0.18 |
| 62 | NC State | 7–6 | 1.18 | 0.25 |
| 63 | Louisiana | 9–4 | -0.54 | 0.39 |
| 64 | Nevada | 7–6 | -0.69 | -1.37 |
| 65 | Kent State | 11–3 | -0.86 | 1.31 |
| 66 | Toledo | 9–4 | -1.08 | 0.66 |
| 67 | California | 3–9 | -1.14 | -1.07 |
| 68 | Iowa | 4–8 | -1.67 | -1.71 |
| 69 | Auburn | 3–9 | -2.18 | -1.29 |
| 70 | Purdue | 6–7 | -2.74 | -0.22 |
| 71 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8–5 | -3.57 | -0.30 |
| 72 | Bowling Green | 8–5 | -4.19 | -0.88 |
| 73 | USF | 3–9 | -4.23 | -2.46 |
| 74 | Ohio | 9–4 | -4.29 | -0.66 |
| 75 | Ball State | 9–4 | -4.43 | 1.10 |
| 76 | Navy | 8–5 | -4.47 | -0.03 |
| 77 | Houston | 5–7 | -4.50 | -2.75 |
| 78 | Duke | 6–7 | -4.78 | -0.09 |
| 79 | UConn | 5–7 | -4.81 | -1.65 |
| 80 | Minnesota | 6–7 | -5.38 | -0.47 |
| 81 | Western Kentucky | 7–6 | -6.04 | -1.89 |
| 82 | Virginia | 4–8 | -6.07 | -1.73 |
| 83 | Temple* | 4–7 | -6.25 | -1.85 |
| 84 | Rice | 7–6 | -6.57 | -1.65 |
| 85 | East Carolina | 8–5 | -7.10 | -0.62 |
| 86 | Air Force | 6–7 | -7.49 | -2.90 |
| 87 | Maryland | 4–8 | -7.88 | -1.98 |
| 88 | Boston College | 2–10 | -8.12 | -3.34 |
| 89 | Indiana | 4–8 | -8.28 | -2.14 |
| 90 | Kentucky | 2–10 | -8.73 | -2.53 |
| 91 | Marshall | 5–7 | -8.82 | -2.69 |
| 92 | Western Michigan | 4–8 | -9.06 | -4.47 |
| 93 | Troy | 5–7 | -9.30 | -3.21 |
| 94 | Washington State | 3–9 | -9.63 | -1.99 |
| 95 | Wake Forest | 5–7 | -10.57 | -1.00 |
| 96 | Illinois | 2–10 | -11.07 | -3.34 |
| 97 | Middle Tennessee | 8–4 | -11.18 | -0.15 |
| 98 | Kansas | 1–11 | -11.61 | -2.79 |
| 99 | UTEP | 3–9 | -12.22 | -3.30 |
| 100 | Wyoming | 4–8 | -12.31 | -3.48 |
| 101 | FIU | 3–9 | -12.50 | -4.80 |
| 102 | North Texas | 4–8 | -12.51 | -3.15 |
| 103 | Central Michigan | 7–6 | -13.87 | -2.10 |
| 104 | UTSA | 8–4 | -14.15 | -1.18 |
| 105 | Buffalo | 4–8 | -14.16 | -3.28 |
| 106 | Texas State | 4–8 | -14.68 | -3.50 |
| 107 | Miami (OH) | 4–8 | -15.61 | -3.38 |
| 108 | New Mexico | 4–9 | -15.79 | -4.49 |
| 109 | Southern Miss | 0–12 | -16.06 | -6.80 |
| 110 | Hawaii | 3–9 | -16.49 | -3.92 |
| 111 | UAB | 3–9 | -16.81 | -4.36 |
| 112 | Colorado State | 4–8 | -16.97 | -3.45 |
| 113 | Army | 2–10 | -17.51 | -5.97 |
| 114 | Memphis | 4–8 | -18.04 | -4.17 |
| 115 | Florida Atlantic | 3–9 | -18.19 | -4.43 |
| 116 | UNLV | 2–11 | -19.33 | -6.23 |
| 117 | Colorado | 1–11 | -19.88 | -3.79 |
| 118 | South Alabama | 2–11 | -21.42 | -6.77 |
| 119 | Eastern Michigan | 2–10 | -21.49 | -5.36 |
| 120 | Akron | 1–11 | -22.34 | -6.60 |
| 121 | Tulane | 2–10 | -22.81 | -5.36 |
| 122 | Idaho | 1–11 | -25.35 | -5.33 |
| 123 | New Mexico State | 1–11 | -26.96 | -6.57 |
| 124 | UMass | 1–11 | -29.15 | -6.44 |
MRI 2.0 did not exist for this season - this is the same formula that rates the current one, computed after the fact from the season's game log.
* season was several games shorter than that year's typical schedule, for a reason not yet confirmed.