Teams Rankings and Ratings for NCAA Football 12
| Team | Rating | Offense | Defense | Sp. Teams | Prestige | |
| 1 | Oklahoma | A+ | A+ | A | A | 6 |
| 2 | Alabama | A+ | A | A+ | B- | 6 |
| 3 | Stanford | A | A+ | B+ | B+ | 4 |
| 4 | LSU | A | B+ | A- | B- | 6 |
| 5 | Oregon | A | A+ | B+ | A | 6 |
| 6 | Ohio State | A | A+ | B+ | B | 6 |
| 7 | Oklahoma State | A- | A | B | A | 4 |
| 8 | Boise State | A | A+ | B+ | B | 5 |
| 9 | Texas A&M | A- | A | B+ | B | 4 |
| 10 | Florida State | A | A | B+ | A- | 5 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | A- | A- | B+ | B | 5 |
| 12 | Auburn | B+ | A- | B+ | B- | 6 |
| 13 | South Carolina | A | A | B+ | B | 4 |
| 14 | TCU | A- | A | B+ | B | 5 |
| 15 | Michigan State | B+ | A- | B | B+ | 4 |
| 16 | Nebraska | B+ | B+ | B+ | B- | 5 |
| 17 | Virginia Tech | A- | B+ | B+ | B- | 5 |
| 18 | Arkansas | A- | A | B+ | B | 4 |
| 19 | Mississippi State | B+ | B+ | B+ | B- | 3 |
| 20 | Florida | B+ | B+ | B+ | B | 6 |
| 21 | Notre Dame | B+ | B+ | B | B | 5 |
| 22 | Texas | B+ | B+ | B+ | B+ | 6 |
| 23 | Missouri | B+ | B+ | B- | A+ | 4 |
| 24 | NC State | B+ | B+ | B | B- | 3 |
| 25 | Arizona State | B+ | B+ | B+ | C | 3 |
| 26 | West Virginia | B+ | B+ | B | B | 4 |
| 27 | Georgia | B+ | A- | B | A+ | 5 |
| 28 | Penn State | A | A- | A- | B- | 6 |
| 29 | USC | A- | B+ | B+ | C | 6 |
| 30 | UCF | B+ | B+ | B | C+ | 3 |
| 31 | Utah | B+ | B+ | B | B | 4 |
| 32 | Clemson | B+ | B+ | B+ | B | 4 |
| 33 | Michigan | A- | A- | B+ | B | 5 |
| 34 | Miami | A | A- | A- | B+ | 5 |
| 35 | Northwestern | B+ | B+ | B | C+ | 3 |
| 36 | Tulsa | B | B | B | B- | 3 |
| 37 | Northern Illinois | C+ | C+ | C | C+ | 2 |
| 38 | Iowa | B+ | B+ | B | B- | 5 |
| 39 | Hawai’i | C+ | C+ | C+ | C | 2 |
| 40 | Maryland | B+ | B+ | B | B | 3 |
| 41 | Tennessee | B+ | B | B | B+ | 4 |
| 42 | Air Force | B- | B | B- | C+ | 3 |
| 43 | Baylor | B | B+ | B- | B | 2 |
| 44 | Georgia Tech | B | B | B | C | 4 |
| 45 | Oregon State | B+ | B+ | B | B+ | 3 |
| 46 | Pittsburgh | B+ | B+ | B+ | B- | 3 |
| 47 | Connecticut | B+ | B | B+ | B | 3 |
| 48 | Texas Tech | B | B | B | B- | 3 |
| 49 | Washington | B+ | B+ | B | B- | 3 |
| 50 | Nevada | B | B | B | C+ | 3 |
| 51 | Kansas State | B+ | B | B | B- | 3 |
| 52 | Houston | B | B+ | C+ | B | 3 |
| 53 | North Carolina | B+ | B+ | B+ | B+ | 4 |
| 54 | ECU | B | B+ | B- | A- | 3 |
| 55 | Cal | B | B | B | B+ | 3 |
| 56 | Arizona | B+ | B+ | B | B | 3 |
| 57 | Virginia | B | B- | B | C | 3 |
| 58 | Navy | C+ | C+ | C+ | C+ | 3 |
| 59 | Kentucky | B | B | B | B+ | 3 |
| 60 | Ole Miss | B+ | B+ | B | B | 3 |
| 61 | Illinois | B | B | B- | B | 3 |
| 62 | Louisville | B | B- | B | B | 3 |
| 63 | Syracuse | B- | B | C+ | B- | 3 |
| 64 | BYU | B | B | B- | B- | 4 |
| 65 | San Diego State | B- | B | C+ | B- | 2 |
| 66 | USF | B+ | B | B | B | 3 |
| 67 | Boston College | B+ | B | B+ | B- | 3 |
| 68 | Fresno State | B | B | B- | A+ | 2 |
| 69 | Cincinnati | B+ | B+ | B- | B- | 3 |
| 70 | SMU | B+ | B+ | B | B- | 3 |
| 71 | Miami Univ. | B- | C+ | C+ | C- | 2 |
| 72 | Troy | B- | B- | C+ | B | 2 |
| 73 | Ohio | C+ | C | C+ | C+ | 2 |
| 74 | Rutgers | B | B+ | B- | B | 3 |
| 75 | Army | C | C | C | C- | 1 |
| 76 | Kansas | B- | B- | C+ | C+ | 2 |
| 77 | Iowa State | B- | C+ | B- | C | 2 |
| 78 | Purdue | B | B- | B | B- | 3 |
| 79 | Minnesota | B- | B- | B- | D | 2 |
| 80 | UCLA | B | B | B- | B | 2 |
| 81 | Temple | C | C+ | C | B | 2 |
| 82 | Wyoming | C- | D+ | C | C+ | 2 |
| 83 | Indiana | B- | B | C+ | B- | 2 |
| 84 | Wake Forest | C+ | C+ | C+ | C | 2 |
| 85 | Vanderbilt | B- | B- | C+ | C+ | 2 |
| 86 | Southern Miss | B | B | C+ | B | 2 |
| 87 | Colorado State | C+ | C+ | C+ | C+ | 2 |
| 88 | UNLV | D+ | D+ | D+ | C | 2 |
| 89 | Colorado | B- | B | C+ | C+ | 2 |
| 90 | Marshall | C+ | C | C+ | C | 2 |
| 91 | Western Michigan | C+ | C+ | C+ | C | 1 |
| 92 | Duke | B- | B+ | C+ | B- | 2 |
| 93 | Washington State | C+ | C+ | C | D | 1 |
| 94 | Central Michigan | C | C | C- | D+ | 2 |
| 95 | Tulane | C- | C- | C- | C- | 1 |
| 96 | FIU | C- | C | D+ | C- | 1 |
| 97 | Toledo | C+ | B- | C+ | C | 2 |
| 98 | Louisiana Tech | C+ | C+ | C+ | C- | 2 |
| 99 | Idaho | C | C | C+ | C- | 1 |
| 100 | Mid Tenn State | C | C | C+ | B- | 1 |
| 101 | Arkansas State | C | C+ | C | D- | 1 |
| 102 | UTEP | C | C | C+ | C | 2 |
| 103 | Bowling Green | C- | C- | C- | C- | 2 |
| 104 | Kent State | C | C | C- | D | 1 |
| 105 | Ball State | D+ | D+ | C- | C- | 2 |
| 106 | Utah State | C | C | C- | C- | 1 |
| 107 | UL Monroe | C- | C | C- | D | 1 |
| 108 | Buffalo | D | D | D | D+ | 2 |
| 109 | UL Lafayette | C- | D+ | C- | C- | 1 |
| 110 | Rice | D+ | C- | D | C- | 2 |
| 111 | Florida Atlantic | C- | C- | D+ | C | 1 |
| 112 | Memphis | D+ | D+ | D | C | 1 |
| 113 | North Texas | C- | C- | D+ | C | 1 |
| 114 | San Jose State | D | D | D | D | 1 |
| 115 | UAB | C- | C- | C | C- | 1 |
| 116 | New Mexico | D+ | D+ | C | B | 1 |
| 117 | New Mexico State | D+ | D+ | D+ | C- | 1 |
| 118 | Western Kentucky | C- | C- | D+ | D | 1 |
| 119 | Eastern Michigan | D | D | D | D | 1 |
| 120 | Akron | D | D | D | C- | 1 |