2016 College Football Polls: Week 12

Week 12 Polls

	AP (previous, if different)	Coaches (prev, if diff)	S&P+	Massey
1	Alabama	Alabama	Alabama	Alabama
2	Ohio State (6)	Ohio State (5)	Michigan	Ohio State
3	Louisville (5)	Louisville (6)	Ohio State	Michigan
4	Michigan (2)	Michigan (3)	Louisville	Clemson
5	Clemson (3)	Clemson (2)	Clemson	Louisville
6	Wisconsin (7)	Wisconsin (7)	LSU	Washington
7	Washington (4)	Washington (4)	Washington	Wisconsin
8	Oklahoma (9)	Oklahoma (9)	Wisconsin	Penn State
9	Penn State (12)	West Virginia (10)	Auburn	WMU
10	West Virginia (11)	Penn State (14)	USC	Auburn
11	Utah (13)	Utah (12)	Florida State	WSU
12	Colorado (16)	Colorado (15)	Penn State	Colorado
13	Oklahoma State (17)	Oklahoma State (17)	Oklahoma	USC
14	Western Michigan	LSU (19)	Colorado	Oklahoma
15	USC (NR)	Florida State (18)	Boise State	LSU
16	LSU (19)	Auburn (8)	Western Kentucky	FSU
17	Florida State (20)	Nebraska (20)	Florida	Texas A&M
18	Auburn (8)	Florida (16)	San Diego State	WVU
19	Nebraska (21)	USC (NR)	Miami	Boise State
20	Washington State (23)	Washington State (NR)	Ole Miss	Utah
21	Florida (22)	Western Michigan (NR)	Texas A&M	Stanford
22	Boise State (24)	Texas A&M (11)	Troy	Tennessee
23	Texas A&M (10)	Boise State (24)	VCU	Nebraska
24	San Diego State (NR)	North Carolina (13)	Western Michigan	Florida
25	Troy (NR)	San Diego State (NR)	Appalachian State	UNC

Georgia Overview

The first signature win of the Kirby Smart era has occurred, as Georgia defeated Auburn 13-7 in the 120^th meeting between the two rivals.

Georgia’s defense stood tall, as they didn’t allow Auburn to register a first down in the second half.  DB Maurice Smith returned an interception to the house for Georgia’s only touchdown of the game, and Rodrigo Blankenship continued his consistent play as he helped seal the win for the Dawgs with his two second half field goals.

Up next, Georgia welcomes Louisiana-Lafayette in a game the Dawgs could be wearing *gasp* black jerseys….

Movers

Fell Out: #15 UNC, #18 Virginia Tech, #25 Baylor

Newcomers: #15 USC, #24 San Diego St., #25 Troy

Overrated

#2 Ohio State

After a wild weekend, the Buckeyes find themselves in the second spot in the latest rankings.  Michigan’s loss hurts Ohio State, as they now no longer control their own destiny and need another Penn State loss.  I don’t think they are the second best team in the nation, and I don’t think we will be seeing them in the Playoff.

Underrated

#5 Clemson

Losing to Pitt at home isn’t a good look, but Clemson should still be ranked ahead of Louisville because, well, they beat Louisville.  Unlike Ohio State, Clemson still controls its own destiny, as they just need to beat Wake Forest to make the ACC Championship Game.

This Week’s Top 25 Matchups

#20 Washington State at #12 Colorado

#21 Florida at #16 LSU

#8 Oklahoma at #10 West Virginia

Upset Alert

Last week, Colorado won and my losing streak continued.

This week, I think TCU is going to take down Oklahoma State in Fort Worth.