NCAAF 2022 Rankings after Week 12 Edit

 NCAA Football Top 25 Rankings

Updated: Week 12, 21 NOV 2022

(Delta Calc'd from Week 11, 15 NOV 2022)

(Click here for a more detailed explanation of my NCAAF rating system)

Some of these rankings my surprise you, but keep in mind that there is no bias towards any team or preconceived notions, and the only thing considered is what each team has accomplished so far.

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Notes:

• #3 Ohio State and #4 michigan set up for an epic matchup at the 'Shoe for The Game!
• Ohio State and michigan have the rivalry with the most top 5 match ups of all time
• michigan jumped #5 LSU after LSU defeated #92 UAB
• Tennessee falls 3 spots to #6 after losing to #27 South Carolina
• USC climbs to #7 after defeating #18 UCLA
• TCU remains at #2 after squeaking by #40 Baylor. I am still going to leave these comments from last week to remind us about human bias:
• It should be noted that several SEC-toting, ESPN commentators have bashed undefeated TCU, saying "this isn't the same Big 12 that they are dominating, and don't deserve a spot in the Top 4."
• This is objectively false, as you can see by my unbiased ratings. It's true that TCU doesn't have the Strength of Schedule (SoS) that many SEC teams do; however, they have accomplished more as an undefeated team than any 1-loss SEC team. As of now, before #4 Ohio State and #6 michigan play each other, TCU also has a better SoS than either of those teams... and there's no one arguing for an undefeated OSU or um to be left out of the playoffs
• This just points out the necessity of unbiased ratings (like mine) to ground human perception and biases.
• Alabama falls two spots to #9 after defeating Austin Peay. The teams near them just played and beat better opponents and were subsequently rewarded more for it.
• Top 10 // Top 25  Teams for each conference:
• ACC: 1 // 3 
• Big 12: 1 // 4
• Big Ten: 2 // 3
• Pac 12: 2 // 6
• SEC: 4 // 6

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As always, please leave questions/comments below! If you would like to see more than just the Top 25, or any ratings for Div I-AA, Div-II, or Div-III, just let me know!