Week 12 Top 25 (more or less) and their opposition

Going into Week 12 of the college football season and things are shaping up for the bowl season. There are still many conference championships to be determined, however and that alone will produce some movement in the weeks to come. That said, there appears to be only one game this week that could be considered a real tough one: Stanford vs California. (Well, maybe Oregon vs Arizona or LSU vs Mississippi or BYU vs Air Force or North Carolina vs Boston College.) Anyway, there are quite a few BYE weeks for members of the Top 25 (more or less) and quite a few games that can be considered mismatches (Alabama vs Chatanooga?). Here’s a look at this week’s rankings of the Top 25 (more or less) and who’s playing whom. (The rankings are from the AP/Coaches Poll/CBSSports 120. Those in parentheses are those going into week 10.)

1/1/1 (1/1/1) Florida (10-0) The Gators host Florida International Golden Panthers (3-7)

2/3/3 (3/3/3) Alabama (10-0) The Tide hosts the Chattanooga Mocs (6-4 in the Southern Conference of the FCS)

3/2/2 (2/2/2) Texas (10-0) The Longhorns play host to the Kansas Jayhawks (5-5)

4/4/4 (4/4/6) TCU (10-0) The Horned Frogs will be on the road against the Wyoming Cowboys (5-5)

5/5/5 (5/5/4) Cincinnati (10-0) BYE

6/6/6 (6/6/5) Boise State (10-0) The Broncos will play at Utah State Aggies (3-7) on Friday night.

7/7/7 (7/7/7) Georgia Tech (10-1) BYE

8/9/8 (9/9/8) Pittsburgh (9-1) BYE

9/8/9 (8/8/13) Ohio State (9-2) The Buckeyes play at Michigan Wolverines (5-6)

10/10/14 (11/11/15) LSU (8-2) The Tigers are on the road against the Mississippi Rebels (7-3)

11/11/10 (16/16/11) Oregon (8-1) The Ducks head south to face the Arizona Wildcats (6-3)

12/13/16 (18/18/19) Oklahoma State (8-2) The Cowboys host the Colorado Buffaloes (3-7) on Thursday night.

13/12/12 (17/17/17) Penn State (9-2) The Nittany Lions are on the road against the Michigan State Spartans (6-5)

14/17/13 (NA/NA/NA) Stanford (7-3) The Cardinal host the California Golden Bears (7-3)

15/15/11 (13/13/10) Iowa (9-2) The Hawkeyes host the Minnesota Gophers (6-5)

16/16/21 (21/21/22) Virginia Tech (7-3) The Hokies host the North Carolina State Wolfpack (4-6)

17/14/15 (20/20/21) Wisconsin (8-2) The Badgers play at the home of the Northwestern Wildcats (7-4)

18/19/19 (NA/NA/25) Clemson (7-3) The Tigers host the Virginia Cavaliers (3-7)

19/18/17 (22/22/20) Brigham Young (8-2) The Cougars host the Air Force Falcons (7-4)

20/20/23 (NA/NA/NA) Oregon State (7-3) The Beavers head north to play the Washington State Cougars (1-9)

21/24/22 (15/15/9) Miami (Fla.) (7-3) The Hurricane hosts the Duke Blue Devils (5-5)

22/21/NA (10/10/12) Southern California (7-3) BYE

23/23/NA (14/14/14) Utah (8-2) The Utes host the San Diego State Aztecs (4-6)

24/22/NA (12/12/16) Houston (8-2) The Cougars host the Memphis Tigers (2-8)

25/NA/25 (NA/NA/NA) Rutgers (7-2) The Scarlet Knights play at the Syracuse Orange (3-7)

NA/25/20 (NA/NA/NA) North Carolina (7-3) The Tar Heels are at the home of the Boston College Eagles (7-3)

NA/25/NA (NA/NA/NA) Nebraska (7-3) The Cornhuskers host Kansas State Wildcats (6-5)

NA/NA/24 (19/19/18) Arizona (6-3) The Wildcats host the #11 Oregon Ducks (8-2)