2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season

2012 NCAA Division I FBS season

Number of teams	120 full members, 4 transitional
Duration	August 30 – December 8
Preseason AP #1	USC Trojans
Post-season
Duration	December 15, 2012 – January 7, 2013 (excluding all-star games)
Bowl games	37 (35 team-competitive and 2 all-star)
Heisman Trophy	Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M, QB
Bowl Championship Series
2013 BCS Championship Game
Site	Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, Florida
Winner	Alabama Crimson Tide
Division I FBS football seasons
← 2011 2013 →

2012 ACC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Atlantic Division
#10 Florida State xy$		7	–	1		12	–	2
#11 Clemson x		7	–	1		11	–	2
NC State		4	–	4		7	–	6
Wake Forest		3	–	5		5	–	7
Maryland		2	–	6		4	–	8
Boston College		1	–	7		2	–	10
Coastal Division
Georgia Tech xy		5	–	3		7	–	7
North Carolina*		5	–	3		8	–	4
Miami*		5	–	3		7	–	5
Virginia Tech		4	–	4		7	–	6
Duke		3	–	5		6	–	7
Virginia		2	–	6		4	–	8
Championship: Florida State 21, Georgia Tech 15
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant North Carolina ineligible for championship and postseason due to NCAA sanctions. Miami ineligible for championship and postseason due to a self-imposed postseason ban. As of January 8, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

2012 Big East football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#13 Louisville $+		5	–	2		11	–	2
Cincinnati +		5	–	2		10	–	3
Rutgers +		5	–	2		9	–	4
Syracuse +		5	–	2		8	–	5
Pittsburgh		3	–	4		6	–	7
Connecticut		2	–	5		5	–	7
Temple		2	–	5		4	–	7
South Florida		1	–	6		3	–	9

$ – BCS representative as conference champion + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

2012 Big Ten football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Legends Division
#25 Nebraska x		7	–	1		10	–	4
#24 Michigan		6	–	2		8	–	5
#17 Northwestern		5	–	3		10	–	3
Michigan State		3	–	5		7	–	6
Iowa		2	–	6		4	–	8
Minnesota		2	–	6		6	–	7
Leaders Division
#3 Ohio State* x		8	–	0		12	–	0
Penn State*		6	–	2		8	–	4
Wisconsin $		4	–	4		8	–	6
Purdue		3	–	5		6	–	7
Indiana		2	–	6		4	–	8
Illinois		0	–	8		2	–	10
Championship: Wisconsin 70, Nebraska 31
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Ohio State and Penn State ineligible for conference championship game and post-season bowl games due to NCAA sanctions. Rankings from AP Poll

2012 Big 12 football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#12 Kansas State $+		8	–	1		11	–	2
#15 Oklahoma +		8	–	1		10	–	3
#19 Texas		5	–	4		9	–	4
Oklahoma State		5	–	4		8	–	5
Baylor		4	–	5		8	–	5
TCU		4	–	5		7	–	6
Texas Tech		4	–	5		8	–	5
West Virginia		4	–	5		7	–	6
Iowa State		3	–	6		6	–	7
Kansas		0	–	9		1	–	11

$ – BCS representative as conference champion + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

2012 Conference USA football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
UCF xy		7	–	1		10	–	4
East Carolina x		7	–	1		8	–	5
Marshall		4	–	4		5	–	7
Memphis		4	–	4		4	–	8
UAB		2	–	6		3	–	9
Southern Miss		0	–	8		0	–	12
West Division
Tulsa xy$		7	–	1		10	–	3
SMU		5	–	3		7	–	6
Rice		4	–	4		7	–	6
Houston		4	–	4		5	–	7
UTEP		2	–	6		3	–	9
Tulane		2	–	6		2	–	10
Championship: Tulsa 33, UCF 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

2012 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
Kent State x		8	–	0		11	–	3
Bowling Green		6	–	2		8	–	5
Ohio		4	–	4		9	–	4
Buffalo		3	–	5		4	–	8
Miami		3	–	5		4	–	8
UMass		1	–	7		1	–	11
Akron		0	–	8		1	–	11
West Division
#22 Northern Illinois x$		8	–	0		12	–	2
Toledo		6	–	2		9	–	4
Ball State		6	–	2		9	–	4
Central Michigan		4	–	4		7	–	6
Western Michigan		2	–	6		4	–	8
Eastern Michigan		1	–	7		2	–	10
Championship: Northern Illinois 44, Kent State 37
$ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria x – Division champion/co-champions UMass not eligible for conference title or bowl game as part of FBS transition Rankings from AP Poll

2012 Mountain West football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#18 Boise State +		7	–	1		11	–	2
Fresno State +		7	–	1		9	–	4
San Diego State +		7	–	1		9	–	4
Air Force		5	–	3		6	–	7
Nevada		4	–	4		7	–	6
Wyoming		3	–	5		4	–	8
Colorado State		3	–	5		4	–	8
UNLV		2	–	6		2	–	11
New Mexico		1	–	7		4	–	9
Hawaii		1	–	7		3	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

2012 Pac-12 football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
North Division
#7 Stanford xy$		8	–	1		12	–	2
#2 Oregon x%		8	–	1		12	–	1
#20 Oregon State		6	–	3		9	–	4
Washington		5	–	4		7	–	6
California		2	–	7		3	–	9
Washington State		1	–	8		3	–	9
South Division
UCLA x		6	–	3		9	–	5
Arizona State		5	–	4		8	–	5
USC		5	–	4		7	–	6
Arizona		4	–	5		8	–	5
Utah		3	–	6		5	–	7
Colorado		1	–	8		1	–	11
Championship: Stanford 27, UCLA 24
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of January 8, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

2012 SEC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Eastern Division
#5т Georgia xy		7	–	1		12	–	2
#9 Florida x%		7	–	1		11	–	2
#8 South Carolina		6	–	2		11	–	2
#23 Vanderbilt		5	–	3		9	–	4
Missouri		2	–	6		5	–	7
Tennessee		1	–	7		5	–	7
Kentucky		0	–	8		2	–	10
Western Division
#1 Alabama x$#		7	–	1		13	–	1
#14 LSU		6	–	2		10	–	3
#5т Texas A&M		6	–	2		11	–	2
Mississippi State		4	–	4		8	–	5
Ole Miss		3	–	5		7	–	6
Arkansas		2	–	6		4	–	8
Auburn		0	–	8		3	–	9
Championship: Alabama 32, Georgia 28
# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season, play of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level, began on August 30, 2012, and, not including all-star games, concluded with the 2013 BCS National Championship Game on January 7, 2013, in which the Alabama Crimson Tide repeated as unanimous national champions. Although the Ohio State Buckeyes ended up as one of the two major undefeated teams of the regular season, they were ineligible to play in the post-season due to sanctions imposed on them earlier in the year.

UMass, South Alabama, Texas State, and UTSA made the transition from FCS to FBS this season.

The NCAA Rules Committee approved the following rule changes for the 2012 season (mainly for safety reasons):

Includes schools transitioning to FBS.

On April 9, 2012, Georgia State University, currently a member of the Colonial Athletic Association, announced that it would rejoin the Sun Belt Conference effective in July 2013. Georgia State had been a charter Sun Belt member in 1976, but had left the conference in 1981. The Panthers will begin their FBS transition with the 2012 season, and start playing a full Sun Belt schedule upon joining the conference. Full FBS membership, along with bowl eligibility, will follow in 2014. The Panthers, who have been coached by Bill Curry since starting a football program in 2010, play home games at the Georgia Dome near the school's campus in downtown Atlanta.

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