Joel Klatt updates college football power rankings, top 10 after Week 12
It wasn’t the wildest week of college football, but it was the set up for the big payoff.
Michigan football and Ohio State remained undefeated for the big Week 13 showdown in The Game. Whoever wins will have the best win in all of college football.
Georgia bested Tennessee. Washington hung onto dear life in a sloppy game at Oregon State. Penn State survived without Drew Allar, and Florida State did the same without Jordan Travis.
Fox Sports’ Joel Klatt was on hand in College Park watching Michigan football for the third time this year. But how did the tough performance affect his latest top 10?
Here’s who he has as the best of the best after Week 12.
Georgia Bulldogs
2023 record: 11-0
Previous: 2
2023 schedule
Date | Team / Location | Result |
Saturday | UT Martin Skyhawks Sanford Stadium, Athens, Ga. | W 48-7 |
Saturday | Ball State Cardinals Sanford Stadium, Athens, Ga. | W 45-3 |
Saturday | South Carolina Gamecocks Sanford Stadium, Athens, Ga. | W 24-14 |
Saturday | UAB Blazers Sanford Stadium, Athens, Ga. | W 49-21 |
Saturday | at Auburn Tigers Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn, Ala. | W 27-20 |
Saturday | Kentucky Wildcats Sanford Stadium, Athens, Ga. | W 51-13 |
Saturday | at Vanderbilt Commodores FirstBank Stadium, Nashville, Tenn. | W 37-20 |
Saturday | OFF | |
Saturday | vs. Florida Gators TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, Fla. | W 43-20 |
Saturday | Missouri Tigers Sanford Stadium, Athens, Ga. | W 30-21 |
Saturday | Ole Miss Rebels Sanford Stadium, Athens, Ga. | W 52-17 |
Saturday | at Tennessee Volunteers Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, Tenn. | W 38-10 |
Saturday | at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Bobby Dodd Stadium, Atlanta, Ga. |
Michigan Wolverines
2023 record: 11-0
Previous: 1
2023 schedule
Date | Team / Location | Result |
Saturday | East Carolina Pirates Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Mich. | W 30-3 |
Saturday | UNLV Rebels Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Mich. | W 35-7 |
Saturday | Bowling Green Falcons Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Mich. | W 31-6 |
Saturday | Rutgers Scarlet Knights Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Mich. | W 31-7 |
Saturday | at Nebraska Cornhuskers Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Neb. | W 45-7 |
Saturday | at Minnesota Golden Gophers Huntington Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minn. | W 52-10 |
Saturday | Indiana Hoosiers Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Mich. | W 52-7 |
Saturday | at Michigan State Spartans Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Mich. | W 49-0 |
Saturday | OFF | |
Saturday | Purdue Boilermakers Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Mich. | W 41-13 |
Saturday | at Penn State Nittany Lions Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pa. | W 24-15 |
Saturday | at Maryland Terrapins SECU Stadium, College Park, Md. | W 31-24 |
Saturday | Ohio State Buckeyes Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Mich. |
Ohio State Buckeyes
2023 record: 11-0
Previous: 3
2023 schedule
Date | Team / Location | Result |
Saturday | at Indiana Hoosiers Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Ind. | W 23-3 |
Saturday | Youngstown State Penguins Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio | W 35-7 |
Saturday | WKU Hilltoppers Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio | W 63-10 |
Saturday | at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, Ind. | W 17-14 |
Saturday | OFF | |
Saturday | Maryland Terrapins Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio | W 37-17 |
Saturday | at Purdue Boilermakers Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Ind. | W 41-7 |
Saturday | Penn State Nittany Lions Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio | W 20-12 |
Saturday | at Wisconsin Badgers Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wis. | W 24-10 |
Saturday | at Rutgers Scarlet Knights SHI Stadium, Piscataway, N.J. | W 35-16 |
Saturday | Michigan State Spartans Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio | W 38-3 |
Saturday | Minnesota Golden Gophers Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio | W 37-3 |
Saturday | at Michigan Wolverines Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Mich. |
Washington Huskies
2023 record: 11-0
Previous: 4
Date | Team / Location | Result |
Saturday | Boise State Broncos Husky Stadium, Seattle, Wash. | W 56-19 |
Saturday | Tulsa Golden Hurricane Husky Stadium, Seattle, Wash. | W 35-7 |
Saturday | at Michigan State Spartans Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Mich. | W 63-10 |
Saturday | California Golden Bears Husky Stadium, Seattle, Wash. | W 59-32 |
Saturday | at Arizona Wildcats Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Ariz. | W 31-24 |
Saturday | OFF | |
Saturday | Oregon Ducks Husky Stadium, Seattle, Wash. | W 36-33 |
Saturday | Arizona State Sun Devils Husky Stadium, Seattle, Wash. | W 15-7 |
Saturday | at Stanford Cardinal Stanford Stadium, Stanford, Calif. | W 42-33 |
Saturday | at USC Trojans LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, Calif. | W 52-42 |
Saturday | Utah Utes Husky Stadium, Seattle, Wash. | W 35-28 |
Saturday | at Oregon State Beavers Reser Stadium, Corvallis, Ore. | W 22-20 |
Saturday | Washington State Cougars Husky Stadium, Seattle, Wash. |
Oregon Ducks
2023 record: 10-1
Previous: 5
2023 schedule
Date | Team / Location | Result |
Saturday | Portland State Vikings Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Ore. | W 81-7 |
Saturday | at Texas Tech Red Raiders Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas | W 38-30 |
Saturday | Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Ore. | W 55-10 |
Saturday | Colorado Buffaloes Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Ore. | W 42-6 |
Saturday | at Stanford Cardinal Stanford Stadium, Stanford, Calif. | W 42-6 |
Saturday | OFF | |
Saturday | at Washington Huskies Husky Stadium, Seattle, Wash. | L 33-36 |
Saturday | Washington State Cougars Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Ore. | W 38-24 |
Saturday | at Utah Utes Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah | W 35-6 |
Saturday | California Golden Bears Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Ore. | W 63-19 |
Saturday | USC Trojans Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Ore. | W 36-27 |
Saturday | at Arizona State Sun Devils Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Ariz. | W 49-13 |
Friday | Oregon State Beavers Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Ore. |
Texas Longhorns
2023 record: 10-1
Previous: 6
2023 schedule
Date | Team / Location | Result |
Saturday | Rice Owls DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Tx. | W 37-10 |
Saturday | at Alabama Crimson Tide Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Ala. | W 34-24 |
Saturday | Wyoming Cowboys DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Tx. | W 31-10 |
Saturday | at Baylor Bears McLane Stadium, Waco, Tx. | W 38-6 |
Saturday | Kansas Jayhawks DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Tx. | W 40-14 |
Saturday | vs Oklahoma Sooners Cotton Bowl Stadium, Dallas, Tx. | L 30-34 |
Saturday | OFF | |
Saturday | at Houston Cougars TDECU Stadium, Houston, Tx. | W 31-24 |
Saturday | BYU Cougars DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Tx. | W 35-6 |
Saturday | Kansas State Wildcats DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Tx. | W 33-30 |
Saturday | at TCU Horned Frogs Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, Tx. | W 28-25 |
Saturday | at Iowa State Cyclones Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, Iowa | W 26-16 |
Friday | Texas Tech Red Raiders DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Tx. |
Alabama Crimson Tide
2023 record: 10-1
Previous: 7
2023 schedule
Date | Team / Location | Result |
Saturday | Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Ala. | W 56-7 |
Saturday | Texas Longhorns Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Ala. | L 24-34 |
Saturday | at USF Bulls Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla. | W 17-3 |
Saturday | Ole Miss Rebels Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Ala. | W 24-10 |
Saturday | at Mississippi State Bulldogs Davis Wade Stadium, Starkville, Miss. | W 40-17 |
Saturday | at Texas A&M Aggies Kyle Field, College Station, Texas | W 26-20 |
Saturday | Arkansas Razorbacks Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Ala. | W 24-21 |
Saturday | Tennessee Volunteers Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Ala. | W 34-20 |
Saturday | OFF | |
Saturday | LSU Tigers Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Ala. | W 42-28 |
Saturday | at Kentucky Wildcats Kroger Field, Lexington, Ky. | W 49-21 |
Saturday | Chattanooga Mocs Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Ala. | W 66-10 |
Saturday | at Auburn Tigers Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn, Ala. |
Florida State Seminoles
2023 record: 11-0
Previous: 8
2023 schedule
Date | Team / Location | Result |
Sunday | vs. LSU Tigers Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Fla. | W 45-24 |
Saturday | Southern Miss Golden Eagles Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Fla. | W 66-13 |
Saturday | at Boston College Eagles Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Mass. | W 31-29 |
Saturday | at Clemson Tigers Memorial Stadium, Clemson, S.C. | W 31-24 |
Saturday | OFF | |
Saturday | Virginia Tech Hokies Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Fla. | W 39-17 |
Saturday | Syracuse Orange Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Fla. | W 41-3 |
Saturday | Duke Blue Devils Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Fla. | W 38-20 |
Saturday | at Wake Forest Demon Deacons Allegacy Stadium, Winston-Salem, N.C. | W 41-16 |
Saturday | at Pitt Panthers Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pa. | W 24-7 |
Saturday | Miami (FL) Hurricanes Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Fla. | W 27-20 |
Saturday | North Alabama Lions Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Fla. | W 58-13 |
Saturday | at Florida Gators Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, Fla. |
Louisville Cardinals
2023 record: 10-1
Previous: 9
2023 schedule
Date | Team / Location | Result |
Friday | vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Ga. | W 39-34 |
Thursday | Murray State Racers L&N Stadium, Louisville, Ky. | W 56-0 |
Saturday | vs Indiana Hoosiers Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Ind. | W 21-14 |
Saturday | Boston College Eagles L&N Stadium, Louisville, Ky. | W 56-28 |
Friday | at NC State Wolfpack Carter-Finley Stadium, Raleigh, N.C. | W 13-10 |
Saturday | Notre Dame Fighting Irish L&N Stadium, Louisville, Ky. | W 33-20 |
Saturday | at Pitt Panthers Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pa. | L 21-38 |
Saturday | OFF | |
Saturday | Duke Blue Devils L&N Stadium, Louisville, Ky. | W 23-0 |
Saturday | Virginia Tech Hokies L&N Stadium, Louisville, Ky. | W 34-3 |
Thursday | Virginia Cavaliers L&N Stadium, Louisville, Ky. | W 31-24 |
Saturday | at Miami (FL) Hurricanes Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla. | W 38-31 |
Saturday | Kentucky Wildcats L&N Stadium, Louisville, Ky. |
Penn State Nittany Lions
2023 record: 9-2
Previous: 10
2023 schedule
Date | Team / Location | Result |
Saturday | West Virginia Mountaineers Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pa. | W 38-15 |
Saturday | Delaware Blue Hens Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pa. | W 63-7 |
Saturday | at Illinois Fighting Illini Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Ill. | W 30-13 |
Saturday | Iowa Hawkeyes Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pa. | W 31-0 |
Saturday | at Northwestern Wildcats Ryan Field, Evanston, Ill. | W 41-13 |
Saturday | OFF | |
Saturday | UMass Minutemen Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pa. | W 63-0 |
Saturday | at Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio | L 12-20 |
Saturday | Indiana Hoosiers Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pa. | W 33-24 |
Saturday | at Maryland Terrapins SECU Stadium, College Park, Md. | W 51-15 |
Saturday | Michigan Wolverines Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pa. | L 15-24 |
Saturday | Rutgers Scarlet Knights Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pa. | W 27-6 |
Friday | at Michigan State Spartans Ford Field, Detroit, Mich. |
