College Football Top 25: Week 12

Redshirt freshman Clayton Thorson and Northwestern jumped back into the top 25 after a month's absence. (Photo: Caylor Arnold|USA Today Sports)

1. Clemson (10-0)
2. Alabama (9-1)
3. Ohio State (10-0)
4. Oklahoma (9-1)
5. Iowa (10-0)
6. Oklahoma State (10-0)
7. Notre Dame (9-1)
8. Baylor (8-1)
9. Texas Christian (9-1)
10. Michigan State (9-1)
11. Houston (10-0)
12. Florida (9-1)
13. Michigan (8-2)
14. Stanford (8-2)
15. Utah (8-2)
16. Florida State (8-2)
17. Northwestern (8-2)
18. Louisiana State (7-2)
19. North Carolina (9-1)
20. Navy (8-1)
21. Toledo (8-1)
22. Mississippi State (7-3)
23. Wisconsin (8-2)
24. Southern Cal (7-3)
25. UCLA (7-3)
Dropped: Temple (20), Boise State (24), Memphis (25); Returned: Northwestern, Wisconsin, USC

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