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BCS rankings 2012: Kansas State is the new No. 1
The Kansas St. Wildcats and the Oregon Ducks occupy the top two spots in the BCS rankings following Alabama's loss to Texas A&M.
BCS rankings 2012: Kansas State is the new No. 1
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College football rankings, Week 12: Top 5 teams in FCS Top 25 remain the same
With one week left to play in the regular season, the defending FCS champion North Dakota State Bison remains the No. 1 team in the nation with a 9-1 record. They defeated South Dakota State, 20-17, to settle into that spot. The team received 121 first-place votes, 101 more first-place votes than the No. 2 Montana St. Bobcats (9-1) received. The Bobcats defeated Portland St., 65-30.
The rest of the top five remained the same, with Sam Houston State, Old Dominion and Eastern Washington claiming three through five. Georgia Southern moved up one spot to No. 6, while New Hampshire, Appalachian State, Wofford and Central Arkansas entered the top 10. New Hampshire received one first-place vote.
In addition to Montana State and Eastern Washington, the Big Sky Conference placed Northern Arizona at No. 15 and Cal Poly at No. 17.
The FCS playoffs begin on Nov. 24.
Here is the full Sports Network FCS Top 25 Poll:
| Rank | Team (First-place votes) | Rec. | Points | Prev. |
| 1. | North Dakota State Bison (121) | 9-1 | 3930 | 1 |
| 2. | Montana State Bobcats (20) | 9-1 | 3748 | 2 |
| 3. | Sam Houston State Bearkats (14) | 8-2 | 3585 | 3 |
| 4. | Old Dominion Monarchs (3) | 9-1 | 3496 | 4 |
| 5. | Eastern Washington Eagles | 8-2 | 3362 | 5 |
| 6. | Georgia Southern Eagles | 8-2 | 3113 | 7 |
| 7. | New Hampshire Wildcats (1) | 8-2 | 2897 | 10 |
| 8. | Appalachian State Mountaineers | 8-3 | 2659 | 12 |
| 9. | Wofford Terriers | 8-2 | 2502 | 13 |
| 10. | Central Arkansas Bears | 8-2 | 2341 | 14 |
| 11. | Illinois State Redbirds | 8-2 | 2094 | 15 |
| 12. | Stony Brook Seawolves | 9-2 | 1917 | 6 |
| 13. | James Madison Dukes | 7-3 | 1885 | 9 |
| 14. | Lehigh Mountain Hawks | 9-1 | 1843 | 8 |
| 15. | Northern Arizona Lumberjacks | 8-2 | 1594 | 11 |
| 16. | Villanova Wildcats | 7-3 | 1477 | 21 |
| 17. | Cal Poly Mustangs | 8-2 | 1354 | 19 |
| 18. | Indiana State Sycamores | 7-3 | 1294 | 18 |
| 19. | Towson Tigers | 6-4 | 1251 | 17 |
| 20. | Richmond Spiders | 7-3 | 1153 | 20 |
| 21. | South Dakota State Jackrabbits | 7-3 | 1046 | 16 |
| 22. | Eastern Kentucky Colonels | 8-3 | 750 | 22 |
| 23. | Tennessee State Tigers | 8-2 | 450 | 24 |
| 24. | Bethune-Cookman Wildcats | 8-2 | 423 | NR |
| 24. | Eastern Illinois Panthers | 7-3 | 423 | NR |
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BCS Standings 2012, Week 12: Kansas State, Oregon take top 2 spots; Alabama at No. 4
The BCS national title game would be between Kansas State and Oregon if the season ended on Sunday night. Can the teams stay their until the final BCS rankings come out in early December?
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College football rankings, Week 12: Boise State remains at No. 23 in Harris Poll; Oregon moves to No. 1
The latest Harris Interactive Poll has kept the Boise State Broncos at No. 23. The new No. 1 team is the Oregon Ducks, followed by Kansas State and Notre Dame.
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College Football Rankings, Week 12: Boise State rebounds to move up in Coaches' Poll
A week removed form a momentum-snapping loss, the Boise State Broncos got back on track and moved up to No. 22 in this week's Coaches' Poll.
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NCAA Football Rankings, Week 12: Boise State again falls short of AP Top 25 ranking
A 35-point drubbing of Hawaii on the road was not enough this week to get the Boise State Broncos back into the AP Top 25.
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College football rankings, Week 12: Alabama loses; Kansas State ready for No. 1 BCS ranking
There's going to be a new No. 1 in the BCS rankings when they come out on Sunday evening. The Alabama Crimson Tide lost their first game of the season, which could lead the way to Collin Klein and the Kansas State Wildcats to move up to No. 1.
