{"id":127189,"date":"2024-11-18T07:49:33","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T00:49:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=127189"},"modified":"2024-11-18T07:49:33","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T00:49:33","slug":"danny-kanell-updates-top-12-in-college-football-following-week-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=127189","title":{"rendered":"Danny Kanell updates Top-12 in college football following Week 12"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Following Week 12 in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/category\/football\/news\/\">college football<\/a>, Danny Kanell has updated his top-dozen with the regular season ending soon.<\/p>\n<p>Two losses from a pair of teams that were previously in his top-five <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/news\/danny-kanell-updates-top-12-college-football-rankings-following-week-11\/\">last week<\/a> caused every team but the ones at No. 1 and No. 2 to move up a spot, if not two or three, in this update.<\/p>\n<p>While the Big Ten and SEC each have four teams apiece in his rating, Kanell leans more to the Big Ten with each of his top-four spots going to the quartet at the top of the standings from that conference. The ACC then has a pair, the Big 12 now has zero, and one independent made the list. A Group of Five team also made it in the final spot \u2013 but not the one that you might think it may be.<\/p>\n<p>With that, here\u2019s how Kanell ranks the best in the sport per <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/dannykanell\/status\/1858116452441550922\">his tweet of them<\/a> earlier this morning:<\/p>\n<p>Kanell, along with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/news\/college-football-top-10-ranking-georgia-re-enters-the-mix-ari-wasserman\/\">other rankings<\/a> across <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/news\/ap-poll-top-25-college-football-rankings-released-after-week-12\/\">college football<\/a>, about had to have a new team at No. 1. That was after Oregon almost suffered their first loss of the season in what ended in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/teams\/oregon-ducks\/news\/oregon-football-five-takeaways-from-no-1-oregons-16-13-win-over-wisconsin\/\">a 16-13 victory<\/a> on the road in Madison.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/college\/wisconsin-badgers\/\">Wisconsin<\/a><\/strong> led the Ducks by seven late in the fourth quarter last night at Camp Randall. However, Oregon scored 10 unanswered in the final frame to escape with a three-point win to remain undefeated at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/college\/oregon-ducks\/football\/schedule\/\">10-0<\/a>, maintain their standing as the top team in the nation, and all but basically clinch their spot in the Big Ten Championship.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"537\" src=\"https:\/\/on3static.com\/uploads\/dev\/assets\/cms\/2024\/11\/10164738\/curt-cignetti-1-1024x537.png\" alt=\"Indiana HC Curt Cigenetti\" class=\"wp-image-2869195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/on3static.com\/uploads\/dev\/assets\/cms\/2024\/11\/10164738\/curt-cignetti-1-1024x537.png 1024w, https:\/\/on3static.com\/uploads\/dev\/assets\/cms\/2024\/11\/10164738\/curt-cignetti-1-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/on3static.com\/uploads\/dev\/assets\/cms\/2024\/11\/10164738\/curt-cignetti-1-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/on3static.com\/uploads\/dev\/assets\/cms\/2024\/11\/10164738\/curt-cignetti-1-50x26.png 50w, https:\/\/on3static.com\/uploads\/dev\/assets\/cms\/2024\/11\/10164738\/curt-cignetti-1.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Trevor Ruszkowski | Imagn Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Indiana (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/college\/indiana-hoosiers\/football\/schedule\/\">10-0<\/a>) remained at No. 2 for Kanell despite having their second bye week this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Big news still came out of Bloomington on Saturday, though, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/db\/coach\/curt-cignetti-131110\/\">Curt Cignetti<\/a> signing an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/college\/indiana-hoosiers\/news\/report-indiana-agrees-to-raise-extension-curt-cignetti-contract\/\">eight-year extension<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/college\/indiana-hoosiers\/news\/curt-cignetti-on-signing-contract-extension-with-indiana-were-the-emerging-superpower\/\">stay at IU<\/a>. He\u2019ll now lead the Hoosiers into The Shoe in their next game for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/pro\/news\/indiana-at-ohio-state-odds-early-point-spread-updated-how-to-watch\/\">a top-five matchup<\/a> at Ohio State that\u2019ll have implications for the Big Ten Championship and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/category\/college-football-playoff\/news\/\">CFP<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ohio State (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/college\/ohio-state-buckeyes\/football\/schedule\/\">9-1<\/a>) moved into the top-three after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/teams\/ohio-state-buckeyes\/news\/ohio-state-buckeyes-football-northwestern-game-final-score-stats-thoughts\/\">a 31-7<\/a> win over <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/college\/northwestern-wildcats\/\">Northwestern<\/a><\/strong> yesterday at Wrigley Field.<\/p>\n<p>After being shutout in the first quarter and down a touchdown early in the second, the Buckeyes scored the 31 unanswered, including 28 of those in less than a 10-minute span with two apiece for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/db\/quinshon-judkins-145260\/\">Quinshon Judkins<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/db\/carnell-tate-18663\/\">Carnell Tate<\/a>. This now sets up that top-five matchup in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/news\/espn-college-gameday-heading-indiana-at-ohio-state-week-13\/\">Columbus<\/a> next weekend between them and Indiana.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-4-penn-state-nittany-lions-2\">4. Penn State Nittany Lions (+2)<\/h2>\n<p>Penn State jumped two spots into the top-five and is the last of four teams to open the ranking from out of the Big Ten.<\/p>\n<p>The Nittany Lions did so after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/teams\/penn-state-nittany-lions\/news\/highs-lows-penn-state-engineers-controlling-win-purdue\/\">a 49-10 win<\/a> at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/teams\/purdue-boilermakers\/\">Purdue<\/a><\/strong> to move to a record of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/college\/penn-state-nittany-lions\/football\/schedule\/\">9-1<\/a>. That has them <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/teams\/penn-state-nittany-lions\/news\/penn-state-football-is-feeling-good-with-everything-in-front-of-it-after-resounding-win-at-purdue\/\">in position<\/a> to, despite that one loss to Ohio State, finish at 11-1, possibly make the Big Ten Championship, and at least be an at-large in the CFP.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/on3static.com\/uploads\/dev\/assets\/cms\/2024\/11\/16130643\/Jahdae-Barron-1024x538.jpg\" alt=\"Jahdae Barron\" class=\"wp-image-2885785\" srcset=\"https:\/\/on3static.com\/uploads\/dev\/assets\/cms\/2024\/11\/16130643\/Jahdae-Barron-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/on3static.com\/uploads\/dev\/assets\/cms\/2024\/11\/16130643\/Jahdae-Barron-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/on3static.com\/uploads\/dev\/assets\/cms\/2024\/11\/16130643\/Jahdae-Barron-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/on3static.com\/uploads\/dev\/assets\/cms\/2024\/11\/16130643\/Jahdae-Barron-50x26.jpg 50w, https:\/\/on3static.com\/uploads\/dev\/assets\/cms\/2024\/11\/16130643\/Jahdae-Barron.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Will Gallagher | Inside Texas)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Texas rounded out the top-five following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/teams\/texas-longhorns\/news\/recap-no-3-texas-heads-off-the-hogs-20-10-in-fayetteville\/\">a 20-10 win<\/a> yesterday in a rivalry game <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/teams\/texas-longhorns\/news\/what-we-learned-from-beating-arkansas-in-an-old-swc-battle\/\">at<\/a> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/college\/arkansas-razorbacks\/\">Arkansas<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018Hogs made it interesting by making it just a field goal-margin in the fourth quarter. Still, the Longhorns scored again, forced a fumble, and closed out the clock in order to move <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/college\/texas-longhorns\/football\/schedule\/\">to 9-1<\/a> and earn a tie for the top spot in the standings in the Southeastern Conference.<\/p>\n<p>SMU (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/college\/smu-mustangs\/football\/schedule\/\">9-1<\/a>) also shifted up two spots as the top team in the Atlantic Coast Conference for Kanell. They did so by remaining undefeated in conference play with a 38-28 win over <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/college\/boston-college-eagles\/\">Boston College<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The Eagles, even in a 10-point loss, gave them a game yesterday by keeping it within reach for the entire afternoon. Still, the Mustangs went on to win their seventh consecutive, six of those being in their league,  with two games left between them and a spot in the ACC Championship, if not the playoff, in their debut season as part of it.<\/p>\n<p>Although being idle this last week and coming off of their first loss of the season, Miami (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/college\/miami-hurricanes\/football\/schedule\/\">9-1<\/a>) actually moved the most of anyone this week as they\u2019re up three spots for Kanell.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018U lost by five at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/college\/georgia-tech-yellow-jackets\/\">Georgia Tech<\/a><\/strong> in the last game that we saw them in a week ago. Still, with other outcomes affecting them within the conference, the Hurricanes have two more games to still position themselves for a spot in the ACC Championship and CFP as well.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/on3static.com\/uploads\/dev\/assets\/cms\/2024\/11\/17153732\/Untitled-design-10-2-1024x538.png\" alt=\"Notre Dame QB Riley Leonard\" class=\"wp-image-2890227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/on3static.com\/uploads\/dev\/assets\/cms\/2024\/11\/17153732\/Untitled-design-10-2-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/on3static.com\/uploads\/dev\/assets\/cms\/2024\/11\/17153732\/Untitled-design-10-2-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/on3static.com\/uploads\/dev\/assets\/cms\/2024\/11\/17153732\/Untitled-design-10-2-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/on3static.com\/uploads\/dev\/assets\/cms\/2024\/11\/17153732\/Untitled-design-10-2-50x26.png 50w, https:\/\/on3static.com\/uploads\/dev\/assets\/cms\/2024\/11\/17153732\/Untitled-design-10-2.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(MICHAEL CLUBB | SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE | USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Notre Dame (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/college\/notre-dame-fighting-irish\/football\/schedule\/\">9-1<\/a>) won their eighth straight game yesterday with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/teams\/notre-dame-fighting-irish\/news\/no-8-notre-dame-clobbers-virginia-wins-eighth-straight-game\/\">a 35-14 win<\/a> over <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/college\/virginia-cavaliers\/\">Virginia<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Over those eight games, seven of which have come against power conference or ranked opponents, the Fighting Irish have won by an average margin of 32.3 with both units being amongst the best in scoring in the nation. That has helped to make up for one of the worst losses of the entire season with two games left between them and being in the playoff.<\/p>\n<p>Ole Miss (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/college\/ole-miss-rebels\/football\/schedule\/\">8-2<\/a>) is at No. 9, which is second in the SEC now for Kanell, after moving up two spots over their bye week.<\/p>\n<p>The Rebels saved their season after an 18-point upset win over Georgia last weekend. That has put them back in the playoff picture with a pair of conference matchups left to determine if they can get into the field as an at-large.<\/p>\n<p>Although an obvious win <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/teams\/alabama-crimson-tide\/news\/no-10-alabama-takes-care-of-business-rolls-mercer-52-7\/\">at 52-7<\/a> over <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/college\/mercer-bears\/\">Mercer<\/a><\/strong>, Alabama (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/college\/alabama-crimson-tide\/football\/schedule\/\">8-2<\/a>) did still trend up two spots for Kanell.<\/p>\n<p>The Crimson Tide have looked more like the top team that we saw in their first four games during their last three as compared to the one that we saw through their other three games in October. That is the difference in them being back in the mix for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/teams\/alabama-crimson-tide\/news\/alabama-chances-of-playing-in-sec-championship-game-after-week-12\/\">the conference championship<\/a> or at least an at-large spot in the playoff field.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/on3static.com\/uploads\/dev\/assets\/cms\/2024\/11\/17154025\/Untitled-design-11-2-1024x538.png\" alt=\"Georgia QB Carson Beck\" class=\"wp-image-2890231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/on3static.com\/uploads\/dev\/assets\/cms\/2024\/11\/17154025\/Untitled-design-11-2-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/on3static.com\/uploads\/dev\/assets\/cms\/2024\/11\/17154025\/Untitled-design-11-2-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/on3static.com\/uploads\/dev\/assets\/cms\/2024\/11\/17154025\/Untitled-design-11-2-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/on3static.com\/uploads\/dev\/assets\/cms\/2024\/11\/17154025\/Untitled-design-11-2-50x26.png 50w, https:\/\/on3static.com\/uploads\/dev\/assets\/cms\/2024\/11\/17154025\/Untitled-design-11-2.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Brett Davis | Imagn Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Georgia (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/college\/georgia-bulldogs\/football\/schedule\/\">8-2<\/a>) saved their own season with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/teams\/georgia-bulldogs\/news\/georgia-roars-past-tennessee-31-17-to-stay-in-college-football-playoff-race\/\">a 31-17 win<\/a> in a Top-12 matchup against <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/teams\/tennessee-volunteers\/\">Tennessee<\/a><\/strong> on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The Bulldogs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/teams\/georgia-bulldogs\/news\/kirby-smart-sees-georgia-prove-it-make-statement-to-college-football-playoff-selection-committee\/\">answered the bell<\/a> again, especially with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/db\/carson-beck-18711\/\">Carson Beck<\/a> having <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/teams\/georgia-bulldogs\/news\/carson-beck-reaps-rewards-of-different-approach-to-tennessee-week-with-big-game\/\">his best game<\/a> of the season and the \u2018Dawg defense posting a second-half shutout, in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/college\/georgia-bulldogs\/news\/heather-dinich-explains-impact-georgia-win-over-tennessee-has-on-college-football-playoff\/\">must-have situation<\/a> in Athens. That also has them back in the conference and playoff mix amongst several teams now in the SEC.<\/p>\n<p>Tulane, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/college\/tulane-green-wave\/football\/schedule\/\">at 9-2<\/a> out of the American, is at No. 12 in the ranking for Kanell.<\/p>\n<p>After losing to Top-20 opponents in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/teams\/kansas-state-wildcats\/\">Kansas State<\/a><\/strong> and at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/teams\/oklahoma-sooners\/\">Oklahoma<\/a><\/strong>, the Green Wave have won eight straight, including a 35-0 shutout yesterday over <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/college\/navy-midshipmen\/\">Navy<\/a><\/strong>, by an average of 28.5 points. 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