We were reminded in Week 12 just how hard it can be to close out a strong season in college football. Up and down the rankings we had top 25 teams pushed to the limit, and while only a couple of top-20 teams finished the week with losses,

As an AP voter this season, I’ll be sharing my top 25 ballot week by week and giving you a peek behind the curtain as to my thought process. Here’s my Week 12 AP top 25 ballot after Penn State smoked Purdue and more happened across the country.

As the college football regular season inches ever so closer to the finish line, Week 12 bring 19 games featuring opponents ranked in the AP Top 25, highlighted by Tennessee facing Georgia in a ranked SEC matchup.