Power Ranking Averages
NFL RANKING - 10/2/12
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RCS Rank | | | | | | | | | RCS Avg. | |
| 1 |  | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 |  | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2.38 |
| 3 |  | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3.5 |
| 4 |  | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3.75 |
| 5 |  | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5.38 |
| 6 |  | 7 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 6.25 |
| 7 |  | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8.13 |
| 8 |  | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 8.25 |
| 9 |  | 14 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8.63 |
| 10 |  | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 10.38 |
| 11 |  | 6 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 11.13 |
| 12 |  | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| 13 |  | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 12.5 |
| 14 |  | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13.38 |
| 15 |  | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 14.5 |
| 16 |  | 15 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16.25 |
| 17 |  | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16.75 |
| 18 |  | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
| 19 |  | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 29 | 22 | 20 |
| 19 |  | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 |  | 24 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 21.75 |
| 22 |  | 22 | 23 | 27 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22.38 |
| 23 |  | 26 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23.25 |
| 24 |  | 29 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 28 | 26 | 24.75 |
| 25 |  | 23 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 25.63 |
| 26 |  | 30 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 20 | 27 | 26.13 |
| 27 |  | 31 | 28 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 19 | 28 | 26.25 |
| 28 |  | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 29 | 27.88 |
| 29 |  | 28 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 28 |
| 30 |  | 21 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 28.75 |
| 31 |  | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29.75 |
| 32 |  | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 26 | 32 | 31.25 |