Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| UCF | 10 | 4 | .714 | 7 | 1 | .875 | 35.4 | 22.1 | 6.65 | -3.78 | ||||
| East Carolina | 8 | 5 | .615 | 7 | 1 | .875 | 31.5 | 31.6 | -4.23 | -4.92 | ||||
| Marshall | 5 | 7 | .417 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 40.9 | 43.1 | -6.04 | -4.87 | ||||
| Memphis | 4 | 8 | .333 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 24.4 | 30.3 | -11.09 | -5.34 | ||||
| UAB | 3 | 9 | .250 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 28.3 | 37.5 | -11.66 | -3.07 | ||||
| Southern Mississippi | 0 | 12 | .000 | 0 | 8 | .000 | 19.7 | 37.8 | -18.04 | -1.29 | ||||
| West | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Tulsa | 11 | 3 | .786 | 7 | 1 | .875 | 34.7 | 23.6 | 6.24 | -2.34 | ||||
| SMU | 7 | 6 | .538 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 31.0 | 25.7 | 1.64 | -1.59 | ||||
| Rice | 7 | 6 | .538 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 31.8 | 30.5 | -3.52 | -4.83 | ||||
| Houston | 5 | 7 | .417 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 32.4 | 36.0 | -5.54 | -3.54 | ||||
| UTEP | 3 | 9 | .250 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 21.2 | 29.8 | -9.29 | -1.46 | ||||
| Tulane | 2 | 10 | .167 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 21.4 | 38.4 | -14.23 | -1.81 | ||||
5 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-12-31 | Liberty Bowl | Tulsa | 31 | Iowa State | 17 | Memphis, TN |
| 2012-12-29 | Armed Forces Bowl | Rice | 33 | Air Force | 14 | Fort Worth, TX |
| 2012-12-24 | Hawaii Bowl | Southern Methodist | 43 | Fresno State | 10 | Honolulu, HI |
| 2012-12-22 | New Orleans Bowl | Louisiana | 43 | East Carolina | 34 | New Orleans, LA |
| 2012-12-21 | Beef O'Brady's Bowl | Central Florida | 38 | Ball State | 17 | St. Petersburg, FL |
2012 Conference Leaders