Game-Interest formula for 2012 describes the method for determining rank-based game interest.
A comma separated values version of this report is available.
| Value | Game | |||
| ∗∗ | 1.99 | #51 Toledo vs #25 Utah St | (FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL) | Saturday 15 Dec |
| ∗∗ | 1.62 | #74 Nevada vs #33 Arizona | (GILDAN NEW MEXICO BOWL) | Saturday 15 Dec |
| ∗∗ | 2.16 | #45 BYU vs #45 San Diego St | (SAN DIEGO COUNTY CREDIT UNION POINSETTIA BOWL) | Thursday 20 Dec |
| ∗∗ | 2.16 | #42 Washington vs #28 Boise St | (MAACO BOWL LAS VEGAS) | Saturday 22 Dec |
| ∗∗ | 2.01 | #52 Central Florida vs #48 Ball St | (BEEF 'O' BRADY'S BOWL ST. PETERSBURG) | Friday 21 Dec |
| ∗∗ | 1.59 | #74 East Carolina vs #58 Louisiana-Lafayette | (R+L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWL) | Saturday 22 Dec |
| ∗∗ | 1.56 | #31 Fresno St vs #78 SMU | (SHERATON HAWAII BOWL) | Monday 24 Dec |
| ∗ | 1.28 | #72 Western Kentucky vs #89 Central Michigan | (LITTLE CAESARS BOWL) | Wednesday 26 Dec |
| ∗∗∗ | 2.74 | #9 LSU vs #16 Clemson | (Chick-fil-A BOWL) | Monday 31 Dec |
| ∗∗∗ | 2.70 | #9 Georgia vs #17 Nebraska | (CAPITAL ONE BOWL) | Tuesday 1 Jan |
| ∗∗∗ | 2.61 | #10 South Carolina vs #20 Michigan | (OUTBACK BOWL) | Tuesday 1 Jan |
| ∗∗∗ | 2.58 | #22 Texas vs #14 Oregon St | (VALERO ALAMO BOWL) | Saturday 29 Dec |
| ∗∗∗ | 2.57 | #23 Northern Illinois vs #16 Florida St | (DISCOVER ORANGE BOWL) | Tuesday 1 Jan |
| ∗∗ | 2.43 | #29 Baylor vs #20 UCLA | (BRIDGEPOINT EDUCATION HOLIDAY BOWL) | Thursday 27 Dec |
| ∗∗ | 2.39 | #27 Wisconsin vs #7 Stanford | (ROSE BOWL GAME PRESENTED BY VIZIO) | Tuesday 1 Jan |
| ∗∗ | 2.24 | #38 Mississippi St vs #27 Northwestern | (TAXSLAYER.com GATOR BOWL) | Tuesday 1 Jan |
| ∗∗ | 2.18 | #34 TCU vs #42 Michigan St | (BUFFALO WILD WINGS BOWL) | Saturday 29 Dec |
| ∗∗ | 2.17 | #38 Louisville vs #4 Florida | (ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL) | Wednesday 2 Jan |
| ∗∗ | 2.08 | #49 Iowa St vs #49 Tulsa | (AutoZone LIBERTY BOWL) | Monday 31 Dec |
| ∗∗ | 2.01 | #38 West Virginia vs #51 Syracuse | (NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWL) | Saturday 29 Dec |
| ∗∗ | 1.78 | #64 Navy vs #38 Arizona St | (KRAFT FIGHT HUNGER BOWL) | Saturday 29 Dec |
| ∗∗ | 1.78 | #64 North Carolina St vs #31 Vanderbilt | (FRANKLIN AMERICAN MORTGAGE MUSIC CITY BOWL) | Monday 31 Dec |
| ∗∗ | 1.76 | #41 Rutgers vs #65 Virginia Tech | (RUSSELL ATHLETIC BOWL) | Friday 28 Dec |
| ∗∗ | 1.75 | #23 San Jose State vs #66 Bowling Green | (MILITARY BOWL - PRESENTED BY NORTHROP GRUMMAN) | Thursday 27 Dec |
| ∗∗ | 1.75 | #23 USC vs #66 Georgia Tech | (HYUNDAI SUN BOWL) | Monday 31 Dec |
| ∗∗ | 1.75 | #66 Purdue vs #23 Oklahoma St | (HEART OF DALLAS BOWL) | Tuesday 1 Jan |
| ∗∗ | 1.64 | #72 Minnesota vs #42 Texas Tech | (MEINEKE CAR CARE BOWL OF TEXAS) | Friday 28 Dec |
| ∗∗ | 1.63 | #36 Cincinnati vs #73 Duke | (BELK BOWL) | Thursday 27 Dec |
| ∗∗ | 1.57 | #75 Ohio vs #60 Louisiana-Monroe | (AdvoCare V100 INDEPENDENCE BOWL) | Friday 28 Dec |
| ∗ | 1.29 | #83 Rice vs #86 Air Force | (BELL HELICOPTER ARMED FORCES BOWL) | Saturday 29 Dec |
| ∗∗∗∗ | 3.71 | #2 Alabama vs #1 Notre Dame | (DISCOVER BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP) | Monday 7 Jan |
| ∗∗∗ | 3.26 | #4 Oregon vs #6 Kansas St | (TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWL) | Thursday 3 Jan |
| ∗∗∗ | 3.10 | #7 Texas A&M vs #9 Oklahoma | (AT&T COTTON BOWL) | Friday 4 Jan |
| ∗∗ | 2.18 | #38 Kent St vs #43 Arkansas St | (GODADDY.com BOWL) | Sunday 6 Jan |
| ∗∗ | 1.85 | #60 Pittsburgh vs #48 Mississippi | (BBVA COMPASS BOWL) | Saturday 5 Jan |