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 | |||
| ∗∗∗ | 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 |
| ∗∗∗ | 2.58 | #22 Texas vs #14 Oregon St | (Valero Alama Bowl) | Saturday 29 Dec |
| ∗∗∗ | 2.57 | #23 Northern Illinois vs #16 Florida St | (Discover Orange Bowl) | Tuesday 1 Jan |
| ∗∗∗ | 2.57 | #10 South Carolina vs #21 Michigan | (Outback Bowl) | Tuesday 1 Jan |
| ∗∗ | 2.39 | #27 Wisconsin vs #7 Stanford | (Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio) | Tuesday 1 Jan |
| ∗∗ | 2.25 | #38 Mississippi St vs #28 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 Libserty Bowl) | Monday 31 Dec |
| ∗∗ | 2.02 | #37 West Virginia vs #50 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 |
| ∗∗ | 1.77 | #22 USC vs #65 Georgia Tech | (Hyundai Sun Bowl) | Monday 31 Dec |
| ∗∗ | 1.75 | #66 Purdue vs #22 Oklahoma St | (Heart of Dallas Bowl) | Tuesday 1 Jan |
| ∗ | 1.29 | #83 Rice vs #86 Air Force | (Bell Helicoptor 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 #47 Mississippi | (BBVA Compass Bowl) | Saturday 5 Jan |