| AP Poll | Coaches Poll | Combination Rankings | ||||||||||
| August 18, 2012 | 1st Place | August 2, 2012 | 1st Place | (Based on adding the two %'s) | ||||||||
| Pts | % | Votes | Pts | % | Votes | |||||||
| 1. | Southern Cal | 1445 | 7.410 | 25 | 1. | LSU | 1403 | 7.317 | 18 | 1. | Southern Cal | 14.649 |
| 2. | Alabama | 1411 | 7.236 | 17 | 2. | Alabama | 1399 | 7.296 | 20 | 2. | Alabama | 14.532 |
| 3. | LSU | 1402 | 7.190 | 16 | 3. | Southern Cal | 1388 | 7.239 | 19 | 3. | LSU | 14.507 |
| 4. | Oklahoma | 1286 | 6.595 | 1 | 4. | Oklahoma | 1276 | 6.654 | 1 | 4. | Oklahoma | 13.249 |
| 5. | Oregon | 1274 | 6.533 | 5. | Oregon | 1258 | 6.561 | 5. | Oregon | 13.094 | ||
| 6. | Georgia | 1107 | 5.677 | 6. | Georgia | 1061 | 5.533 | 6. | Georgia | 11.210 | ||
| 7. | Florida State | 1093 | 5.605 | 7. | Florida State | 1055 | 5.502 | 1 | 7. | Florida State | 11.107 | |
| 8. | Michigan | 1000 | 5.128 | 1 | 8. | Michigan | 1023 | 5.335 | 8. | Michigan | 10.463 | |
| 9. | South Carolina | 994 | 5.097 | 9. | South Carolina | 981 | 5.116 | 9. | South Carolina | 10.213 | ||
| 10. | Arkansas | 963 | 4.938 | 10. | Arkansas | 948 | 4.944 | 10. | Arkansas | 9.882 | ||
| 11. | West Virginia | 856 | 4.390 | 11. | West Virginia | 833 | 4.344 | 11. | West Virginia | 8.734 | ||
| 12. | Wisconsin | 838 | 4.297 | 12. | Wisconsin | 743 | 3.875 | 12. | Wisconsin | 8.172 | ||
| 13. | Michigan State | 742 | 3.805 | 13. | Michigan State | 717 | 3.739 | 13. | Michigan State | 7.544 | ||
| 14. | Clemson | 615 | 3.154 | 14. | Clemson | 598 | 3.119 | 14. | Clemson | 6.272 | ||
| 15. | Texas | 569 | 2.918 | 15. | Texas | 549 | 2.863 | 15. | Texas | 5.781 | ||
| 16. | Virginia Tech | 548 | 2.810 | 16. | Nebraska | 501 | 2.613 | 16. | Virginia Tech | 5.214 | ||
| 17. | Nebraska | 485 | 2.487 | 17. | Texas Christian | 499 | 2.602 | 17. | Nebraska | 5.100 | ||
| 18. | Ohio State | 474 | 2.431 | 18. | Stanford | 497 | 2.592 | 18. | Oklahoma State | 4.688 | ||
| 19. | Oklahoma State | 430 | 2.205 | 19. | Oklahoma State | 476 | 2.482 | 19. | Texas Christian | 4.638 | ||
| 20. | Texas Christian | 397 | 2.036 | 20. | Virginia Tech | 461 | 2.404 | 20. | Stanford | 4.556 | ||
| 21. | Stanford | 383 | 1.964 | 21. | Kansas State | 398 | 2.076 | 21. | Kansas State | 3.614 | ||
| 22. | Kansas State | 300 | 1.538 | 22. | Boise State | 271 | 1.413 | 22. | Boise State | 2.500 | ||
| 23. | Florida | 214 | 1.097 | 23. | Florida | 250 | 1.304 | 23. | Ohio State | 2.431 | ||
| 24. | Boise State | 212 | 1.087 | 24. | Notre Dame | 166 | 0.866 | 24. | Florida | 2.401 | ||
| 25. | Louisville | 105 | 0.538 | 25. | Auburn | 66 | 0.344 | 25. | Notre Dame | 1.291 | ||
| 26. | Notre Dame | 83 | 0.426 | 26. | Washington | 64 | 0.334 | 26. | Louisville | 0.778 | ||
| 27. | Washington | 55 | 0.282 | 27. | Louisville | 46 | 0.240 | 27. | Auburn | 0.616 | ||
| 28. | Auburn | 53 | 0.272 | 28. | Georgia Tech | 35 | 0.183 | 28. | Washington | 0.616 | ||
| 29. | North Carolina | 32 | 0.164 | 29. | Cincinnati | 32 | 0.167 | 29. | Georgia Tech | 0.311 | ||
| 30. | Utah | 30 | 0.154 | 30. | Texas A&M | 28 | 0.146 | 30. | Utah | 0.269 | ||
| 31. | Georgia Tech | 25 | 0.128 | 31. | Baylor | 23 | 0.120 | 31. | Cincinnati | 0.182 | ||
| 32. | Brigham Young | 22 | 0.113 | 32. | Utah | 22 | 0.115 | 32. | Texas A&M | 0.172 | ||
| 33. | Tennessee | 15 | 0.077 | 33. | Mississippi St. | 21 | 0.110 | 33. | Baylor | 0.166 | ||
| 34. | South Florida | 11 | 0.056 | 34. | South Florida | 12 | 0.063 | 34. | Brigham Young | 0.165 | ||
| 35. | Baylor | 9 | 0.046 | 35. | N. C. State | 11 | 0.057 | 35. | North Carolina | 0.164 | ||
| 36. | Texas A&M | 5 | 0.026 | 36. | Brigham Young | 10 | 0.052 | 36. | South Florida | 0.119 | ||
| 37. | Central Florida | 4 | 0.021 | 37. | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 0.052 | 37. | Mississippi St. | 0.115 | ||
| 38. | Cincinnati | 3 | 0.015 | 38. | Virginia | 9 | 0.047 | 38. | Tennessee | 0.093 | ||
| 39. | Missouri | 3 | 0.015 | 39. | Houston | 7 | 0.037 | 39. | N. C. State | 0.073 | ||
| 40. | N. C. State | 3 | 0.015 | 40. | Southern Miss. | 6 | 0.031 | 40. | Louisiana Tech | 0.057 | ||
| 41. | Houston | 1 | 0.005 | 41. | Rutgers | 5 | 0.026 | 41. | Virginia | 0.047 | ||
| 42. | Northern Illinois | 1 | 0.005 | 42. | Central Florida | 5 | 0.026 | 42. | Central Florida | 0.047 | ||
| 43. | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 0.005 | 43. | Missouri | 3 | 0.016 | 43. | Houston | 0.042 | ||
| 44. | Mississippi St. | 1 | 0.005 | 44. | Tennessee | 3 | 0.016 | 44. | Southern Miss. | 0.031 | ||
| 45. | Florida Int'l | 3 | 0.016 | 45. | Missouri | 0.031 | ||||||
| 46. | Northern Illinois | 2 | 0.010 | 46. | Rutgers | 0.026 | ||||||
| 47. | Texas Tech | 1 | 0.005 | 47. | Florida Int'l | 0.016 | ||||||
| 48. | Northern Illinois | 0.016 | ||||||||||
| 49. | Texas Tech | 0.005 | ||||||||||
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