| AP Poll | USA Today Poll | Combination Rankings | ||||||||||
| September 4, 2012 | 1st Place | September 4, 2012 | 1st Place | (Based on adding the two %'s) | ||||||||
| Pts | % | Votes | Pts | % | Votes | |||||||
| 1. | Alabama | 1481 | 7.595 | 45 | 1. | Alabama | 1447 | 7.546 | 37 | 1. | Alabama | 15.141 |
| 2. | Southern Cal | 1435 | 7.359 | 11 | 2. | Southern Cal | 1398 | 7.291 | 14 | 2. | Southern Cal | 14.650 |
| 3. | LSU | 1382 | 7.087 | 4 | 3. | LSU | 1375 | 7.171 | 7 | 3. | LSU | 14.258 |
| 4. | Oregon | 1295 | 6.641 | 4. | Oregon | 1286 | 6.707 | 1 | 4. | Oregon | 13.348 | |
| 5. | Oklahoma | 1170 | 6.000 | 5. | Oklahoma | 1171 | 6.107 | 5. | Oklahoma | 12.107 | ||
| 6. | Florida State | 1135 | 5.821 | 6. | Florida State | 1144 | 5.966 | 6. | Florida State | 11.787 | ||
| 7. | Georgia | 1083 | 5.554 | 7. | Georgia | 1092 | 5.695 | 7. | Georgia | 11.249 | ||
| 8. | Arkansas | 992 | 5.087 | 8. | West Virginia | 1032 | 5.382 | 8. | West Virginia | 10.408 | ||
| 10. | South Carolina | 980 | 5.026 | 9. | South Carolina | 943 | 4.918 | 9. | South Carolina | 9.944 | ||
| 9. | West Virginia | 980 | 5.026 | 10. | Arkansas | 929 | 4.845 | 10. | Arkansas | 9.932 | ||
| 11. | Michigan State | 915 | 4.692 | 11. | Michigan State | 868 | 4.527 | 11. | Michigan State | 9.219 | ||
| 12. | Clemson | 788 | 4.041 | 12. | Clemson | 826 | 4.308 | 12. | Clemson | 8.349 | ||
| 13. | Wisconsin | 664 | 3.405 | 13. | Wisconsin | 719 | 3.750 | 13. | Wisconsin | 7.155 | ||
| 14. | Ohio State | 634 | 3.251 | 14. | Nebraska | 652 | 3.400 | 14. | Nebraska | 6.493 | ||
| 15. | Virginia Tech | 604 | 3.097 | 15. | Texas | 600 | 3.129 | 15. | Texas | 6.124 | ||
| 16. | Nebraska | 603 | 3.092 | 16. | Oklahoma State | 595 | 3.103 | 16. | Oklahoma State | 5.965 | ||
| 17. | Texas | 584 | 2.995 | 17. | Texas Christian | 479 | 2.498 | 17. | Virginia Tech | 5.580 | ||
| 18. | Oklahoma State | 558 | 2.862 | 18. | Virginia Tech | 476 | 2.482 | 18. | Michigan | 4.514 | ||
| 19. | Michigan | 446 | 2.287 | 19. | Michigan | 427 | 2.227 | 19. | Texas Christian | 4.319 | ||
| 20. | Texas Christian | 355 | 1.821 | 20. | Kansas State | 414 | 2.159 | 20. | Kansas State | 3.898 | ||
| 21. | Kansas State | 339 | 1.738 | 21. | Stanford | 324 | 1.690 | 21. | Ohio State | 3.251 | ||
| 22. | Notre Dame | 198 | 1.015 | 22. | Notre Dame | 252 | 1.314 | 22. | Stanford | 2.361 | ||
| 23. | Louisville | 190 | 0.974 | 23. | Florida | 204 | 1.064 | 23. | Notre Dame | 2.330 | ||
| 24. | Florida | 145 | 0.744 | 24. | Louisville | 109 | 0.568 | 24. | Florida | 1.807 | ||
| 25. | Stanford | 131 | 0.672 | 25. | Boise State | 82 | 0.428 | 25. | Louisville | 1.543 | ||
| 26. | Boise State | 79 | 0.405 | 26. | Washington | 55 | 0.287 | 26. | Boise State | 0.833 | ||
| 27. | Tennessee | 73 | 0.374 | 27. | Brigham Young | 41 | 0.214 | 27. | Brigham Young | 0.537 | ||
| 28. | Brigham Young | 63 | 0.323 | 28. | Baylor | 39 | 0.203 | 28. | Tennessee | 0.526 | ||
| 29. | North Carolina | 48 | 0.246 | 29. | Tennessee | 29 | 0.151 | 29. | Baylor | 0.398 | ||
| 30. | Baylor | 38 | 0.195 | 30. | Utah | 20 | 0.104 | 30. | Washington | 0.364 | ||
| 31. | Utah | 34 | 0.174 | 31. | Auburn | 18 | 0.094 | 31. | Utah | 0.279 | ||
| 32. | Washington | 15 | 0.077 | 32. | Georgia Tech | 16 | 0.083 | 32. | North Carolina | 0.246 | ||
| 33. | Georgia Tech | 14 | 0.072 | 33. | Missouri | 16 | 0.083 | 33. | Georgia Tech | 0.155 | ||
| 34. | Ohio | 10 | 0.051 | 34. | Texas A&M | 13 | 0.068 | 34. | Missouri | 0.119 | ||
| 35. | Texas State | 10 | 0.051 | 35. | South Florida | 12 | 0.063 | 35. | Auburn | 0.109 | ||
| 36. | Missouri | 7 | 0.036 | 36. | Central Florida | 11 | 0.057 | 36. | Ohio | 0.109 | ||
| 37. | South Florida | 5 | 0.026 | 37. | Ohio | 11 | 0.057 | 37. | Texas A&M | 0.093 | ||
| 38. | Texas A&M | 5 | 0.026 | 38. | Cincinnati | 10 | 0.052 | 38. | South Florida | 0.088 | ||
| 39. | Central Florida | 4 | 0.021 | 39. | Mississippi State | 10 | 0.052 | 39. | Central Florida | 0.078 | ||
| 40. | Auburn | 3 | 0.015 | 40. | Virginia | 7 | 0.037 | 40. | Mississippi State | 0.068 | ||
| 41. | Mississippi State | 3 | 0.015 | 42. | Arizona | 6 | 0.031 | 41. | Cincinnati | 0.062 | ||
| 42. | Cincinnati | 2 | 0.010 | 41. | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 0.031 | 42. | Texas State | 0.051 | ||
| 43. | Nevada | 5 | 0.026 | 43. | Virginia | 0.037 | ||||||
| 44. | Vanderbilt | 3 | 0.016 | 44. | Louisiana Tech | 0.031 | ||||||
| 47. | Rutgers | 1 | 0.005 | 45. | Arizona | 0.031 | ||||||
| 45. | Texas Tech | 1 | 0.005 | 46. | Nevada | 0.026 | ||||||
| 46. | Northwestern | 1 | 0.005 | 47. | Vanderbilt | 0.016 | ||||||
| 48. | Rutgers | 0.005 | ||||||||||
| 49. | Texas Tech | 0.005 | ||||||||||
| 50. | Northwestern | 0.005 | ||||||||||
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