| AP Poll | USA Today Poll | Combination Rankings | ||||||||||
| September 9, 2012 | 1st Place | September 9, 2012 | 1st Place | (Based on adding the two %'s) | ||||||||
| Pts | % | Votes | Pts | % | Votes | |||||||
| 1. | Alabama | 1486 | 7.621 | 48 | 1. | Alabama | 1455 | 7.588 | 42 | 1. | Alabama | 15.209 |
| 2. | Southern Cal | 1414 | 7.251 | 8 | 2. | LSU | 1380 | 7.197 | 5 | 2. | LSU | 14.397 |
| 3. | LSU | 1404 | 7.200 | 4 | 3. | Southern Cal | 1363 | 7.108 | 11 | 3. | Southern Cal | 14.359 |
| 4. | Oregon | 1299 | 6.662 | 4. | Oregon | 1292 | 6.738 | 1 | 4. | Oregon | 13.399 | |
| 5. | Oklahoma | 1160 | 5.949 | 5. | Oklahoma | 1203 | 6.274 | 5. | Oklahoma | 12.223 | ||
| 6. | Florida State | 1160 | 5.949 | 6. | Florida State | 1153 | 6.013 | 6. | Florida State | 11.962 | ||
| 7. | Georgia | 1155 | 5.923 | 7. | Georgia | 1120 | 5.841 | 7. | Georgia | 11.764 | ||
| 8. | South Carolina | 1025 | 5.256 | 8. | West Virginia | 1024 | 5.340 | 8. | West Virginia | 10.556 | ||
| 9. | Michigan State | 995 | 5.103 | 9. | South Carolina | 1008 | 5.257 | 9. | South Carolina | 10.513 | ||
| 10. | West Virginia | 1017 | 5.215 | 10. | Michigan State | 950 | 4.954 | 10. | Michigan State | 10.057 | ||
| 11. | Clemson | 868 | 4.451 | 11. | Clemson | 904 | 4.714 | 11. | Clemson | 9.166 | ||
| 12. | Ohio State | 772 | 3.959 | 12. | Texas | 730 | 3.807 | 12. | Texas | 7.479 | ||
| 13. | Virginia Tech | 734 | 3.764 | 13. | Virginia Tech | 704 | 3.671 | 13. | Virginia Tech | 7.436 | ||
| 14. | Texas | 716 | 3.672 | 14. | Kansas State | 696 | 3.630 | 14. | Kansas State | 7.291 | ||
| 15. | Kansas State | 714 | 3.662 | 15. | Texas Christian | 649 | 3.385 | 15. | Texas Christian | 6.164 | ||
| 16. | Texas Christian | 542 | 2.779 | 16. | Stanford | 455 | 2.373 | 16. | Florida | 4.547 | ||
| 17. | Michigan | 429 | 2.200 | 17. | Florida | 452 | 2.357 | 17. | Michigan | 4.495 | ||
| 18. | Florida | 427 | 2.190 | 18. | Michigan | 440 | 2.295 | 18. | Ohio State | 3.959 | ||
| 19. | Louisville | 316 | 1.621 | 19. | Notre Dame | 398 | 2.076 | 19. | Stanford | 3.706 | ||
| 20. | Notre Dame | 310 | 1.590 | 20. | Louisville | 280 | 1.460 | 20. | Notre Dame | 3.665 | ||
| 21. | Stanford | 260 | 1.333 | 21. | Arkansas | 246 | 1.283 | 21. | Louisville | 3.081 | ||
| 22. | UCLA | 250 | 1.282 | 22. | Wisconsin | 151 | 0.787 | 22. | UCLA | 2.049 | ||
| 23. | Tennessee | 177 | 0.908 | 23. | UCLA | 147 | 0.767 | 23. | Arkansas | 1.688 | ||
| 24. | Arizona | 149 | 0.764 | 24. | Nebraska | 135 | 0.704 | 24. | Arizona | 1.390 | ||
| 25. | Brigham Young | 110 | 0.564 | 25. | Arizona | 120 | 0.626 | 25. | Tennessee | 1.278 | ||
| 26. | Boise State | 106 | 0.544 | 26. | Boise State | 104 | 0.542 | 26. | Nebraska | 1.109 | ||
| 27. | Arkansas | 79 | 0.405 | 27. | Oklahoma State | 97 | 0.506 | 27. | Boise State | 1.086 | ||
| 28. | Nebraska | 79 | 0.405 | 28. | Mississippi St. | 88 | 0.459 | 28. | Wisconsin | 1.013 | ||
| 29. | Oregon State | 77 | 0.395 | 29. | Tennessee | 71 | 0.370 | 29. | Brigham Young | 0.929 | ||
| 30. | Mississippi St. | 70 | 0.359 | 30. | Brigham Young | 70 | 0.365 | 30. | Mississippi St. | 0.818 | ||
| 31. | Baylor | 54 | 0.277 | 31. | Arizona State | 58 | 0.302 | 31. | Baylor | 0.574 | ||
| 32. | Wisconsin | 44 | 0.226 | 32. | Baylor | 57 | 0.297 | 32. | Oklahoma State | 0.573 | ||
| 33. | UL-Monroe | 23 | 0.118 | 33. | Cincinnati | 29 | 0.151 | 33. | Oregon State | 0.541 | ||
| 34. | Ohio | 17 | 0.087 | 34. | Oregon State | 28 | 0.146 | 34. | Arizona State | 0.354 | ||
| 35. | Georgia Tech | 15 | 0.077 | 35. | Georgia Tech | 24 | 0.125 | 35. | Georgia Tech | 0.202 | ||
| 36. | Oklahoma State | 13 | 0.067 | 36. | South Florida | 21 | 0.110 | 36. | South Florida | 0.171 | ||
| 37. | South Florida | 12 | 0.062 | 37. | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 0.068 | 37. | Cincinnati | 0.151 | ||
| 38. | Arizona State | 10 | 0.051 | 38. | Rutgers | 12 | 0.063 | 38. | UL-Monroe | 0.123 | ||
| 39. | Northwestern | 5 | 0.026 | 39. | Virginia | 11 | 0.057 | 39. | Ohio | 0.098 | ||
| 40. | Iowa State | 5 | 0.026 | 40. | Iowa State | 10 | 0.052 | 40. | Iowa State | 0.078 | ||
| 41. | North Carolina | 1 | 0.005 | 41. | Wake Forest | 6 | 0.031 | 41. | Northwestern | 0.073 | ||
| 42. | Utah State | 1 | 0.005 | 42. | Northwestern | 9 | 0.047 | 42. | Louisiana Tech | 0.068 | ||
| 43. | Mississippi | 3 | 0.016 | 43. | Rutgers | 0.063 | ||||||
| 44. | Washington | 2 | 0.010 | 44. | Virginia | 0.057 | ||||||
| 45. | Texas Tech | 2 | 0.010 | 45. | Wake Forest | 0.031 | ||||||
| 46. | Texas A&M | 1 | 0.005 | 46. | Mississippi | 0.016 | ||||||
| 47. | Nevada | 1 | 0.005 | 47. | Texas Tech | 0.010 | ||||||
| 47. | UL-Monroe | 1 | 0.005 | 48. | Washington | 0.010 | ||||||
| 47. | Ohio | 2 | 0.010 | 49. | Nevada | 0.005 | ||||||
| 50. | Texas A&M | 0.005 | ||||||||||
| 51. | North Carolina | 0.005 | ||||||||||
| 52. | Utah State | 0.005 | ||||||||||
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