| AP Poll | USA Today Poll | Combination Rankings | ||||||||||
| September 16, 2012 | 1st Place | September 16, 2012 | 1st Place | (Based on adding the two %'s) | ||||||||
| Pts | % | Votes | Pts | % | Votes | |||||||
| 1. | Alabama | 1498 | 7.682 | 58 | 1. | Alabama | 1470 | 7.666 | 54 | 1. | Alabama | 15.348 |
| 2. | LSU | 1433 | 7.349 | 2 | 2. | LSU | 1411 | 7.359 | 5 | 2. | LSU | 14.707 |
| 3. | Oregon | 1356 | 6.954 | 3. | Oregon | 1339 | 6.983 | 3. | Oregon | 13.937 | ||
| 4. | Florida State | 1275 | 6.538 | 4. | Florida State | 1240 | 6.467 | 4. | Florida State | 13.005 | ||
| 5. | Georgia | 1203 | 6.169 | 5. | Oklahoma | 1201 | 6.263 | 5. | Oklahoma | 12.320 | ||
| 6. | Oklahoma | 1181 | 6.056 | 6. | Georgia | 1150 | 5.997 | 6. | Georgia | 12.167 | ||
| 7. | South Carolina | 1081 | 5.544 | 7. | West Virginia | 1114 | 5.810 | 7. | West Virginia | 11.199 | ||
| 8. | West Virginia | 1051 | 5.390 | 8. | South Carolina | 1071 | 5.585 | 8. | South Carolina | 11.129 | ||
| 9. | Stanford | 1009 | 5.174 | 9. | Clemson | 955 | 4.980 | 9. | Stanford | 9.701 | ||
| 10. | Clemson | 899 | 4.610 | 10. | Texas | 869 | 4.532 | 10. | Clemson | 9.591 | ||
| 11. | Notre Dame | 854 | 4.379 | 11. | Stanford | 868 | 4.527 | 11. | Texas | 8.717 | ||
| 12. | Texas | 816 | 4.185 | 12. | Southern Cal | 779 | 4.063 | 12. | Southern Cal | 8.042 | ||
| 13. | Southern Cal | 776 | 3.979 | 13. | Kansas State | 767 | 4.000 | 13. | Notre Dame | 7.931 | ||
| 14. | Florida | 743 | 3.810 | 14. | Florida | 689 | 3.593 | 14. | Kansas State | 7.503 | ||
| 15. | Kansas State | 683 | 3.503 | 15. | Notre Dame | 681 | 3.551 | 15. | Florida | 7.403 | ||
| 16. | Ohio State | 680 | 3.487 | 16. | Texas Christian | 675 | 3.520 | 16. | Texas Christian | 6.264 | ||
| 17. | Texas Christian | 535 | 2.744 | 17. | Michigan | 507 | 2.644 | 17. | Michigan | 4.942 | ||
| 18. | Michigan | 448 | 2.297 | 18. | Louisville | 434 | 2.263 | 18. | UCLA | 4.156 | ||
| 19. | UCLA | 429 | 2.200 | 19. | UCLA | 375 | 1.956 | 19. | Louisville | 4.140 | ||
| 20. | Louisville | 366 | 1.877 | 20. | Michigan State | 354 | 1.846 | 20. | Ohio State | 3.487 | ||
| 21. | Michigan State | 318 | 1.631 | 21. | Arizona | 296 | 1.544 | 21. | Michigan State | 3.477 | ||
| 22. | Arizona | 296 | 1.518 | 22. | Nebraska | 194 | 1.012 | 22. | Arizona | 3.062 | ||
| 23. | Mississippi St. | 106 | 0.544 | 23. | Mississippi St. | 99 | 0.516 | 23. | Nebraska | 1.422 | ||
| 24. | Boise State | 95 | 0.487 | 24. | Wisconsin | 97 | 0.506 | 24. | Mississippi St. | 1.060 | ||
| 25. | Nebraska | 80 | 0.410 | 25. | Oklahoma State | 73 | 0.381 | 25. | Boise State | 0.852 | ||
| 26. | Oregon State | 68 | 0.349 | 26. | Virginia Tech | 71 | 0.370 | 26. | Baylor | 0.564 | ||
| 27. | Baylor | 55 | 0.282 | 27. | Boise State | 70 | 0.365 | 27. | Wisconsin | 0.532 | ||
| 28. | Northwestern | 41 | 0.210 | 28. | Baylor | 54 | 0.282 | 28. | Oklahoma State | 0.478 | ||
| 29. | Ohio | 20 | 0.103 | 29. | Cincinnati | 39 | 0.203 | 29. | Oregon State | 0.474 | ||
| 30. | Oklahoma State | 19 | 0.097 | 30. | Northwestern | 33 | 0.172 | 30. | Virginia Tech | 0.437 | ||
| 31. | Rutgers | 19 | 0.097 | 31. | Rutgers | 29 | 0.151 | 31. | Northwestern | 0.382 | ||
| 32. | Iowa State | 15 | 0.077 | 32. | Iowa State | 29 | 0.151 | 32. | Cincinnati | 0.250 | ||
| 33. | Virginia Tech | 13 | 0.067 | 33. | Oregon State | 24 | 0.125 | 33. | Rutgers | 0.249 | ||
| 34. | Cincinnati | 9 | 0.046 | 34. | Georgia Tech | 20 | 0.104 | 34. | Iowa State | 0.228 | ||
| 35. | Tennessee | 6 | 0.031 | 35. | Louisiana Tech | 18 | 0.094 | 35. | Ohio | 0.129 | ||
| 36. | Wisconsin | 5 | 0.026 | 36. | Missouri | 18 | 0.094 | 36. | Georgia Tech | 0.120 | ||
| 37. | Texas Tech | 5 | 0.026 | 37. | Texas Tech | 15 | 0.078 | 37. | Missouri | 0.114 | ||
| 38. | Texas A&M | 4 | 0.021 | 38. | Brigham Young | 8 | 0.042 | 38. | Texas Tech | 0.104 | ||
| 39. | Missouri | 4 | 0.021 | 39. | Texas A&M | 7 | 0.037 | 39. | Louisiana Tech | 0.094 | ||
| 40. | Georgia Tech | 3 | 0.015 | 40. | Tennessee | 6 | 0.031 | 40. | Tennessee | 0.062 | ||
| 41. | Fresno State | 2 | 0.010 | 41. | Utah | 6 | 0.031 | 41. | Texas A&M | 0.057 | ||
| 42. | Utah | 1 | 0.005 | 42. | Arizona State | 5 | 0.026 | 42. | Brigham Young | 0.042 | ||
| 43. | Ohio | 5 | 0.026 | 43. | Utah | 0.036 | ||||||
| 44. | UL-Monroe | 4 | 0.021 | 44. | Arizona State | 0.026 | ||||||
| 45. | W. Kentucky | 3 | 0.016 | 45. | UL-Monroe | 0.021 | ||||||
| 46. | Washington | 2 | 0.010 | 46. | W. Kentucky | 0.016 | ||||||
| 47. | San Jose State | 1 | 0.005 | 47. | Washington | 0.010 | ||||||
| 48. | Fresno State | 0.010 | ||||||||||
| 49. | San Jose State | 0.005 | ||||||||||
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