| AP Poll | USA Today Poll | Combination Rankings | ||||||||||
| September 23, 2012 | 1st Place | September 23, 2012 | 1st Place | (Based on adding the two %'s) | ||||||||
| Pts | % | Votes | Pts | % | Votes | |||||||
| 1. | Alabama | 1499 | 7.687 | 59 | 1. | Alabama | 1473 | 7.682 | 57 | 1. | Alabama | 15.369 |
| 2. | Oregon | 1414 | 7.251 | 2. | Oregon | 1371 | 7.150 | 2. | Oregon | 14.401 | ||
| 3. | LSU | 1346 | 6.903 | 1 | 3. | LSU | 1361 | 7.098 | 1 | 3. | LSU | 14.000 |
| 4. | Florida State | 1340 | 6.872 | 4. | Florida State | 1306 | 6.811 | 1 | 4. | Florida State | 13.683 | |
| 5. | Georgia | 1245 | 6.385 | 5. | Georgia | 1224 | 6.383 | 5. | Georgia | 12.768 | ||
| 6. | South Carolina | 1147 | 5.882 | 6. | South Carolina | 1149 | 5.992 | 6. | South Carolina | 11.874 | ||
| 7. | Kansas State | 1067 | 5.472 | 7. | West Virginia | 1137 | 5.930 | 7. | West Virginia | 11.289 | ||
| 8. | Stanford | 1055 | 5.410 | 8. | Kansas State | 1000 | 5.215 | 8. | Kansas State | 10.687 | ||
| 9. | West Virginia | 1045 | 5.359 | 9. | Stanford | 949 | 4.949 | 9. | Stanford | 10.359 | ||
| 10. | Notre Dame | 1003 | 5.144 | 10. | Texas | 924 | 4.819 | 10. | Notre Dame | 9.503 | ||
| 11. | Florida | 864 | 4.431 | 11. | Notre Dame | 836 | 4.360 | 11. | Texas | 9.209 | ||
| 12. | Texas | 856 | 4.390 | 12. | Florida | 817 | 4.261 | 12. | Florida | 8.692 | ||
| 13. | Southern Cal | 801 | 4.108 | 13. | Southern Cal | 813 | 4.240 | 13. | Southern Cal | 8.348 | ||
| 14. | Ohio State | 633 | 3.246 | 14. | Texas Christian | 705 | 3.677 | 14. | Texas Christian | 6.836 | ||
| 15. | Texas Christian | 616 | 3.159 | 15. | Oklahoma | 699 | 3.645 | 15. | Oklahoma | 6.779 | ||
| 16. | Oklahoma | 611 | 3.133 | 16. | Clemson | 560 | 2.920 | 16. | Clemson | 5.936 | ||
| 17. | Clemson | 588 | 3.015 | 17. | Louisville | 493 | 2.571 | 17. | Louisville | 4.694 | ||
| 18. | Oregon State | 451 | 2.313 | 18. | Michigan State | 404 | 2.107 | 18. | Michigan State | 3.892 | ||
| 19. | Louisville | 414 | 2.123 | 19. | Mississippi St. | 349 | 1.820 | 19. | Oregon State | 3.460 | ||
| 20. | Michigan State | 348 | 1.785 | 20. | Nebraska | 327 | 1.705 | 20. | Ohio State | 3.246 | ||
| 21. | Mississippi St. | 246 | 1.262 | 21. | Oregon State | 220 | 1.147 | 21. | Mississippi St. | 3.082 | ||
| 22. | Nebraska | 179 | 0.918 | 22. | Oklahoma State | 154 | 0.803 | 22. | Nebraska | 2.623 | ||
| 23. | Rutgers | 128 | 0.656 | 23. | Wisconsin | 102 | 0.532 | 23. | Rutgers | 1.167 | ||
| 24. | Boise State | 114 | 0.585 | 24. | Baylor | 101 | 0.527 | 24. | Baylor | 0.999 | ||
| 25. | Baylor | 92 | 0.472 | 25. | Virginia Tech | 98 | 0.511 | 25. | Northwestern | 0.957 | ||
| 26. | Northwestern | 89 | 0.456 | 26. | Rutgers | 98 | 0.511 | 26. | Boise State | 0.944 | ||
| 27. | UCLA | 79 | 0.405 | 27. | Northwestern | 96 | 0.501 | 27. | Oklahoma State | 0.865 | ||
| 28. | Michigan | 44 | 0.226 | 28. | Boise State | 69 | 0.360 | 28. | Virginia Tech | 0.644 | ||
| 29. | Ohio | 40 | 0.205 | 29. | Michigan | 57 | 0.297 | 29. | Wisconsin | 0.599 | ||
| 30. | Virginia Tech | 26 | 0.133 | 30. | Iowa State | 45 | 0.235 | 30. | UCLA | 0.577 | ||
| 31. | Arizona | 17 | 0.087 | 31. | Cincinnati | 42 | 0.219 | 31. | Michigan | 0.523 | ||
| 32. | Iowa State | 16 | 0.082 | 32. | UCLA | 33 | 0.172 | 32. | Iowa State | 0.317 | ||
| 33. | Wisconsin | 13 | 0.067 | 33. | Texas A&M | 31 | 0.162 | 33. | Ohio | 0.273 | ||
| 34. | Oklahoma State | 12 | 0.062 | 34. | Louisiana Tech | 28 | 0.146 | 34. | Cincinnati | 0.270 | ||
| 35. | Texas A&M | 11 | 0.056 | 35. | Arizona State | 22 | 0.115 | 35. | Texas A&M | 0.218 | ||
| 36. | Cincinnati | 10 | 0.051 | 36. | Texas Tech | 17 | 0.089 | 36. | Louisiana Tech | 0.182 | ||
| 37. | Tennessee | 10 | 0.051 | 37. | Arizona | 16 | 0.083 | 37. | Arizona | 0.171 | ||
| 38. | Texas Tech | 10 | 0.051 | 38. | Ohio | 13 | 0.068 | 38. | Arizona State | 0.156 | ||
| 39. | Arizona State | 8 | 0.041 | 39. | Minnesota | 11 | 0.057 | 39. | Texas Tech | 0.140 | ||
| 40. | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 0.036 | 40. | Tennessee | 6 | 0.031 | 40. | Tennessee | 0.083 | ||
| 41. | Purdue | 5 | 0.026 | 41. | W. Kentucky | 5 | 0.026 | 41. | Minnesota | 0.057 | ||
| 42. | Miami-Florida | 1 | 0.005 | 42. | UL-Monroe | 4 | 0.021 | 42. | Purdue | 0.047 | ||
| 43. | Purdue | 4 | 0.021 | 43. | W. Kentucky | 0.026 | ||||||
| 44. | Washington | 2 | 0.010 | 44. | UL-Monroe | 0.021 | ||||||
| 45. | San Jose St. | 2 | 0.010 | 45. | Miami-Florida | 0.016 | ||||||
| 46. | Miami-Florida | 2 | 0.010 | 46. | Washington | 0.010 | ||||||
| 47. | San Jose State | 0.010 | ||||||||||
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