| AP Poll | USA Today Poll | Combination Rankings | ||||||||||
| September 30, 2012 | 1st Place | September 30, 2012 | 1st Place | (Based on adding the two %'s) | ||||||||
| Pts | % | Votes | Pts | % | Votes | |||||||
| 1. | Alabama | 1500 | 7.692 | 60 | 1. | Alabama | 1472 | 7.677 | 57 | 1. | Alabama | 15.369 |
| 2. | Oregon | 1430 | 7.333 | 2. | Oregon | 1403 | 7.317 | 2. | Oregon | 14.650 | ||
| 3. | Florida State | 1349 | 6.918 | 3. | LSU | 1327 | 6.920 | 1 | 3. | Florida State | 13.703 | |
| 4. | LSU | 1310 | 6.718 | 4. | Florida State | 1301 | 6.785 | 1 | 4. | LSU | 13.638 | |
| 5. | Georgia | 1252 | 6.421 | 5. | Georgia | 1227 | 6.399 | 5. | Georgia | 12.819 | ||
| 6. | South Carolina | 1152 | 5.908 | 6. | South Carolina | 1161 | 6.055 | 6. | South Carolina | 11.962 | ||
| 7. | Kansas State | 1123 | 5.759 | 7. | West Virginia | 1137 | 5.930 | 7. | West Virginia | 11.396 | ||
| 8. | West Virginia | 1066 | 5.467 | 8. | Kansas State | 1050 | 5.476 | 8. | Kansas State | 11.235 | ||
| 9. | Notre Dame | 1043 | 5.349 | 9. | Texas | 981 | 5.116 | 9. | Notre Dame | 10.121 | ||
| 10. | Florida | 937 | 4.805 | 10. | Notre Dame | 915 | 4.772 | 10. | Texas | 9.896 | ||
| 11. | Texas | 932 | 4.779 | 11. | Florida | 883 | 4.605 | 11. | Florida | 9.410 | ||
| 12. | Ohio State | 793 | 4.067 | 12. | Southern Cal | 784 | 4.089 | 12. | Southern Cal | 7.694 | ||
| 13. | Southern Cal | 703 | 3.605 | 13. | Texas Christian | 749 | 3.906 | 13. | Texas Christian | 7.024 | ||
| 14. | Oregon State | 647 | 3.318 | 14. | Oklahoma | 684 | 3.567 | 14. | Oklahoma | 6.547 | ||
| 15. | Texas Christian | 608 | 3.118 | 15. | Clemson | 626 | 3.265 | 15. | Clemson | 6.383 | ||
| 16. | Clemson | 608 | 3.118 | 16. | Louisville | 524 | 2.733 | 16. | Oregon State | 5.680 | ||
| 17. | Oklahoma | 581 | 2.979 | 17. | Oregon State | 453 | 2.362 | 17. | Stanford | 4.967 | ||
| 18. | Stanford | 509 | 2.610 | 18. | Stanford | 452 | 2.357 | 18. | Louisville | 4.805 | ||
| 19. | Louisville | 404 | 2.072 | 19. | Mississippi St. | 422 | 2.201 | 19. | Ohio State | 4.067 | ||
| 20. | Mississippi St. | 306 | 1.569 | 20. | Nebraska | 415 | 2.164 | 20. | Mississippi St. | 3.770 | ||
| 21. | Nebraska | 240 | 1.231 | 21. | Rutgers | 206 | 1.074 | 21. | Nebraska | 3.395 | ||
| 22. | Rutgers | 160 | 0.821 | 22. | Northwestern | 202 | 1.053 | 22. | Rutgers | 1.895 | ||
| 23. | Washington | 159 | 0.815 | 23. | Cincinnati | 175 | 0.913 | 23. | Northwestern | 1.787 | ||
| 24. | Northwestern | 143 | 0.733 | 24. | Texas Tech | 108 | 0.563 | 24. | Cincinnati | 1.282 | ||
| 25. | UCLA | 122 | 0.626 | 25. | Boise State | 83 | 0.433 | 25. | Washington | 1.154 | ||
| 26. | Cincinnati | 72 | 0.369 | 26. | Washington | 65 | 0.339 | 26. | UCLA | 0.928 | ||
| 27. | Boise State | 53 | 0.272 | 27. | Texas A&M | 61 | 0.318 | 27. | Texas Tech | 0.763 | ||
| 28. | Texas A&M | 51 | 0.262 | 28. | UCLA | 58 | 0.302 | 28. | Boise State | 0.705 | ||
| 29. | Michigan State | 43 | 0.221 | 29. | Louisiana Tech | 56 | 0.292 | 29. | Texas A&M | 0.580 | ||
| 30. | Texas Tech | 39 | 0.200 | 30. | Michigan State | 45 | 0.235 | 30. | Louisiana Tech | 0.482 | ||
| 31. | Michigan | 38 | 0.195 | 31. | Baylor | 41 | 0.214 | 31. | Michigan State | 0.455 | ||
| 32. | Louisiana Tech | 37 | 0.190 | 32. | Arizona State | 40 | 0.209 | 32. | Baylor | 0.373 | ||
| 33. | Baylor | 31 | 0.159 | 33. | Miami-Florida | 17 | 0.089 | 33. | Arizona State | 0.286 | ||
| 34. | Ohio | 30 | 0.154 | 34. | Michigan | 11 | 0.057 | 34. | Michigan | 0.252 | ||
| 35. | Arizona State | 15 | 0.077 | 35. | Ohio | 11 | 0.057 | 35. | Ohio | 0.211 | ||
| 36. | Arizona | 4 | 0.021 | 36. | UL-Monroe | 8 | 0.042 | 36. | Miami-Florida | 0.109 | ||
| 37. | Miami-Florida | 4 | 0.021 | 37. | Wisconsin | 6 | 0.031 | 37. | UL-Monroe | 0.042 | ||
| 38. | Iowa State | 3 | 0.015 | 38. | Purdue | 6 | 0.031 | 38. | Wisconsin | 0.031 | ||
| 39. | Tennessee | 3 | 0.015 | 39. | San Jose State | 4 | 0.021 | 39. | Purdue | 0.031 | ||
| 40. | Oklahoma State | 3 | 0.016 | 40. | San Jose State | 0.021 | ||||||
| 41. | Virginia Tech | 1 | 0.005 | 41. | Arizona | 0.021 | ||||||
| 42. | Tulsa | 1 | 0.005 | 42. | Oklahoma State | 0.016 | ||||||
| 43. | Toledo | 1 | 0.005 | 43. | Iowa State | 0.015 | ||||||
| 44. | Tennessee | 0.015 | ||||||||||
| 45. | Virginia Tech | 0.005 | ||||||||||
| 46. | Tulsa | 0.005 | ||||||||||
| 47. | Toledo | 0.005 | ||||||||||
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