| AP Poll | USA Today Poll | Combination Rankings | ||||||||||
| October 7, 2012 | 1st Place | October 7, 2012 | 1st Place | (Based on adding the two %'s) | ||||||||
| Pts | % | Votes | Pts | % | Votes | |||||||
| 1. | Alabama | 1500 | 7.692 | 60 | 1. | Alabama | 1474 | 7.687 | 58 | 1. | Alabama | 15.379 |
| 2. | Oregon | 1435 | 7.359 | 2. | Oregon | 1411 | 7.359 | 1 | 2. | Oregon | 14.718 | |
| 3. | South Carolina | 1359 | 6.969 | 3. | South Carolina | 1345 | 7.014 | 3. | South Carolina | 13.984 | ||
| 4. | Florida | 1265 | 6.487 | 4. | West Virginia | 1296 | 6.759 | 4. | West Virginia | 13.220 | ||
| 5. | West Virginia | 1260 | 6.462 | 5. | Kansas State | 1216 | 6.342 | 5. | Kansas State | 12.583 | ||
| 6. | Kansas State | 1217 | 6.241 | 6. | Florida | 1165 | 6.076 | 6. | Florida | 12.563 | ||
| 7. | Notre Dame | 1176 | 6.031 | 7. | Notre Dame | 1152 | 6.008 | 7. | Notre Dame | 12.039 | ||
| 8. | Ohio State | 1053 | 5.400 | 8. | LSU | 961 | 5.012 | 8. | LSU | 9.822 | ||
| 9. | LSU | 938 | 4.810 | 9. | Southern Cal | 940 | 4.902 | 9. | Southern Cal | 9.066 | ||
| 10. | Oregon State | 873 | 4.477 | 10. | Oklahoma | 872 | 4.548 | 10. | Oklahoma | 8.425 | ||
| 11. | Southern Cal | 812 | 4.164 | 11. | Florida State | 819 | 4.271 | 11. | Florida State | 8.374 | ||
| 12. | Florida State | 800 | 4.103 | 12. | Georgia | 761 | 3.969 | 12. | Oregon State | 8.081 | ||
| 13. | Oklahoma | 756 | 3.877 | 13. | Clemson | 759 | 3.958 | 13. | Georgia | 7.728 | ||
| 14. | Georgia | 733 | 3.759 | 14. | Oregon State | 691 | 3.604 | 14. | Clemson | 7.328 | ||
| 15. | Texas | 711 | 3.646 | 15. | Texas | 663 | 3.458 | 15. | Texas | 7.104 | ||
| 16. | Clemson | 657 | 3.369 | 16. | Louisville | 628 | 3.275 | 16. | Stanford | 6.019 | ||
| 17. | Stanford | 587 | 3.010 | 17. | Stanford | 577 | 3.009 | 17. | Louisville | 5.808 | ||
| 18. | Louisville | 494 | 2.533 | 18. | Mississippi St. | 558 | 2.910 | 18. | Ohio State | 5.400 | ||
| 19. | Mississippi St. | 450 | 2.308 | 19. | Rutgers | 410 | 2.138 | 19. | Mississippi St. | 5.218 | ||
| 20. | Rutgers | 331 | 1.697 | 20. | Cincinnati | 365 | 1.904 | 20. | Rutgers | 3.836 | ||
| 21. | Cincinnati | 205 | 1.051 | 21. | Texas A&M | 208 | 1.085 | 21. | Cincinnati | 2.955 | ||
| 22. | Texas A&M | 153 | 0.785 | 22. | Boise State | 197 | 1.027 | 22. | Texas A&M | 1.869 | ||
| 23. | Louisiana Tech | 129 | 0.662 | 23. | Texas Christian | 194 | 1.012 | 23. | Boise State | 1.612 | ||
| 24. | Boise State | 114 | 0.585 | 24. | Louisiana Tech | 131 | 0.683 | 24. | Louisiana Tech | 1.345 | ||
| 25. | Michigan | 82 | 0.421 | 25. | Iowa State | 73 | 0.381 | 25. | Texas Christian | 1.268 | ||
| 26. | Ohio | 79 | 0.405 | 26. | Arizona State | 61 | 0.318 | 26. | Iowa State | 0.658 | ||
| 27. | Baylor | 62 | 0.318 | 27. | Baylor | 52 | 0.271 | 27. | Michigan | 0.593 | ||
| 28. | Iowa State | 54 | 0.277 | 28. | Michigan | 33 | 0.172 | 28. | Baylor | 0.589 | ||
| 29. | Texas Christian | 50 | 0.256 | 29. | Northwestern | 31 | 0.162 | 29. | Ohio | 0.525 | ||
| 30. | Michigan State | 49 | 0.251 | 30. | Michigan State | 27 | 0.141 | 30. | Arizona State | 0.518 | ||
| 31. | Washington | 39 | 0.200 | 31. | Ohio | 23 | 0.120 | 31. | Michigan State | 0.392 | ||
| 32. | Arizona State | 39 | 0.200 | 32. | Nebraska | 18 | 0.094 | 32. | Washington | 0.200 | ||
| 33. | N. C. State | 17 | 0.087 | 33. | Texas Tech | 11 | 0.057 | 33. | Northwestern | 0.167 | ||
| 34. | Nebraska | 5 | 0.026 | 34. | Duke | 10 | 0.052 | 34. | Nebraska | 0.120 | ||
| 35. | Arizona | 4 | 0.021 | 35. | Wisconsin | 8 | 0.042 | 35. | N. C. State | 0.118 | ||
| 36. | Tennessee | 3 | 0.015 | 36. | Western Kentucky | 7 | 0.037 | 36. | Texas Tech | 0.068 | ||
| 37. | Duke | 3 | 0.015 | 37. | Louisiana | 6 | 0.031 | 37. | Duke | 0.068 | ||
| 38. | Texas Tech | 2 | 0.010 | 38. | N. C. State | 6 | 0.031 | 38. | Wisconsin | 0.042 | ||
| 39. | Tulsa | 2 | 0.010 | 39. | Oklahoma State | 5 | 0.026 | 39. | Western Kentucky | 0.037 | ||
| 40. | Northwestern | 1 | 0.005 | 40. | San Jose State | 4 | 0.021 | 40. | Louisiana | 0.031 | ||
| 41. | Penn State | 1 | 0.005 | 41. | UL-Monroe | 3 | 0.016 | 41. | Oklahoma State | 0.026 | ||
| 42. | Toledo | 2 | 0.010 | 42. | San Jose State | 0.021 | ||||||
| 43. | Nevada | 2 | 0.010 | 43. | Arizona | 0.021 | ||||||
| 44. | UL-Monroe | 0.016 | ||||||||||
| 45. | Tennessee | 0.015 | ||||||||||
| 46. | Toledo | 0.010 | ||||||||||
| 47. | Nevada | 0.010 | ||||||||||
| 48. | Tulsa | 0.010 | ||||||||||
| 49. | Penn State | 0.005 | ||||||||||
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