| AP Poll | USA Today Poll | Combination Rankings | ||||||||||
| October 14, 2012 | 1st Place | October 14, 2012 | 1st Place | (Based on adding the two %'s) | ||||||||
| Pts | % | Votes | Pts | % | Votes | |||||||
| 1. | Alabama | 1500 | 7.692 | 60 | 1. | Alabama | 1475 | 7.692 | 59 | 1. | Alabama | 15.385 |
| 2. | Oregon | 1436 | 7.364 | 2. | Oregon | 1414 | 7.374 | 2. | Oregon | 14.738 | ||
| 3. | Florida | 1361 | 6.979 | 3. | Kansas State | 1307 | 6.816 | 3. | Florida | 13.744 | ||
| 4. | Kansas State | 1296 | 6.646 | 4. | Florida | 1297 | 6.764 | 4. | Kansas State | 13.462 | ||
| 5. | Notre Dame | 1283 | 6.579 | 5. | Notre Dame | 1251 | 6.524 | 5. | Notre Dame | 13.104 | ||
| 6. | LSU | 1153 | 5.913 | 6. | LSU | 1179 | 6.149 | 6. | LSU | 12.061 | ||
| 7. | Ohio State | 1071 | 5.492 | 7. | Oklahoma | 1021 | 5.325 | 7. | South Carolina | 10.621 | ||
| 8. | Oregon State | 1050 | 5.385 | 8. | South Carolina | 1012 | 5.278 | 8. | Oklahoma | 10.422 | ||
| 9. | South Carolina | 1042 | 5.344 | 9. | Southern Cal | 995 | 5.189 | 9. | Oregon State | 9.760 | ||
| 10. | Oklahoma | 994 | 5.097 | 10. | Florida State | 919 | 4.793 | 10. | Southern Cal | 9.671 | ||
| 11. | Southern Cal | 874 | 4.482 | 11. | Oregon State | 839 | 4.375 | 11. | Florida State | 9.080 | ||
| 12. | Florida State | 836 | 4.287 | 12. | Georgia | 806 | 4.203 | 12. | Georgia | 8.065 | ||
| 13. | Georgia | 753 | 3.862 | 13. | Clemson | 741 | 3.864 | 13. | Clemson | 7.316 | ||
| 14. | Clemson | 673 | 3.451 | 14. | Louisville | 695 | 3.625 | 14. | Louisville | 6.568 | ||
| 15. | Mississippi St. | 591 | 3.031 | 15. | West Virginia | 677 | 3.531 | 15. | Mississippi St. | 6.530 | ||
| 16. | Louisville | 574 | 2.944 | 16. | Mississippi St. | 671 | 3.499 | 16. | West Virginia | 6.361 | ||
| 17. | West Virginia | 552 | 2.831 | 17. | Rutgers | 495 | 2.581 | 17. | Ohio State | 5.492 | ||
| 18. | Texas Tech | 444 | 2.277 | 18. | Cincinnati | 456 | 2.378 | 18. | Rutgers | 4.658 | ||
| 19. | Rutgers | 405 | 2.077 | 19. | Texas A&M | 397 | 2.070 | 19. | Texas A&M | 4.014 | ||
| 20. | Texas A&M | 379 | 1.944 | 20. | Texas Tech | 274 | 1.429 | 20. | Cincinnati | 3.886 | ||
| 21. | Cincinnati | 294 | 1.508 | 21. | Texas Christian | 272 | 1.419 | 21. | Texas Tech | 3.706 | ||
| 22. | Stanford | 242 | 1.241 | 22. | Boise State | 271 | 1.413 | 22. | Stanford | 2.362 | ||
| 23. | Michigan | 177 | 0.908 | 23. | Stanford | 215 | 1.121 | 23. | Boise State | 2.095 | ||
| 24. | Boise State | 133 | 0.682 | 24. | Arizona State | 133 | 0.694 | 24. | Texas Christian | 1.870 | ||
| 25. | Ohio | 104 | 0.533 | 25. | Michigan | 96 | 0.501 | 25. | Michigan | 1.408 | ||
| 26. | Arizona State | 92 | 0.472 | 26. | Northwestern | 77 | 0.402 | 26. | Arizona State | 1.165 | ||
| 27. | Texas Christian | 88 | 0.451 | 27. | Texas | 54 | 0.282 | 27. | Ohio | 0.815 | ||
| 28. | Louisiana Tech | 38 | 0.195 | 28. | Ohio | 54 | 0.282 | 28. | Northwestern | 0.432 | ||
| 29. | Texas | 25 | 0.128 | 29. | Louisiana Tech | 24 | 0.125 | 29. | Texas | 0.410 | ||
| 30. | N. C. State | 11 | 0.056 | 30. | Wisconsin | 16 | 0.083 | 30. | Louisiana Tech | 0.320 | ||
| 31. | Washington | 6 | 0.031 | 31. | Nebraska | 10 | 0.052 | 31. | Wisconsin | 0.114 | ||
| 32. | Northwestern | 6 | 0.031 | 32. | Nevada | 7 | 0.037 | 32. | Nebraska | 0.073 | ||
| 33. | Wisconsin | 6 | 0.031 | 33. | W. Kentucky | 6 | 0.031 | 33. | N. C. State | 0.056 | ||
| 34. | Nebraska | 4 | 0.021 | 34. | Oklahoma State | 6 | 0.031 | 34. | Nevada | 0.037 | ||
| 35. | Tulsa | 2 | 0.010 | 35. | Iowa State | 5 | 0.026 | 35. | W. Kentucky | 0.031 | ||
| 36. | North Carolina | 2 | 0.010 | 36. | UL-Monroe | 2 | 0.010 | 36. | Oklahoma State | 0.031 | ||
| 37. | Iowa State | 1 | 0.005 | 37. | Toledo | 2 | 0.010 | 37. | Iowa State | 0.031 | ||
| 38. | Arizona | 1 | 0.005 | 38. | Northern Illinois | 2 | 0.010 | 38. | Washington | 0.031 | ||
| 39. | Penn State | 1 | 0.005 | 39. | Tulsa | 1 | 0.005 | 39. | Tulsa | 0.015 | ||
| 40. | UCLA | 1 | 0.005 | 40. | UL-Monroe | 0.010 | ||||||
| 41. | Toledo | 0.010 | ||||||||||
| 42. | Northern Illinois | 0.010 | ||||||||||
| 43. | North Carolina | 0.010 | ||||||||||
| 44. | UCLA | 0.005 | ||||||||||
| 45. | Arizona | 0.005 | ||||||||||
| 46. | Penn State | 0.005 | ||||||||||
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