| AP Poll | USA Today Poll | Combination Rankings | ||||||||||
| October 28, 2012 | 1st Place | October 28, 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 | 1412 | 7.241 | 2. | Oregon | 1391 | 7.254 | 2. | Oregon | 14.495 | ||
| 3. | Kansas State | 1382 | 7.087 | 3. | Kansas State | 1366 | 7.124 | 3. | Kansas State | 14.211 | ||
| 4. | Notre Dame | 1344 | 6.892 | 4. | Notre Dame | 1307 | 6.816 | 4. | Notre Dame | 13.708 | ||
| 5. | LSU | 1216 | 6.236 | 5. | LSU | 1225 | 6.389 | 5. | LSU | 12.624 | ||
| 6. | Ohio State | 1158 | 5.938 | 6. | Georgia | 1149 | 5.992 | 6. | Georgia | 11.864 | ||
| 7. | Georgia | 1145 | 5.872 | 7. | Florida State | 1121 | 5.846 | 7. | Florida State | 11.210 | ||
| 8. | Florida | 1075 | 5.513 | 8. | Florida | 1024 | 5.340 | 8. | Florida | 10.853 | ||
| 9. | Florida State | 1046 | 5.364 | 9. | Clemson | 976 | 5.090 | 9. | Clemson | 9.777 | ||
| 10. | Clemson | 914 | 4.687 | 10. | Louisville | 888 | 4.631 | 10. | Louisville | 8.821 | ||
| 11. | South Carolina | 823 | 4.221 | 11. | South Carolina | 838 | 4.370 | 11. | South Carolina | 8.591 | ||
| 12. | Louisville | 817 | 4.190 | 12. | Oklahoma | 758 | 3.953 | 12. | Oklahoma | 7.840 | ||
| 13. | Oregon State | 762 | 3.908 | 13. | Oregon State | 684 | 3.567 | 13. | Oregon State | 7.475 | ||
| 14. | Oklahoma | 758 | 3.887 | 14. | Boise State | 634 | 3.306 | 14. | Stanford | 6.480 | ||
| 15. | Stanford | 627 | 3.215 | 15. | Stanford | 626 | 3.265 | 15. | Texas A&M | 6.062 | ||
| 16. | Texas A&M | 580 | 2.974 | 16. | Texas A&M | 592 | 3.087 | 16. | Ohio State | 5.938 | ||
| 17. | Mississippi St. | 559 | 2.867 | 17. | Southern Cal | 583 | 3.040 | 17. | Mississippi St. | 5.834 | ||
| 18. | Southern Cal | 418 | 2.144 | 18. | Mississippi St. | 569 | 2.967 | 18. | Boise State | 5.388 | ||
| 19. | Boise State | 406 | 2.082 | 19. | West Virginia | 326 | 1.700 | 19. | Southern Cal | 5.184 | ||
| 20. | Texas Tech | 388 | 1.990 | 20. | Texas Tech | 284 | 1.481 | 20. | Texas Tech | 3.471 | ||
| 21. | Nebraska | 249 | 1.277 | 21. | Nebraska | 283 | 1.476 | 21. | Nebraska | 2.753 | ||
| 22. | Louisiana Tech | 209 | 1.072 | 22. | Texas | 200 | 1.043 | 22. | West Virginia | 2.346 | ||
| 23. | West Virginia | 126 | 0.646 | 23. | Louisiana Tech | 191 | 0.996 | 23. | Louisiana Tech | 2.068 | ||
| 24. | Arizona | 106 | 0.544 | 24. | Oklahoma State | 166 | 0.866 | 24. | Texas | 1.325 | ||
| 25. | UCLA | 103 | 0.528 | 25. | Rutgers | 151 | 0.787 | 25. | Oklahoma State | 1.235 | ||
| 26. | Toledo | 88 | 0.451 | 26. | Northwestern | 77 | 0.402 | 26. | Rutgers | 1.167 | ||
| 27. | Rutgers | 74 | 0.379 | 27. | UCLA | 61 | 0.318 | 27. | UCLA | 0.846 | ||
| 28. | Oklahoma State | 72 | 0.369 | 28. | Toledo | 59 | 0.308 | 28. | Toledo | 0.759 | ||
| 29. | Texas | 55 | 0.282 | 29. | Northern Illinois | 39 | 0.203 | 29. | Arizona | 0.617 | ||
| 30. | Kent State | 33 | 0.169 | 30. | Kent State | 26 | 0.136 | 30. | Northwestern | 0.437 | ||
| 31. | Tulsa | 17 | 0.087 | 31. | Tulsa | 19 | 0.099 | 31. | Kent State | 0.305 | ||
| 32. | Northern Illinois | 12 | 0.062 | 32. | Wisconsin | 15 | 0.078 | 32. | Northern Illinois | 0.265 | ||
| 33. | Washington | 8 | 0.041 | 33. | Arizona | 14 | 0.073 | 33. | Tulsa | 0.186 | ||
| 34. | Northwestern | 7 | 0.036 | 34. | Michigan | 11 | 0.057 | 34. | Wisconsin | 0.099 | ||
| 35. | Ohio | 4 | 0.021 | 35. | UL-Monroe | 10 | 0.052 | 35. | Michigan | 0.068 | ||
| 36. | Wisconsin | 4 | 0.021 | 36. | Ohio | 9 | 0.047 | 36. | Ohio | 0.067 | ||
| 37. | Michigan | 2 | 0.010 | 37. | Cincinnati | 8 | 0.042 | 37. | UL-Monroe | 0.057 | ||
| 38. | UL-Monroe | 1 | 0.005 | 38. | Iowa State | 6 | 0.031 | 38. | Cincinnati | 0.042 | ||
| 39. | W. Kentucky | 4 | 0.021 | 39. | Washington | 0.041 | ||||||
| 40. | Utah State | 4 | 0.021 | 40. | Iowa State | 0.031 | ||||||
| 41. | Mississippi | 3 | 0.016 | 41. | W. Kentucky | 0.021 | ||||||
| 42. | Arizona State | 2 | 0.010 | 42. | Utah State | 0.021 | ||||||
| 43. | Michigan State | 1 | 0.005 | 43. | Mississippi | 0.016 | ||||||
| 44. | Arizona State | 0.010 | ||||||||||
| 45. | Michigan State | 0.005 | ||||||||||
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