| AP Poll | Coaches Poll | Combination Rankings | ||||||||||
| September 18, 2011 | 1st Place | September 18, 2011 | 1st Place | (Based on adding the two %'s) | ||||||||
| Pts | % | Votes | Pts | % | Votes | |||||||
| 1. | Oklahoma | 1471 | 7.544 | 37 | 1. | Oklahoma | 1463 | 7.630 | 50 | 1. | Oklahoma | 15.173 |
| 2. | LSU | 1424 | 7.303 | 14 | 2. | Alabama | 1402 | 7.312 | 4 | 2. | Alabama | 14.501 |
| 3. | Alabama | 1402 | 7.190 | 7 | 3. | LSU | 1373 | 7.160 | 5 | 3. | LSU | 14.463 |
| 4. | Boise State | 1309 | 6.713 | 2 | 4. | Boise State | 1212 | 6.321 | 4. | Boise State | 13.034 | |
| 5. | Stanford | 1212 | 6.215 | 5. | Stanford | 1208 | 6.300 | 5. | Stanford | 12.515 | ||
| 6. | Wisconsin | 1170 | 6.000 | 6. | Oklahoma State | 1126 | 5.872 | 6. | Wisconsin | 11.846 | ||
| 7. | Oklahoma State | 1092 | 5.600 | 7. | Wisconsin | 1121 | 5.846 | 7. | Oklahoma State | 11.472 | ||
| 8. | Texas A&M | 1043 | 5.349 | 8. | Texas A&M | 1033 | 5.387 | 8. | Texas A&M | 10.736 | ||
| 9. | Nebraska | 911 | 4.672 | 9. | Nebraska | 966 | 5.038 | 9. | Nebraska | 9.710 | ||
| 10. | Oregon | 899 | 4.610 | 10. | South Carolina | 876 | 4.568 | 10. | South Carolina | 9.138 | ||
| 11. | Florida State | 896 | 4.595 | 11. | Virginia Tech | 852 | 4.443 | 11. | Oregon | 8.803 | ||
| 12. | South Carolina | 891 | 4.569 | 12. | Arkansas | 851 | 4.438 | 12. | Florida State | 8.772 | ||
| 13. | Virginia Tech | 830 | 4.256 | 13. | Oregon | 804 | 4.193 | 13. | Virginia Tech | 8.700 | ||
| 14. | Arkansas | 781 | 4.005 | 14. | Florida State | 801 | 4.177 | 14. | Arkansas | 8.443 | ||
| 15. | Florida | 669 | 3.431 | 15. | Florida | 670 | 3.494 | 15. | Florida | 6.925 | ||
| 16. | West Virginia | 579 | 2.969 | 16. | West Virginia | 529 | 2.759 | 16. | West Virginia | 5.728 | ||
| 17. | Baylor | 521 | 2.672 | 17. | South Florida | 485 | 2.529 | 17. | South Florida | 5.073 | ||
| 18. | South Florida | 496 | 2.544 | 18. | Texas | 464 | 2.420 | 18. | Baylor | 4.711 | ||
| 19. | Texas | 402 | 2.062 | 19. | Baylor | 391 | 2.039 | 19. | Texas | 4.481 | ||
| 20. | Texas Christian | 273 | 1.400 | 20. | Texas Christian | 310 | 1.617 | 20. | Texas Christian | 3.017 | ||
| 21. | Clemson | 272 | 1.395 | 21. | Michigan | 243 | 1.267 | 21. | Michigan | 2.631 | ||
| 22. | Michigan | 266 | 1.364 | 22. | Clemson | 181 | 0.944 | 22. | Clemson | 2.339 | ||
| 23. | Southern Cal | 260 | 1.333 | 23. | Michigan State | 119 | 0.621 | 23. | Southern Cal | 1.333 | ||
| 24. | Illinois | 106 | 0.544 | 24. | Georgia Tech | 118 | 0.615 | 24. | Illinois | 1.013 | ||
| 25. | Georgia Tech | 59 | 0.303 | 25. | North Carolina | 99 | 0.516 | 25. | Georgia Tech | 0.918 | ||
| 26. | Michigan State | 42 | 0.215 | 26. | Ohio State | 92 | 0.480 | 26. | Michigan State | 0.836 | ||
| 27. | Auburn | 29 | 0.149 | 27. | Illinois | 90 | 0.469 | 27. | Ohio State | 0.562 | ||
| 28. | Houston | 25 | 0.128 | 28. | Houston | 60 | 0.313 | 28. | North Carolina | 0.527 | ||
| 29. | Miami-Florida | 23 | 0.118 | 29. | Miami-Florida | 39 | 0.203 | 29. | Houston | 0.441 | ||
| 30. | Utah | 19 | 0.097 | 30. | Iowa State | 27 | 0.141 | 30. | Miami-Florida | 0.321 | ||
| 31. | Iowa State | 19 | 0.097 | 31. | Missouri | 22 | 0.115 | 31. | Iowa State | 0.238 | ||
| 32. | Ohio State | 16 | 0.082 | 32. | California | 21 | 0.110 | 32. | Auburn | 0.222 | ||
| 33. | Maryland | 15 | 0.077 | 33. | Penn State | 19 | 0.099 | 33. | Utah | 0.186 | ||
| 34. | Mississippi State | 14 | 0.072 | 34. | Utah | 17 | 0.089 | 34. | Missouri | 0.166 | ||
| 35. | Missouri | 10 | 0.051 | 35. | Arizona State | 16 | 0.083 | 35. | Arizona State | 0.130 | ||
| 36. | Arizona State | 9 | 0.046 | 36. | Auburn | 14 | 0.073 | 36. | California | 0.125 | ||
| 37. | Notre Dame | 8 | 0.041 | 37. | San Diego State | 14 | 0.073 | 37. | San Diego State | 0.114 | ||
| 38. | Vanderbilt | 8 | 0.041 | 38. | Vanderbilt | 11 | 0.057 | 38. | Mississippi State | 0.114 | ||
| 39. | San Diego State | 8 | 0.041 | 39. | Florida Int'l | 11 | 0.057 | 39. | Penn State | 0.099 | ||
| 40. | Georgia | 7 | 0.036 | 40. | Mississippi State | 8 | 0.042 | 40. | Vanderbilt | 0.098 | ||
| 41. | Florida Int'l | 4 | 0.021 | 41. | Tennessee | 5 | 0.026 | 41. | Florida Int'l | 0.078 | ||
| 42. | Navy | 3 | 0.015 | 42. | Washington | 3 | 0.016 | 42. | Maryland | 0.077 | ||
| 43. | California | 3 | 0.015 | 43. | Notre Dame | 3 | 0.016 | 43. | Notre Dame | 0.057 | ||
| 44. | Tennessee | 2 | 0.010 | 44. | Texas Tech | 3 | 0.016 | 44. | Tennessee | 0.036 | ||
| 45. | North Carolina | 2 | 0.010 | 45. | Ohio | 2 | 0.010 | 45. | Georgia | 0.036 | ||
| 46. | Northwestern | 1 | 0.005 | 46. | Washington | 0.016 | ||||||
| 47. | Texas Tech | 0.016 | ||||||||||
| 48. | Navy | 0.015 | ||||||||||
| 49. | Ohio | 0.010 | ||||||||||
| 50. | Northwestern | 0.005 | ||||||||||
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