| Week 12 Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | USC Trojans |
| 2 | Auburn Tigers |
| 3 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 4 | Florida Gators |
| 5 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 6 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 7 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 8 | UCLA Bruins |
| 9 | LSU Tigers |
| 10 | Michigan State Spartans |
| 11 | Minnesota Golden Gophers |
| 12 | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| 13 | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 14 | Clemson Tigers |
| 15 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 16 | Kansas Jayhawks |
| 17 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 18 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 19 | Baylor Bears |
| 20 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 21 | Western Michigan Broncos |
| 22 | Louisville Cardinals |
| 23 | Utah Utes |
| 24 | Arizona Wildcats |
| 25 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| Week 12 Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | USC Trojans |
| 2 | Auburn Tigers |
| 3 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 4 | Florida Gators |
| 5 | LSU Tigers |
| 6 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 7 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 8 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 9 | UCLA Bruins |
| 10 | Michigan State Spartans |
| 11 | Minnesota Golden Gophers |
| 12 | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 13 | Clemson Tigers |
| 14 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 15 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 16 | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| 17 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 18 | Kansas Jayhawks |
| 19 | Louisville Cardinals |
| 20 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 21 | Baylor Bears |
| 22 | Western Michigan Broncos |
| 23 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 24 | Arizona Wildcats |
| 25 | Utah Utes |
| Week 12 BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | USC Trojans |
| 2 | Auburn Tigers |
| 3 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 4 | Florida Gators |
| 5 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 6 | LSU Tigers |
| 7 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 8 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 9 | UCLA Bruins |
| 10 | Michigan State Spartans |
| 11 | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 12 | Minnesota Golden Gophers |
| 13 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 14 | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| 15 | Clemson Tigers |
| 16 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 17 | Kansas Jayhawks |
| 18 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 19 | Louisville Cardinals |
| 20 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 21 | Baylor Bears |
| 22 | Western Michigan Broncos |
| 23 | Utah Utes |
| 24 | Arizona Wildcats |
| 25 | West Virginia Mountaineers |