| Week 12 Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 2 | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 3 | Missouri Tigers |
| 4 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 5 | Boise State Broncos |
| 6 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 7 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 8 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 9 | Texas Longhorns |
| 10 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 11 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 12 | Houston Cougars |
| 13 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 14 | Oregon State Beavers |
| 15 | Nevada Wolfpack |
| 16 | Utah Utes |
| 17 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| 18 | Washington Huskies |
| 19 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 20 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 21 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 22 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 23 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 24 | Ole Miss Rebels |
| 25 | Southern Miss Golden Eagles |
| Week 12 Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 2 | Missouri Tigers |
| 3 | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 4 | Boise State Broncos |
| 5 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 6 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 7 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 8 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 9 | Texas Longhorns |
| 10 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 11 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 12 | Nevada Wolfpack |
| 13 | Oregon State Beavers |
| 14 | Houston Cougars |
| 15 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 16 | Utah Utes |
| 17 | Washington Huskies |
| 18 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 19 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| 20 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 21 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 22 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 23 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 24 | Ole Miss Rebels |
| 25 | Southern Miss Golden Eagles |
| Week 12 BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 2 | Missouri Tigers |
| 3 | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 4 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 5 | Boise State Broncos |
| 6 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 7 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 8 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 9 | Texas Longhorns |
| 10 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 11 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 12 | Oregon State Beavers |
| 13 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 14 | Houston Cougars |
| 15 | Nevada Wolfpack |
| 16 | Washington Huskies |
| 17 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| 18 | Utah Utes |
| 19 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 20 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 21 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 22 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 23 | Ole Miss Rebels |
| 24 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 25 | Georgia Bulldogs |