| Week 12 Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 2 | Ohio Bobcats |
| 3 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 4 | Central Florida Golden Knights |
| 5 | Missouri Tigers |
| 6 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 7 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 8 | Clemson Tigers |
| 9 | Kansas State Wildcats |
| 10 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights |
| 11 | Michigan State Spartans |
| 12 | Louisville Cardinals |
| 13 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 14 | Auburn Tigers |
| 15 | Northern Illinois Huskies |
| 16 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 17 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 18 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 19 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 20 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 21 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 22 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 23 | Ole Miss Rebels |
| 24 | LSU Tigers |
| 25 | Oregon Ducks |
| Week 12 Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 2 | Ohio Bobcats |
| 3 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 4 | Central Florida Golden Knights |
| 5 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 6 | Missouri Tigers |
| 7 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 8 | Clemson Tigers |
| 9 | Louisville Cardinals |
| 10 | Kansas State Wildcats |
| 11 | Michigan State Spartans |
| 12 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights |
| 13 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 14 | Auburn Tigers |
| 15 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 16 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 17 | Northern Illinois Huskies |
| 18 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 19 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 20 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 21 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 22 | Ole Miss Rebels |
| 23 | LSU Tigers |
| 24 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 25 | Oregon Ducks |
| Week 12 BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 2 | Ohio Bobcats |
| 3 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 4 | Central Florida Golden Knights |
| 5 | Missouri Tigers |
| 6 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 7 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 8 | Clemson Tigers |
| 9 | Kansas State Wildcats |
| 10 | Louisville Cardinals |
| 11 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 12 | Michigan State Spartans |
| 13 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights |
| 14 | Auburn Tigers |
| 15 | Michigan Wolverines |