| Week 12 Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 2 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 3 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 4 | Louisville Cardinals |
| 5 | Maryland Terrapins |
| 6 | Washington Huskies |
| 7 | Auburn Tigers |
| 8 | LSU Tigers |
| 9 | Colorado State Rams |
| 10 | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| 11 | Clemson Tigers |
| 12 | Central Florida Golden Knights |
| 13 | Florida Gators |
| 14 | Michigan State Spartans |
| 15 | Army Black Knights |
| 16 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 17 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 18 | Oregon Ducks |
| 19 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 20 | Northwestern Wildcats |
| 21 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 22 | Duke Blue Devils |
| 23 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 24 | Marshall Thundering Herd |
| 25 | TCU Horned Frogs |
| Week 12 Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 2 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 3 | Maryland Terrapins |
| 4 | Louisville Cardinals |
| 5 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 6 | Auburn Tigers |
| 7 | Washington Huskies |
| 8 | LSU Tigers |
| 9 | Central Florida Golden Knights |
| 10 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 11 | Clemson Tigers |
| 12 | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| 13 | Florida Gators |
| 14 | Colorado State Rams |
| 15 | Michigan State Spartans |
| 16 | Oregon Ducks |
| 17 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 18 | Northwestern Wildcats |
| 19 | Duke Blue Devils |
| 20 | Army Black Knights |
| 21 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 22 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 23 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 24 | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 25 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| Week 12 BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 2 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 3 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 4 | Louisville Cardinals |
| 5 | Maryland Terrapins |
| 6 | Auburn Tigers |
| 7 | Washington Huskies |
| 8 | LSU Tigers |
| 9 | Clemson Tigers |
| 10 | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| 11 | Colorado State Rams |
| 12 | Central Florida Golden Knights |
| 13 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 14 | Michigan State Spartans |
| 15 | Florida Gators |