| Week 12 Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 2 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 3 | Auburn Tigers |
| 4 | Clemson Tigers |
| 5 | Ole Miss Rebels |
| 6 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 7 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 8 | Oregon Ducks |
| 9 | Purdue Boilermakers |
| 10 | Texas Longhorns |
| 11 | UCLA Bruins |
| 12 | USC Trojans |
| 13 | East Carolina Pirates |
| 14 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 15 | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| 16 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 17 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 18 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 19 | Pittsburgh Panthers |
| 20 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 21 | Baylor Bears |
| 22 | Missouri Tigers |
| 23 | Michigan State Spartans |
| 24 | Arizona Wildcats |
| 25 | Vanderbilt Commodores |
| Week 12 Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 2 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 3 | Auburn Tigers |
| 4 | Clemson Tigers |
| 5 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 6 | Ole Miss Rebels |
| 7 | Oregon Ducks |
| 8 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 9 | USC Trojans |
| 10 | Purdue Boilermakers |
| 11 | Texas Longhorns |
| 12 | UCLA Bruins |
| 13 | East Carolina Pirates |
| 14 | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| 15 | Baylor Bears |
| 16 | Missouri Tigers |
| 17 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 18 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 19 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 20 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 21 | Arizona Wildcats |
| 22 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 23 | Pittsburgh Panthers |
| 24 | Michigan State Spartans |
| 25 | Louisville Cardinals |
| Week 12 BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 2 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 3 | Auburn Tigers |
| 4 | Clemson Tigers |
| 5 | Ole Miss Rebels |
| 6 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 7 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 8 | Oregon Ducks |
| 9 | Purdue Boilermakers |
| 10 | Texas Longhorns |
| 11 | USC Trojans |
| 12 | UCLA Bruins |
| 13 | East Carolina Pirates |
| 14 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 15 | Oklahoma State Cowboys |