| Week 12 Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Florida Gators |
| 2 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 3 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 4 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 5 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 6 | Texas Longhorns |
| 7 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 8 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 9 | Ole Miss Rebels |
| 10 | LSU Tigers |
| 11 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 12 | Oregon Ducks |
| 13 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 14 | California Golden Bears |
| 15 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 16 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 17 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 18 | Kansas Jayhawks |
| 19 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 20 | Utah Utes |
| 21 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 22 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 23 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 24 | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| 25 | Kansas State Wildcats |
| Week 12 Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Florida Gators |
| 2 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 3 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 4 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 5 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 6 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 7 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 8 | Texas Longhorns |
| 9 | Ole Miss Rebels |
| 10 | LSU Tigers |
| 11 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 12 | Oregon Ducks |
| 13 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 14 | California Golden Bears |
| 15 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 16 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 17 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 18 | Utah Utes |
| 19 | Kansas Jayhawks |
| 20 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 21 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 22 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 23 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 24 | Kansas State Wildcats |
| 25 | Arizona Wildcats |
| Week 12 BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Florida Gators |
| 2 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 3 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 4 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 5 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 6 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 7 | Texas Longhorns |
| 8 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 9 | LSU Tigers |
| 10 | Ole Miss Rebels |
| 11 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 12 | Oregon Ducks |
| 13 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 14 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 15 | California Golden Bears |
| 16 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 17 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 18 | Kansas Jayhawks |
| 19 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 20 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 21 | Utah Utes |
| 22 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 23 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 24 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 25 | Kansas State Wildcats |