| Week 12 Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Florida Gators |
| 2 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 3 | Texas Longhorns |
| 4 | Boise State Broncos |
| 5 | USC Trojans |
| 6 | Oregon Ducks |
| 7 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 8 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 9 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 10 | Kansas Jayhawks |
| 11 | Auburn Tigers |
| 12 | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| 13 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 14 | South Florida Bulls |
| 15 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 16 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 17 | Illinois Fighting Illini |
| 18 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 19 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights |
| 20 | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 21 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 22 | LSU Tigers |
| 23 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 24 | Utah Utes |
| 25 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| Week 12 Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Florida Gators |
| 2 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 3 | Texas Longhorns |
| 4 | Oregon Ducks |
| 5 | Boise State Broncos |
| 6 | USC Trojans |
| 7 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 8 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 9 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 10 | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| 11 | Kansas Jayhawks |
| 12 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 13 | Auburn Tigers |
| 14 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 15 | South Florida Bulls |
| 16 | Illinois Fighting Illini |
| 17 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 18 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 19 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 20 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights |
| 21 | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 22 | LSU Tigers |
| 23 | Utah Utes |
| 24 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 25 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| Week 12 BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Florida Gators |
| 2 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 3 | Texas Longhorns |
| 4 | Boise State Broncos |
| 5 | Oregon Ducks |
| 6 | USC Trojans |
| 7 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 8 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 9 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 10 | Kansas Jayhawks |
| 11 | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| 12 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 13 | Auburn Tigers |
| 14 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 15 | Illinois Fighting Illini |
| 16 | South Florida Bulls |
| 17 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 18 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 19 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 20 | LSU Tigers |
| 21 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights |
| 22 | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 23 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 24 | Utah Utes |
| 25 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |