| Week 12 Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 2 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 3 | Boise State Broncos |
| 4 | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 5 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 6 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 7 | Oregon Ducks |
| 8 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 9 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 10 | Pittsburgh Panthers |
| 11 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 12 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 13 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 14 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| 15 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 16 | USC Trojans |
| 17 | Utah Utes |
| 18 | Texas Longhorns |
| 19 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 20 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 21 | Florida Gators |
| 22 | Connecticut Huskies |
| 23 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 24 | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| 25 | Maryland Terrapins |
| Week 12 Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 2 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 3 | Boise State Broncos |
| 4 | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 5 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 6 | Oregon Ducks |
| 7 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 8 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 9 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 10 | Pittsburgh Panthers |
| 11 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 12 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 13 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 14 | USC Trojans |
| 15 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| 16 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 17 | Texas Longhorns |
| 18 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 19 | Utah Utes |
| 20 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 21 | Arizona Wildcats |
| 22 | Florida Gators |
| 23 | Maryland Terrapins |
| 24 | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| 25 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| Week 12 BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 2 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 3 | Boise State Broncos |
| 4 | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 5 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 6 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 7 | Oregon Ducks |
| 8 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 9 | Pittsburgh Panthers |
| 10 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 11 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 12 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 13 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| 14 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 15 | Miami Hurricanes |