| Week 12 Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Missouri Tigers |
| 2 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 3 | Washington Huskies |
| 4 | LSU Tigers |
| 5 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 6 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 7 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 8 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 9 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 10 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 11 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 12 | Florida Gators |
| 13 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 14 | Duke Blue Devils |
| 15 | Vanderbilt Commodores |
| 16 | Texas Longhorns |
| 17 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 18 | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| 19 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 20 | Baylor Bears |
| 21 | Boston College Golden Eagles |
| 22 | Michigan State Spartans |
| 23 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 24 | California Golden Bears |
| 25 | Florida State Seminoles |
| Week 12 Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Missouri Tigers |
| 2 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 3 | Washington Huskies |
| 4 | LSU Tigers |
| 5 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 6 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 7 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 8 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 9 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 10 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 11 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 12 | Florida Gators |
| 13 | Duke Blue Devils |
| 14 | Texas Longhorns |
| 15 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 16 | Vanderbilt Commodores |
| 17 | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| 18 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 19 | Boston College Golden Eagles |
| 20 | Baylor Bears |
| 21 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 22 | California Golden Bears |
| 23 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 24 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 25 | Michigan State Spartans |
| Week 12 BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Missouri Tigers |
| 2 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 3 | Washington Huskies |
| 4 | LSU Tigers |
| 5 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 6 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 7 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 8 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 9 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 10 | Florida Gators |
| 11 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 12 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 13 | Vanderbilt Commodores |
| 14 | Duke Blue Devils |
| 15 | Michigan Wolverines |