| Week 12 Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Washington Huskies |
| 2 | Kentucky Wildcats |
| 3 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 4 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 5 | LSU Tigers |
| 6 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 7 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 8 | Colorado Buffaloes |
| 9 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 10 | Missouri Tigers |
| 11 | Purdue Boilermakers |
| 12 | Duke Blue Devils |
| 13 | Florida Gators |
| 14 | USC Trojans |
| 15 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 16 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 17 | Ole Miss Rebels |
| 18 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 19 | San Diego State Aztecs |
| 20 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 21 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| 22 | California Golden Bears |
| 23 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 24 | Vanderbilt Commodores |
| 25 | Florida State Seminoles |
| Week 12 Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Washington Huskies |
| 2 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 3 | Kentucky Wildcats |
| 4 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 5 | LSU Tigers |
| 6 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 7 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 8 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 9 | Missouri Tigers |
| 10 | Colorado Buffaloes |
| 11 | Duke Blue Devils |
| 12 | Purdue Boilermakers |
| 13 | Florida Gators |
| 14 | USC Trojans |
| 15 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 16 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 17 | Ole Miss Rebels |
| 18 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 19 | California Golden Bears |
| 20 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 21 | San Diego State Aztecs |
| 22 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| 23 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 24 | Maryland Terrapins |
| 25 | Vanderbilt Commodores |
| Week 12 BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Washington Huskies |
| 2 | Kentucky Wildcats |
| 3 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 4 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 5 | LSU Tigers |
| 6 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 7 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 8 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 9 | Missouri Tigers |
| 10 | Colorado Buffaloes |
| 11 | Duke Blue Devils |
| 12 | Florida Gators |
| 13 | Purdue Boilermakers |
| 14 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 15 | Ole Miss Rebels |