| Week 12 Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 2 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 3 | Louisville Cardinals |
| 4 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 5 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 6 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 7 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights |
| 8 | Ole Miss Rebels |
| 9 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 10 | LSU Tigers |
| 11 | Michigan State Spartans |
| 12 | Minnesota Golden Gophers |
| 13 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 14 | Kansas State Wildcats |
| 15 | Northern Illinois Huskies |
| 16 | Iowa State Cyclones |
| 17 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 18 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 19 | Auburn Tigers |
| 20 | Bowling Green Falcons |
| 21 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 22 | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| 23 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 24 | North Carolina State Wolfpack |
| 25 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| Week 12 Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 2 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 3 | Louisville Cardinals |
| 4 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 5 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 6 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 7 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights |
| 8 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 9 | LSU Tigers |
| 10 | Ole Miss Rebels |
| 11 | Michigan State Spartans |
| 12 | Minnesota Golden Gophers |
| 13 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 14 | Northern Illinois Huskies |
| 15 | Kansas State Wildcats |
| 16 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 17 | Iowa State Cyclones |
| 18 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 19 | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| 20 | North Carolina State Wolfpack |
| 21 | Auburn Tigers |
| 22 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 23 | Bowling Green Falcons |
| 24 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 25 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| Week 12 BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 2 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 3 | Louisville Cardinals |
| 4 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 5 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 6 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 7 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights |
| 8 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 9 | Ole Miss Rebels |
| 10 | LSU Tigers |
| 11 | Michigan State Spartans |
| 12 | Minnesota Golden Gophers |
| 13 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 14 | Kansas State Wildcats |
| 15 | Iowa State Cyclones |