| Week 12 Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 2 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 3 | Florida Gators |
| 4 | Boise State Broncos |
| 5 | USC Trojans |
| 6 | Ole Miss Rebels |
| 7 | Oregon Ducks |
| 8 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 9 | Texas Longhorns |
| 10 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 11 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 12 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 13 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 14 | Maryland Terrapins |
| 15 | LSU Tigers |
| 16 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 17 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 18 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 19 | Kansas Jayhawks |
| 20 | Clemson Tigers |
| 21 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 22 | Auburn Tigers |
| 23 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 24 | Utah Utes |
| 25 | Florida State Seminoles |
| Week 12 Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 2 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 3 | Florida Gators |
| 4 | Boise State Broncos |
| 5 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 6 | USC Trojans |
| 7 | Ole Miss Rebels |
| 8 | Oregon Ducks |
| 9 | Texas Longhorns |
| 10 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 11 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 12 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 13 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 14 | LSU Tigers |
| 15 | Maryland Terrapins |
| 16 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 17 | Kansas Jayhawks |
| 18 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 19 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 20 | Clemson Tigers |
| 21 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 22 | Auburn Tigers |
| 23 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 24 | Utah Utes |
| 25 | Florida Atlantic Owls |
| Week 12 BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 2 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 3 | Florida Gators |
| 4 | Boise State Broncos |
| 5 | USC Trojans |
| 6 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 7 | Oregon Ducks |
| 8 | Ole Miss Rebels |
| 9 | Texas Longhorns |
| 10 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 11 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 12 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 13 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 14 | LSU Tigers |
| 15 | Maryland Terrapins |
| 16 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 17 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 18 | Kansas Jayhawks |
| 19 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 20 | Auburn Tigers |
| 21 | Clemson Tigers |
| 22 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 23 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 24 | Utah Utes |
| 25 | Oklahoma State Cowboys |