The latest NCAA college football polls are out and the Alabama Crimson Tide are almost the unanimous No. 1 team in the land.
They received all of the first place votes in the AP Poll and 58 of 59 in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll. Oregon, ranked No. 2 in both polls, received the other vote in the Coaches’ Poll.
The Crimson Tide and Ducks are followed by the South Carolina Gamecocks, Florida Gators and West Virginia Mountaineers in the AP Poll. In the Coaches’ Poll, they are followed by South Carolina, West Virginia and the Kansas State Wildcats.
The Big East is represented by three teams in the both polls. They are the Louisville Cardinals (18/16), Rutgers Scarlet Knights (20/19) and the Cincinnati Bearcats (21/20).
There are no Big East teams among the others receiving votes in either poll.
For a full look at the 2012 NCAA Football Rankings – Week 7 (Oct. 7), please click on the read more button below if you’re on the home page.
| AP Top 25 | USA Today Coaches’ Poll | ||||||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS | RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS |
| 1 | Alabama (60) | 5-0 | 1500 | 1 | 1 | Alabama (58) | 5-0 | 1474 | 1 |
| 2 | Oregon | 6-0 | 1435 | 2 | 2 | Oregon (1) | 6-0 | 1411 | 2 |
| 3 | South Carolina | 6-0 | 1359 | 6 | 3 | South Carolina | 6-0 | 1345 | 6 |
| 4 | Florida | 5-0 | 1265 | 10 | 4 | West Virginia | 5-0 | 1296 | 7 |
| 5 | West Virginia | 5-0 | 1260 | 8 | 5 | Kansas State | 5-0 | 1216 | 8 |
| 6 | Kansas State | 5-0 | 1217 | 7 | 6 | Florida | 5-0 | 1165 | 11 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | 5-0 | 1176 | 9 | 7 | Notre Dame | 5-0 | 1152 | 10 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 6-0 | 1053 | 12 | 8 | LSU | 5-1 | 961 | 3 |
| 9 | LSU | 5-1 | 938 | 4 | 9 | USC | 4-1 | 940 | 12 |
| 10 | Oregon State | 4-0 | 873 | 14 | 10 | Oklahoma | 3-1 | 872 | 14 |
| 11 | USC | 4-1 | 812 | 13 | 11 | Florida State | 5-1 | 819 | 4 |
| 12 | Florida State | 5-1 | 800 | 3 | 12 | Georgia | 5-1 | 761 | 5 |
| 13 | Oklahoma | 3-1 | 756 | 17 | 13 | Clemson | 5-1 | 759 | 15 |
| 14 | Georgia | 5-1 | 733 | 5 | 14 | Oregon State | 4-0 | 691 | 17 |
| 15 | Texas | 4-1 | 711 | 11 | 15 | Texas | 4-1 | 663 | 9 |
| 16 | Clemson | 5-1 | 657 | 15 | 16 | Louisville | 5-0 | 628 | 16 |
| 17 | Stanford | 4-1 | 587 | 18 | 17 | Stanford | 4-1 | 577 | 18 |
| 18 | Louisville | 5-0 | 494 | 19 | 18 | Mississippi State | 5-0 | 558 | 19 |
| 19 | Mississippi State | 5-0 | 450 | 20 | 19 | Rutgers | 5-0 | 410 | 21 |
| 20 | Rutgers | 5-0 | 331 | 22 | 20 | Cincinnati | 4-0 | 365 | 23 |
| 21 | Cincinnati | 4-0 | 205 | NR | 21 | Texas A&M | 4-1 | 208 | NR |
| 22 | Texas A&M | 4-1 | 153 | NR | 22 | Boise State | 4-1 | 197 | 25 |
| 23 | Louisiana Tech | 5-0 | 129 | NR | 23 | TCU | 4-1 | 194 | 13 |
| 24 | Boise State | 4-1 | 114 | NR | 24 | Louisiana Tech | 5-0 | 131 | NR |
| 25 | Michigan | 3-2 | 82 | NR | 25 | Iowa State | 4-1 | 73 | NR |
| Dropped from rankings: | Dropped from rankings: | ||||||||
| TCU 15, Nebraska 21, Washington 23, Northwestern 24, UCLA 25 | Nebraska 20, Northwestern 22, Texas Tech 24 | ||||||||
| Others receiving votes: | Others receiving votes: | ||||||||
| Ohio 79, Baylor 62, Iowa State 54, TCU 50, Michigan State 49, Arizona State 39, Washington 39, North Carolina State 17, Nebraska 5, Arizona 4, Duke 3, Tennessee 3, Texas Tech 2, Tulsa 2, Penn State 1, Northwestern 1 | Arizona State 61, Baylor 52, Michigan 33, Northwestern 31, Michigan State 27, Ohio 23, Nebraska 18, Texas Tech 11, Duke 10, Wisconsin 8, Western Kentucky 7, North Carolina State 6, Louisiana-Lafayette 6, Oklahoma State 5, San Jose State 4, Louisiana-Monroe 3, Nevada 2, Toledo 2 | ||||||||
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