The final regular season NCAA college football rankings are out and the Notre Dame Irish will finish the season as the No. 1 team. They'll likely face the Alabama Crimson Tide in the BCS Championship when the pairings are announced on Sunday night.
The Irish are followed by Alabama, The Ohio State Buckeyes, Florida Gators and Oregon Ducks in the AP Poll. The Irish and Crimson Tide are followed by the Oregon Ducks, Florida and Georgia Bulldogs in the USA Today Coaches' Poll.
The only team that is ranked in the top 25 are the Louisville Cardinals who come in at No. 22 in the AP Poll and No. 18 in the Coaches' Poll.
The Cincinnati Bearcats and Rutgers Scarlet Knights are the only teams from the Big East amongst the others receiving votes.
For a full look at the 2012 NCAA Football Rankings – Week 15 (Dec. 2), please click on the continue reading button below if you're on the home page.
| AP Top 25 | USA Today Poll | ||||||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS | RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS |
| 1 | Notre Dame (60) | 12-0 | 1500 | 1 | 1 | Notre Dame (56) | 12-0 | 1470 | 1 |
| 2 | Alabama | 12-1 | 1424 | 2 | 2 | Alabama (3) | 12-1 | 1417 | 2 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 12-0 | 1302 | 4 | 3 | Oregon | 11-1 | 1313 | 4 |
| 4 | Florida | 11-1 | 1279 | 5 | 4 | Florida | 11-1 | 1287 | 5 |
| 5 | Oregon | 11-1 | 1250 | 6 | 5 | Georgia | 11-2 | 1216 | 3 |
| 6 | Georgia | 11-2 | 1213 | 3 | 6 | Kansas State | 11-1 | 1190 | 7 |
| 7 | Kansas State | 11-1 | 1129 | 7 | 7 | LSU | 10-2 | 1111 | 6 |
| 8 | Stanford | 11-2 | 1094 | 8 | 8 | Stanford | 11-2 | 1047 | 9 |
| 9 | LSU | 10-2 | 1051 | 9 | 9 | Texas A&M | 10-2 | 1039 | 8 |
| 10 | Texas A&M | 10-2 | 1025 | 10 | 10 | South Carolina | 10-2 | 947 | 10 |
| 11 | South Carolina | 10-2 | 907 | 11 | 11 | Oklahoma | 10-2 | 890 | 11 |
| 12 | Oklahoma | 10-2 | 851 | 12 | 12 | Florida State | 11-2 | 853 | 12 |
| 13 | Florida State | 11-2 | 789 | 13 | 13 | Clemson | 10-2 | 769 | 14 |
| 14 | Clemson | 10-2 | 691 | 15 | 14 | Oregon State | 9-3 | 663 | 17 |
| 15 | Oregon State | 9-3 | 638 | 16 | 15 | Boise State | 10-2 | 569 | 15 |
| 16 | Northern Illinois | 12-1 | 534 | 19 | 16 | Northern Illinois | 12-1 | 495 | 18 |
| 17 | UCLA | 9-4 | 440 | 17 | 17 | Northwestern | 9-3 | 444 | 20 |
| 18 | Utah State | 10-2 | 379 | 20 | 18 | Louisville | 10-2 | 409 | 23 |
| 19 | Michigan | 8-4 | 306 | 21 | 19 | UCLA | 9-4 | 408 | 16 |
| 20 | Boise State | 10-2 | 276 | 25 | 20 | Utah State | 10-2 | 334 | 22 |
| 21 | Northwestern | 9-3 | 266 | 22 | 21 | Nebraska | 10-3 | 328 | 13 |
| 22 | Louisville | 10-2 | 248 | NR | 22 | Michigan | 8-4 | 278 | 24 |
| 23 | Nebraska | 10-3 | 227 | 14 | 23 | Wisconsin | 8-5 | 115 | NR |
| 24 | San Jose State | 10-2 | 157 | NR | 24 | San Jose State | 10-2 | 110 | NR |
| 25 | Kent State | 11-2 | 117 | 18 | 25 | Texas | 8-4 | 97 | 21 |
| Dropped from rankings: | Dropped from rankings: | ||||||||
| Texas 23, Oklahoma State 24 | Kent State 19, Rutgers 25 | ||||||||
| Others receiving votes: | Others receiving votes: | ||||||||
| Penn State 83, Vanderbilt 67, Wisconsin 62, Texas 51, San Diego State 22, Fresno State 20, Baylor 15, Cincinnati 15, Oklahoma State 15, TCU 14, Arkansas State 13, USC 11, Tulsa 9, Rutgers 6, Ball State 2, North Carolina 1, West Virginia 1 | Kent State 84, Vanderbilt 75, Cincinnati 46, Tulsa 32, Fresno State 31, Rutgers 29, San Diego State 23, Arkansas State 20, Oklahoma State 15, Mississippi State 9, Arizona State 8, Louisiana Tech 2, USC 2 | ||||||||
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