The NCAA football rankings are out and there's no doubt who the No. 1 team is. And as sick as it makes me to say, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish will finish the regular season as the No. 1 team in both polls.
They are followed by the Alabama Crimson Tide, Georgia Bulldogs, The Ohio State Buckeyes and Florida in the AP Poll. In the Coaches Poll, the top three teams are the same and they are followed by the Oregon Ducks and Florida Gators.
There are no Big East teams ranked this week in the AP Poll. However, the Louisville Cardinals and Rutgers Scarlet Knights are still ranked in the Coaches Poll at Nos. 23 and 25 respectively. They are among the others receiving votes in the AP Poll.
The Cincinnati Bearcats are the only team from the Big East among the others receiving votes in both polls.
For a full look at the 2012 NCAA Football Rankings – Week 14 (Nov. 25), 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 | 1469 | 1 |
| 2 | Alabama | 11-1 | 1400 | 2 | 2 | Alabama (2) | 11-1 | 1398 | 2 |
| 3 | Georgia | 11-1 | 1331 | 3 | 3 | Georgia (1) | 11-1 | 1341 | 3 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 12-0 | 1294 | 4 | 4 | Oregon | 11-1 | 1277 | 4 |
| 5 | Florida | 11-1 | 1262 | 6 | 5 | Florida | 11-1 | 1265 | 6 |
| 6 | Oregon | 11-1 | 1242 | 5 | 6 | LSU | 10-2 | 1124 | 7 |
| 7 | Kansas State | 10-1 | 1079 | 7 | 7 | Kansas State | 10-1 | 1114 | 8 |
| 8 | Stanford | 10-2 | 1061 | 11 | 8 | Texas A&M | 10-2 | 1076 | 10 |
| 9 | LSU | 10-2 | 1056 | 8 | 9 | Stanford | 10-2 | 1008 | 11 |
| 10 | Texas A&M | 10-2 | 1043 | 9 | 10 | South Carolina | 10-2 | 972 | 12 |
| 11 | South Carolina | 10-2 | 916 | 13 | 11 | Oklahoma | 9-2 | 878 | 13 |
| 12 | Oklahoma | 9-2 | 834 | 14 | 12 | Florida State | 10-2 | 829 | 5 |
| 13 | Florida State | 10-2 | 764 | 10 | 13 | Nebraska | 10-2 | 765 | 14 |
| 14 | Nebraska | 10-2 | 704 | 17 | 14 | Clemson | 10-2 | 720 | 9 |
| 15 | Clemson | 10-2 | 667 | 12 | 15 | Boise State | 9-2 | 479 | 22 |
| 16 | Oregon State | 8-3 | 528 | 16 | 16 | UCLA | 9-3 | 445 | 16 |
| 17 | UCLA | 9-3 | 505 | 15 | 17 | Oregon State | 8-3 | 410 | 17 |
| 18 | Kent State | 11-1 | 355 | 23 | 18 | Northern Illinois | 11-1 | 377 | 23 |
| 19 | Northern Illinois | 11-1 | 349 | 24 | 19 | Kent State | 11-1 | 337 | 25 |
| 20 | Utah State | 10-2 | 274 | 25 | 20 | Northwestern | 9-3 | 314 | NR |
| 21 | Michigan | 8-4 | 217 | 20 | 21 | Texas | 8-3 | 312 | 15 |
| 22 | Northwestern | 9-3 | 189 | NR | 22 | Utah State | 10-2 | 264 | NR |
| 23 | Texas | 8-3 | 185 | 18 | 23 | Louisville | 9-2 | 184 | 18 |
| 24 | Oklahoma State | 7-4 | 174 | 22 | 24 | Michigan | 8-4 | 158 | 20 |
| 25 | Boise State | 9-2 | 145 | NR | 25 | Rutgers | 9-2 | 152 | 19 |
| Dropped from rankings: | Dropped from rankings: | ||||||||
| VLouisville 19, Rutgers 21, Mississippi State 25 | Oklahoma State 21, Mississippi State 24 | ||||||||
| Others receiving votes: | Others receiving votes: | ||||||||
| San Jose State 78, Louisville 73, TCU 67, Penn State 61, Rutgers 50, Vanderbilt 48, San Diego State 15, Fresno State 12, USC 7, Arkansas State 5, Arizona 4, Cincinnati 3, Ball State 1, Mississippi State 1, North Carolina 1 | Oklahoma State 129, San Jose State 105, Vanderbilt 94, Fresno State 39, TCU 34, San Diego State 28, Cincinnati 17, Arizona State 13, Arkansas State 13, Mississippi State 11, Middle Tennessee 7, Louisiana Tech 5, UCF 5, Arizona 3, Toledo 2, USC 1, Baylor 1 | ||||||||
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