AP & USA Today Coaches Polls

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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