The NCAA football rankings are out and the Alabama Crimson Tide remain as the No. 1 team in the land in both polls.
They are followed by USC Trojans, LSU Tigers, Oregon Ducks and Oklahoma Sooners in the AP Poll. In the USA/Today Coaches’ Poll, they are followed by LSU, USC, Oregon and Oklahoma.
The Louisville Cardinals remain the only Big East team ranked (19,20). The South Florida Bulls are the only team from the Big East among the others receiving votes in both polls.
In the Coaches’ Poll, the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and Cincinnati Bearcats are among the others receiving votes.
For a full look at the 2012 NCAA Football Rankings – Week 3 (Sept. 9), 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 (48) | 2-0 | 1486 | 1 | 1 | Alabama (42) | 2-0 | 1455 | 1 |
| 2 | USC (8) | 2-0 | 1414 | 2 | 2 | LSU (5) | 2-0 | 1380 | 3 |
| 3 | LSU (4) | 2-0 | 1404 | 3 | 3 | USC (11) | 2-0 | 1363 | 2 |
| 4 | Oregon | 2-0 | 1299 | 4 | 4 | Oregon (1) | 2-0 | 1292 | 4 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 2-0 | 1160 | 5 | 5 | Oklahoma | 2-0 | 1203 | 5 |
| 5 | Florida State | 2-0 | 1160 | 6 | 6 | Florida State | 2-0 | 1153 | 6 |
| 7 | Georgia | 2-0 | 1155 | 7 | 7 | Georgia | 2-0 | 1120 | 7 |
| 8 | South Carolina | 2-0 | 1025 | 9 | 8 | West Virginia | 1-0 | 1024 | 8 |
| 9 | West Virginia | 1-0 | 1017 | 9 | 9 | South Carolina | 2-0 | 1008 | 9 |
| 10 | Michigan State | 2-0 | 995 | 11 | 10 | Michigan State | 2-0 | 950 | 11 |
| 11 | Clemson | 2-0 | 868 | 12 | 11 | Clemson | 2-0 | 904 | 12 |
| 12 | Ohio State | 2-0 | 772 | 14 | 12 | Texas | 2-0 | 730 | 15 |
| 13 | Virginia Tech | 2-0 | 734 | 15 | 13 | Virginia Tech | 2-0 | 704 | 18 |
| 14 | Texas | 2-0 | 716 | 17 | 14 | Kansas State | 2-0 | 696 | 20 |
| 15 | Kansas State | 2-0 | 714 | 21 | 15 | TCU | 1-0 | 649 | 17 |
| 16 | TCU | 1-0 | 542 | 20 | 16 | Stanford | 2-0 | 455 | 21 |
| 17 | Michigan | 1-1 | 429 | 19 | 17 | Florida | 2-0 | 452 | 23 |
| 18 | Florida | 2-0 | 427 | 24 | 18 | Michigan | 1-1 | 440 | 19 |
| 19 | Louisville | 2-0 | 316 | 23 | 19 | Notre Dame | 2-0 | 398 | 22 |
| 20 | Notre Dame | 2-0 | 310 | 22 | 20 | Louisville | 2-0 | 280 | 24 |
| 21 | Stanford | 2-0 | 260 | 25 | 21 | Arkansas | 1-1 | 246 | 10 |
| 22 | UCLA | 2-0 | 250 | NR | 22 | Wisconsin | 1-1 | 151 | 13 |
| 23 | Tennessee | 2-0 | 177 | NR | 23 | UCLA | 2-0 | 147 | NR |
| 24 | Arizona | 2-0 | 149 | NR | 24 | Nebraska | 1-1 | 135 | 14 |
| 25 | Brigham Young | 2-0 | 110 | NR | 25 | Arizona | 2-0 | 120 | NR |
| Dropped from rankings: | Dropped from rankings: | ||||||||
| Arkansas 8, Wisconsin 13, Nebraska 16, Oklahoma State 18 | Oklahoma State 16, Boise State 25 | ||||||||
| Others receiving votes: | Others receiving votes: | ||||||||
| Boise State 106, Arkansas 79, Nebraska 79, Oregon St 77, Mississippi State 70, Baylor 54, Wisconsin 44, Louisiana-Monroe 23, Ohio 17, Georgia Tech 15, Oklahoma State 13, South Florida 12, Arizona St 10, Iowa St 5, Northwestern 5, Utah State 1, North Carolina 1 | Boise State 104, Oklahoma State 97, Mississippi State 88, Tennessee 71, Brigham Young 70, Arizona State 58, Baylor 57, Cincinnati 29, Oregon St 28, Georgia Tech 24, South Florida 21, Louisiana Tech 13, Rutgers 12, Virginia 11, Iowa State 10, Northwestern 9, Wake Forest 6, Mississippi 3, Ohio 2, Washington 2, Texas Tech 2, Louisiana-Monroe 1, Texas A&M 1, Nevada 1 | ||||||||
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