AP & USA Today Coaches' Polls

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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