The NCAA football rankings are out for the week in college football and the Alabama Crimson Tide remain on top in both polls after a 51-0 thrashing of the Arkansas Razorbacks.
With USC losing, the LSU Tigers are now second in both polls. Those two teams are followed by Oregon, Florida State and Georgia in the AP Poll. In the USA Today Coaches’ Poll, they are followed by Oregon, Florida State and Oklahoma.
The only team ranked in the top 25 of both polls from the Big East are the Louisville Cardinals (20,18). The Rutgers Scarlet Knights and Cincinnati Bearcats are the only teams from the Big East among the others receiving votes.
For a full look at the 2012 NCAA Football Rankings – Week 4 (Sept. 16), 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 (58) | 3-0 | 1498 | 1 | 1 | Alabama (54) | 3-0 | 1470 | 1 |
| 2 | LSU (2) | 3-0 | 1433 | 3 | 2 | LSU (5) | 3-0 | 1411 | 2 |
| 3 | Oregon | 3-0 | 1356 | 4 | 3 | Oregon | 3-0 | 1339 | 4 |
| 4 | Florida State | 3-0 | 1275 | 5 | 4 | Florida State | 3-0 | 1240 | 6 |
| 5 | Georgia | 3-0 | 1203 | 7 | 5 | Oklahoma | 2-0 | 1201 | 5 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 2-0 | 1181 | 5 | 6 | Georgia | 3-0 | 1150 | 7 |
| 7 | South Carolina | 3-0 | 1081 | 8 | 7 | West Virginia | 2-0 | 1114 | 8 |
| 8 | West Virginia | 2-0 | 1051 | 9 | 8 | South Carolina | 3-0 | 1071 | 9 |
| 9 | Stanford | 3-0 | 1009 | 21 | 9 | Clemson | 3-0 | 955 | 11 |
| 10 | Clemson | 3-0 | 899 | 11 | 10 | Texas | 3-0 | 869 | 12 |
| 11 | Notre Dame | 3-0 | 854 | 20 | 11 | Stanford | 3-0 | 868 | 16 |
| 12 | Texas | 3-0 | 816 | 14 | 12 | USC | 2-1 | 779 | 3 |
| 13 | USC | 2-1 | 776 | 2 | 13 | Kansas State | 3-0 | 767 | 14 |
| 14 | Florida | 3-0 | 743 | 18 | 14 | Florida | 3-0 | 689 | 17 |
| 15 | Kansas State | 3-0 | 683 | 15 | 15 | Notre Dame | 3-0 | 681 | 19 |
| 16 | Ohio State | 3-0 | 680 | 12 | 16 | TCU | 2-0 | 675 | 15 |
| 17 | TCU | 2-0 | 535 | 16 | 17 | Michigan | 2-1 | 507 | 18 |
| 18 | Michigan | 2-1 | 448 | 17 | 18 | Louisville | 3-0 | 434 | 20 |
| 19 | UCLA | 3-0 | 429 | 22 | 19 | UCLA | 3-0 | 375 | 23 |
| 20 | Louisville | 3-0 | 366 | 19 | 20 | Michigan State | 2-1 | 354 | 10 |
| 21 | Michigan State | 2-1 | 318 | 10 | 21 | Arizona | 3-0 | 296 | 25 |
| 22 | Arizona | 3-0 | 296 | 24 | 22 | Nebraska | 2-1 | 194 | 24 |
| 23 | Mississippi State | 3-0 | 106 | NR | 23 | Mississippi State | 3-0 | 99 | NR |
| 24 | Boise State | 1-1 | 95 | NR | 24 | Wisconsin | 2-1 | 97 | 22 |
| 25 | Nebraska | 2-1 | 80 | NR | 25 | Oklahoma State | 2-1 | 73 | NR |
| Dropped from rankings: | Dropped from rankings: | ||||||||
| Virginia Tech 13, Tennessee 23, Brigham Young 25 | Virginia Tech 13, Arkansas 21 | ||||||||
| Others receiving votes: | Others receiving votes: | ||||||||
| Oregon State 68, Baylor 55, Northwestern 41, Ohio 20, Oklahoma State 19, Rutgers 19, Iowa State 15, Virginia Tech 13, Cincinnati 9, Tennessee 6, Wisconsin 5, Texas Tech 5, Texas A&M 4, Missouri 4, Georgia Tech 3, Fresno State 2, Utah 1 | Virginia Tech 71, Boise State 70, Baylor 54, Cincinnati 39, Northwestern 33, Rutgers 29, Iowa State 29, Oregon State 24, Georgia Tech 20, Louisiana Tech 18, Missouri 18, Texas Tech 15, Brigham Young 8, Texas A&M 7, Utah 6, Tennessee 6, Ohio 5, Arizona State 5, Louisiana-Monroe 4, Western Kentucky 3, Washington 2, San Jose State 1 | ||||||||
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