The NCAA football rankings are out and the Alabama Crimson Tide remain the No. 1 team in the land after a rather convincing win over my brother’s alma mater Florida Atlantic.
The Oregon Ducks leapfrogged the LSU Tigers to be No. 2 with LSU going to No. 3 in both polls and are followed by the Florida State Seminoles and Georgia Bulldogs.
For the first time in what seems like years, the Big East has two teams ranked in the top 25 of both polls. The Louisville Cardinals are No. 19/17 while the Rutgers Scarlet Knights are No. 23/25.
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 5 (Sept. 23), 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 (59) | 4-0 | 1499 | 1 | 1 | Alabama | 4-0 | 1473 | 1 |
| 2 | Oregon | 4-0 | 1414 | 3 | 2 | Oregon | 4-0 | 1371 | 3 |
| 3 | LSU (1) | 4-0 | 1346 | 2 | 3 | LSU | 4-0 | 1361 | 2 |
| 4 | Florida State | 4-0 | 1340 | 4 | 4 | Florida State | 4-0 | 1306 | 4 |
| 5 | Georgia | 4-0 | 1245 | 5 | 5 | Georgia | 4-0 | 1224 | 6 |
| 6 | South Carolina | 4-0 | 1147 | 7 | 6 | South Carolina | 4-0 | 1149 | 8 |
| 7 | Kansas State | 4-0 | 1067 | 15 | 7 | West Virginia | 3-0 | 1137 | 7 |
| 8 | Stanford | 3-0 | 1055 | 9 | 8 | Kansas State | 4-0 | 1000 | 13 |
| 9 | West Virginia | 3-0 | 1045 | 8 | 9 | Stanford | 3-0 | 949 | 11 |
| 10 | Notre Dame | 4-0 | 1003 | 11 | 10 | Texas | 3-0 | 924 | 10 |
| 11 | Florida | 4-0 | 864 | 14 | 11 | Notre Dame | 4-0 | 836 | 15 |
| 12 | Texas | 3-0 | 856 | 12 | 12 | Florida | 4-0 | 817 | 14 |
| 13 | USC | 3-1 | 801 | 13 | 13 | USC | 3-1 | 813 | 12 |
| 14 | Ohio State | 4-0 | 633 | 16 | 14 | TCU | 3-0 | 705 | 16 |
| 15 | TCU | 3-0 | 616 | 17 | 15 | Oklahoma | 2-1 | 699 | 5 |
| 16 | Oklahoma | 2-1 | 611 | 6 | 16 | Clemson | 3-1 | 560 | 9 |
| 17 | Clemson | 3-1 | 588 | 10 | 17 | Louisville | 4-0 | 493 | 18 |
| 18 | Oregon State | 2-0 | 451 | NR | 18 | Michigan State | 3-1 | 404 | 20 |
| 19 | Louisville | 4-0 | 414 | 20 | 19 | Mississippi State | 4-0 | 349 | 23 |
| 20 | Michigan State | 3-1 | 348 | 21 | 20 | Nebraska | 3-1 | 327 | 22 |
| 21 | Mississippi State | 4-0 | 246 | 23 | 21 | Oregon State | 2-0 | 220 | NR |
| 22 | Nebraska | 3-1 | 179 | 25 | 22 | Oklahoma State | 2-1 | 154 | 25 |
| 23 | Rutgers | 4-0 | 128 | NR | 23 | Wisconsin | 3-1 | 102 | 24 |
| 24 | Boise State | 2-1 | 114 | 24 | 24 | Baylor | 3-0 | 101 | NR |
| 25 | Baylor | 3-0 | 92 | NR | 25 | Rutgers | 4-0 | 98 | NR |
| – | 25 | Virginia Tech | 3-1 | 98 | NR | ||||
| Dropped from rankings: | Dropped from rankings: | ||||||||
| Michigan 18, UCLA 19, Arizona 22 | Michigan 17, UCLA 19, Arizona 21 | ||||||||
| Others receiving votes: | Others receiving votes: | ||||||||
| Northwestern 89, UCLA 79, Michigan 44, Ohio 40, Virginia Tech 26, Arizona 17, Iowa State 16, Wisconsin 13, Oklahoma State 12, Texas A&M 11, Texas Tech 10, Cincinnati 10, Tennessee 10, Arizona State 8, Louisiana Tech 7, Purdue 5, Miami (FL) 1 | Northwestern 96, Boise State 69, Michigan 57, Iowa State 45, Cincinnati 42, UCLA 33, Texas A&M 31, Louisiana Tech 28, Arizona State 22, Texas Tech 17, Arizona 16, Ohio 13, Minnesota 11, Tennessee 6, Western Kentucky 5, Purdue 4, Louisiana-Monroe 4, Miami (FL) 2, San Jose State 2, Washington 2 | ||||||||
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