The NCAA football rankings are out for the week and the Alabama Crimson Tide remain as the No. 1 team in the land in both polls.
They are followed by Oregon Ducks, Florida State Seminoles, LSU Tigers and Georgia Bulldogs in the AP Poll. In the USA Today Coaches Poll, they are followed by Oregon, LSU, Florida State and Georgia.
Two teams from the Big East are ranked in the top 25 of both polls. They are the Louisville Cardinals (19/16) and Rutgers Scarlet Knights (22/21). The Cincinnati Bearcats are ranked No. 23 in the Coaches Poll and are the first team among the others receiving votes in the AP Poll.
For a full look at the 2012 NCAA Football Rankings – Week 6 (Sept. 30), 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 (60) | 5-0 | 1500 | 1 | 1 | Alabama (57) | 5-0 | 1472 | 1 |
| 2 | Oregon | 5-0 | 1430 | 2 | 2 | Oregon | 5-0 | 1403 | 2 |
| 3 | Florida State | 5-0 | 1349 | 4 | 3 | LSU (1) | 5-0 | 1327 | 3 |
| 4 | LSU | 5-0 | 1310 | 3 | 4 | Florida State (1) | 5-0 | 1301 | 4 |
| 5 | Georgia | 5-0 | 1252 | 5 | 5 | Georgia | 5-0 | 1227 | 5 |
| 6 | South Carolina | 5-0 | 1152 | 6 | 6 | South Carolina | 5-0 | 1161 | 6 |
| 7 | Kansas State | 4-0 | 1123 | 7 | 7 | West Virginia | 4-0 | 1137 | 7 |
| 8 | West Virginia | 4-0 | 1066 | 9 | 8 | Kansas State | 4-0 | 1050 | 8 |
| 9 | Notre Dame | 4-0 | 1043 | 10 | 9 | Texas | 4-0 | 981 | 10 |
| 10 | Florida | 4-0 | 937 | 11 | 10 | Notre Dame | 4-0 | 915 | 11 |
| 11 | Texas | 4-0 | 932 | 12 | 11 | Florida | 4-0 | 883 | 12 |
| 12 | Ohio State | 5-0 | 793 | 14 | 12 | USC | 3-1 | 784 | 13 |
| 13 | USC | 3-1 | 703 | 13 | 13 | TCU | 4-0 | 749 | 14 |
| 14 | Oregon State | 3-0 | 647 | 18 | 14 | Oklahoma | 2-1 | 684 | 15 |
| 15 | Clemson | 4-1 | 608 | 17 | 15 | Clemson | 4-1 | 626 | 16 |
| 15 | TCU | 4-0 | 608 | 15 | 16 | Louisville | 5-0 | 524 | 17 |
| 17 | Oklahoma | 2-1 | 581 | 16 | 17 | Oregon State | 3-0 | 453 | 21 |
| 18 | Stanford | 3-1 | 509 | 8 | 18 | Stanford | 3-1 | 452 | 9 |
| 19 | Louisville | 5-0 | 404 | 19 | 19 | Mississippi State | 4-0 | 422 | 19 |
| 20 | Mississippi State | 4-0 | 306 | 21 | 20 | Nebraska | 4-1 | 415 | 20 |
| 21 | Nebraska | 4-1 | 240 | 22 | 21 | Rutgers | 4-0 | 206 | 25 |
| 22 | Rutgers | 4-0 | 160 | 23 | 22 | Northwestern | 5-0 | 202 | NR |
| 23 | Washington | 3-1 | 159 | NR | 23 | Cincinnati | 3-0 | 175 | NR |
| 24 | Northwestern | 5-0 | 143 | NR | 24 | Texas Tech | 4-0 | 108 | NR |
| 25 | UCLA | 4-1 | 122 | NR | 25 | Boise State | 3-1 | 83 | NR |
| Dropped from rankings: | Dropped from rankings: | ||||||||
| Michigan State 20, Boise State 24, Baylor 25 | Michigan State 18, Oklahoma State 22, Wisconsin 23, Baylor 24, Virginia Tech 25 | ||||||||
| Others receiving votes: | Others receiving votes: | ||||||||
| Cincinnati 72, Boise State 53, Texas A&M 51, Michigan State 43, Texas Tech 39, Michigan 38, Louisiana Tech 37, Baylor 31, Ohio 30, Arizona State 15, Arizona 4, Miami (FL) 4, Iowa State 3, Tennessee 3 | Washington 65, Texas A&M 61, UCLA 58, Louisiana Tech 56, Michigan State 45, Baylor 41, Arizona State 40, Miami (FL) 17, Michigan 11, Ohio 11, Louisiana-Monroe 8, Wisconsin 6, Purdue 6, San Jose State 4, Oklahoma State 3, Toledo 1, Tulsa 1, Virginia Tech 1 | ||||||||
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