The latest NCAA football polls are out and the Alabama Crimson Tide are the unanimous No. 1 team in the land. The question remains though whether or not they’ll be the No. 1 team when the first BCS Poll is announced on Sunday night.
They are followed by the Oregon Ducks, Florida Gators, Kansas State Wildcats and Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the AP Poll. In the USA Today Coaches’ Poll, the Crimson Tide are followed by Oregon, Kansas State, Florida and Notre Dame.
Once again, there are three teams from the Big East ranked amongst the top 25 in both polls. They are the Louisville Cardinals (16,14), Rutgers Scarlet Knights (19,17) and the Cincinnati Bearcats (21,18).
There are no teams from the Big East among the others receiving votes in either poll.
For a full look at the 2012 NCAA Football Rankings – Week 8 (Oct. 14), 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) | 6-0 | 1500 | 1 | 1 | Alabama (59) | 6-0 | 1475 | 1 |
| 2 | Oregon | 6-0 | 1436 | 2 | 2 | Oregon | 6-0 | 1414 | 2 |
| 3 | Florida | 6-0 | 1361 | 4 | 3 | Kansas State | 6-0 | 1307 | 5 |
| 4 | Kansas State | 6-0 | 1296 | 6 | 4 | Florida | 6-0 | 1297 | 6 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | 6-0 | 1283 | 7 | 5 | Notre Dame | 6-0 | 1251 | 7 |
| 6 | LSU | 6-1 | 1153 | 9 | 6 | LSU | 6-1 | 1179 | 8 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 7-0 | 1071 | 8 | 7 | Oklahoma | 4-1 | 1021 | 10 |
| 8 | Oregon State | 5-0 | 1050 | 10 | 8 | South Carolina | 6-1 | 1012 | 3 |
| 9 | South Carolina | 6-1 | 1042 | 3 | 9 | USC | 5-1 | 995 | 9 |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 4-1 | 994 | 13 | 10 | Florida State | 6-1 | 919 | 11 |
| 11 | USC | 5-1 | 874 | 11 | 11 | Oregon State | 5-0 | 839 | 14 |
| 12 | Florida State | 6-1 | 836 | 12 | 12 | Georgia | 5-1 | 806 | 12 |
| 13 | Georgia | 5-1 | 753 | 14 | 13 | Clemson | 5-1 | 741 | 13 |
| 14 | Clemson | 5-1 | 673 | 16 | 14 | Louisville | 6-0 | 695 | 16 |
| 15 | Mississippi State | 6-0 | 591 | 19 | 15 | West Virginia | 5-1 | 677 | 4 |
| 16 | Louisville | 6-0 | 574 | 18 | 16 | Mississippi State | 6-0 | 671 | 18 |
| 17 | West Virginia | 5-1 | 552 | 5 | 17 | Rutgers | 6-0 | 495 | 19 |
| 18 | Texas Tech | 5-1 | 444 | NR | 18 | Cincinnati | 5-0 | 456 | 20 |
| 19 | Rutgers | 6-0 | 405 | 20 | 19 | Texas A&M | 5-1 | 397 | 21 |
| 20 | Texas A&M | 5-1 | 379 | 22 | 20 | Texas Tech | 5-1 | 274 | NR |
| 21 | Cincinnati | 5-0 | 294 | 21 | 21 | TCU | 5-1 | 272 | 23 |
| 22 | Stanford | 4-2 | 242 | 17 | 22 | Boise State | 5-1 | 271 | 22 |
| 23 | Michigan | 4-2 | 177 | 25 | 23 | Stanford | 4-2 | 215 | 17 |
| 24 | Boise State | 5-1 | 133 | 24 | 24 | Arizona State | 5-1 | 133 | NR |
| 25 | Ohio | 7-0 | 104 | NR | 25 | Michigan | 4-2 | 96 | NR |
| Dropped from rankings: | Dropped from rankings: | ||||||||
| Texas 15, Louisiana Tech 23 | Texas 15, Louisiana Tech 24, Iowa State 25 | ||||||||
| Others receiving votes: | Others receiving votes: | ||||||||
| Arizona State 92, TCU 88, Louisiana Tech 38, Texas 25, North Carolina State 11, Northwestern 6, Washington 6, Wisconsin 6, Nebraska 4, North Carolina 2, Tulsa 2, Penn State 1, Arizona 1 | Northwestern 77, Ohio 54, Texas 54, Louisiana Tech 24, Wisconsin 16, Nebraska 10, Nevada 7, Oklahoma State 6, Western Kentucky 6, Iowa State 5, Northern Illinois 2, Louisiana-Monroe 2, Toledo 2, Tulsa 1, UCLA | ||||||||
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