| Rankings updated (09/04/2012) |
| Rank |
Team (First Place Votes) |
Schedules/Results |
Points |
Prev |
| 1 |
 Alabama (45)
Overall: 1-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
09/01 defeated Michigan 41-14
09/08 Western Kentucky 3:39 PM EDT |
1481 |
2 |
| 2 |
 Southern California (11)
Overall: 1-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
09/01 defeated Hawaii 49-10
09/08 vs. Syracuse 3:30 PM EDT |
1435 |
1 |
| 3 |
 LSU (4)
Overall: 1-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
09/01 defeated North Texas 41-14
09/08 Washington 7:00 PM EDT |
1382 |
3 |
| 4 |
 Oregon
Overall: 1-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
09/01 defeated Arkansas State 57-34
09/08 Fresno State 6:30 PM EDT |
1295 |
5 |
| 5 |
 Oklahoma
Overall: 1-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
09/01 defeated Texas-El Paso 24-7
09/08 Florida A&M 7:00 PM EDT |
1170 |
4 |
| 6 |
 Florida State
Overall: 1-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
09/01 defeated Murray State 69-3
09/08 Savannah State 6:00 PM EDT |
1135 |
7 |
| 7 |
 Georgia
Overall: 1-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
09/01 defeated Buffalo 45-23
09/08 at Missouri 7:45 PM EDT |
1083 |
6 |
| 8 |
 Arkansas
Overall: 1-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
09/01 defeated Jacksonville State 49-24
09/08 vs. Louisiana-Monroe 7:00 PM EDT |
992 |
10 |
| 9 |
 West Virginia
Overall: 1-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
09/01 defeated Marshall 69-34
09/15 vs. James Madison 4:30 PM EDT |
980 |
11 |
| 9 |
 South Carolina
Overall: 1-0
Conference: 1-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
08/30 defeated Vanderbilt 17-13
09/08 East Carolina 12:21 PM EDT |
980 |
9 |
| 11 |
 Michigan State
Overall: 1-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
08/31 defeated Boise State 17-13
09/08 at Central Michigan 3:30 PM EDT |
915 |
13 |
| 12 |
 Clemson
Overall: 1-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
09/01 defeated Auburn 26-19
09/08 Ball State 12:30 PM EDT |
788 |
14 |
| 13 |
 Wisconsin
Overall: 1-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
09/01 defeated Northern Iowa 26-21
09/08 at Oregon State 4:00 PM EDT |
664 |
12 |
| 14 |
 Ohio State
Overall: 1-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
09/01 defeated Miami (Ohio) 56-10
09/08 UCF 12:00 PM EDT |
634 |
18 |
| 15 |
 Virginia Tech
Overall: 1-0
Conference: 1-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
09/03 defeated Georgia Tech 20-17
09/08 Austin Peay 1:30 PM EDT |
604 |
16 |
| 16 |
 Nebraska
Overall: 1-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
09/01 defeated Southern Mississippi 49-20
09/08 at UCLA 7:30 PM EDT |
603 |
17 |
| 17 |
 Texas
Overall: 1-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
09/01 defeated Wyoming 37-17
09/08 New Mexico 8:00 PM EDT |
584 |
15 |
| 18 |
 Oklahoma State
Overall: 1-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
09/01 defeated Savannah State 84-0
09/08 at Arizona 10:30 PM EDT |
558 |
19 |
| 19 |
 Michigan
Overall: 0-1
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
09/01 lost to Alabama 14-41
09/08 Air Force 3:30 PM EDT |
446 |
8 |
| 20 |
 TCU
Overall: 0-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
09/08 Grambling 7:00 PM EDT |
355 |
20 |
| 21 |
 Kansas State
Overall: 1-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
09/01 defeated Missouri State 51-9
09/08 Miami (Fla.) 12:00 PM EDT |
339 |
22 |
| 22 |
 Notre Dame
Overall: 1-0
Conference: 1-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
09/01 defeated Navy 50-10
09/08 Purdue 3:30 PM EDT |
198 |
26 |
| 23 |
 Louisville
Overall: 1-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
09/02 defeated Kentucky 32-14
09/08 Missouri State 3:30 PM EDT |
190 |
25 |
| 24 |
 Florida
Overall: 1-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
09/01 defeated Bowling Green 27-14
09/08 at Texas A&M 3:30 PM EDT |
145 |
23 |
| 25 |
 Stanford
Overall: 1-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
08/31 defeated San Jose State 20-17
09/08 Duke 10:30 PM EDT |
131 |
21 |
| Others Receiving Votes: Boise State (0-1) 79; Tennessee (1-0) 73; Brigham Young (1-0) 63; North Carolina (1-0) 48; Baylor (1-0) 38; Utah (1-0) 34; Washington (1-0) 15; Georgia Tech (0-1) 14; Ohio (1-0) 10; Texas State-San Marcos (1-0) 10; Missouri (1-0) 7; Texas A&M (0-0) 5; South Florida (1-0) 5; UCF (1-0) 4; Auburn (0-1) 3; Mississippi State (1-0) 3; Cincinnati (0-0) 2 |
