2012 NCAA Football Rankings - Week 7 (Oct. 7)
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| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Alabama (60) | 5-0 | 1500 |
| 2 | Oregon | 6-0 | 1435 |
| 3 | South Carolina | 6-0 | 1359 |
| 4 | Florida | 5-0 | 1265 |
| 5 | West Virginia | 5-0 | 1260 |
| 6 | Kansas State | 5-0 | 1217 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | 5-0 | 1176 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 6-0 | 1053 |
| 9 | LSU | 5-1 | 938 |
| 10 | Oregon State | 4-0 | 873 |
| 11 | USC | 4-1 | 812 |
| 12 | Florida State | 5-1 | 800 |
| 13 | Oklahoma | 3-1 | 756 |
| 14 | Georgia | 5-1 | 733 |
| 15 | Texas | 4-1 | 711 |
| 16 | Clemson | 5-1 | 657 |
| 17 | Stanford | 4-1 | 587 |
| 18 | Louisville | 5-0 | 494 |
| 19 | Mississippi State | 5-0 | 450 |
| 20 | Rutgers | 5-0 | 331 |
| 21 | Cincinnati | 4-0 | 205 |
| 22 | Texas A&M | 4-1 | 153 |
| 23 | Louisiana Tech | 5-0 | 129 |
| 24 | Boise State | 4-1 | 114 |
| 25 | Michigan | 3-2 | 82 |
Dropped from rankings: TCU 15, Nebraska 21, Washington 23, Northwestern 24, UCLA 25
- Others receiving votes: Ohio 79, Baylor 62, Iowa State 54, TCU 50, Michigan State 49, Arizona State 39, Washington 39, North Carolina State 17, Nebraska 5, Arizona 4, Duke 3, Tennessee 3, Texas Tech 2, Tulsa 2, Penn State 1, Northwestern 1
| USA Today Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Alabama (58) | 5-0 | 1474 |
| 2 | Oregon (1) | 6-0 | 1411 |
| 3 | South Carolina | 6-0 | 1345 |
| 4 | West Virginia | 5-0 | 1296 |
| 5 | Kansas State | 5-0 | 1216 |
| 6 | Florida | 5-0 | 1165 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | 5-0 | 1152 |
| 8 | LSU | 5-1 | 961 |
| 9 | USC | 4-1 | 940 |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 3-1 | 872 |
| 11 | Florida State | 5-1 | 819 |
| 12 | Georgia | 5-1 | 761 |
| 13 | Clemson | 5-1 | 759 |
| 14 | Oregon State | 4-0 | 691 |
| 15 | Texas | 4-1 | 663 |
| 16 | Louisville | 5-0 | 628 |
| 17 | Stanford | 4-1 | 577 |
| 18 | Mississippi State | 5-0 | 558 |
| 19 | Rutgers | 5-0 | 410 |
| 20 | Cincinnati | 4-0 | 365 |
| 21 | Texas A&M | 4-1 | 208 |
| 22 | Boise State | 4-1 | 197 |
| 23 | TCU | 4-1 | 194 |
| 24 | Louisiana Tech | 5-0 | 131 |
| 25 | Iowa State | 4-1 | 73 |
- Dropped from rankings: Nebraska 20, Northwestern 22, Texas Tech 24
- Others receiving votes: Arizona State 61, Baylor 52, Michigan 33, Northwestern 31, Michigan State 27, Ohio 23, Nebraska 18, Texas Tech 11, Duke 10, Wisconsin 8, Western Kentucky 7, North Carolina State 6, Louisiana-Lafayette 6, Oklahoma State 5, San Jose State 4, Louisiana-Monroe 3, Nevada 2, Toledo 2
