The 2012 Harris Interactive Football Poll (First place votes in parentheses)
| No. |
Team |
Record |
Points |
Previous |
| 1. |
Notre Dame (106) |
12-0 |
2,866 |
1 |
| 2. |
Alabama (9) |
12-1 |
2,765 |
2 |
| 3. |
Oregon |
11-1 |
2,548 |
4 |
| 4. |
Florida |
11-1 |
2,480 |
5 |
| 5. |
Georgia |
11-2 |
2,388 |
3 |
| 6. |
Kansas State |
11-1 |
2,332 |
6 |
| 7. |
Stanford |
11-2 |
2,142 |
8 |
| 8. |
LSU |
10-2 |
2,128 |
7 |
| 9. |
Texas A&M |
10-2 |
1,991 |
9 |
| 10. |
South Carolina |
10-2 |
1,838 |
10 |
| 11. |
Oklahoma |
10-2 |
1,745 |
11 |
| 12. |
Florida State |
11-2 |
1,655 |
12 |
| 13. |
Clemson |
10-2 |
1,485 |
14 |
| 14. |
Oregon State |
9-3 |
1,280 |
15 |
| 15. |
Boise State |
10-2 |
1,058 |
17 |
| 16. |
Northern Illinois |
12-1 |
998 |
19 |
| 17. |
UCLA |
9-4 |
791 |
16 |
| 18. |
Nebraska |
10-3 |
710 |
13 |
| 19. |
Louisville |
10-2 |
705 |
24 |
| 20. |
Northwestern |
9-3 |
682 |
21 |
| 21. |
Utah State |
10-2 |
660 |
22 |
| 22. |
Michigan |
8-4 |
525 |
23 |
| 23. |
Kent State |
11-2 |
330 |
18 |
| 24. |
Texas |
8-4 |
230 |
20 |
| 25. |
Wisconsin |
8-5 |
217 |
NR |
Others receiving votes: Other teams receiving votes: San Jose State 199; Rutgers 93; Vanderbilt 76; Tulsa 71; Oklahoma State 58; Baylor 55; Fresno State 52; San Diego State 38; Cincinnati 37; Mississippi State 32; Louisiana Tech 25; TCU 25; USC 20; Arkansas State 19; Arizona 8; Syracuse 5; Central Florida 3; East Carolina 3; Toledo 3; Louisiana-Monroe 2; West Virginia 2.