Week 12:

USA Today Poll
1. Alabama (45) 11-0 1,508
2. Texas Tech (15) 10-0 1,465
3. Florida (1) 9-1 1,373
4. Texas 10-1 1,322
5. Oklahoma 9-1 1,305
6. USC 9-1 1,245
7. Utah 11-0 1,113
8. Penn State 10-1 1,093
9. Boise State 10-0 1,023
10. Ohio State 9-2 957
11. Missouri 9-2 894
12. Oklahoma State 9-2 838
13. Georgia 9-2 832
14. Brigham Young 10-1 690
15. Michigan State 9-2 654
16. Ball State 10-0 613
17. TCU 9-2 533
18. LSU 7-3 429
19. Pittsburgh 7-2 406
20. Cincinnati 8-2 358
21. Oregon State 7-3 321
22. Oregon 8-3 169
23. Maryland 7-3 140
24. Northwestern 8-3 117
25. Boston College 7-3 97

Others Receiving Votes
Miami (FL) 74, North Carolina 70, Georgia Tech 67, Florida State 43, West Virginia 19, WESTRN MICHIGAN 16, Connecticut 12, Virginia Tech 7, Iowa 6, Air Force 4, South Carolina 4, Wake Forest 3, CENTRL MICHIGAN 3, Nebraska 2.

Dropped From Rankings
North Carolina 17, Florida State 19, Tulsa 24.

Week 13

USA Today Poll
1. Alabama (56) 11-0 1,518
2. Oklahoma (4) 10-1 1,412
3. Florida (1) 10-1 1,401
4. Texas 10-1 1,370
5. USC 9-1 1,288
6. Penn State 11-1 1,157
7. Utah 12-0 1,153
8. Texas Tech 10-1 1,073
9. Boise State 11-0 1,033
10. Ohio State 10-2 994
11. Missouri 9-2 896
12. Oklahoma State 9-2 858
13. Georgia 9-2 842
14. TCU 10-2 695
15. Ball State 11-0 673
16. Cincinnati 9-2 572
17. Oregon State 8-3 544
18. Oregon 8-3 397
19. Brigham Young 10-2 321
20. Northwestern 9-3 310
21. Michigan State 9-3 296
22. Boston College 8-3 290
23. Georgia Tech 8-3 241
24. Florida State 8-3 204
25. West Virginia 7-3 83

Others Receiving Votes
Pittsburgh 43, OLE MISS 40, LSU 30, Iowa 26, WESTRN MICHIGAN 20, Connecticut 15, Maryland 9, Tulsa 6, South Florida 3, Nebraska 3, South Carolina 2, Miami (FL) 2, California 2, Virginia Tech 2, Wake Forest 1.

Dropped From Rankings
LSU 18, Pittsburgh 19, Maryland 23.

Week 14:

USA Today Poll
1. Alabama (58) 12-0 1,521
2. Oklahoma (2) 11-1 1,397
3. Texas 11-1 1,396
4. Florida (1) 11-1 1,385
5. USC 10-1 1,298
6. Penn State 11-1 1,176
7. Utah 12-0 1,153
8. Texas Tech 11-1 1,116
9. Boise State 12-0 1,044
10. Ohio State 10-2 999
11. TCU 10-2 836
12. Cincinnati 10-2 770
13. Ball State 12-0 765
14. Oregon 9-3 658
15. Oklahoma State 9-3 613
16. Georgia Tech 9-3 590
17. Missouri 9-3 470
18. Brigham Young 10-2 461
19. Georgia 9-3 440
20. Boston College 9-3 435
21. Michigan State 9-3 414
22. Northwestern 9-3 333
23. Pittsburgh 8-3 154
24. Oregon State 8-4 127
25. Mississippi 8-4 126

Others Receiving Votes
Virginia Tech 41, Iowa 31, Tulsa 21, Florida State 15, Nebraska 11, Kansas 10, Connecticut 5, North Carolina 5, Rice 5, California 4.

Dropped From Rankings
Florida State 24, West Virginia 25.