The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 2012 records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking. Six SEC teams are currently ranked in the top 25. Five additional SEC teams received votes this week.
| No. |
Team |
Record |
Points |
Previous |
| 1. |
Alabama (45) |
1-0 |
1,481 |
2 |
| 2. |
USC (11) |
1-0 |
1,435 |
2 |
| 3. |
LSU (4) |
1-0 |
1,382 |
3 |
| 4. |
Oregon |
1-0 |
1,295 |
5 |
| 5. |
Oklahoma |
1-0 |
1,170 |
4 |
| 6. |
Florida State |
1-0 |
1,135 |
7 |
| 7. |
Georgia |
1-0 |
1,083 |
6 |
| 8. |
Arkansas |
1-0 |
992 |
10 |
| T9. |
South Carolina |
1-0 |
980 |
9 |
| T9. |
West Virginia |
1-0 |
980 |
11 |
| 11. |
Michigan State |
1-0 |
915 |
13 |
| 12. |
Clemson |
1-0 |
788 |
14 |
| 13. |
Wisconsin |
1-0 |
664 |
12 |
| 14. |
Ohio State |
1-0 |
634 |
18 |
| 15. |
Virginia Tech |
1-0 |
604 |
16 |
| 16. |
Nebraska |
1-0 |
603 |
17 |
| 17. |
Texas |
1-0 |
584 |
15 |
| 18. |
Oklahoma State |
1-0 |
558 |
19 |
| 19. |
Michigan |
0-1 |
446 |
8 |
| 20. |
TCU |
0-0 |
355 |
20 |
| 21. |
Kansas State |
1-0 |
339 |
22 |
| 22. |
Notre Dame |
1-0 |
198 |
NR |
| 23. |
Louisville |
1-0 |
190 |
25 |
| 24. |
Florida |
1-0 |
145 |
23 |
| 25. |
Stanford |
1-0 |
131 |
21 |
Others receiving votes: Boise State 79, Tennessee 73, Brigham Young 63, North Carolina 48, Baylor 38, Utah 34, Washington 15, Georgia Tech 14, Ohio 10, Texas State 10, Missouri 7, Texas A&M 5, South Florida 5, Central Florida 4, Mississippi State 3, Auburn 3, Cincinnati 2