1996 season · week 12
Polls
AP Top 25
25 ranked
- Big Ten5
- SEC5
- ACC3
- Other12
- 1–FloridaSEC12–1
- 2–Ohio StateBig Ten11–1
- 3–Florida StateACC11–1
- 4–Arizona StatePac-1011–1
- 5–NebraskaBig 1211–2
- 6–TennesseeSEC10–2
- 7–ColoradoBig 1210–2
- 8–North CarolinaACC10–2
- 9–MichiganBig Ten8–4
- 10–AlabamaSEC10–3
- 11▲1LSUSEC10–2
- 12▲1BYUWestern Athletic14–1
- 13▲1Kansas StateBig 129–3
- 14▲1Penn StateBig Ten11–2
- 15▲1VirginiaACC7–5
- 16▲1WyomingWestern Athletic10–2
- 17▲2Notre DameFBS Independents8–3
- 18▼7NorthwesternBig Ten9–3
- 19▲2WashingtonPac-109–3
- 20▲3Southern MissConference USA8–3
- 21▲1MiamiBig East9–3
- 22▲2AuburnSEC8–4
- 23▲2IowaBig Ten9–3
- 24NewSyracuseBig East9–3
- 25NewVirginia TechBig East10–2