THIRD AND DATA

2016 season · week 12

Polls

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›final poll
4 polls · movement vs week 11

College Football Playoff

25 ranked

Ranked teams by conference: Pac-12 6, SEC 6, Big Ten 5, Other 8
  • Pac-126
  • SEC6
  • Big Ten5
  • Other8
  1. 1–AlabamaSEC14–1
  2. 2▲3Ohio StateBig Ten11–2
  3. 3–MichiganBig Ten10–3
  4. 4▼2ClemsonACC14–1
  5. 5▲1LouisvilleACC9–4
  6. 6▼2WashingtonPac-1212–2
  7. 7–WisconsinBig Ten11–3
  8. 8▲2Penn StateBig Ten11–3
  9. 9▲2OklahomaBig 1211–2
  10. 10▲2ColoradoPac-1210–4
  11. 11▲2Oklahoma StateBig 1210–3
  12. 12▲3UtahPac-129–4
  13. 13▲7USCPac-1210–3
  14. 14▲2West VirginiaBig 1210–3
  15. 15▼6AuburnSEC8–5
  16. 16▲8LSUSEC8–4
  17. 17▲1Florida StateACC10–3
  18. 18▲1NebraskaBig Ten9–4
  19. 19NewTennesseeSEC9–4
  20. 20▲2Boise StateMountain West10–3
  21. 21–Western MichiganMid-American13–1
  22. 22▲1Washington StatePac-128–5
  23. 23NewFloridaSEC9–4
  24. 24NewStanfordPac-1210–3
  25. 25▼17Texas A&MSEC8–5

AP Top 25

25 ranked · first-place votes in brackets

Ranked teams by conference: Big Ten 5, Pac-12 5, SEC 5, Other 10
  • Big Ten5
  • Pac-125
  • SEC5
  • Other10
  1. 1–AlabamaSEC(61)14–1
  2. 2▲4Ohio StateBig Ten11–2
  3. 3▲2LouisvilleACC9–4
  4. 4▼2MichiganBig Ten10–3
  5. 5▼2ClemsonACC14–1
  6. 6▲1WisconsinBig Ten11–3
  7. 7▼3WashingtonPac-1212–2
  8. 8▲1OklahomaBig 1211–2
  9. 9▲3Penn StateBig Ten11–3
  10. 10▲1West VirginiaBig 1210–3
  11. 11▲2UtahPac-129–4
  12. 12▲4ColoradoPac-1210–4
  13. 13▲4Oklahoma StateBig 1210–3
  14. 14–Western MichiganMid-American13–1
  15. 15NewUSCPac-1210–3
  16. 16▲3LSUSEC8–4
  17. 17▲3Florida StateACC10–3
  18. 18▼10AuburnSEC8–5
  19. 19▲2NebraskaBig Ten9–4
  20. 20▲3Washington StatePac-128–5
  21. 21▲1FloridaSEC9–4
  22. 22▲2Boise StateMountain West10–3
  23. 23▼13Texas A&MSEC8–5
  24. 24NewSan Diego StateMountain West11–3
  25. 25NewTroySun Belt10–3

Coaches Poll

25 ranked · first-place votes in brackets

Ranked teams by conference: Big Ten 5, Pac-12 5, SEC 5, Other 10
  • Big Ten5
  • Pac-125
  • SEC5
  • Other10
  1. 1–AlabamaSEC(63)14–1
  2. 2▲3Ohio StateBig Ten11–2
  3. 3▲3LouisvilleACC9–4
  4. 4▼1MichiganBig Ten10–3
  5. 5▼3ClemsonACC14–1
  6. 6▲1WisconsinBig Ten11–3
  7. 7▼3WashingtonPac-1212–2
  8. 8▲1OklahomaBig 1211–2
  9. 9▲1West VirginiaBig 1210–3
  10. 10▲4Penn StateBig Ten11–3
  11. 11▲1UtahPac-129–4
  12. 12▲3ColoradoPac-1210–4
  13. 13▲4Oklahoma StateBig 1210–3
  14. 14▲5LSUSEC8–4
  15. 15▲3Florida StateACC10–3
  16. 16▼8AuburnSEC8–5
  17. 17▲3NebraskaBig Ten9–4
  18. 18▼2FloridaSEC9–4
  19. 19NewUSCPac-1210–3
  20. 20▲3Washington StatePac-128–5
  21. 21–Western MichiganMid-American13–1
  22. 22▼11Texas A&MSEC8–5
  23. 23▲1Boise StateMountain West10–3
  24. 24▼11North CarolinaACC8–5
  25. 25NewSan Diego StateMountain West11–3

FCS Coaches Poll

25 ranked · first-place votes in brackets

Ranked teams by conference: MVFC 5, Big Sky 4, Southern 4, Other 12
  • MVFC5
  • Big Sky4
  • Southern4
  • Other12
  1. 1–Sam HoustonSouthland(21)12–1
  2. 2–Jacksonville StateOVC(2)10–2
  3. 3–Eastern WashingtonBig Sky(1)12–2
  4. 4–North Dakota StateMVFC(1)12–2
  5. 5–James MadisonCAA(1)14–1
  6. 6–The CitadelSouthern10–2
  7. 7▲1RichmondCAA10–4
  8. 8▲2North DakotaBig Sky9–3
  9. 9–North Carolina A&TMEAC9–3
  10. 10▲2South Dakota StateMVFC9–4
  11. 11▼4ChattanoogaSouthern9–4
  12. 12▲1Central ArkansasSouthland10–3
  13. 13▲1Charleston SouthernBig South7–4
  14. 14▲1Youngstown StateMVFC12–4
  15. 15▼4VillanovaCAA9–4
  16. 16–GramblingSWAC12–1
  17. 17▲1LehighPatriot9–3
  18. 18▲3SamfordSouthern7–5
  19. 19NewWoffordSouthern10–4
  20. 20▲5North Carolina CentralMEAC9–3
  21. 21▼4MontanaBig Sky6–5
  22. 22NewKennesaw StateBig South8–3
  23. 23▼3Cal PolyBig Sky7–5
  24. 24▼5Western IllinoisMVFC6–5
  25. 25NewIllinois StateMVFC6–6