Associated Press College Football Preseason Poll – August 18, 2012 (CBSSports.com)

Rankings updated (08/18/2012)
Rank Team (First Place Votes) Schedules/Results Points Prev
1 Southern California (25)
Overall: 0-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
09/01 Hawaii 7:30 PM EDT 1445 -
2 Alabama (17)
Overall: 0-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
09/01 vs. Michigan 8:00 PM EDT 1411 -
3 LSU (16)
Overall: 0-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
09/01 North Texas 7:00 PM EDT 1402 -
4 Oklahoma (1)
Overall: 0-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
09/01 at Texas-El Paso 10:30 PM EDT 1286 -
5 Oregon
Overall: 0-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
09/01 Arkansas State 10:30 PM EDT 1274 -
6 Georgia
Overall: 0-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
09/01 Buffalo 12:21 PM EDT 1107 -
7 Florida State
Overall: 0-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
09/01 Murray State 6:00 PM EDT 1093 -
8 Michigan (1)
Overall: 0-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
09/01 vs. Alabama 8:00 PM EDT 1000 -
9 South Carolina
Overall: 0-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
08/30 at Vanderbilt 7:00 PM EDT 994 -
10 Arkansas
Overall: 0-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
09/01 Jacksonville State 7:00 PM EDT 963 -
11 West Virginia
Overall: 0-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
09/01 Marshall 12:00 PM EDT 856 -
12 Wisconsin
Overall: 0-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
09/01 Northern Iowa 3:30 PM EDT 838 -
13 Michigan State
Overall: 0-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
08/31 Boise State 8:00 PM EDT 742 -
14 Clemson
Overall: 0-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
09/01 vs. Auburn 7:00 PM EDT 615 -
15 Texas
Overall: 0-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
09/01 Wyoming 8:00 PM EDT 569 -
16 Virginia Tech
Overall: 0-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
09/03 Georgia Tech 8:00 PM EDT 548 -
17 Nebraska
Overall: 0-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
09/01 Southern Mississippi 3:30 PM EDT 485 -
18 Ohio State
Overall: 0-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
09/01 Miami (Ohio) 12:00 PM EDT 474 -
19 Oklahoma State
Overall: 0-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
09/01 Savannah State 7:00 PM EDT 430 -
20 TCU
Overall: 0-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
09/08 Grambling TBA 397 -
21 Stanford
Overall: 0-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
08/31 San Jose State 10:00 PM EDT 383 -
22 Kansas State
Overall: 0-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
09/01 Missouri State 7:00 PM EDT 300 -
23 Florida
Overall: 0-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
09/01 Bowling Green 3:30 PM EDT 214 -
24 Boise State
Overall: 0-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
08/31 at Michigan State 8:00 PM EDT 212 -
25 Louisville
Overall: 0-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
09/02 Kentucky 3:30 PM EDT 105 -
Others Receiving Votes: Notre Dame (0-0) 83; Washington (0-0) 55; Auburn (0-0) 53; North Carolina (0-0) 32; Utah (0-0) 30; Georgia Tech (0-0) 25; Brigham Young (0-0) 22; Tennessee (0-0) 15; South Florida (0-0) 11; Baylor (0-0) 9; Texas A&M (0-0) 5; UCF (0-0) 4; North Carolina State (0-0) 3; Missouri (0-0) 3; Cincinnati (0-0) 3; Louisiana Tech (0-0) 1; Northern Illinois (0-0) 1; Mississippi State (0-0) 1; Houston (0-0) 1

USA Today Preseason College Football Coaches Poll – August 2, 2012 (CBSSPORTS.com)

Rankings updated (08/02/2012)
Rank Team (First Place Votes) Schedules/Results Points Prev
1 LSU (18)
Overall: 0-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
09/01 North Texas 7:00 PM EDT 1403 -
2 Alabama (20)
Overall: 0-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
09/01 vs. Michigan 8:00 PM EDT 1399 -
3 Southern California (19)
Overall: 0-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
09/01 Hawaii 7:30 PM EDT 1388 -
4 Oklahoma (1)
Overall: 0-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
09/01 at Texas-El Paso 10:30 PM EDT 1276 -
5 Oregon
Overall: 0-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
09/01 Arkansas State 10:30 PM EDT 1258 -
6 Georgia
Overall: 0-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
09/01 Buffalo 12:21 PM EDT 1061 -
7 Florida State (1)
Overall: 0-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
09/01 Murray State 6:00 PM EDT 1055 -
8 Michigan
Overall: 0-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
09/01 vs. Alabama 8:00 PM EDT 1023 -
9 South Carolina
Overall: 0-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
08/30 at Vanderbilt 7:00 PM EDT 981 -
10 Arkansas
Overall: 0-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
09/01 Jacksonville State 7:00 PM EDT 948 -
11 West Virginia
Overall: 0-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
09/01 Marshall 12:00 PM EDT 833 -
12 Wisconsin
Overall: 0-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
09/01 Northern Iowa 3:30 PM EDT 743 -
13 Michigan State
Overall: 0-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
08/31 Boise State 8:00 PM EDT 717 -
14 Clemson
Overall: 0-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
09/01 vs. Auburn 7:00 PM EDT 598 -
15 Texas
Overall: 0-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
09/01 Wyoming 8:00 PM EDT 549 -
16 Nebraska
Overall: 0-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
09/01 Southern Mississippi 3:30 PM EDT 501 -
17 TCU
Overall: 0-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
499 -
18 Stanford
Overall: 0-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
08/31 San Jose State 10:00 PM EDT 497 -
19 Oklahoma State
Overall: 0-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
09/01 Savannah State 7:00 PM EDT 476 -
20 Virginia Tech
Overall: 0-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
09/03 Georgia Tech 8:00 PM EDT 461 -
21 Kansas State
Overall: 0-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
09/01 Missouri State 7:00 PM EDT 398 -
22 Boise State
Overall: 0-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
08/31 at Michigan State 8:00 PM EDT 271 -
23 Florida
Overall: 0-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
09/01 Bowling Green 3:30 PM EDT 250 -
24 Notre Dame
Overall: 0-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
09/01 vs. Navy 9:00 AM EDT 166 -
25 Auburn
Overall: 0-0
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
09/01 vs. Clemson 7:00 PM EDT 66 -
Others Receiving Votes: Washington (0-0) 64; Louisville (0-0) 46; Georgia Tech (0-0) 35; Cincinnati (0-0) 32; Texas A&M (0-0) 28; Baylor (0-0) 23; Utah (0-0) 22; Mississippi State (0-0) 21; South Florida (0-0) 12; North Carolina State (0-0) 11; Louisiana Tech (0-0) 10; Brigham Young (0-0) 10; Virginia (0-0) 9; Houston (0-0) 7; Southern Mississippi (0-0) 6; Rutgers (0-0) 5; UCF (0-0) 5; Missouri (0-0) 3; Tennessee (0-0) 3; Florida International (0-0) 3; Northern Illinois (0-0) 2; Texas Tech (0-0) 1

Alabama Football To Be Honored At The White House

President Obama will honor national champion Alabama at the White House on Thursday, April 19th.

Saban Receives 2-Year Contract Extension

Alabama rewarded head football coach Nick Saban with a new 2-year extension. Saban will earn $5.87 million in 2018 and $5.97 million 2019. Alabama won the National Championship in January.

USA Today / ESPN Men’s College Basketball Coaches Poll – January 16, 2012 (CBSSports.com)

Rank Teams Schedules/Results Points Prev
1 Syracuse
Overall: 19-0
Conference: 6-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/16 Pittsburgh 7:30 PM EST
01/21 at Notre Dame 6:00 PM EST
775 1
2 Kentucky
Overall: 17-1
Conference: 3-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/17 Arkansas 9:00 PM EST
01/21 Alabama 12:00 PM EST
742 2
3 Baylor
Overall: 17-0
Conference: 4-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/16 at Kansas 9:30 PM EST
01/21 Missouri 2:00 PM EST
714 4
4 Duke
Overall: 15-2
Conference: 3-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/19 Wake Forest 7:00 PM EST
01/21 Florida State 4:00 PM EST
654 6
5 Missouri
Overall: 16-1
Conference: 3-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/16 Texas A&M 5:30 PM EST
01/21 at Baylor 2:00 PM EST
629 9
6 Ohio State
Overall: 16-3
Conference: 4-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/21 at Nebraska 8:00 PM EST 619 5
7 Kansas
Overall: 14-3
Conference: 4-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/16 Baylor 9:30 PM EST
01/21 at Texas 4:00 PM EST
591 10
8 North Carolina
Overall: 15-3
Conference: 2-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/19 at Virginia Tech 9:00 PM EST 569 3
9 Michigan State
Overall: 15-3
Conference: 4-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/17 at Michigan 7:00 PM EST
01/21 Purdue 12:00 PM EST
509 7
10 Murray State
Overall: 18-0
Conference: 6-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/18 at Morehead State 7:00 PM EST
01/21 at SIU-Edwardsville 8:00 PM EST
449 14
11 Connecticut
Overall: 14-3
Conference: 4-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/18 Cincinnati 7:00 PM EST
01/21 at Tennessee 4:00 PM EST
416 16
12 Georgetown
Overall: 14-3
Conference: 4-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/17 at DePaul 7:00 PM EST
01/21 Rutgers 12:00 PM EST
410 11
13 Indiana
Overall: 15-3
Conference: 3-3
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/18 at Nebraska 7:00 PM EST
01/22 Penn State 12:00 PM EST
358 8
14 Florida
Overall: 14-4
Conference: 2-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/21 LSU 6:00 PM EST 304 19
15 Mississippi State
Overall: 15-3
Conference: 2-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/18 at Mississippi 9:00 PM EST
01/21 at Vanderbilt 7:00 PM EST
288 20
16 San Diego State
Overall: 15-2
Conference: 1-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/18 at New Mexico 10:00 PM EST
01/21 Air Force 10:00 PM EST
282 22
17 Virginia
Overall: 14-2
Conference: 1-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/19 at Georgia Tech 8:00 PM EST
01/22 Virginia Tech 6:00 PM EST
269 17
18 Creighton
Overall: 16-2
Conference: 6-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/18 at Missouri State 8:05 PM EST
01/21 Indiana State 3:00 PM EST
260 21
19 Michigan
Overall: 14-4
Conference: 4-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/17 Michigan State 7:00 PM EST
01/21 at Arkansas 2:00 PM EST
259 13
20 UNLV
Overall: 16-3
Conference: 0-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/18 TCU 10:30 PM EST
01/21 New Mexico 10:00 PM EST
252 12
21 Louisville
Overall: 14-4
Conference: 2-3
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/16 at Marquette 3:30 PM EST
01/21 at Pittsburgh 9:00 PM EST
130 15
22 Marquette
Overall: 14-4
Conference: 3-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/16 Louisville 3:30 PM EST
01/21 at Providence 7:00 PM EST
119 24
23 St. Mary’s
Overall: 17-2
Conference: 6-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/19 Pepperdine 10:00 PM EST
01/21 at Santa Clara 11:00 PM EST
100 27
24 Harvard
Overall: 15-2
Conference: 1-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/21 at Dartmouth 7:00 PM EST 61 25
25 Illinois
Overall: 15-3
Conference: 4-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/19 at Penn State 9:00 PM EST
01/22 Wisconsin 2:00 PM EST
58 37
Others Receiving Votes: Vanderbilt (13-4) 47; Kansas State (12-4) 46; New Mexico (15-2) 41; Wisconsin (14-5) 27; Gonzaga (14-3) 21; Middle Tennessee (17-2) 21; Seton Hall (15-3) 16; West Virginia (13-5) 13; Wichita State (15-3) 13; Alabama (13-4) 7; Nevada (14-3) 3; California (15-4) 2; Brigham Young (15-4) 1

Associated Press Men’s College Basketball Poll – January 16, 2012 (CBSSport.com)

Rank Teams Schedules/Results Points Prev
1 Syracuse
Overall: 19-0
Conference: 6-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/16 Pittsburgh 7:30 PM EST
01/21 at Notre Dame 6:00 PM EST
1619 1
2 Kentucky
Overall: 17-1
Conference: 3-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/17 Arkansas 9:00 PM EST
01/21 Alabama 12:00 PM EST
1558 2
3 Baylor
Overall: 17-0
Conference: 4-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/16 at Kansas 9:30 PM EST
01/21 Missouri 2:00 PM EST
1503 4
4 Duke
Overall: 15-2
Conference: 3-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/19 Wake Forest 7:00 PM EST
01/21 Florida State 4:00 PM EST
1380 8
5 Missouri
Overall: 16-1
Conference: 3-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/16 Texas A&M 5:30 PM EST
01/21 at Baylor 2:00 PM EST
1335 9
6 Ohio State
Overall: 16-3
Conference: 4-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/21 at Nebraska 8:00 PM EST 1312 5
7 Kansas
Overall: 14-3
Conference: 4-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/16 Baylor 9:30 PM EST
01/21 at Texas 4:00 PM EST
1218 10
8 North Carolina
Overall: 15-3
Conference: 2-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/19 at Virginia Tech 9:00 PM EST 1172 3
9 Michigan State
Overall: 15-3
Conference: 4-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/17 at Michigan 7:00 PM EST
01/21 Purdue 12:00 PM EST
1119 6
10 Georgetown
Overall: 14-3
Conference: 4-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/17 at DePaul 7:00 PM EST
01/21 Rutgers 12:00 PM EST
884 11
11 Indiana
Overall: 15-3
Conference: 3-3
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/18 at Nebraska 7:00 PM EST
01/22 Penn State 12:00 PM EST
858 7
12 Murray State
Overall: 18-0
Conference: 6-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/18 at Morehead State 7:00 PM EST
01/21 at SIU-Edwardsville 8:00 PM EST
825 15
13 Connecticut
Overall: 14-3
Conference: 4-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/18 Cincinnati 7:00 PM EST
01/21 at Tennessee 4:00 PM EST
807 17
14 UNLV
Overall: 16-3
Conference: 0-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/18 TCU 10:30 PM EST
01/21 New Mexico 10:00 PM EST
651 12
15 Virginia
Overall: 14-2
Conference: 1-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/19 at Georgia Tech 8:00 PM EST
01/22 Virginia Tech 6:00 PM EST
649 16
16 San Diego State
Overall: 15-2
Conference: 1-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/18 at New Mexico 10:00 PM EST
01/21 Air Force 10:00 PM EST
621 22
17 Florida
Overall: 14-4
Conference: 2-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/21 LSU 6:00 PM EST 596 19
18 Mississippi State
Overall: 15-3
Conference: 2-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/18 at Mississippi 9:00 PM EST
01/21 at Vanderbilt 7:00 PM EST
590 20
19 Creighton
Overall: 16-2
Conference: 6-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/18 at Missouri State 8:05 PM EST
01/21 Indiana State 3:00 PM EST
471 23
20 Michigan
Overall: 14-4
Conference: 4-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/17 Michigan State 7:00 PM EST
01/21 at Arkansas 2:00 PM EST
461 13
21 Marquette
Overall: 14-4
Conference: 3-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/16 Louisville 3:30 PM EST
01/21 at Providence 7:00 PM EST
278 25
22 Illinois
Overall: 15-3
Conference: 4-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/19 at Penn State 9:00 PM EST
01/22 Wisconsin 2:00 PM EST
257 33
23 Louisville
Overall: 14-4
Conference: 2-3
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/16 at Marquette 3:30 PM EST
01/21 at Pittsburgh 9:00 PM EST
208 14
24 St. Mary’s
Overall: 17-2
Conference: 6-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/19 Pepperdine 10:00 PM EST
01/21 at Santa Clara 11:00 PM EST
167 31
25 Kansas State
Overall: 12-4
Conference: 1-3
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/18 Texas 9:00 PM EST
01/21 at Oklahoma State 1:30 PM EST
102 18
Others Receiving Votes: Vanderbilt (13-4) 101; Wisconsin (14-5) 90; Seton Hall (15-3) 79; Gonzaga (14-3) 64; New Mexico (15-2) 61; Harvard (15-2) 22; Cincinnati (14-4) 17; Stanford (15-3) 16; West Virginia (13-5) 16; Alabama (13-4) 10; Wichita State (15-3) 3; Iona (14-4) 2; Florida State (11-6) 1; Northwestern (12-5) 1; Wagner (14-3) 1

USA Today College Football Coaches Final Poll – January 10, 2012 (CBSSports.com)

Rank Teams Schedules/Results Points Prev
1 Alabama
Overall: 12-1
Conference: 8-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/09 defeated LSU 21-0 1475 2
2 LSU
Overall: 13-1
Conference: 9-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/09 lost to Alabama 0-21 1404 1
3 Oklahoma State
Overall: 12-1
Conference: 8-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/02 defeated Stanford 41-38 1367 3
4 Oregon
Overall: 12-2
Conference: 9-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/02 defeated Wisconsin 45-38 1290 5
5 Arkansas
Overall: 11-2
Conference: 6-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/06 defeated Kansas State 29-16 1188 7
6 Boise State
Overall: 12-1
Conference: 6-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
12/22 defeated Arizona State 56-24 1162 6
7 Stanford
Overall: 11-2
Conference: 8-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/02 lost to Oklahoma State 38-41 1106 4
8 South Carolina
Overall: 11-2
Conference: 6-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/02 defeated Nebraska 30-13 1084 9
9 Michigan
Overall: 11-2
Conference: 6-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/03 defeated Virginia Tech 23-20 925 12
10 Michigan State
Overall: 11-3
Conference: 7-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/02 defeated Georgia 33-30 912 13
11 Wisconsin
Overall: 11-3
Conference: 7-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/02 lost to Oregon 38-45 911 8
12 Baylor
Overall: 10-3
Conference: 6-3
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
12/29 defeated Washington 67-56 775 16
13 TCU
Overall: 11-2
Conference: 7-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
12/21 defeated Louisiana Tech 31-24 710 15
14 Houston
Overall: 13-1
Conference: 8-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/02 defeated Penn State 30-14 673 17
15 Oklahoma
Overall: 10-3
Conference: 6-3
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
12/30 defeated Iowa 31-14 610 19
16 Kansas State
Overall: 10-3
Conference: 7-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/06 lost to Arkansas 16-29 602 10
17 Virginia Tech
Overall: 11-3
Conference: 7-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/03 lost to Michigan 20-23 574 11
18 West Virginia
Overall: 10-3
Conference: 5-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/04 defeated Clemson 70-33 554 22
19 Southern Mississippi
Overall: 12-2
Conference: 7-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
12/24 defeated Nevada 24-17 429 21
20 Georgia
Overall: 10-4
Conference: 7-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/02 lost to Michigan State 30-33 345 18
21 Cincinnati
Overall: 10-3
Conference: 5-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
12/31 defeated Vanderbilt 31-24 248 24
22 Clemson
Overall: 10-4
Conference: 7-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/04 lost to West Virginia 33-70 237 14
23 Florida State
Overall: 9-4
Conference: 5-3
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
12/29 defeated Notre Dame 18-14 205 25
24 Nebraska
Overall: 9-4
Conference: 5-3
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/02 lost to South Carolina 13-30 144 20
25 Brigham Young
Overall: 10-3
Conference: 0-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
12/30 defeated Tulsa 24-21 79 26
Others Receiving Votes: Northern Illinois (11-3) 36; Missouri (8-5) 33; Texas (8-5) 29; Auburn (8-5) 28; Rutgers (9-4) 11; Penn State (9-4) 10; Texas A&M (7-6) 5; Virginia (8-5) 4; Temple (9-4) 2; Washington (7-6) 2; Arkansas State (10-3) 1; La.-Lafayette (9-4) 1; Ohio (10-4) 1; Florida (7-6) 1; Mississippi State (7-6) 1; Notre Dame (8-5) 1

Associated Press College Football Final Poll – January 10, 2012 (CBSSports.com)

Rank Teams Schedules/Results Points Prev
1 Alabama
Overall: 12-1
Conference: 8-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/09 defeated LSU 21-0 1495 2
2 LSU
Overall: 13-1
Conference: 9-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/09 lost to Alabama 0-21 1425 1
3 Oklahoma State
Overall: 12-1
Conference: 8-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/02 defeated Stanford 41-38 1399 3
4 Oregon
Overall: 12-2
Conference: 9-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/02 defeated Wisconsin 45-38 1250 6
5 Arkansas
Overall: 11-2
Conference: 6-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/06 defeated Kansas State 29-16 1198 7
6 Southern California
Overall: 10-2
Conference: 7-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
1181 5
7 Stanford
Overall: 11-2
Conference: 8-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/02 lost to Oklahoma State 38-41 1167 4
8 Boise State
Overall: 12-1
Conference: 6-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
12/22 defeated Arizona State 56-24 1127 8
9 South Carolina
Overall: 11-2
Conference: 6-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/02 defeated Nebraska 30-13 1013 10
10 Wisconsin
Overall: 11-3
Conference: 7-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/02 lost to Oregon 38-45 905 9
11 Michigan State
Overall: 11-3
Conference: 7-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/02 defeated Georgia 33-30 873 12
12 Michigan
Overall: 11-2
Conference: 6-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/03 defeated Virginia Tech 23-20 839 13
13 Baylor
Overall: 10-3
Conference: 6-3
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
12/29 defeated Washington 67-56 780 15
14 TCU
Overall: 11-2
Conference: 7-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
12/21 defeated Louisiana Tech 31-24 653 16
15 Kansas State
Overall: 10-3
Conference: 7-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/06 lost to Arkansas 16-29 621 11
16 Oklahoma
Overall: 10-3
Conference: 6-3
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
12/30 defeated Iowa 31-14 572 19
17 West Virginia
Overall: 10-3
Conference: 5-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/04 defeated Clemson 70-33 547 23
18 Houston
Overall: 13-1
Conference: 8-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/02 defeated Penn State 30-14 518 20
19 Georgia
Overall: 10-4
Conference: 7-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/02 lost to Michigan State 30-33 439 18
20 Southern Mississippi
Overall: 12-2
Conference: 7-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
12/24 defeated Nevada 24-17 411 22
21 Virginia Tech
Overall: 11-3
Conference: 7-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/03 lost to Michigan 20-23 329 17
22 Clemson
Overall: 10-4
Conference: 7-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/04 lost to West Virginia 33-70 188 14
23 Florida State
Overall: 9-4
Conference: 5-3
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
12/29 defeated Notre Dame 18-14 154 25
24 Nebraska
Overall: 9-4
Conference: 5-3
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
01/02 lost to South Carolina 13-30 143 21
25 Cincinnati
Overall: 10-3
Conference: 5-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
12/31 defeated Vanderbilt 31-24 103 27
Others Receiving Votes: Brigham Young (10-3) 51; Auburn (8-5) 40; Northern Illinois (11-3) 33; Missouri (8-5) 23; Texas (8-5) 15; Rutgers (9-4) 3; Penn State (9-4) 2; North Dakota State (14-1) 2; Virginia (8-5) 1

Alabama’s Defense Embarrasses LSU As Five Field Goals, Late Touchdown Seal National Championship

Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS — The Alabama defense took no chances in the rematch.

When Jordan Jefferson dropped back to pass, he was swept under by a tide of crimson. When the LSU quarterback took off running, he must’ve felt like Alabama had a few extra players on the field.

Courtney Upshaw, Dont’a Hightower and Co. sure made it seem that way.

With a smothering display of old-school football, the No. 2 Crimson Tide blew out the top-ranked Tigers 21-0 in the Allstate BCS Championship Game Monday night.

Coach Nick Saban‘s Tide also moved into the top spot in the final Associated Press poll for the eighth time, tying Notre Dame for the most of any team in college football.

In this postseason of high-scoring shootouts, one of the greatest defenses in college football history carried another title back to Tuscaloosa.  MORE….

BCS Championship Game Rematch Set For November 2012

The SEC unveiled the league’s 2012 schedule on Wednesday. The Bowl Championship Series title game teams Alabama and LSU will play at Baton Rouge on November 3rd.

USA Today College Football Coaches Poll – December 4, 2011

Rank Teams Schedules/Results Points Prev
1 LSU
Overall: 13-0
Conference: 9-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/25 defeated Arkansas 41-17
12/03 defeated Georgia 42-10
1475 1
2 Alabama
Overall: 11-1
Conference: 7-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/19 defeated Georgia Southern 45-21
11/26 defeated Auburn 42-14
1399 2
3 Oklahoma State
Overall: 11-1
Conference: 8-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/18 lost to Iowa State 31-37
12/03 defeated Oklahoma 44-10
1367 5
4 Stanford
Overall: 11-1
Conference: 8-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/19 defeated California 31-28
11/26 defeated Notre Dame 28-14
1286 4
5 Oregon
Overall: 11-2
Conference: 9-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/26 defeated Oregon State 49-21
12/02 defeated UCLA 49-31
1232 7
6 Boise State
Overall: 11-1
Conference: 6-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/26 defeated Wyoming 36-14
12/03 defeated New Mexico 45-0
1128 8
7 Arkansas
Overall: 10-2
Conference: 6-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/19 defeated Mississippi State 44-17
11/25 lost to LSU 17-41
1112 10
8 Wisconsin
Overall: 11-2
Conference: 7-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/26 defeated Penn State 45-7
12/03 defeated Michigan State 42-39
1085 12
9 South Carolina
Overall: 10-2
Conference: 6-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/19 defeated The Citadel 41-20
11/26 defeated Clemson 34-13
971 13
10 Kansas State
Overall: 10-2
Conference: 7-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/19 defeated Texas 17-13
12/03 defeated Iowa State 30-23
878 15
11 Virginia Tech
Overall: 11-2
Conference: 7-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/26 defeated Virginia 38-0
12/03 lost to Clemson 10-38
835 3
12 Michigan
Overall: 10-2
Conference: 6-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/19 defeated Nebraska 45-17
11/26 defeated Ohio State 40-34
789 16
13 Michigan State
Overall: 10-3
Conference: 7-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/26 defeated Northwestern 31-17
12/03 lost to Wisconsin 39-42
735 9
14 Clemson
Overall: 10-3
Conference: 7-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/26 lost to South Carolina 13-34
12/03 defeated Virginia Tech 38-10
657 21
15 TCU
Overall: 10-2
Conference: 7-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/19 defeated Colorado State 34-10
12/03 defeated UNLV 56-9
631 17
16 Baylor
Overall: 9-3
Conference: 6-3
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/26 defeated Texas Tech 66-42
12/03 defeated Texas 48-24
599 18
17 Houston
Overall: 12-1
Conference: 8-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/25 defeated Tulsa 48-16
12/03 lost to Southern Mississippi 28-49
542 6
18 Georgia
Overall: 10-3
Conference: 7-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/26 defeated Georgia Tech 31-17
12/03 lost to LSU 10-42
538 14
19 Oklahoma
Overall: 9-3
Conference: 6-3
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/26 defeated Iowa State 26-6
12/03 lost to Oklahoma State 10-44
437 11
20 Nebraska
Overall: 9-3
Conference: 5-3
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/19 lost to Michigan 17-45
11/25 defeated Iowa 20-7
402 19
21 Southern Mississippi
Overall: 11-2
Conference: 7-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/26 defeated Memphis 44-7
12/03 defeated Houston 49-28
366 23
22 West Virginia
Overall: 9-3
Conference: 5-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/25 defeated Pittsburgh 21-20
12/01 defeated South Florida 30-27
278 20
23 Penn State
Overall: 9-3
Conference: 6-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/19 defeated Ohio State 20-14
11/26 lost to Wisconsin 7-45
189 22
24 Cincinnati
Overall: 9-3
Conference: 5-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/26 defeated Syracuse 30-13
12/03 defeated Connecticut 35-27
94 25
25 Florida State
Overall: 8-4
Conference: 5-3
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/19 lost to Virginia 13-14
11/26 defeated Florida 21-7
68 24
Others Receiving Votes: Brigham Young (9-3) 20; Northern Illinois (10-3) 14; Missouri (7-5) 11; Georgia Tech (8-4) 10; Arkansas State (10-2) 9; Notre Dame (8-4) 9; Virginia (8-4) 5; Louisiana Tech (8-4) 2; Rutgers (8-4) 1; Texas (7-5) 1
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Associated Press College Football Poll – December 4, 2011 (CBSSports.com)

Rank Teams Schedules/Results Points Prev
1 LSU
Overall: 13-0
Conference: 9-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/25 defeated Arkansas 41-17
12/03 defeated Georgia 42-10
1500 1
2 Alabama
Overall: 11-1
Conference: 7-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/19 defeated Georgia Southern 45-21
11/26 defeated Auburn 42-14
1418 2
3 Oklahoma State
Overall: 11-1
Conference: 8-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/18 lost to Iowa State 31-37
12/03 defeated Oklahoma 44-10
1400 3
4 Stanford
Overall: 11-1
Conference: 8-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/19 defeated California 31-28
11/26 defeated Notre Dame 28-14
1283 4
5 Southern California
Overall: 10-2
Conference: 7-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/19 defeated Oregon 38-35
11/26 defeated UCLA 50-0
1179 9
6 Oregon
Overall: 11-2
Conference: 9-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/26 defeated Oregon State 49-21
12/02 defeated UCLA 49-31
1170 8
7 Arkansas
Overall: 10-2
Conference: 6-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/19 defeated Mississippi State 44-17
11/25 lost to LSU 17-41
1148 6
8 Boise State
Overall: 11-1
Conference: 6-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/26 defeated Wyoming 36-14
12/03 defeated New Mexico 45-0
1107 9
9 Wisconsin
Overall: 11-2
Conference: 7-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/26 defeated Penn State 45-7
12/03 defeated Michigan State 42-39
1038 15
10 South Carolina
Overall: 10-2
Conference: 6-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/19 defeated The Citadel 41-20
11/26 defeated Clemson 34-13
946 14
11 Kansas State
Overall: 10-2
Conference: 7-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/19 defeated Texas 17-13
12/03 defeated Iowa State 30-23
829 16
12 Michigan State
Overall: 10-3
Conference: 7-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/26 defeated Northwestern 31-17
12/03 lost to Wisconsin 39-42
733 11
13 Michigan
Overall: 10-2
Conference: 6-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/19 defeated Nebraska 45-17
11/26 defeated Ohio State 40-34
707 17
14 Clemson
Overall: 10-3
Conference: 7-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/26 lost to South Carolina 13-34
12/03 defeated Virginia Tech 38-10
663 21
15 Baylor
Overall: 9-3
Conference: 6-3
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/26 defeated Texas Tech 66-42
12/03 defeated Texas 48-24
656 19
16 TCU
Overall: 10-2
Conference: 7-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/19 defeated Colorado State 34-10
12/03 defeated UNLV 56-9
632 18
17 Virginia Tech
Overall: 11-2
Conference: 7-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/26 defeated Virginia 38-0
12/03 lost to Clemson 10-38
591 5
18 Georgia
Overall: 10-3
Conference: 7-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/26 defeated Georgia Tech 31-17
12/03 lost to LSU 10-42
566 12
19 Oklahoma
Overall: 9-3
Conference: 6-3
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/26 defeated Iowa State 26-6
12/03 lost to Oklahoma State 10-44
386 13
20 Houston
Overall: 12-1
Conference: 8-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/25 defeated Tulsa 48-16
12/03 lost to Southern Mississippi 28-49
370 7
21 Nebraska
Overall: 9-3
Conference: 5-3
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/19 lost to Michigan 17-45
11/25 defeated Iowa 20-7
363 20
22 Southern Mississippi
Overall: 11-2
Conference: 7-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/26 defeated Memphis 44-7
12/03 defeated Houston 49-28
336 24
23 West Virginia
Overall: 9-3
Conference: 5-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/25 defeated Pittsburgh 21-20
12/01 defeated South Florida 30-27
199 22
24 Penn State
Overall: 9-3
Conference: 6-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/19 defeated Ohio State 20-14
11/26 lost to Wisconsin 7-45
129 23
25 Florida State
Overall: 8-4
Conference: 5-3
Statistics | Schedule | Roster
11/19 lost to Virginia 13-14
11/26 defeated Florida 21-7
49 25
Others Receiving Votes: Notre Dame (8-4) 23; Cincinnati (9-3) 22; Arkansas State (10-2) 18; Brigham Young (9-3) 12; Georgia Tech (8-4) 7; Northern Illinois (10-3) 7; Virginia (8-4) 5; Missouri (7-5) 5; Tulsa (8-4) 2; Louisville (7-5) 1
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