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Just as a reminder: the Coaches Poll is the one that matters for the BCS Rankings, along with the Harris. So jumping up in the AP doesn't really help us. It did, however, make Ohio State fans unspeakably angry on twitter.
Week 12 AP Poll:
| Rank | Team | Record | Votes | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama (55) | 10-0 | 1,495 | 1 |
| 2 | Florida State (5) | 10-0 | 1,445 | 2 |
| 3 | Baylor | 9-0 | 1,351 | 4 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 10-0 | 1,343 | 3 |
| 5 | Oregon | 9-1 | 1,210 | 6 |
| 6 | Auburn | 10-1 | 1,205 | 7 |
| 7 | Clemson | 9-1 | 1,115 | 8 |
| 8 | Missouri | 9-1 | 1,067 | 9 |
| 9 | Texas A&M | 8-2 | 956 | 10 |
| 10 | Stanford | 8-2 | 899 | 5 |
| 11 | Oklahoma State | 9-1 | 889 | 12 |
| 12 | South Carolina | 8-2 | 870 | 11 |
| 13 | Michigan State | 9-1 | 749 | 14 |
| 14 | UCLA | 8-2 | 710 | 13 |
| 15 | Fresno State | 9-0 | 572 | 16 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | 8-2 | 559 | 17 |
| 17 | UCF | 8-1 | 535 | 15 |
| 18 | LSU | 7-3 | 439 | 18 |
| 19 | Arizona State | 8-2 | 430 | 21 |
| 20 | Northern Illinois | 10-0 | 426 | 20 |
| 21 | Louisville | 9-1 | 412 | 19 |
| 22 | Oklahoma | 8-2 | 318 | 22 |
| 23 | USC | 8-3 | 187 | NR |
| 24 | Mississippi | 7-3 | 119 | NR |
| 25 | Duke | 8-2 | 94 | NR |
| Others Receiving Votes: Minnesota 77, Notre Dame 11, Texas 10, Georgia 5, Nebraska 1, Cincinnati 1 |
4 unbeatens at the top followed by a slew of 1-loss teams. I'm a bit surprised to see Texas A&M end up above Stanford, but I don't think it's wrong by any stretch.
Week 12 Coaches Poll:
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | FIRST PLACE VOTES | PREVIOUS RANK | CHANGE | HI/LOW* |
| 1 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
10-0 | 1544 | 56 | 1 | 1/1 | |
| 2 | Florida State Seminoles |
10-0 | 1487 | 6 | 2 | 2/12 | |
| 3 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
10-0 | 1404 | 0 | 3 | 2/4 | |
| 4 | Baylor Bears |
9-0 | 1386 | 0 | 4 | 4/NR | |
| 5 | Oregon Ducks |
9-1 | 1231 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2/7 |
| 6 | Clemson Tigers |
9-1 | 1217 | 0 | 6 | 4/10 | |
| 7 | Auburn Tigers |
10-1 | 1145 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7/NR |
| 8 | Missouri Tigers |
9-1 | 1129 | 0 | 8 | 7/NR | |
| 9 | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
9-1 | 1030 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 9/20 |
| 10 | Texas A&M Aggies |
8-2 | 928 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 6/15 |
| 11 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
8-2 | 882 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 6/20 |
| 12 | Stanford Cardinal |
8-2 | 865 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 4/13 |
| 13 | Michigan State Spartans |
9-1 | 729 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 13/NR |
| 14 | UCLA Bruins |
8-2 | 700 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 10/21 |
| 15 | Louisville Cardinals |
9-1 | 627 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 6/17 |
| 16 | Fresno State Bulldogs |
9-0 | 622 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 14/NR |
| 17 | Wisconsin Badgers |
8-2 | 511 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 17/NR |
| 18 | Oklahoma Sooners |
8-2 | 502 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 8/18 |
| 19 | LSU Tigers |
7-3 | 478 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 6/19 |
| 20 | Central Florida Knights |
8-1 | 446 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 19/NR |
| 21 | Northern Illinois Huskies |
10-0 | 418 | 0 | 21 | 20/NR | |
| 22 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
8-2 | 352 | 0 | 22 | 22/NR | |
| 23 | Minnesota Golden Gophers |
8-2 | 173 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 23/NR |
| 24 | Duke Blue Devils |
8-2 | 131 | 0 | NR | 24/NR | |
| 25 | USC Trojans |
8-3 | 115 | 0 | NR | 22/NR |
As for the BCS Components, all we have so far is Sagarin's computer rankings, where Baylor is again ranked 4th behind Florida State, Alabama, and ... Northern Illinois?
Good to see Oklahoma State jump to 9 in the Coaches Poll. That should be a top-10 matchup now.
ALSO, SINCE WE GET THIS EVERY WEEK -- The Hi/Lo column is for the entire season. Baylor was unranked at one point this season. They are not now.
Just taking a pulse here -- Should I post some of the more hilarious OSU fan tweets about Baylor passing them? There are so many...