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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2012 Record | Previous Week |
| 1 | Penn State (34) | 1447 | 12-1 | 4 |
| 2 | Oregon (16) | 1370 | 11-0 | 8 |
| 3 | USC (3) | 1363 | 13-1 | 2 |
| 4 | UCLA (3) | 1314 | 9-2 | 1 |
| 5 | Washington (3) | 1288 | 11-0 | 5 |
| 6 | Nebraska | 1248 | 9-2 | 3 |
| 7 | Stanford (1) | 1177 | 10-2 | 6 |
| 8 | Hawai'i | 1049 | 10-2 | 7 |
| 9 | Texas | 1023 | 9-3 | 9 |
| 10 | Minnesota | 943 | 11-2 | 12 |
| 11 | BYU | 850 | 14-0 | 16 |
| 12 | Florida | 791 | 9-2 | 13 |
| 13 | Purdue | 689 | 11-2 | 17 |
| 14 | Florida State | 681 | 10-2 | 15 |
| 15 | Kansas State | 656 | 13-1 | 11 |
| 16 | San Diego | 617 | 10-2 | 18 |
| 17 | Louisville | 595 | 12-2 | 10 |
| 18 | Pepperdine | 554 | 10-4 | 14 |
| 19 | Iowa State | 391 | 7-4 | 19 |
| 20 | Dayton | 305 | 10-4 | 22 |
| 21 | Illinois | 272 | 7-5 | 20 |
| 22 | Ohio State | 223 | 10-4 | 23 |
| 23 | Western Kentucky | 188 | 16-3 | 24 |
| 24 | Michigan State | 112 | 13-1 | 25 |
| 25 | Tennessee | 94 | 9-4 | 21 |
Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: Oklahoma 54; Oregon State 43; Kansas 23; Michigan 22; Miami (FL) 16; North Carolina 15; Texas A&M 15; Creighton 14; Arkansas 9; California 7; Notre Dame 7; Marquette 6
Five schools on only one ballot for a total of 28 combined points.
Next Poll: October 1, 2012
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