Associated Press Top-25 College Football Poll
| Team (First-place votes) | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
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| 1. Alabama Crimson Tide (59) | 13-1 | 1,475 | 2 |
| 2. Oregon Ducks | 12-1 | 1,358 | 5 |
| 3. Ohio State Buckeyes | 12-0 | 1,302 | 3 |
| 4. Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 12-1 | 1,288 | 1 |
| 5. Georgia Bulldogs | 12-2 | 1,230 | 6 |
| 5. Texas A&M Aggies | 11-2 | 1,230 | 10 |
| 7. Stanford Cardinal | 12-2 | 1,169 | 8 |
| 8. South Carolina Gamecocks | 11-2 | 1,038 | 11 |
| 9. Florida Gators | 11-2 | 933 | 4 |
| 10. Florida State Seminoles | 12-2 | 922 | 13 |
| 11. Clemson Tigers | 11-2 | 889 | 14 |
| 12. Kansas State Wildcats | 11-2 | 871 | 7 |
| 13. Louisville Cardinals | 11-2 | 781 | 22 |
| 14. LSU Tigers | 10-3 | 756 | 9 |
| 15. Oklahoma Sooners | 10-3 | 615 | 12 |
| 16. Utah State Aggies | 11-2 | 456 | 18 |
| 17. Northwestern Wildcats | 10-3 | 443 | 21 |
| 18. Boise State Broncos | 11-2 | 419 | 20 |
| 19. Texas Longhorns | 9-4 | 358 | NR |
| 20. Oregon State Beavers | 9-4 | 303 | 15 |
| 21. San Jose State Spartans | 11-2 | 243 | 24 |
| 22. Northern Illinois Huskies | 12-2 | 227 | 16 |
| 23. Vanderbilt Commodores | 9-4 | 180 | NR |
| 24. Michigan Wolverines | 8-5 | 147 | 19 |
| 25. Nebraska Cornhuskers | 10-4 | 119 | 23 |
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Others receiving votes: Baylor 95, Penn State 90, Cincinnati 78, Oklahoma
State 42, Tulsa 34, UCLA 31, Arkansas State 28, TCU 9, UCF 9, Wisconsin 6.
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As of January 8, 2013, at 02:33 AM ET
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