| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Alabama |
| 2 | Florida State |
| 3 | Oregon |
| 4 | Northern Illinois |
| 5 | Kansas State |
| 6 | Georgia |
| 7 | Notre Dame |
| 8 | Oklahoma |
| 9 | Ohio State |
| 10 | LSU |
| 11 | Fresno State |
| 12 | Texas A&M |
| 13 | UCLA |
| 14 | North Carolina |
| 15 | Florida |
| 16 | Rutgers |
| 17 | Stanford |
| 18 | Cincinnati |
| 19 | Clemson |
| 20 | Nebraska |
| 21 | Louisville |
| 22 | Boise State |
| 23 | Arizona State |
| 24 | South Carolina |
| 25 | Bowling Green |
Here are this year's Top 25 for the previous weeks:
2012 NCAA FBS Top 25 for Week #9
2012 NCAA FBS Top 25 for Week #8
2012 NCAA FBS Top 25 for Week #7
2012 NCAA FBS Top 25 for Week #6
2012 NCAA FBS Top 25 for Week #5
2012 NCAA FBS Top 25 for Week #4
2012 NCAA FBS Top 25 for Week #3
2012 NCAA FBS Top 25 for Week #2