2012 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - Week 6 (Dec. 12)
Year:Week:
| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Syracuse (51) | 10-0 | 1,607 |
| 2 | Ohio State (7) | 8-1 | 1,478 |
| 3 | Kentucky (4) | 8-1 | 1,468 |
| 4 | Louisville (2) | 9-0 | 1,374 |
| 5 | North Carolina (1) | 8-2 | 1,373 |
| 6 | Baylor | 7-0 | 1,284 |
| 7 | Duke | 9-1 | 1,273 |
| 8 | Xavier | 8-0 | 1,122 |
| 9 | Connecticut | 8-1 | 1,087 |
| 10 | Missouri | 9-0 | 1,030 |
| 11 | Marquette | 9-0 | 988 |
| 12 | Kansas | 7-2 | 945 |
| 13 | Florida | 7-2 | 891 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 8-2 | 728 |
| 15 | Pittsburgh | 9-1 | 696 |
| 16 | Georgetown | 8-1 | 602 |
| 17 | Mississippi State | 9-1 | 574 |
| 18 | Indiana | 9-0 | 462 |
| 19 | Illinois | 10-0 | 375 |
| 20 | Michigan | 7-2 | 354 |
| 21 | Michigan State | 8-2 | 310 |
| 22 | Texas A&M | 8-1 | 270 |
| 23 | Alabama | 8-2 | 204 |
| 24 | Murray State | 10-0 | 93 |
| 25 | Creighton | 7-1 | 88 |
| 25 | Vanderbilt | 6-3 | 88 |
| USA Today Coaches Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Syracuse (28) | 10-0 | 746 |
| 2 | Ohio State (2) | 8-1 | 671 |
| 3 | Kentucky | 8-1 | 665 |
| 4 | Louisville | 9-0 | 658 |
| 5 | Duke | 9-1 | 618 |
| 6 | North Carolina | 8-2 | 608 |
| 7 | Baylor | 7-0 | 539 |
| 8 | Missouri | 9-0 | 512 |
| 9 | Xavier | 8-0 | 503 |
| 10 | Connecticut | 8-1 | 485 |
| 11 | Marquette | 9-0 | 466 |
| 12 | Kansas | 7-2 | 441 |
| 13 | Florida | 7-2 | 418 |
| 14 | Pittsburgh | 9-1 | 356 |
| 15 | Wisconsin | 8-2 | 317 |
| 16 | Mississippi State | 9-1 | 251 |
| 17 | Georgetown | 8-1 | 246 |
| 18 | Michigan | 7-2 | 185 |
| 19 | Illinois | 10-0 | 182 |
| 20 | Indiana | 9-0 | 171 |
| 21 | Alabama | 8-2 | 143 |
| 22 | Texas A&M | 8-1 | 108 |
| 23 | Michigan State | 8-2 | 107 |
| 24 | Creighton | 7-1 | 54 |
| 25 | Vanderbilt | 6-3 | 51 |
