2012 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - Week 8 (Dec. 26)
Year:Week:
| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Syracuse (54) | 13-0 | 1,611 |
| 2 | Ohio State (5) | 12-1 | 1,507 |
| 3 | Kentucky (4) | 11-1 | 1,480 |
| 4 | Louisville (2) | 12-0 | 1,386 |
| 5 | North Carolina | 11-2 | 1,366 |
| 6 | Baylor | 12-0 | 1,299 |
| 7 | Duke | 10-1 | 1,281 |
| 8 | Missouri | 12-0 | 1,149 |
| 9 | Connecticut | 10-1 | 1,143 |
| 10 | Florida | 10-2 | 1,050 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 11-2 | 898 |
| 12 | Georgetown | 10-1 | 851 |
| 13 | Indiana | 12-0 | 820 |
| 14 | Marquette | 11-1 | 775 |
| 15 | Mississippi State | 12-1 | 718 |
| 16 | Michigan State | 11-2 | 613 |
| 17 | Kansas | 8-3 | 548 |
| 18 | Michigan | 10-2 | 504 |
| 19 | UNLV | 13-2 | 473 |
| 20 | Murray State | 13-0 | 342 |
| 21 | Creighton | 10-1 | 254 |
| 22 | Pittsburgh | 11-2 | 238 |
| 23 | Virginia | 10-1 | 214 |
| 24 | Harvard | 10-1 | 121 |
| 25 | San Diego State | 11-2 | 119 |
| USA Today Coaches Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Syracuse (30) | 13-0 | 774 |
| 2 | Ohio State (1) | 12-1 | 719 |
| 3 | Kentucky | 11-1 | 702 |
| 4 | Louisville | 12-0 | 674 |
| 5 | Duke | 10-1 | 639 |
| 6 | North Carolina | 11-2 | 623 |
| 7 | Baylor | 12-0 | 587 |
| 8 | Missouri | 12-0 | 574 |
| 9 | Connecticut | 10-1 | 538 |
| 10 | Florida | 10-2 | 501 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 11-2 | 434 |
| 12 | Georgetown | 10-1 | 400 |
| 13 | Marquette | 11-1 | 359 |
| 14 | Mississippi State | 12-1 | 347 |
| 15 | Indiana | 12-0 | 337 |
| 16 | Michigan | 10-2 | 290 |
| 17 | Michigan State | 11-2 | 270 |
| 18 | Kansas | 8-3 | 250 |
| 19 | Creighton | 10-1 | 193 |
| 20 | UNLV | 13-2 | 179 |
| 21 | Murray State | 13-0 | 169 |
| 22 | Pittsburgh | 11-2 | 159 |
| 23 | Harvard | 10-1 | 92 |
| 24 | Virginia | 10-1 | 48 |
| 25 | Kansas State | 10-1 | 45 |
