Week 12
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All | ACC | Big 10 | Big 12 | Big East | Big West | Conference USA | Division I-A Independents | Mid-American Conference | MWC | Pac-12 | SEC | WAC
| Place | Team | Rating | Strength of Schedule | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Florida St (11 - 1) Schedule: 5.788 (17) | 9.089 9.089  1 | |||
| 2. Oklahoma (10 - 0) Schedule: 5.667 (26) | 8.729 8.729  1 | |||
| 3. Miami FL (9 - 1) Schedule: 5.665 (27) | 8.547 8.547  1 | |||
| 4. Nebraska (8 - 2) Schedule: 5.76 (19) | 8.047 8.047  1 | |||
| 5. Florida (9 - 2) Schedule: 5.885 (12) | 7.882 7.882  2 | |||
| 6. Oregon St (10 - 1) Schedule: 5.728 (21) | 7.82 7.82  | |||
| 7. Virginia Tech  (9 - 1) Schedule: 5.417 (43) | 7.749 7.749  1 | |||
| 8. Washington (10 - 1) Schedule: 6.208 (4) | 7.596 7.596  3 | |||
| 9. TCU  (9 - 1) Schedule: 4.242 (96) | 7.463 7.463  5 | |||
| 10. Kansas St (10 - 2) Schedule: 5.374 (47) | 7.412 7.412  | |||
| 11. Texas A&M (7 - 3) Schedule: 5.634 (30) | 7.37 7.37  2 | |||
| 12. Michigan (8 - 3) Schedule: 5.502 (34) | 7.332 7.332  3 | |||
| 13. Ohio State (8 - 3) Schedule: 5.691 (25) | 7.282 7.282  4 | |||
| 14. Oregon (9 - 2) Schedule: 5.77 (18) | 7.249 7.249  2 | |||
| 15. Notre Dame  (8 - 2) Schedule: 5.599 (32) | 7.169 7.169  1 | |||
| 16. Clemson (9 - 2) Schedule: 5.105 (59) | 7.072 7.072  5 | |||
| 17. Georgia Tech (8 - 2) Schedule: 5.099 (60) | 7.03 7.03  6 | |||
| 18. Mississippi St (7 - 3) Schedule: 5.439 (39) | 7.028 7.028  11 | |||
| 19. Texas (8 - 2) Schedule: 4.717 (77) | 7.027 7.027  2 | |||
| 20. Georgia (7 - 3) Schedule: 5.444 (38) | 6.921 6.921  1 | |||
| 21. Arizona (5 - 5) Schedule: 6.222 (3) | 6.789 6.789  3 | |||
| 22. Toledo (9 - 1) Schedule: 3.836 (105) | 6.732 6.732  3 | |||
| 23. Wisconsin (7 - 4) Schedule: 6.069 (9) | 6.706 6.706  1 | |||
| 24. Northwestern (8 - 3) Schedule: 5.611 (31) | 6.668 6.668  6 | |||
| 25. Purdue (8 - 3) Schedule: 5.398 (46) | 6.613 6.613  3 | |||
| 26. Southern Miss (7 - 3) Schedule: 4.692 (80) | 6.531 6.531  6 | |||
| 27. South Carolina (7 - 4) Schedule: 5.447 (37) | 6.514 6.514  3 | |||
| 28. Auburn (9 - 2) Schedule: 5.266 (54) | 6.488 6.488  1 | |||
| 29. Tennessee (7 - 3) Schedule: 5.269 (53) | 6.461 6.461  3 | |||
| 30. Boise St (9 - 2) Schedule: 3.75 (111) | 6.291 6.291  5 | |||
| 31. Louisville (9 - 2) Schedule: 4.623 (82) | 6.282 6.282  | |||
| 32. Colorado St (9 - 2) Schedule: 4.35 (93) | 6.204 6.204  1 | |||
| 33. UCLA (6 - 5) Schedule: 6.378 (2) | 6.191 6.191  6 | |||
| 34. Western Michigan (9 - 2) Schedule: 3.821 (107) | 6.155 6.155  2 | |||
| 35. LSU (7 - 3) Schedule: 5.331 (49) | 6.032 6.032  3 | |||
| 36. Stanford (5 - 6) Schedule: 6.385 (1) | 6.028 6.028  1 | |||
| 37. Pittsburgh (6 - 4) Schedule: 4.981 (67) | 6.027 6.027  8 | |||
| 38. UTEP  (8 - 3) Schedule: 4.964 (68) | 6.009 6.009  4 | |||
| 39. Iowa St (8 - 3) Schedule: 5.401 (45) | 5.993 5.993  7 | |||
| 40. Texas Tech (7 - 5) Schedule: 5.215 (57) | 5.851 5.851  3 | |||
| 41. Arizona St (5 - 5) Schedule: 5.712 (24) | 5.817 5.817  2 | |||
| 42. Syracuse (5 - 5) Schedule: 5.535 (33) | 5.801 5.801  2 | |||
| 43. West Virginia (6 - 4) Schedule: 5.747 (20) | 5.787 5.787  11 | |||
| 44. Boston College (6 - 4) Schedule: 4.702 (79) | 5.762 5.762  3 | |||
| 45. Minnesota (6 - 5) Schedule: 5.044 (65) | 5.745 5.745  3 | |||
| 46. Southern Cal (5 - 6) Schedule: 6.011 (10) | 5.728 5.728  2 | |||
| 47. East Carolina (6 - 4) Schedule: 4.714 (78) | 5.68 5.68  9 | |||
| 48. Virginia (6 - 4) Schedule: 5.439 (40) | 5.679 5.679  10 | |||
| 49. North Carolina St (6 - 4) Schedule: 5.298 (50) | 5.65 5.65  1 | |||
| 50. San Jose St (7 - 4) Schedule: 4.797 (75) | 5.548 5.548  6 | |||
| 51. Illinois (5 - 6) Schedule: 5.452 (36) | 5.486 5.486  10 | |||
| 52. Fresno St (6 - 4) Schedule: 4.847 (73) | 5.464 5.464  1 | |||
| 53. Mississippi (6 - 4) Schedule: 5.02 (66) | 5.419 5.419  4 | |||
| 54. North Carolina (6 - 5) Schedule: 5.414 (44) | 5.387 5.387  10 | |||
| 55. Air Force (8 - 3) Schedule: 4.234 (97) | 5.38 5.38  4 | |||
| 56. Colorado (3 - 7) Schedule: 6.073 (8) | 5.371 5.371  1 | |||
| 57. Michigan St (5 - 6) Schedule: 5.961 (11) | 5.303 5.303  6 | |||
| 58. Washington St (4 - 7) Schedule: 6.137 (7) | 5.286 5.286  6 | |||
| 59. California (3 - 8) Schedule: 6.151 (6) | 5.259 5.259  3 | |||
| 60. Maryland (5 - 6) Schedule: 5.455 (35) | 5.189 5.189  3 | |||
| 61. Cincinnati (7 - 4) Schedule: 4.79 (76) | 5.164 5.164  1 | |||
| 62. UNLV (5 - 5) Schedule: 4.49 (88) | 5.139 5.139  1 | |||
| 63. Northern Illinois (6 - 5) Schedule: 4.337 (94) | 5.102 5.102  5 | |||
| 64. Alabama (3 - 8) Schedule: 5.869 (14) | 5.077 5.077  9 | |||
| 65. Arkansas (5 - 5) Schedule: 5.295 (51) | 4.999 4.999  10 | |||
| 66. Utah (4 - 6) Schedule: 4.848 (72) | 4.998 4.998  6 | |||
| 67. Alabama-Birmingham (7 - 4) Schedule: 4.465 (90) | 4.968 4.968  2 | |||
| 68. Ohio U. (7 - 4) Schedule: 3.764 (109) | 4.941 4.941  1 | |||
| 69. Brigham Young (5 - 6) Schedule: 5.34 (48) | 4.921 4.921  5 | |||
| 70. Central Florida (7 - 4) Schedule: 3.835 (106) | 4.873 4.873  3 | |||
| 71. Penn State (5 - 7) Schedule: 5.713 (23) | 4.766 4.766  6 | |||
| 72. Indiana (3 - 8) Schedule: 5.723 (22) | 4.714 4.714  6 | |||
| 73. Missouri (3 - 8) Schedule: 5.644 (29) | 4.644 4.644  5 | |||
| 74. Iowa (3 - 9) Schedule: 6.19 (5) | 4.534 4.534  2 | |||
| 75. Kansas (4 - 7) Schedule: 5.647 (28) | 4.527 4.527  3 | |||
| 76. New Mexico (5 - 7) Schedule: 4.958 (69) | 4.458 4.458  5 | |||
| 77. Marshall (6 - 5) Schedule: 3.877 (104) | 4.37 4.37  3 | |||
| 78. Middle Tennessee St (6 - 5) Schedule: 3.922 (102) | 4.326 4.326  8 | |||
| 79. Kentucky (2 - 9) Schedule: 5.884 (13) | 4.288 4.288  6 | |||
| 80. Oklahoma St (3 - 7) Schedule: 5.246 (55) | 4.229 4.229  9 | |||
| 81. Temple (4 - 7) Schedule: 5.063 (63) | 4.167 4.167  2 | |||
| 82. Tulane (6 - 5) Schedule: 4.114 (99) | 4.081 4.081  6 | |||
| 83. Rice (3 - 8) Schedule: 5.098 (61) | 4.073 4.073  1 | |||
| 84. Akron (6 - 5) Schedule: 3.72 (112) | 4.051 4.051  6 | |||
| 85. San Diego St (3 - 7) Schedule: 5.426 (42) | 4.039 4.039  4 | |||
| 86. Vanderbilt (3 - 7) Schedule: 5.226 (56) | 4.017 4.017  2 | |||
| 87. Idaho (5 - 6) Schedule: 4.587 (83) | 3.933 3.933  2 | |||
| 88. Memphis (4 - 7) Schedule: 4.503 (87) | 3.865 3.865  9 | |||
| 89. Miami OH (6 - 5) Schedule: 3.774 (108) | 3.858 3.858  2 | |||
| 90. New Mexico St (3 - 8) Schedule: 4.527 (84) | 3.763 3.763  4 | |||
| 91. Tulsa (4 - 7) Schedule: 4.656 (81) | 3.628 3.628  7 | |||
| 92. Ball St (5 - 6) Schedule: 4.485 (89) | 3.574 3.574  3 | |||
| 93. Utah St (5 - 6) Schedule: 4.316 (95) | 3.545 3.545  2 | |||
| 94. Rutgers (3 - 7) Schedule: 5.142 (58) | 3.471 3.471  | |||
| 95. Houston (3 - 8) Schedule: 4.929 (70) | 3.336 3.336  3 | |||
| 96. Hawai`i (3 - 7) Schedule: 4.505 (86) | 3.281 3.281  3 | |||
| 97. Baylor (2 - 9) Schedule: 5.808 (16) | 3.192 3.192  4 | |||
| 98. Arkansas St (1 - 10) Schedule: 5.062 (64) | 3.161 3.161  2 | |||
| 99. Wake Forest (2 - 8) Schedule: 5.289 (52) | 3.088 3.088  6 | |||
| 100. Louisiana Tech (3 - 9) Schedule: 3.899 (103) | 3.061 3.061  3 | |||
| 101. SMU (3 - 8) Schedule: 4.359 (92) | 2.934 2.934  | |||
| 102. North Texas (3 - 8) Schedule: 3.966 (101) | 2.789 2.789  2 | |||
| 103. Duke (0 - 11) Schedule: 5.868 (15) | 2.727 2.727  1 | |||
| 104. Bowling Green (2 - 8) Schedule: 4.014 (100) | 2.72 2.72  1 | |||
| 105. Army (1 - 9) Schedule: 4.828 (74) | 2.545 2.545  5 | |||
| 106. Eastern Michigan (3 - 8) Schedule: 4.365 (91) | 2.405 2.405  1 | |||
| 107. Wyoming (1 - 10) Schedule: 4.873 (71) | 2.382 2.382  1 | |||
| 108. Nevada (2 - 9) Schedule: 5.068 (62) | 2.351 2.351  3 | |||
| 109. Central Michigan (2 - 9) Schedule: 4.517 (85) | 2.259 2.259  1 | |||
| 110. Navy (0 - 10) Schedule: 5.434 (41) | 2.235 2.235  4 | |||
| 111. Connecticut (3 - 8) Schedule: 3.33 (115) | 2.065 2.065  2 | |||
| 112. Buffalo (2 - 9) Schedule: 3.763 (110) | 1.548 1.548  1 | |||
| 113. Kent St (1 - 10) Schedule: 4.184 (98) | 1.438 1.438  1 | |||
| 114. Louisiana-Lafayette (1 - 10) Schedule: 3.569 (114) | 1.261 1.261  | |||
| 115. Louisiana-Monroe (1 - 10) Schedule: 3.716 (113) | 0.576 0.576  |