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. Southern Miss (7 - 3) Schedule: 4.692 (5) | 6.531 6.531  | |||
| 2. Louisville (9 - 2) Schedule: 4.623 (6) | 6.282 6.282  | |||
| 3. East Carolina (6 - 4) Schedule: 4.714 (4) | 5.68 5.68  | |||
| 4. Cincinnati (7 - 4) Schedule: 4.79 (3) | 5.164 5.164  | |||
| 5. Alabama-Birmingham (7 - 4) Schedule: 4.465 (8) | 4.968 4.968  | |||
| 6. Tulane (6 - 5) Schedule: 4.114 (9) | 4.081 4.081  1 | |||
| 7. Memphis (4 - 7) Schedule: 4.503 (7) | 3.865 3.865  1 | |||
| 8. Houston (3 - 8) Schedule: 4.929 (1) | 3.336 3.336  | |||
| 9. Army (1 - 9) Schedule: 4.828 (2) | 2.545 2.545  |