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. Toledo (9 - 1) Schedule: 3.836 (8) | 6.732 6.732  | |||
| 2. Western Michigan (9 - 2) Schedule: 3.821 (9) | 6.155 6.155  | |||
| 3. Northern Illinois (6 - 5) Schedule: 4.337 (4) | 5.102 5.102  | |||
| 4. Ohio U. (7 - 4) Schedule: 3.764 (11) | 4.941 4.941  | |||
| 5. Marshall (6 - 5) Schedule: 3.877 (7) | 4.37 4.37  | |||
| 6. Akron (6 - 5) Schedule: 3.72 (13) | 4.051 4.051  1 | |||
| 7. Miami OH (6 - 5) Schedule: 3.774 (10) | 3.858 3.858  1 | |||
| 8. Ball St (5 - 6) Schedule: 4.485 (2) | 3.574 3.574  | |||
| 9. Bowling Green (2 - 8) Schedule: 4.014 (6) | 2.72 2.72  | |||
| 10. Eastern Michigan (3 - 8) Schedule: 4.365 (3) | 2.405 2.405  | |||
| 11. Central Michigan (2 - 9) Schedule: 4.517 (1) | 2.259 2.259  | |||
| 12. Buffalo (2 - 9) Schedule: 3.763 (12) | 1.548 1.548  1 | |||
| 13. Kent St (1 - 10) Schedule: 4.184 (5) | 1.438 1.438  1 |