Week 15
2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025
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 (8 - 4) Schedule: 4.979 (1) | 6.446 6.446  | |||
| 2. East Carolina (8 - 4) Schedule: 4.969 (2) | 6.122 6.122  1 | |||
| 3. Louisville (9 - 3) Schedule: 4.718 (5) | 6.116 6.116  1 | |||
| 4. Alabama-Birmingham (7 - 4) Schedule: 4.46 (8) | 4.962 4.962  1 | |||
| 5. Cincinnati (7 - 5) Schedule: 4.734 (4) | 4.926 4.926  1 | |||
| 6. Tulane (6 - 5) Schedule: 4.109 (9) | 4.076 4.076  | |||
| 7. Memphis (4 - 7) Schedule: 4.467 (7) | 3.829 3.829  | |||
| 8. Houston (3 - 8) Schedule: 4.909 (3) | 3.317 3.317  | |||
| 9. Army (1 - 10) Schedule: 4.635 (6) | 2.469 2.469  |