Week 6
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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 (4 - 1) Schedule: 5.449 (2) | 8.449 8.449  | |||
| 2. Louisville (4 - 1) Schedule: 5.285 (3) | 6.689 6.689  1 | |||
| 3. East Carolina (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.462 (1) | 6.585 6.585  1 | |||
| 4. Memphis (4 - 2) Schedule: 5.285 (4) | 5.496 5.496  1 | |||
| 5. Cincinnati (3 - 3) Schedule: 4.762 (5) | 4.542 4.542  2 | |||
| 6. Tulane (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.707 (6) | 4.312 4.312  2 | |||
| 7. Alabama-Birmingham (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.022 (9) | 4.293 4.293  1 | |||
| 8. Houston (2 - 4) Schedule: 4.054 (8) | 2.791 2.791  | |||
| 9. Army (0 - 5) Schedule: 4.612 (7) | 2.454 2.454  |