Week 7
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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 (5 - 1) Schedule: 5.362 (1) | 8.584 8.584  | |||
| 2. Louisville (5 - 1) Schedule: 5.051 (5) | 6.549 6.549  | |||
| 3. East Carolina (4 - 2) Schedule: 5.026 (6) | 6.451 6.451  | |||
| 4. Memphis (4 - 3) Schedule: 5.281 (2) | 5.35 5.35  | |||
| 5. Alabama-Birmingham (4 - 2) Schedule: 4.509 (8) | 4.869 4.869  2 | |||
| 6. Cincinnati (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.937 (7) | 4.472 4.472  1 | |||
| 7. Tulane (3 - 3) Schedule: 5.085 (3) | 4.022 4.022  1 | |||
| 8. Houston (2 - 4) Schedule: 4.375 (9) | 3.104 3.104  | |||
| 9. Army (0 - 6) Schedule: 5.068 (4) | 2.781 2.781  |