Week 10
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All | ACC | Big 10 | Big 12 | Big East | Conference USA | Division I-A Independents | Mid-American Conference | MWC | Pac-12 | SEC | Sun Belt Conference | WAC
| Place | Team | Rating | Strength of Schedule | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Louisville (9 - 1) Schedule: 4.818 (6) | 7.181 7.181  | |||
| 2. East Carolina (6 - 3) Schedule: 5.179 (2) | 6.543 6.543  | |||
| 3. Southern Miss (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.699 (9) | 5.554 5.554  | |||
| 4. Alabama-Birmingham (5 - 4) Schedule: 4.837 (5) | 5.009 5.009  2 | |||
| 5. Cincinnati (5 - 4) Schedule: 4.766 (7) | 5.001 5.001  | |||
| 6. TCU  (4 - 5) Schedule: 4.592 (10) | 4.782 4.782  2 | |||
| 7. Memphis (4 - 5) Schedule: 5.118 (3) | 4.658 4.658  | |||
| 8. Tulane (3 - 8) Schedule: 5.109 (4) | 4.119 4.119  | |||
| 9. Army (2 - 7) Schedule: 4.76 (8) | 3.129 3.129  | |||
| 10. Houston (0 - 9) Schedule: 5.537 (1) | 2.562 2.562  |