Week 12
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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. Miami FL (10 - 0) Schedule: 5.796 (54) | 9.471 9.471  | |||
| 2. Florida (9 - 1) Schedule: 5.942 (52) | 9.289 9.289  | |||
| 3. Texas (10 - 1) Schedule: 5.961 (49) | 9.146 9.146  1 | |||
| 4. Nebraska (11 - 1) Schedule: 6.253 (27) | 8.829 8.829  1 | |||
| 5. Oregon (9 - 1) Schedule: 6.471 (16) | 8.453 8.453  2 | |||
| 6. Oklahoma (10 - 2) Schedule: 6.105 (42) | 8.399 8.399  1 | |||
| 7. Tennessee (9 - 1) Schedule: 6.298 (25) | 8.309 8.309  1 | |||
| 8. Colorado (9 - 2) Schedule: 6.626 (11) | 8.236 8.236  5 | |||
| 9. Michigan (8 - 3) Schedule: 6.403 (20) | 8.178 8.178  3 | |||
| 10. Illinois (10 - 1) Schedule: 6.2 (30) | 8.055 8.055  1 | |||
| 11. UCLA (6 - 4) Schedule: 6.801 (4) | 7.914 7.914  1 | |||
| 12. Kansas St (6 - 5) Schedule: 6.772 (5) | 7.799 7.799  2 | |||
| 13. Washington St (9 - 2) Schedule: 5.948 (50) | 7.793 7.793  1 | |||
| 14. Stanford (8 - 2) Schedule: 6.751 (6) | 7.734 7.734  3 | |||
| 15. Brigham Young (11 - 0) Schedule: 4.885 (90) | 7.539 7.539  1 | |||
| 16. Texas Tech (7 - 4) Schedule: 6.337 (22) | 7.528 7.528  1 | |||
| 17. Fresno St (10 - 2) Schedule: 5.342 (70) | 7.435 7.435  2 | |||
| 18. Maryland (10 - 1) Schedule: 5.306 (72) | 7.378 7.378  | |||
| 19. Southern Cal (6 - 5) Schedule: 6.491 (15) | 7.371 7.371  2 | |||
| 20. Georgia (7 - 3) Schedule: 6.165 (35) | 7.352 7.352  8 | |||
| 21. Virginia Tech  (8 - 2) Schedule: 5.015 (82) | 7.336 7.336  1 | |||
| 22. Utah (7 - 3) Schedule: 5.716 (57) | 7.315 7.315  1 | |||
| 23. Syracuse (9 - 3) Schedule: 6.237 (28) | 7.295 7.295  2 | |||
| 24. Florida St (6 - 4) Schedule: 6.439 (19) | 7.283 7.283  | |||
| 25. South Carolina (8 - 3) Schedule: 6.162 (36) | 7.221 7.221  2 | |||
| 26. Iowa (6 - 5) Schedule: 6.154 (37) | 7.211 7.211  9 | |||
| 27. Ohio State (7 - 4) Schedule: 6.257 (26) | 7.207 7.207  2 | |||
| 28. LSU (7 - 3) Schedule: 6.133 (39) | 7.157 7.157  2 | |||
| 29. Louisville (10 - 2) Schedule: 5.092 (79) | 6.996 6.996  9 | |||
| 30. Boston College (7 - 4) Schedule: 5.647 (60) | 6.905 6.905  1 | |||
| 31. North Carolina (6 - 5) Schedule: 6.469 (17) | 6.881 6.881  1 | |||
| 32. Washington (8 - 3) Schedule: 6.703 (8) | 6.847 6.847  2 | |||
| 33. Alabama (5 - 5) Schedule: 6.176 (34) | 6.84 6.84  1 | |||
| 34. Texas A&M (7 - 4) Schedule: 6.522 (14) | 6.719 6.719  2 | |||
| 35. Marshall (10 - 1) Schedule: 4.561 (104) | 6.718 6.718  2 | |||
| 36. Iowa St (7 - 4) Schedule: 6.057 (45) | 6.656 6.656  7 | |||
| 37. North Carolina St (7 - 4) Schedule: 5.551 (63) | 6.645 6.645  1 | |||
| 38. Bowling Green (8 - 3) Schedule: 4.8 (93) | 6.565 6.565  9 | |||
| 39. Penn State (5 - 5) Schedule: 7.087 (1) | 6.536 6.536  1 | |||
| 40. Georgia Tech (7 - 4) Schedule: 5.451 (66) | 6.516 6.516  5 | |||
| 41. Arkansas (7 - 4) Schedule: 6.196 (31) | 6.473 6.473  3 | |||
| 42. Oregon St (5 - 5) Schedule: 6.177 (33) | 6.453 6.453  3 | |||
| 43. Wisconsin (5 - 7) Schedule: 6.677 (9) | 6.397 6.397  6 | |||
| 44. East Carolina (6 - 5) Schedule: 5.454 (65) | 6.297 6.297  3 | |||
| 45. Indiana (4 - 6) Schedule: 6.73 (7) | 6.295 6.295  5 | |||
| 46. Notre Dame  (4 - 6) Schedule: 6.597 (13) | 6.282 6.282  2 | |||
| 47. Michigan St (5 - 5) Schedule: 6.126 (40) | 6.261 6.261  5 | |||
| 48. Southern Miss (6 - 3) Schedule: 4.998 (84) | 6.254 6.254  5 | |||
| 49. Mississippi (6 - 4) Schedule: 5.365 (69) | 6.238 6.238  4 | |||
| 50. Auburn (7 - 3) Schedule: 6.328 (24) | 6.228 6.228  1 | |||
| 51. Purdue (6 - 4) Schedule: 6.335 (23) | 6.138 6.138  5 | |||
| 52. Hawai`i (8 - 3) Schedule: 4.553 (105) | 5.987 5.987  5 | |||
| 53. Boise St (8 - 4) Schedule: 4.847 (91) | 5.958 5.958  2 | |||
| 54. Colorado St (6 - 5) Schedule: 5.943 (51) | 5.936 5.936  2 | |||
| 55. Clemson (5 - 5) Schedule: 6.093 (43) | 5.919 5.919  2 | |||
| 56. Arizona St (4 - 6) Schedule: 6.105 (41) | 5.919 5.919  6 | |||
| 57. Oklahoma St (4 - 7) Schedule: 6.611 (12) | 5.9 5.9  11 | |||
| 58. Louisiana Tech (7 - 4) Schedule: 5.003 (83) | 5.88 5.88  | |||
| 59. Pittsburgh (5 - 5) Schedule: 5.728 (56) | 5.818 5.818  2 | |||
| 60. Toledo (8 - 2) Schedule: 4.122 (112) | 5.747 5.747  8 | |||
| 61. New Mexico (6 - 5) Schedule: 5.235 (75) | 5.738 5.738  4 | |||
| 62. Wake Forest (6 - 5) Schedule: 5.784 (55) | 5.691 5.691  2 | |||
| 63. Arizona (5 - 6) Schedule: 6.146 (38) | 5.647 5.647  3 | |||
| 64. UNLV (4 - 7) Schedule: 5.519 (64) | 5.585 5.585  | |||
| 65. Central Florida (6 - 5) Schedule: 4.629 (101) | 5.582 5.582  3 | |||
| 66. Missouri (4 - 6) Schedule: 6.402 (21) | 5.561 5.561  3 | |||
| 67. Northwestern (4 - 7) Schedule: 6.195 (32) | 5.538 5.538  | |||
| 68. Miami OH (7 - 5) Schedule: 5.272 (73) | 5.529 5.529  9 | |||
| 69. South Florida (8 - 3) Schedule: 3.741 (116) | 5.498 5.498  2 | |||
| 70. Mississippi St (3 - 7) Schedule: 6.441 (18) | 5.467 5.467  3 | |||
| 71. Minnesota (4 - 7) Schedule: 5.918 (53) | 5.452 5.452  2 | |||
| 72. TCU  (5 - 5) Schedule: 4.907 (87) | 5.29 5.29  11 | |||
| 73. Middle Tennessee St (8 - 3) Schedule: 3.955 (115) | 5.271 5.271  3 | |||
| 74. Alabama-Birmingham (6 - 4) Schedule: 4.703 (98) | 5.228 5.228  3 | |||
| 75. Kentucky (2 - 8) Schedule: 6.648 (10) | 5.195 5.195  1 | |||
| 76. West Virginia (3 - 8) Schedule: 5.972 (48) | 5.114 5.114  2 | |||
| 77. Northern Illinois (6 - 5) Schedule: 4.939 (86) | 5.085 5.085  2 | |||
| 78. Virginia (4 - 7) Schedule: 6.058 (44) | 5.052 5.052  1 | |||
| 79. Cincinnati (6 - 4) Schedule: 4.686 (100) | 5.032 5.032  1 | |||
| 80. Rice (8 - 4) Schedule: 4.596 (103) | 4.989 4.989  8 | |||
| 81. Kansas (3 - 8) Schedule: 6.891 (3) | 4.934 4.934  3 | |||
| 82. Troy (6 - 4) Schedule: 4.687 (99) | 4.905 4.905  | |||
| 83. Memphis (5 - 6) Schedule: 5.029 (81) | 4.863 4.863  2 | |||
| 84. Western Michigan (5 - 6) Schedule: 4.768 (95) | 4.795 4.795  6 | |||
| 85. Kent St (6 - 5) Schedule: 4.792 (94) | 4.713 4.713  2 | |||
| 86. Air Force (5 - 6) Schedule: 5.061 (80) | 4.514 4.514  1 | |||
| 87. Baylor (3 - 8) Schedule: 6.053 (46) | 4.457 4.457  2 | |||
| 88. New Mexico St (5 - 7) Schedule: 4.815 (92) | 4.382 4.382  2 | |||
| 89. California (1 - 10) Schedule: 6.981 (2) | 4.379 4.379  3 | |||
| 90. North Texas (5 - 5) Schedule: 4.618 (102) | 4.368 4.368  | |||
| 91. Vanderbilt (2 - 8) Schedule: 6.23 (29) | 4.304 4.304  2 | |||
| 92. Temple (4 - 7) Schedule: 5.679 (59) | 4.276 4.276  3 | |||
| 93. Utah St (4 - 6) Schedule: 5.165 (77) | 4.239 4.239  5 | |||
| 94. San Diego St (3 - 8) Schedule: 5.713 (58) | 4.205 4.205  | |||
| 95. Ball St (5 - 6) Schedule: 4.376 (109) | 4.144 4.144  2 | |||
| 96. Nevada (3 - 8) Schedule: 5.429 (67) | 4.13 4.13  2 | |||
| 97. Akron (4 - 7) Schedule: 4.962 (85) | 4.123 4.123  6 | |||
| 98. Tulane (3 - 9) Schedule: 5.227 (76) | 4.015 4.015  2 | |||
| 99. SMU (4 - 6) Schedule: 4.897 (89) | 3.977 3.977  2 | |||
| 100. San Jose St (3 - 8) Schedule: 5.412 (68) | 3.976 3.976  | |||
| 101. Wyoming (2 - 9) Schedule: 5.584 (62) | 3.677 3.677  2 | |||
| 102. Central Michigan (3 - 8) Schedule: 4.522 (107) | 3.236 3.236  | |||
| 103. Ohio U. (1 - 10) Schedule: 5.238 (74) | 3.232 3.232  | |||
| 104. Rutgers (2 - 9) Schedule: 5.309 (71) | 2.986 2.986  | |||
| 105. Navy (0 - 9) Schedule: 5.136 (78) | 2.908 2.908  | |||
| 106. Army (2 - 8) Schedule: 4.729 (97) | 2.895 2.895  | |||
| 107. Idaho (1 - 10) Schedule: 4.74 (96) | 2.873 2.873  1 | |||
| 108. Duke (0 - 10) Schedule: 6.028 (47) | 2.835 2.835  1 | |||
| 109. Houston (0 - 10) Schedule: 5.619 (61) | 2.572 2.572  2 | |||
| 110. Louisiana-Lafayette (3 - 8) Schedule: 4.194 (111) | 2.572 2.572  | |||
| 111. Buffalo (3 - 8) Schedule: 3.987 (114) | 2.571 2.571  1 | |||
| 112. Louisiana-Monroe (2 - 8) Schedule: 4.532 (106) | 2.498 2.498  1 | |||
| 113. UTEP  (2 - 9) Schedule: 4.461 (108) | 2.454 2.454  1 | |||
| 114. Connecticut (2 - 9) Schedule: 4.206 (110) | 2.329 2.329  1 | |||
| 115. Tulsa (1 - 10) Schedule: 4.904 (88) | 2.188 2.188  | |||
| 116. Arkansas St (2 - 9) Schedule: 4.025 (113) | 1.874 1.874  | |||
| 117. Eastern Michigan (2 - 9) Schedule: 3.718 (117) | 1.526 1.526  |