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. Maryland (10 - 1) Schedule: 5.306 (9) | 7.378 7.378  | |||
| 2. Florida St (6 - 4) Schedule: 6.439 (2) | 7.283 7.283  | |||
| 3. North Carolina (6 - 5) Schedule: 6.469 (1) | 6.881 6.881  | |||
| 4. North Carolina St (7 - 4) Schedule: 5.551 (7) | 6.645 6.645  1 | |||
| 5. Georgia Tech (7 - 4) Schedule: 5.451 (8) | 6.516 6.516  1 | |||
| 6. Clemson (5 - 5) Schedule: 6.093 (3) | 5.919 5.919  | |||
| 7. Wake Forest (6 - 5) Schedule: 5.784 (6) | 5.691 5.691  | |||
| 8. Virginia (4 - 7) Schedule: 6.058 (4) | 5.052 5.052  | |||
| 9. Duke (0 - 10) Schedule: 6.028 (5) | 2.835 2.835  |