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 (3) | 9.471 9.471  | |||
| 2. Virginia Tech  (8 - 2) Schedule: 5.015 (8) | 7.336 7.336  | |||
| 3. Syracuse (9 - 3) Schedule: 6.237 (1) | 7.295 7.295  | |||
| 4. Boston College (7 - 4) Schedule: 5.647 (6) | 6.905 6.905  | |||
| 5. Pittsburgh (5 - 5) Schedule: 5.728 (4) | 5.818 5.818  | |||
| 6. West Virginia (3 - 8) Schedule: 5.972 (2) | 5.114 5.114  | |||
| 7. Temple (4 - 7) Schedule: 5.679 (5) | 4.276 4.276  | |||
| 8. Rutgers (2 - 9) Schedule: 5.309 (7) | 2.986 2.986  |