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. Marshall (10 - 1) Schedule: 4.561 (8) | 6.718 6.718  | |||
| 2. Bowling Green (8 - 3) Schedule: 4.8 (5) | 6.565 6.565  | |||
| 3. Toledo (8 - 2) Schedule: 4.122 (11) | 5.747 5.747  | |||
| 4. Miami OH (7 - 5) Schedule: 5.272 (1) | 5.529 5.529  | |||
| 5. Northern Illinois (6 - 5) Schedule: 4.939 (4) | 5.085 5.085  | |||
| 6. Western Michigan (5 - 6) Schedule: 4.768 (7) | 4.795 4.795  | |||
| 7. Kent St (6 - 5) Schedule: 4.792 (6) | 4.713 4.713  | |||
| 8. Ball St (5 - 6) Schedule: 4.376 (10) | 4.144 4.144  1 | |||
| 9. Akron (4 - 7) Schedule: 4.962 (3) | 4.123 4.123  1 | |||
| 10. Central Michigan (3 - 8) Schedule: 4.522 (9) | 3.236 3.236  | |||
| 11. Ohio U. (1 - 10) Schedule: 5.238 (2) | 3.232 3.232  | |||
| 12. Buffalo (3 - 8) Schedule: 3.987 (12) | 2.571 2.571  | |||
| 13. Eastern Michigan (2 - 9) Schedule: 3.718 (13) | 1.526 1.526  |