Week 13
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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 (10 - 2) Schedule: 5.014 (5) | 6.918 6.918  | |||
| 2. East Carolina (6 - 5) Schedule: 5.366 (2) | 6.21 6.21  | |||
| 3. Southern Miss (6 - 4) Schedule: 5.084 (4) | 5.97 5.97  | |||
| 4. TCU  (5 - 5) Schedule: 4.843 (7) | 5.227 5.227  | |||
| 5. Cincinnati (7 - 4) Schedule: 4.407 (10) | 5.053 5.053  1 | |||
| 6. Alabama-Birmingham (6 - 5) Schedule: 4.78 (8) | 4.954 4.954  1 | |||
| 7. Memphis (5 - 6) Schedule: 4.983 (6) | 4.818 4.818  | |||
| 8. Tulane (3 - 9) Schedule: 5.144 (3) | 3.932 3.932  | |||
| 9. Army (3 - 8) Schedule: 4.52 (9) | 3.013 3.013  | |||
| 10. Houston (0 - 11) Schedule: 5.673 (1) | 2.57 2.57  |