Week 15
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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. Fresno St (11 - 3) Schedule: 5.259 (3) | 7.217 7.217  | |||
| 2. Hawai`i (9 - 3) Schedule: 4.725 (8) | 6.274 6.274  | |||
| 3. Boise St (8 - 4) Schedule: 4.772 (7) | 5.884 5.884  | |||
| 4. Louisiana Tech (7 - 5) Schedule: 4.955 (5) | 5.463 5.463  | |||
| 5. Rice (8 - 4) Schedule: 4.508 (9) | 4.902 4.902  | |||
| 6. SMU (4 - 7) Schedule: 4.979 (4) | 3.984 3.984  1 | |||
| 7. Nevada (3 - 8) Schedule: 5.281 (2) | 3.984 3.984  1 | |||
| 8. San Jose St (3 - 9) Schedule: 5.464 (1) | 3.788 3.788  | |||
| 9. UTEP  (2 - 9) Schedule: 4.402 (10) | 2.395 2.395  | |||
| 10. Tulsa (1 - 10) Schedule: 4.8 (6) | 2.083 2.083  |