Week 6
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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 (5 - 1) Schedule: 4.925 (5) | 6.713 6.713  | |||
| 2. East Carolina (3 - 3) Schedule: 5.114 (4) | 6.129 6.129  1 | |||
| 3. Southern Miss (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.099 (10) | 5.75 5.75  1 | |||
| 4. Cincinnati (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.853 (6) | 5.474 5.474  2 | |||
| 5. Memphis (4 - 2) Schedule: 4.419 (8) | 4.957 4.957  | |||
| 6. TCU  (3 - 3) Schedule: 4.175 (9) | 4.794 4.794  2 | |||
| 7. Tulane (2 - 5) Schedule: 5.309 (2) | 4.243 4.243  2 | |||
| 8. Alabama-Birmingham (2 - 4) Schedule: 4.77 (7) | 4.151 4.151  1 | |||
| 9. Army (1 - 4) Schedule: 5.135 (3) | 3.182 3.182  1 | |||
| 10. Houston (0 - 5) Schedule: 5.462 (1) | 2.566 2.566  |