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. TCU  (8 - 2) Schedule: 4.289 (9) | 6.186 6.186  | |||
| 2. Louisville (7 - 4) Schedule: 5.037 (2) | 6.073 6.073  | |||
| 3. Cincinnati (5 - 6) Schedule: 5.433 (1) | 5.811 5.811  | |||
| 4. Southern Miss (6 - 5) Schedule: 4.864 (3) | 5.173 5.173  | |||
| 5. Tulane (7 - 5) Schedule: 4.044 (10) | 4.997 4.997  | |||
| 6. East Carolina (4 - 6) Schedule: 4.843 (4) | 4.32 4.32  | |||
| 7. Memphis (3 - 8) Schedule: 4.491 (6) | 3.859 3.859  | |||
| 8. Alabama-Birmingham (5 - 6) Schedule: 4.478 (7) | 3.598 3.598  1 | |||
| 9. Houston (4 - 7) Schedule: 4.602 (5) | 3.524 3.524  1 | |||
| 10. Army (1 - 10) Schedule: 4.314 (8) | 1.651 1.651  |