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. Bowling Green (9 - 2) Schedule: 3.711 (14) | 5.731 5.731  | |||
| 2. Toledo (8 - 3) Schedule: 4.245 (6) | 5.715 5.715  1 | |||
| 3. Northern Illinois (8 - 4) Schedule: 4.578 (3) | 5.377 5.377  1 | |||
| 4. Miami OH (7 - 5) Schedule: 4.782 (1) | 5.345 5.345  2 | |||
| 5. Marshall (8 - 2) Schedule: 3.874 (13) | 5.13 5.13  | |||
| 6. Central Florida (6 - 5) Schedule: 4.229 (9) | 5.087 5.087  | |||
| 7. Ball St (6 - 5) Schedule: 4.234 (8) | 4.089 4.089  | |||
| 8. Western Michigan (4 - 8) Schedule: 4.588 (2) | 4.085 4.085  | |||
| 9. Ohio U. (4 - 7) Schedule: 4.47 (4) | 3.651 3.651  | |||
| 10. Akron (4 - 8) Schedule: 4.177 (11) | 3.531 3.531  1 | |||
| 11. Central Michigan (4 - 8) Schedule: 4.199 (10) | 3.237 3.237  1 | |||
| 12. Kent St (3 - 9) Schedule: 4.33 (5) | 2.286 2.286  | |||
| 13. Buffalo (1 - 11) Schedule: 4.142 (12) | 1.873 1.873  | |||
| 14. Eastern Michigan (3 - 9) Schedule: 4.242 (7) | 1.809 1.809  |