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. Boise St (11 - 1) Schedule: 4.04 (8) | 7.128 7.128  | |||
| 2. Hawai`i (9 - 2) Schedule: 4.012 (9) | 5.701 5.701  | |||
| 3. Fresno St (7 - 5) Schedule: 5 (1) | 5.076 5.076  | |||
| 4. Nevada (5 - 7) Schedule: 4.663 (2) | 4.307 4.307  | |||
| 5. San Jose St (6 - 7) Schedule: 4.661 (3) | 4.093 4.093  | |||
| 6. Louisiana Tech (4 - 7) Schedule: 4.648 (4) | 3.598 3.598  | |||
| 7. Rice (4 - 7) Schedule: 3.957 (10) | 3.485 3.485  | |||
| 8. UTEP  (2 - 10) Schedule: 4.466 (5) | 2.221 2.221  | |||
| 9. SMU (3 - 9) Schedule: 4.312 (6) | 2.187 2.187  1 | |||
| 10. Tulsa (1 - 11) Schedule: 4.24 (7) | 2.177 2.177  1 |