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. Southern Cal (12 - 1) Schedule: 5.791 (25) | 8.946 8.946  | |||
| 2. LSU (13 - 1) Schedule: 5.789 (27) | 8.673 8.673  1 | |||
| 3. Oklahoma (12 - 2) Schedule: 5.812 (23) | 8.406 8.406  1 | |||
| 4. Georgia (11 - 3) Schedule: 6.099 (8) | 8.051 8.051  1 | |||
| 5. Kansas St (11 - 4) Schedule: 5.651 (42) | 7.935 7.935  1 | |||
| 6. Florida St (10 - 3) Schedule: 6.181 (5) | 7.882 7.882  2 | |||
| 7. Michigan (10 - 3) Schedule: 5.727 (38) | 7.691 7.691  1 | |||
| 8. Texas (10 - 3) Schedule: 5.607 (45) | 7.594 7.594  1 | |||
| 9. Iowa (10 - 3) Schedule: 5.771 (32) | 7.469 7.469  2 | |||
| 10. Miami OH (13 - 1) Schedule: 4.625 (78) | 7.436 7.436  1 | |||
| 11. Miami FL (11 - 2) Schedule: 5.74 (36) | 7.407 7.407  1 | |||
| 12. Ohio State (11 - 2) Schedule: 6.088 (9) | 7.36 7.36  1 | |||
| 13. Washington St (10 - 3) Schedule: 5.713 (39) | 7.353 7.353  1 | |||
| 14. Maryland (10 - 3) Schedule: 5.391 (56) | 7.198 7.198  9 | |||
| 15. Utah (10 - 2) Schedule: 5.373 (57) | 7.187 7.187  1 | |||
| 16. Nebraska (10 - 3) Schedule: 5.457 (52) | 7.138 7.138  1 | |||
| 17. Tennessee (10 - 3) Schedule: 5.694 (40) | 7.044 7.044  5 | |||
| 18. Arkansas (9 - 4) Schedule: 5.782 (29) | 7.025 7.025  1 | |||
| 19. Minnesota (10 - 3) Schedule: 5.033 (68) | 6.987 6.987  2 | |||
| 20. Boise St (13 - 1) Schedule: 4.278 (103) | 6.974 6.974  2 | |||
| 21. Purdue (9 - 4) Schedule: 5.729 (37) | 6.923 6.923  1 | |||
| 22. California (8 - 6) Schedule: 5.969 (16) | 6.873 6.873  | |||
| 23. Clemson (9 - 4) Schedule: 5.861 (20) | 6.839 6.839  8 | |||
| 24. Mississippi (10 - 3) Schedule: 5.434 (54) | 6.805 6.805  | |||
| 25. Virginia (8 - 5) Schedule: 5.78 (30) | 6.754 6.754  3 | |||
| 26. Florida (8 - 5) Schedule: 6.084 (10) | 6.722 6.722  5 | |||
| 27. North Carolina St (8 - 5) Schedule: 5.764 (34) | 6.712 6.712  6 | |||
| 28. Oregon St (8 - 5) Schedule: 5.553 (46) | 6.614 6.614  7 | |||
| 29. Virginia Tech  (8 - 5) Schedule: 5.278 (63) | 6.526 6.526  3 | |||
| 30. Auburn (8 - 5) Schedule: 6.026 (13) | 6.515 6.515  4 | |||
| 31. Oklahoma St (9 - 4) Schedule: 5.313 (60) | 6.509 6.509  6 | |||
| 32. Texas Tech (8 - 5) Schedule: 5.549 (47) | 6.327 6.327  6 | |||
| 33. Colorado St (7 - 6) Schedule: 5.632 (44) | 6.299 6.299  6 | |||
| 34. Michigan St (8 - 5) Schedule: 5.649 (43) | 6.244 6.244  5 | |||
| 35. Georgia Tech (7 - 6) Schedule: 5.985 (15) | 6.124 6.124  13 | |||
| 36. Oregon (8 - 5) Schedule: 5.789 (26) | 6.12 6.12  4 | |||
| 37. New Mexico (8 - 5) Schedule: 5.207 (65) | 6.106 6.106  7 | |||
| 38. Pittsburgh (8 - 5) Schedule: 5.294 (62) | 6.098 6.098  1 | |||
| 39. West Virginia (8 - 5) Schedule: 5.321 (59) | 6.085 6.085  7 | |||
| 40. Missouri (8 - 5) Schedule: 5.157 (66) | 6.032 6.032  4 | |||
| 41. Boston College (8 - 5) Schedule: 5.515 (49) | 6.005 6.005  4 | |||
| 42. Wisconsin (7 - 6) Schedule: 5.767 (33) | 6.002 6.002  5 | |||
| 43. Alabama (4 - 9) Schedule: 6.224 (4) | 5.967 5.967  2 | |||
| 44. Bowling Green (11 - 3) Schedule: 4.525 (85) | 5.872 5.872  1 | |||
| 45. Connecticut (9 - 3) Schedule: 4.414 (90) | 5.828 5.828  1 | |||
| 46. Washington (6 - 6) Schedule: 5.655 (41) | 5.705 5.705  3 | |||
| 47. Air Force (7 - 5) Schedule: 5.025 (70) | 5.687 5.687  3 | |||
| 48. Wake Forest (5 - 7) Schedule: 5.925 (17) | 5.671 5.671  6 | |||
| 49. Southern Miss (9 - 4) Schedule: 4.894 (74) | 5.628 5.628  7 | |||
| 50. TCU  (11 - 2) Schedule: 4.173 (108) | 5.606 5.606  3 | |||
| 51. Notre Dame  (5 - 7) Schedule: 6.435 (1) | 5.573 5.573  | |||
| 52. Syracuse (6 - 6) Schedule: 5.252 (64) | 5.554 5.554  | |||
| 53. Marshall (8 - 4) Schedule: 4.388 (92) | 5.535 5.535  3 | |||
| 54. South Carolina (5 - 7) Schedule: 6.14 (7) | 5.483 5.483  2 | |||
| 55. Northern Illinois (10 - 2) Schedule: 3.794 (114) | 5.426 5.426  2 | |||
| 56. Colorado (5 - 7) Schedule: 6.227 (3) | 5.385 5.385  3 | |||
| 57. Memphis (9 - 4) Schedule: 3.992 (113) | 5.315 5.315  8 | |||
| 58. UCLA (6 - 7) Schedule: 5.877 (19) | 5.296 5.296  3 | |||
| 59. Louisville (9 - 4) Schedule: 4.117 (109) | 5.247 5.247  1 | |||
| 60. Arizona St (5 - 7) Schedule: 5.773 (31) | 5.238 5.238  8 | |||
| 61. Northwestern (6 - 7) Schedule: 5.784 (28) | 5.176 5.176  1 | |||
| 62. San Diego St (6 - 6) Schedule: 5.03 (69) | 5.156 5.156  2 | |||
| 63. Hawai`i (9 - 5) Schedule: 4.535 (83) | 5.146 5.146  4 | |||
| 64. Fresno St (9 - 5) Schedule: 4.865 (75) | 5.145 5.145  4 | |||
| 65. UNLV (6 - 6) Schedule: 5.453 (53) | 5.145 5.145  3 | |||
| 66. Kansas (6 - 7) Schedule: 5.304 (61) | 5.052 5.052  7 | |||
| 67. Navy (8 - 5) Schedule: 4.012 (112) | 5.014 5.014  4 | |||
| 68. North Texas (9 - 4) Schedule: 4.239 (104) | 5.012 5.012  2 | |||
| 69. Penn State (3 - 9) Schedule: 5.801 (24) | 5.006 5.006  1 | |||
| 70. Toledo (8 - 4) Schedule: 4.033 (111) | 5.006 5.006  1 | |||
| 71. Tulsa (8 - 5) Schedule: 4.356 (95) | 5.002 5.002  11 | |||
| 72. Rutgers (5 - 7) Schedule: 5.144 (67) | 4.95 4.95  | |||
| 73. Brigham Young (4 - 8) Schedule: 6.046 (12) | 4.798 4.798  | |||
| 74. Kentucky (4 - 8) Schedule: 4.943 (73) | 4.724 4.724  1 | |||
| 75. Stanford (4 - 7) Schedule: 5.999 (14) | 4.715 4.715  1 | |||
| 76. Wyoming (4 - 8) Schedule: 5.534 (48) | 4.64 4.64  2 | |||
| 77. Texas A&M (4 - 8) Schedule: 6.066 (11) | 4.489 4.489  | |||
| 78. Houston (7 - 6) Schedule: 4.354 (96) | 4.467 4.467  | |||
| 79. Nevada (6 - 6) Schedule: 4.607 (80) | 4.354 4.354  | |||
| 80. Duke (4 - 8) Schedule: 5.749 (35) | 4.33 4.33  3 | |||
| 81. Louisiana Tech (5 - 7) Schedule: 4.988 (71) | 4.304 4.304  1 | |||
| 82. Alabama-Birmingham (5 - 7) Schedule: 4.577 (82) | 4.245 4.245  1 | |||
| 83. Akron (7 - 5) Schedule: 3.694 (115) | 4.243 4.243  1 | |||
| 84. North Carolina (2 - 10) Schedule: 5.881 (18) | 4.23 4.23  4 | |||
| 85. Western Michigan (5 - 7) Schedule: 4.531 (84) | 4.109 4.109  | |||
| 86. Cincinnati (5 - 7) Schedule: 4.423 (89) | 4.071 4.071  2 | |||
| 87. Rice (5 - 7) Schedule: 4.394 (91) | 4.023 4.023  1 | |||
| 88. South Florida (7 - 4) Schedule: 3.612 (116) | 3.985 3.985  1 | |||
| 89. Troy (6 - 6) Schedule: 4.49 (87) | 3.937 3.937  | |||
| 90. Vanderbilt (2 - 10) Schedule: 5.468 (51) | 3.816 3.816  | |||
| 91. Arizona (2 - 10) Schedule: 6.265 (2) | 3.763 3.763  1 | |||
| 92. Kent St (5 - 7) Schedule: 4.49 (88) | 3.762 3.762  1 | |||
| 93. Middle Tennessee St (4 - 8) Schedule: 4.324 (101) | 3.64 3.64  2 | |||
| 94. Iowa St (2 - 10) Schedule: 6.175 (6) | 3.595 3.595  | |||
| 95. Illinois (1 - 11) Schedule: 5.857 (21) | 3.591 3.591  2 | |||
| 96. Utah St (3 - 9) Schedule: 4.505 (86) | 3.529 3.529  1 | |||
| 97. Tulane (5 - 7) Schedule: 4.376 (93) | 3.522 3.522  1 | |||
| 98. Mississippi St (2 - 10) Schedule: 5.833 (22) | 3.485 3.485  2 | |||
| 99. San Jose St (3 - 8) Schedule: 4.364 (94) | 3.469 3.469  | |||
| 100. Baylor (3 - 9) Schedule: 5.328 (58) | 3.415 3.415  2 | |||
| 101. Ball St (4 - 8) Schedule: 4.599 (81) | 3.413 3.413  | |||
| 102. Temple (1 - 11) Schedule: 5.426 (55) | 3.291 3.291  | |||
| 103. Indiana (2 - 10) Schedule: 5.513 (50) | 3.258 3.258  | |||
| 104. Idaho (3 - 9) Schedule: 4.325 (99) | 3.211 3.211  | |||
| 105. New Mexico St (3 - 9) Schedule: 4.095 (110) | 3.15 3.15  | |||
| 106. Louisiana-Lafayette (4 - 8) Schedule: 4.281 (102) | 2.982 2.982  | |||
| 107. Ohio U. (2 - 10) Schedule: 4.327 (98) | 2.954 2.954  | |||
| 108. Central Florida (3 - 9) Schedule: 4.35 (97) | 2.607 2.607  | |||
| 109. Arkansas St (5 - 7) Schedule: 3.583 (117) | 2.506 2.506  | |||
| 110. Central Michigan (3 - 9) Schedule: 4.207 (106) | 2.339 2.339  | |||
| 111. Louisiana-Monroe (1 - 11) Schedule: 4.324 (100) | 2.3 2.3  | |||
| 112. East Carolina (1 - 11) Schedule: 4.756 (76) | 2.27 2.27  | |||
| 113. Buffalo (1 - 11) Schedule: 4.976 (72) | 2.232 2.232  | |||
| 114. Eastern Michigan (3 - 9) Schedule: 4.173 (107) | 2.19 2.19  | |||
| 115. SMU (0 - 12) Schedule: 4.747 (77) | 2.07 2.07  | |||
| 116. UTEP  (2 - 11) Schedule: 4.217 (105) | 1.837 1.837  | |||
| 117. Army (0 - 13) Schedule: 4.618 (79) | 1.442 1.442  |