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. California (9 - 1) Schedule: 6.556 (9) | 9.584 9.584  1 | |||
| 2. Southern Cal (10 - 0) Schedule: 6.591 (8) | 9.555 9.555  1 | |||
| 3. Oklahoma (11 - 0) Schedule: 6.424 (14) | 9.329 9.329  | |||
| 4. Utah (11 - 0) Schedule: 5.559 (59) | 8.982 8.982  | |||
| 5. Auburn (11 - 0) Schedule: 5.257 (70) | 8.51 8.51  | |||
| 6. Texas (9 - 1) Schedule: 6.252 (23) | 8.472 8.472  | |||
| 7. Arizona St (8 - 2) Schedule: 7.257 (1) | 8.334 8.334  | |||
| 8. Miami FL (8 - 2) Schedule: 6.263 (22) | 8.259 8.259  | |||
| 9. Texas A&M (7 - 3) Schedule: 6.802 (4) | 8.083 8.083  | |||
| 10. Louisville (8 - 1) Schedule: 4.94 (78) | 8.052 8.052  | |||
| 11. Virginia (8 - 2) Schedule: 5.576 (57) | 7.975 7.975  3 | |||
| 12. Oklahoma St (7 - 3) Schedule: 6.294 (20) | 7.746 7.746  1 | |||
| 13. Florida St (8 - 3) Schedule: 6.083 (32) | 7.701 7.701  1 | |||
| 14. Iowa (9 - 2) Schedule: 6.266 (21) | 7.685 7.685  4 | |||
| 15. Georgia (8 - 2) Schedule: 6.073 (33) | 7.679 7.679  4 | |||
| 16. Oregon St (6 - 5) Schedule: 6.98 (2) | 7.407 7.407  6 | |||
| 17. UCLA (6 - 4) Schedule: 6.336 (17) | 7.355 7.355  | |||
| 18. Boise St (10 - 0) Schedule: 4.899 (81) | 7.333 7.333  6 | |||
| 19. Michigan (9 - 2) Schedule: 5.942 (39) | 7.306 7.306  4 | |||
| 20. Texas Tech (6 - 4) Schedule: 6.344 (16) | 7.235 7.235  1 | |||
| 21. Purdue (7 - 4) Schedule: 5.785 (46) | 7.224 7.224  4 | |||
| 22. Florida (7 - 4) Schedule: 5.586 (56) | 7.167 7.167  4 | |||
| 23. LSU (8 - 2) Schedule: 5.919 (40) | 7.132 7.132  7 | |||
| 24. Boston College (8 - 2) Schedule: 4.904 (80) | 7 7  3 | |||
| 25. Wisconsin (9 - 2) Schedule: 5.492 (63) | 6.989 6.989  6 | |||
| 26. Virginia Tech  (8 - 2) Schedule: 5.177 (74) | 6.963 6.963  4 | |||
| 27. Tennessee (8 - 2) Schedule: 6.021 (34) | 6.947 6.947  7 | |||
| 28. Ohio State (7 - 4) Schedule: 6.121 (30) | 6.934 6.934  5 | |||
| 29. Arkansas (5 - 5) Schedule: 6.15 (29) | 6.89 6.89  6 | |||
| 30. Fresno St (7 - 3) Schedule: 4.858 (86) | 6.801 6.801  1 | |||
| 31. Notre Dame  (6 - 4) Schedule: 6.252 (24) | 6.741 6.741  3 | |||
| 32. Stanford (4 - 7) Schedule: 6.762 (5) | 6.57 6.57  | |||
| 33. New Mexico (7 - 4) Schedule: 6.016 (35) | 6.532 6.532  2 | |||
| 34. West Virginia (8 - 2) Schedule: 4.724 (88) | 6.507 6.507  2 | |||
| 35. UTEP  (8 - 2) Schedule: 4.798 (87) | 6.454 6.454  2 | |||
| 36. Colorado (6 - 4) Schedule: 6.451 (13) | 6.317 6.317  2 | |||
| 37. North Carolina (6 - 5) Schedule: 6.73 (7) | 6.296 6.296  9 | |||
| 38. Oregon (5 - 6) Schedule: 6.476 (12) | 6.292 6.292  4 | |||
| 39. Kansas (4 - 7) Schedule: 6.305 (19) | 6.278 6.278  10 | |||
| 40. Iowa St (6 - 4) Schedule: 6.188 (26) | 6.221 6.221  13 | |||
| 41. Minnesota (6 - 5) Schedule: 5.47 (65) | 6.199 6.199  1 | |||
| 42. South Carolina (6 - 5) Schedule: 5.81 (43) | 6.188 6.188  11 | |||
| 43. Brigham Young (5 - 6) Schedule: 6.498 (11) | 6.15 6.15  | |||
| 44. Clemson (6 - 5) Schedule: 6.154 (28) | 6.132 6.132  12 | |||
| 45. Alabama (6 - 5) Schedule: 5.296 (69) | 6.098 6.098  6 | |||
| 46. Bowling Green (8 - 2) Schedule: 3.605 (117) | 6.049 6.049  1 | |||
| 47. Kansas St (4 - 7) Schedule: 6.317 (18) | 6.029 6.029  7 | |||
| 48. North Carolina St (4 - 6) Schedule: 6.171 (27) | 6.01 6.01  2 | |||
| 49. Georgia Tech (6 - 4) Schedule: 5.665 (51) | 5.929 5.929  5 | |||
| 50. Washington St (5 - 6) Schedule: 6.423 (15) | 5.909 5.909  5 | |||
| 51. Michigan St (5 - 6) Schedule: 5.709 (48) | 5.857 5.857  10 | |||
| 52. Air Force (5 - 6) Schedule: 5.889 (41) | 5.791 5.791  10 | |||
| 53. Troy (7 - 4) Schedule: 4.526 (94) | 5.784 5.784  2 | |||
| 54. Nebraska (5 - 5) Schedule: 5.647 (53) | 5.772 5.772  | |||
| 55. Northwestern (6 - 5) Schedule: 6.24 (25) | 5.755 5.755  2 | |||
| 56. Pittsburgh (6 - 3) Schedule: 4.991 (76) | 5.723 5.723  1 | |||
| 57. Cincinnati (6 - 4) Schedule: 4.955 (77) | 5.647 5.647  6 | |||
| 58. Missouri (4 - 6) Schedule: 5.675 (50) | 5.614 5.614  10 | |||
| 59. Alabama-Birmingham (7 - 3) Schedule: 4.89 (83) | 5.58 5.58  | |||
| 60. Wyoming (6 - 5) Schedule: 5.592 (55) | 5.574 5.574  2 | |||
| 61. Penn State (4 - 7) Schedule: 5.802 (44) | 5.541 5.541  8 | |||
| 62. Colorado St (4 - 7) Schedule: 6.097 (31) | 5.459 5.459  10 | |||
| 63. Memphis (7 - 3) Schedule: 4.368 (101) | 5.439 5.439  3 | |||
| 64. Navy (8 - 2) Schedule: 4.496 (95) | 5.368 5.368  10 | |||
| 65. Maryland (4 - 6) Schedule: 5.969 (38) | 5.344 5.344  4 | |||
| 66. Northern Illinois (8 - 3) Schedule: 3.903 (108) | 5.332 5.332  | |||
| 67. Wake Forest (4 - 6) Schedule: 5.527 (61) | 5.278 5.278  3 | |||
| 68. Arizona (2 - 8) Schedule: 6.84 (3) | 5.155 5.155  3 | |||
| 69. Syracuse (5 - 5) Schedule: 5.508 (62) | 5.118 5.118  1 | |||
| 70. Miami OH (8 - 3) Schedule: 3.648 (115) | 5.118 5.118  2 | |||
| 71. San Diego St (4 - 7) Schedule: 5.655 (52) | 5.071 5.071  5 | |||
| 72. TCU  (5 - 5) Schedule: 5.303 (68) | 5.055 5.055  9 | |||
| 73. Louisiana Tech (5 - 6) Schedule: 5.738 (47) | 5.002 5.002  5 | |||
| 74. Toledo (7 - 3) Schedule: 3.862 (109) | 4.958 4.958  3 | |||
| 75. Connecticut (6 - 4) Schedule: 4.485 (96) | 4.917 4.917  3 | |||
| 76. Marshall (6 - 5) Schedule: 4.341 (102) | 4.86 4.86  3 | |||
| 77. Southern Miss (5 - 4) Schedule: 4.859 (85) | 4.739 4.739  10 | |||
| 78. Mississippi (3 - 7) Schedule: 6.011 (36) | 4.735 4.735  1 | |||
| 79. New Mexico St (5 - 6) Schedule: 5.218 (72) | 4.718 4.718  8 | |||
| 80. North Texas (7 - 4) Schedule: 4.426 (99) | 4.7 4.7  3 | |||
| 81. South Florida (4 - 5) Schedule: 4.866 (84) | 4.666 4.666  6 | |||
| 82. Hawai`i (5 - 5) Schedule: 4.647 (90) | 4.639 4.639  5 | |||
| 83. Mississippi St (3 - 7) Schedule: 5.68 (49) | 4.477 4.477  1 | |||
| 84. Indiana (3 - 8) Schedule: 5.568 (58) | 4.46 4.46  2 | |||
| 85. Baylor (3 - 8) Schedule: 6.51 (10) | 4.449 4.449  1 | |||
| 86. Rutgers (4 - 6) Schedule: 5.24 (71) | 4.396 4.396  6 | |||
| 87. Washington (1 - 10) Schedule: 6.732 (6) | 4.38 4.38  2 | |||
| 88. Illinois (3 - 8) Schedule: 5.629 (54) | 4.316 4.316  | |||
| 89. Houston (3 - 8) Schedule: 5.533 (60) | 4.257 4.257  1 | |||
| 90. Vanderbilt (2 - 9) Schedule: 5.472 (64) | 4.22 4.22  2 | |||
| 91. Middle Tennessee St (5 - 6) Schedule: 4.249 (103) | 4.203 4.203  6 | |||
| 92. Kent St (4 - 6) Schedule: 3.639 (116) | 4.004 4.004  1 | |||
| 93. Rice (3 - 7) Schedule: 4.921 (79) | 3.957 3.957  3 | |||
| 94. UNLV (2 - 9) Schedule: 5.828 (42) | 3.874 3.874  3 | |||
| 95. Akron (6 - 5) Schedule: 4.195 (105) | 3.844 3.844  | |||
| 96. Duke (2 - 9) Schedule: 5.793 (45) | 3.755 3.755  1 | |||
| 97. Army (2 - 8) Schedule: 5.076 (75) | 3.655 3.655  4 | |||
| 98. Tulsa (3 - 8) Schedule: 4.711 (89) | 3.653 3.653  5 | |||
| 99. Louisiana-Lafayette (4 - 7) Schedule: 4.107 (106) | 3.638 3.638  5 | |||
| 100. Kentucky (2 - 8) Schedule: 5.969 (37) | 3.59 3.59  2 | |||
| 101. Tulane (4 - 5) Schedule: 4.202 (104) | 3.558 3.558  2 | |||
| 102. Louisiana-Monroe (5 - 6) Schedule: 4.454 (97) | 3.456 3.456  | |||
| 103. SMU (3 - 8) Schedule: 5.396 (66) | 3.445 3.445  2 | |||
| 104. Nevada (5 - 6) Schedule: 3.802 (110) | 3.441 3.441  | |||
| 105. Temple (2 - 9) Schedule: 5.368 (67) | 3.384 3.384  1 | |||
| 106. East Carolina (2 - 8) Schedule: 5.18 (73) | 3.242 3.242  1 | |||
| 107. Utah St (3 - 8) Schedule: 4.893 (82) | 3.168 3.168  2 | |||
| 108. Arkansas St (3 - 8) Schedule: 4.602 (91) | 3.114 3.114  8 | |||
| 109. Ohio U. (4 - 7) Schedule: 3.733 (111) | 2.841 2.841  2 | |||
| 110. Ball St (2 - 9) Schedule: 4.415 (100) | 2.789 2.789  | |||
| 111. Idaho (3 - 9) Schedule: 4.555 (92) | 2.755 2.755  3 | |||
| 112. San Jose St (2 - 8) Schedule: 4.446 (98) | 2.68 2.68  | |||
| 113. Eastern Michigan (4 - 7) Schedule: 3.662 (114) | 2.421 2.421  | |||
| 114. Central Michigan (4 - 7) Schedule: 3.667 (113) | 2.231 2.231  | |||
| 115. Western Michigan (1 - 10) Schedule: 4.006 (107) | 2.026 2.026  1 | |||
| 116. Central Florida (0 - 10) Schedule: 4.543 (93) | 1.87 1.87  1 | |||
| 117. Buffalo (2 - 9) Schedule: 3.697 (112) | 1.607 1.607  |