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 (10 - 0) Schedule: 4.899 (4) | 7.333 7.333  | |||
| 2. Fresno St (7 - 3) Schedule: 4.858 (5) | 6.801 6.801  | |||
| 3. UTEP  (8 - 2) Schedule: 4.798 (6) | 6.454 6.454  | |||
| 4. Louisiana Tech (5 - 6) Schedule: 5.738 (1) | 5.002 5.002  | |||
| 5. Hawai`i (5 - 5) Schedule: 4.647 (8) | 4.639 4.639  | |||
| 6. Rice (3 - 7) Schedule: 4.921 (3) | 3.957 3.957  | |||
| 7. Tulsa (3 - 8) Schedule: 4.711 (7) | 3.653 3.653  | |||
| 8. SMU (3 - 8) Schedule: 5.396 (2) | 3.445 3.445  1 | |||
| 9. Nevada (5 - 6) Schedule: 3.802 (10) | 3.441 3.441  1 | |||
| 10. San Jose St (2 - 8) Schedule: 4.446 (9) | 2.68 2.68  |