Week 13
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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 (11 - 0) Schedule: 6.627 (8) | 9.651 9.651  1 | |||
| 2. California (9 - 1) Schedule: 6.561 (9) | 9.589 9.589  1 | |||
| 3. Oklahoma (11 - 0) Schedule: 6.386 (17) | 9.291 9.291  | |||
| 4. Utah (11 - 0) Schedule: 5.597 (56) | 9.019 9.019  | |||
| 5. Texas (10 - 1) Schedule: 6.38 (18) | 8.596 8.596  1 | |||
| 6. Auburn (11 - 0) Schedule: 5.252 (71) | 8.504 8.504  1 | |||
| 7. Miami FL (8 - 2) Schedule: 6.265 (23) | 8.26 8.26  1 | |||
| 8. Louisville (9 - 1) Schedule: 4.969 (78) | 8.133 8.133  2 | |||
| 9. Arizona St (8 - 3) Schedule: 7.046 (1) | 7.916 7.916  2 | |||
| 10. Texas A&M (7 - 4) Schedule: 6.934 (4) | 7.9 7.9  1 | |||
| 11. Virginia (8 - 3) Schedule: 5.792 (45) | 7.746 7.746  | |||
| 12. Florida St (8 - 3) Schedule: 6.104 (28) | 7.722 7.722  1 | |||
| 13. Georgia (9 - 2) Schedule: 6.047 (31) | 7.598 7.598  2 | |||
| 14. Iowa (9 - 2) Schedule: 6.143 (25) | 7.562 7.562  | |||
| 15. Oklahoma St (7 - 4) Schedule: 6.398 (16) | 7.49 7.49  3 | |||
| 16. Oregon St (6 - 5) Schedule: 7.024 (2) | 7.452 7.452  | |||
| 17. LSU (9 - 2) Schedule: 5.985 (35) | 7.449 7.449  6 | |||
| 18. Texas Tech (7 - 4) Schedule: 6.406 (15) | 7.444 7.444  2 | |||
| 19. Boise St (11 - 0) Schedule: 4.789 (87) | 7.398 7.398  1 | |||
| 20. UCLA (6 - 4) Schedule: 6.301 (21) | 7.32 7.32  3 | |||
| 21. Virginia Tech  (9 - 2) Schedule: 5.429 (64) | 7.278 7.278  5 | |||
| 22. Michigan (9 - 2) Schedule: 5.848 (41) | 7.212 7.212  3 | |||
| 23. Purdue (7 - 4) Schedule: 5.722 (49) | 7.16 7.16  2 | |||
| 24. Florida (7 - 4) Schedule: 5.545 (58) | 7.125 7.125  2 | |||
| 25. Wisconsin (9 - 2) Schedule: 5.428 (65) | 6.925 6.925  | |||
| 26. Ohio State (7 - 4) Schedule: 6.034 (32) | 6.847 6.847  2 | |||
| 27. Fresno St (8 - 3) Schedule: 4.671 (92) | 6.836 6.836  3 | |||
| 28. Tennessee (9 - 2) Schedule: 5.814 (44) | 6.711 6.711  1 | |||
| 29. Notre Dame  (6 - 5) Schedule: 6.483 (11) | 6.596 6.596  2 | |||
| 30. Arkansas (5 - 6) Schedule: 6.26 (24) | 6.569 6.569  1 | |||
| 31. New Mexico (7 - 4) Schedule: 6.05 (30) | 6.568 6.568  2 | |||
| 32. Stanford (4 - 7) Schedule: 6.727 (7) | 6.534 6.534  | |||
| 33. Boston College (8 - 3) Schedule: 4.921 (80) | 6.433 6.433  9 | |||
| 34. West Virginia (8 - 3) Schedule: 4.837 (84) | 6.401 6.401  | |||
| 35. Colorado (7 - 4) Schedule: 6.35 (19) | 6.334 6.334  1 | |||
| 36. North Carolina (6 - 5) Schedule: 6.762 (6) | 6.327 6.327  1 | |||
| 37. Kansas (4 - 7) Schedule: 6.327 (20) | 6.3 6.3  2 | |||
| 38. Oregon (5 - 6) Schedule: 6.468 (13) | 6.283 6.283  | |||
| 39. Brigham Young (5 - 6) Schedule: 6.514 (10) | 6.166 6.166  4 | |||
| 40. UTEP  (8 - 3) Schedule: 4.713 (89) | 6.162 6.162  5 | |||
| 41. North Carolina St (5 - 6) Schedule: 5.934 (36) | 6.15 6.15  7 | |||
| 42. South Carolina (6 - 5) Schedule: 5.765 (46) | 6.143 6.143  | |||
| 43. Clemson (6 - 5) Schedule: 6.14 (26) | 6.118 6.118  1 | |||
| 44. Minnesota (6 - 5) Schedule: 5.386 (66) | 6.116 6.116  3 | |||
| 45. Alabama (6 - 5) Schedule: 5.304 (69) | 6.105 6.105  | |||
| 46. Georgia Tech (6 - 5) Schedule: 5.878 (39) | 6.027 6.027  3 | |||
| 47. Kansas St (4 - 7) Schedule: 6.278 (22) | 5.989 5.989  | |||
| 48. Iowa St (6 - 5) Schedule: 6.075 (29) | 5.98 5.98  8 | |||
| 49. Washington St (5 - 6) Schedule: 6.436 (14) | 5.921 5.921  1 | |||
| 50. Pittsburgh (7 - 3) Schedule: 5.124 (75) | 5.844 5.844  6 | |||
| 51. Bowling Green (8 - 3) Schedule: 3.69 (113) | 5.842 5.842  5 | |||
| 52. Air Force (5 - 6) Schedule: 5.933 (37) | 5.834 5.834  | |||
| 53. Troy (7 - 4) Schedule: 4.549 (95) | 5.807 5.807  | |||
| 54. Michigan St (5 - 6) Schedule: 5.616 (55) | 5.763 5.763  3 | |||
| 55. Missouri (5 - 6) Schedule: 5.686 (50) | 5.754 5.754  3 | |||
| 56. Nebraska (5 - 6) Schedule: 5.723 (48) | 5.73 5.73  2 | |||
| 57. Memphis (8 - 3) Schedule: 4.404 (100) | 5.672 5.672  6 | |||
| 58. Wyoming (6 - 5) Schedule: 5.617 (54) | 5.598 5.598  2 | |||
| 59. Syracuse (6 - 5) Schedule: 5.556 (57) | 5.596 5.596  10 | |||
| 60. Arizona (3 - 8) Schedule: 6.966 (3) | 5.542 5.542  8 | |||
| 61. Cincinnati (6 - 5) Schedule: 5.221 (72) | 5.52 5.52  4 | |||
| 62. Northwestern (6 - 6) Schedule: 6.003 (33) | 5.495 5.495  7 | |||
| 63. Colorado St (4 - 7) Schedule: 6.131 (27) | 5.493 5.493  1 | |||
| 64. Maryland (5 - 6) Schedule: 5.91 (38) | 5.459 5.459  1 | |||
| 65. Navy (8 - 2) Schedule: 4.556 (94) | 5.426 5.426  1 | |||
| 66. Alabama-Birmingham (7 - 4) Schedule: 4.834 (86) | 5.404 5.404  7 | |||
| 67. Penn State (4 - 7) Schedule: 5.655 (52) | 5.393 5.393  6 | |||
| 68. Northern Illinois (8 - 3) Schedule: 3.826 (110) | 5.255 5.255  2 | |||
| 69. Wake Forest (4 - 7) Schedule: 5.512 (61) | 5.168 5.168  2 | |||
| 70. San Diego St (4 - 7) Schedule: 5.679 (51) | 5.096 5.096  1 | |||
| 71. Miami OH (8 - 3) Schedule: 3.607 (116) | 5.077 5.077  1 | |||
| 72. Toledo (8 - 3) Schedule: 4.004 (108) | 5.071 5.071  2 | |||
| 73. Mississippi (4 - 7) Schedule: 5.856 (40) | 5.007 5.007  5 | |||
| 74. Louisiana Tech (5 - 6) Schedule: 5.736 (47) | 5.001 5.001  1 | |||
| 75. Connecticut (7 - 4) Schedule: 4.462 (96) | 4.978 4.978  | |||
| 76. Southern Miss (6 - 4) Schedule: 4.875 (83) | 4.83 4.83  1 | |||
| 77. Marshall (6 - 5) Schedule: 4.29 (102) | 4.809 4.809  1 | |||
| 78. Hawai`i (6 - 5) Schedule: 4.725 (88) | 4.787 4.787  4 | |||
| 79. TCU  (5 - 6) Schedule: 5.115 (76) | 4.765 4.765  7 | |||
| 80. North Texas (7 - 4) Schedule: 4.424 (99) | 4.698 4.698  | |||
| 81. New Mexico St (5 - 6) Schedule: 5.162 (74) | 4.662 4.662  2 | |||
| 82. Washington (1 - 10) Schedule: 6.765 (5) | 4.412 4.412  5 | |||
| 83. Baylor (3 - 8) Schedule: 6.472 (12) | 4.411 4.411  2 | |||
| 84. Indiana (3 - 8) Schedule: 5.496 (62) | 4.389 4.389  | |||
| 85. South Florida (4 - 6) Schedule: 4.875 (82) | 4.37 4.37  4 | |||
| 86. Rutgers (4 - 7) Schedule: 5.22 (73) | 4.328 4.328  | |||
| 87. Houston (3 - 8) Schedule: 5.534 (60) | 4.258 4.258  2 | |||
| 88. Mississippi St (3 - 8) Schedule: 5.644 (53) | 4.238 4.238  5 | |||
| 89. Illinois (3 - 8) Schedule: 5.54 (59) | 4.226 4.226  1 | |||
| 90. Vanderbilt (2 - 9) Schedule: 5.473 (63) | 4.221 4.221  | |||
| 91. Middle Tennessee St (5 - 6) Schedule: 4.231 (104) | 4.185 4.185  | |||
| 92. Kent St (5 - 6) Schedule: 3.43 (117) | 4.037 4.037  | |||
| 93. Rice (3 - 7) Schedule: 4.956 (79) | 3.993 3.993  | |||
| 94. Tulsa (4 - 8) Schedule: 4.835 (85) | 3.918 3.918  4 | |||
| 95. UNLV (2 - 9) Schedule: 5.823 (43) | 3.869 3.869  1 | |||
| 96. Duke (2 - 9) Schedule: 5.83 (42) | 3.792 3.792  | |||
| 97. Tulane (5 - 5) Schedule: 4.233 (103) | 3.79 3.79  4 | |||
| 98. Kentucky (2 - 9) Schedule: 6.001 (34) | 3.78 3.78  2 | |||
| 99. Akron (6 - 5) Schedule: 4.128 (106) | 3.777 3.777  4 | |||
| 100. Louisiana-Lafayette (4 - 7) Schedule: 4.102 (107) | 3.634 3.634  1 | |||
| 101. Army (2 - 8) Schedule: 5.019 (77) | 3.598 3.598  4 | |||
| 102. Nevada (5 - 7) Schedule: 4.16 (105) | 3.464 3.464  2 | |||
| 103. Louisiana-Monroe (5 - 6) Schedule: 4.43 (98) | 3.433 3.433  1 | |||
| 104. SMU (3 - 8) Schedule: 5.378 (67) | 3.427 3.427  1 | |||
| 105. Temple (2 - 9) Schedule: 5.336 (68) | 3.352 3.352  | |||
| 106. Arkansas St (3 - 8) Schedule: 4.69 (90) | 3.203 3.203  2 | |||
| 107. Utah St (3 - 8) Schedule: 4.898 (81) | 3.174 3.174  | |||
| 108. East Carolina (2 - 9) Schedule: 5.263 (70) | 3.138 3.138  2 | |||
| 109. Ohio U. (4 - 7) Schedule: 3.733 (111) | 2.841 2.841  | |||
| 110. Idaho (3 - 9) Schedule: 4.576 (93) | 2.779 2.779  1 | |||
| 111. Ball St (2 - 9) Schedule: 4.326 (101) | 2.701 2.701  1 | |||
| 112. San Jose St (2 - 9) Schedule: 4.688 (91) | 2.686 2.686  | |||
| 113. Eastern Michigan (4 - 7) Schedule: 3.625 (114) | 2.384 2.384  | |||
| 114. Central Michigan (4 - 7) Schedule: 3.616 (115) | 2.179 2.179  | |||
| 115. Western Michigan (1 - 10) Schedule: 3.978 (109) | 1.998 1.998  | |||
| 116. Central Florida (0 - 11) Schedule: 4.44 (97) | 1.735 1.735  | |||
| 117. Buffalo (2 - 9) Schedule: 3.716 (112) | 1.627 1.627  |