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. Louisville (11 - 1) Schedule: 5.034 (7) | 8.119 8.119  | |||
| 2. Cincinnati (7 - 5) Schedule: 5.136 (3) | 5.676 5.676  1 | |||
| 3. Memphis (8 - 4) Schedule: 4.517 (11) | 5.483 5.483  1 | |||
| 4. Southern Miss (7 - 5) Schedule: 5.109 (5) | 5.191 5.191  1 | |||
| 5. Alabama-Birmingham (7 - 5) Schedule: 4.827 (9) | 5.175 5.175  1 | |||
| 6. TCU  (5 - 6) Schedule: 5.11 (4) | 4.76 4.76  | |||
| 7. Houston (3 - 8) Schedule: 5.464 (1) | 4.188 4.188  | |||
| 8. South Florida (4 - 7) Schedule: 4.973 (8) | 4.116 4.116  | |||
| 9. Tulane (5 - 6) Schedule: 4.605 (10) | 3.804 3.804  | |||
| 10. Army (2 - 9) Schedule: 5.094 (6) | 3.438 3.438  | |||
| 11. East Carolina (2 - 9) Schedule: 5.277 (2) | 3.152 3.152  |