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. Tulsa (9 - 4) Schedule: 4.951 (2) | 6.143 6.143  | |||
| 2. Southern Miss (7 - 5) Schedule: 4.715 (8) | 5.719 5.719  | |||
| 3. Memphis (7 - 5) Schedule: 4.691 (9) | 5.126 5.126  1 | |||
| 4. Houston (6 - 6) Schedule: 4.778 (6) | 4.939 4.939  1 | |||
| 5. Central Florida (8 - 5) Schedule: 4.741 (7) | 4.933 4.933  | |||
| 6. Alabama-Birmingham (5 - 6) Schedule: 4.324 (11) | 4.802 4.802  1 | |||
| 7. UTEP  (8 - 4) Schedule: 3.941 (12) | 4.741 4.741  1 | |||
| 8. SMU (5 - 6) Schedule: 4.869 (5) | 4.614 4.614  | |||
| 9. East Carolina (5 - 6) Schedule: 4.944 (3) | 4.379 4.379  | |||
| 10. Marshall (4 - 7) Schedule: 4.894 (4) | 3.735 3.735  | |||
| 11. Rice (1 - 10) Schedule: 5.435 (1) | 2.956 2.956  | |||
| 12. Tulane (2 - 9) Schedule: 4.486 (10) | 2.899 2.899  |