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. Southern Cal (11 - 2) Schedule: 6.207 (2) | 8.448 8.448  1 | |||
| 2. Ohio State (12 - 1) Schedule: 5.341 (26) | 8.175 8.175  1 | |||
| 3. Louisville (12 - 1) Schedule: 5.238 (35) | 8.135 8.135  1 | |||
| 4. Michigan (11 - 2) Schedule: 5.775 (9) | 8.041 8.041  1 | |||
| 5. Florida (13 - 1) Schedule: 5.72 (11) | 7.883 7.883  2 | |||
| 6. California (10 - 3) Schedule: 5.84 (8) | 7.747 7.747  1 | |||
| 7. LSU (11 - 2) Schedule: 5.417 (21) | 7.559 7.559  2 | |||
| 8. West Virginia (11 - 2) Schedule: 5.162 (41) | 7.48 7.48  2 | |||
| 9. Brigham Young (11 - 2) Schedule: 4.649 (71) | 7.416 7.416  2 | |||
| 10. Boise St (13 - 0) Schedule: 4.356 (86) | 7.182 7.182  2 | |||
| 11. Wisconsin (12 - 1) Schedule: 4.567 (75) | 7.146 7.146  3 | |||
| 12. Virginia Tech  (10 - 3) Schedule: 4.893 (57) | 7.034 7.034  2 | |||
| 13. Rutgers (11 - 2) Schedule: 4.907 (54) | 6.952 6.952  4 | |||
| 14. Tennessee (9 - 4) Schedule: 5.853 (7) | 6.925 6.925  | |||
| 15. Auburn (11 - 2) Schedule: 5.311 (29) | 6.885 6.885  4 | |||
| 16. Arkansas (10 - 4) Schedule: 5.447 (20) | 6.868 6.868  2 | |||
| 17. Oklahoma (11 - 3) Schedule: 5.108 (43) | 6.863 6.863  2 | |||
| 18. Boston College (10 - 3) Schedule: 5.108 (42) | 6.718 6.718  3 | |||
| 19. Notre Dame  (10 - 3) Schedule: 5.472 (19) | 6.661 6.661  6 | |||
| 20. TCU  (11 - 2) Schedule: 4.283 (89) | 6.604 6.604  4 | |||
| 21. Texas (10 - 3) Schedule: 4.794 (63) | 6.588 6.588  1 | |||
| 22. UCLA (7 - 6) Schedule: 5.921 (6) | 6.458 6.458  6 | |||
| 23. Hawai`i (11 - 3) Schedule: 4.265 (90) | 6.433 6.433  4 | |||
| 24. Georgia (9 - 4) Schedule: 5.338 (27) | 6.432 6.432  6 | |||
| 25. Oregon St (10 - 4) Schedule: 5.707 (12) | 6.405 6.405  3 | |||
| 26. South Carolina (8 - 5) Schedule: 5.573 (16) | 6.388 6.388  2 | |||
| 27. Penn State (9 - 4) Schedule: 5.35 (25) | 6.326 6.326  1 | |||
| 28. Wake Forest (11 - 3) Schedule: 4.981 (47) | 6.122 6.122  4 | |||
| 29. Clemson (8 - 5) Schedule: 4.901 (56) | 6.107 6.107  | |||
| 30. Arizona St (7 - 6) Schedule: 5.701 (13) | 6.086 6.086  5 | |||
| 31. Oregon (7 - 6) Schedule: 5.969 (5) | 6.084 6.084  8 | |||
| 32. Nebraska (9 - 5) Schedule: 4.902 (55) | 6.039 6.039  1 | |||
| 33. Georgia Tech (9 - 5) Schedule: 4.924 (53) | 5.884 5.884  6 | |||
| 34. Cincinnati (8 - 5) Schedule: 5.413 (22) | 5.863 5.863  1 | |||
| 35. Missouri (8 - 5) Schedule: 4.49 (78) | 5.801 5.801  1 | |||
| 36. Washington St (6 - 6) Schedule: 5.772 (10) | 5.784 5.784  1 | |||
| 37. South Florida (9 - 4) Schedule: 4.795 (62) | 5.755 5.755  6 | |||
| 38. Florida St (7 - 6) Schedule: 5.162 (40) | 5.711 5.711  13 | |||
| 39. Texas A&M (9 - 4) Schedule: 4.817 (60) | 5.701 5.701  3 | |||
| 40. Arizona (6 - 6) Schedule: 6.098 (3) | 5.699 5.699  2 | |||
| 41. Kentucky (8 - 5) Schedule: 5.636 (14) | 5.625 5.625  11 | |||
| 42. Pittsburgh (6 - 6) Schedule: 5.062 (44) | 5.623 5.623  1 | |||
| 43. Utah (8 - 5) Schedule: 4.669 (68) | 5.525 5.525  9 | |||
| 44. Navy (9 - 4) Schedule: 4.346 (88) | 5.525 5.525  1 | |||
| 45. Oklahoma St (7 - 6) Schedule: 4.727 (67) | 5.52 5.52  | |||
| 46. Minnesota (6 - 7) Schedule: 5.53 (17) | 5.484 5.484  9 | |||
| 47. Central Michigan (10 - 4) Schedule: 4.123 (97) | 5.474 5.474  | |||
| 48. Iowa (6 - 7) Schedule: 5.289 (32) | 5.448 5.448  8 | |||
| 49. Nevada (8 - 5) Schedule: 4.164 (96) | 5.444 5.444  5 | |||
| 50. Houston (10 - 4) Schedule: 4.091 (99) | 5.414 5.414  1 | |||
| 51. Alabama (6 - 7) Schedule: 5.285 (33) | 5.413 5.413  1 | |||
| 52. Washington (5 - 7) Schedule: 5.987 (4) | 5.311 5.311  4 | |||
| 53. Maryland (9 - 4) Schedule: 4.942 (49) | 5.286 5.286  2 | |||
| 54. Tulsa (8 - 5) Schedule: 4.241 (91) | 5.266 5.266  8 | |||
| 55. Southern Miss (9 - 5) Schedule: 4.358 (85) | 5.174 5.174  1 | |||
| 56. Texas Tech (8 - 5) Schedule: 4.65 (69) | 5.15 5.15  2 | |||
| 57. Miami FL (7 - 6) Schedule: 4.786 (64) | 5.089 5.089  1 | |||
| 58. San Jose St (9 - 4) Schedule: 4.059 (101) | 4.921 4.921  2 | |||
| 59. Vanderbilt (4 - 8) Schedule: 5.307 (30) | 4.775 4.775  7 | |||
| 60. Kansas (6 - 6) Schedule: 4.349 (87) | 4.738 4.738  2 | |||
| 61. Wyoming (6 - 6) Schedule: 4.596 (73) | 4.709 4.709  6 | |||
| 62. Western Michigan (8 - 5) Schedule: 3.986 (103) | 4.631 4.631  2 | |||
| 63. East Carolina (7 - 6) Schedule: 4.557 (76) | 4.59 4.59  2 | |||
| 64. Kansas St (7 - 6) Schedule: 5.028 (46) | 4.56 4.56  1 | |||
| 65. Purdue (8 - 6) Schedule: 4.775 (65) | 4.533 4.533  8 | |||
| 66. Northern Illinois (7 - 6) Schedule: 3.951 (106) | 4.512 4.512  7 | |||
| 67. Michigan St (4 - 8) Schedule: 5.165 (39) | 4.455 4.455  2 | |||
| 68. Air Force (4 - 8) Schedule: 4.95 (48) | 4.364 4.364  6 | |||
| 69. Indiana (5 - 7) Schedule: 5.325 (28) | 4.354 4.354  1 | |||
| 70. Connecticut (4 - 8) Schedule: 5.387 (23) | 4.342 4.342  3 | |||
| 71. Middle Tennessee St (7 - 6) Schedule: 4.083 (100) | 4.341 4.341  | |||
| 72. Virginia (5 - 7) Schedule: 4.874 (58) | 4.318 4.318  5 | |||
| 73. Mississippi (4 - 8) Schedule: 5.35 (24) | 4.29 4.29  5 | |||
| 74. Ball St (5 - 7) Schedule: 4.17 (95) | 4.274 4.274  4 | |||
| 75. Syracuse (4 - 8) Schedule: 5.575 (15) | 4.27 4.27  1 | |||
| 76. North Carolina St (3 - 9) Schedule: 5.186 (38) | 4.266 4.266  3 | |||
| 77. Ohio U. (9 - 5) Schedule: 3.961 (104) | 4.192 4.192  8 | |||
| 78. Mississippi St (3 - 9) Schedule: 5.509 (18) | 4.175 4.175  4 | |||
| 79. New Mexico (6 - 7) Schedule: 4.568 (74) | 4.108 4.108  1 | |||
| 80. Northwestern (4 - 8) Schedule: 5.198 (37) | 4.062 4.062  5 | |||
| 81. Rice (7 - 6) Schedule: 4.437 (80) | 4.006 4.006  9 | |||
| 82. Troy (8 - 5) Schedule: 3.567 (116) | 3.995 3.995  7 | |||
| 83. Illinois (2 - 10) Schedule: 5.232 (36) | 3.866 3.866  2 | |||
| 84. Fresno St (4 - 8) Schedule: 4.735 (66) | 3.841 3.841  1 | |||
| 85. SMU (6 - 6) Schedule: 3.737 (112) | 3.837 3.837  2 | |||
| 86. Baylor (4 - 8) Schedule: 4.939 (50) | 3.762 3.762  2 | |||
| 87. Marshall (5 - 7) Schedule: 4.24 (92) | 3.744 3.744  1 | |||
| 88. Louisiana-Monroe (4 - 8) Schedule: 3.704 (113) | 3.704 3.704  | |||
| 89. Colorado (2 - 10) Schedule: 4.927 (52) | 3.562 3.562  1 | |||
| 90. Stanford (1 - 11) Schedule: 6.261 (1) | 3.51 3.51  3 | |||
| 91. Colorado St (4 - 8) Schedule: 4.412 (82) | 3.505 3.505  2 | |||
| 92. Central Florida (4 - 8) Schedule: 4.546 (77) | 3.493 3.493  1 | |||
| 93. North Carolina (3 - 9) Schedule: 5.296 (31) | 3.434 3.434  3 | |||
| 94. Alabama-Birmingham (3 - 9) Schedule: 4.383 (83) | 3.417 3.417  1 | |||
| 95. New Mexico St (4 - 8) Schedule: 3.5 (117) | 3.369 3.369  3 | |||
| 96. Akron (5 - 7) Schedule: 3.89 (108) | 3.326 3.326  2 | |||
| 97. UTEP  (5 - 7) Schedule: 3.954 (105) | 3.32 3.32  | |||
| 98. Kent St (6 - 6) Schedule: 3.465 (118) | 3.302 3.302  6 | |||
| 99. San Diego St (3 - 9) Schedule: 4.803 (61) | 3.187 3.187  3 | |||
| 100. Louisiana-Lafayette (6 - 6) Schedule: 3.318 (119) | 3.164 3.164  1 | |||
| 101. Toledo (5 - 7) Schedule: 3.786 (109) | 3.133 3.133  2 | |||
| 102. Florida Atlantic (5 - 7) Schedule: 3.777 (110) | 3.07 3.07  1 | |||
| 103. Iowa St (4 - 8) Schedule: 4.856 (59) | 3.057 3.057  3 | |||
| 104. Tulane (4 - 8) Schedule: 4.623 (72) | 2.991 2.991  | |||
| 105. Memphis (2 - 10) Schedule: 4.191 (93) | 2.96 2.96  | |||
| 106. Arkansas St (6 - 6) Schedule: 3.63 (115) | 2.901 2.901  1 | |||
| 107. Idaho (4 - 8) Schedule: 4.451 (79) | 2.874 2.874  1 | |||
| 108. UNLV (2 - 10) Schedule: 4.649 (70) | 2.635 2.635  3 | |||
| 109. Miami OH (2 - 10) Schedule: 3.987 (102) | 2.608 2.608  1 | |||
| 110. Army (3 - 9) Schedule: 4.177 (94) | 2.604 2.604  | |||
| 111. Bowling Green (4 - 8) Schedule: 3.766 (111) | 2.557 2.557  2 | |||
| 112. Buffalo (2 - 10) Schedule: 4.422 (81) | 2.319 2.319  | |||
| 113. Duke (0 - 12) Schedule: 5.275 (34) | 2.229 2.229  1 | |||
| 114. Louisiana Tech (3 - 10) Schedule: 4.366 (84) | 2.101 2.101  2 | |||
| 115. Temple (1 - 11) Schedule: 4.929 (51) | 2.069 2.069  2 | |||
| 116. Utah St (1 - 11) Schedule: 5.057 (45) | 2.033 2.033  2 | |||
| 117. North Texas (3 - 9) Schedule: 3.647 (114) | 2.014 2.014  | |||
| 118. Eastern Michigan (1 - 11) Schedule: 4.107 (98) | 1.983 1.983  3 | |||
| 119. Florida Int'l (0 - 12) Schedule: 3.941 (107) | 1.463 1.463  |