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. Central Michigan (10 - 4) Schedule: 4.123 (3) | 5.474 5.474  | |||
| 2. Western Michigan (8 - 5) Schedule: 3.986 (6) | 4.631 4.631  1 | |||
| 3. Northern Illinois (7 - 6) Schedule: 3.951 (8) | 4.512 4.512  1 | |||
| 4. Ball St (5 - 7) Schedule: 4.17 (2) | 4.274 4.274  1 | |||
| 5. Ohio U. (9 - 5) Schedule: 3.961 (7) | 4.192 4.192  1 | |||
| 6. Akron (5 - 7) Schedule: 3.89 (9) | 3.326 3.326  1 | |||
| 7. Kent St (6 - 6) Schedule: 3.465 (12) | 3.302 3.302  1 | |||
| 8. Toledo (5 - 7) Schedule: 3.786 (10) | 3.133 3.133  | |||
| 9. Miami OH (2 - 10) Schedule: 3.987 (5) | 2.608 2.608  | |||
| 10. Bowling Green (4 - 8) Schedule: 3.766 (11) | 2.557 2.557  | |||
| 11. Buffalo (2 - 10) Schedule: 4.422 (1) | 2.319 2.319  | |||
| 12. Eastern Michigan (1 - 11) Schedule: 4.107 (4) | 1.983 1.983  |