Week 12
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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. Virginia Tech  (9 - 2) Schedule: 4.878 (6) | 7.189 7.189  1 | |||
| 2. Boston College (9 - 2) Schedule: 5.088 (4) | 6.964 6.964  1 | |||
| 3. Clemson (8 - 3) Schedule: 4.735 (8) | 6.418 6.418  | |||
| 4. Wake Forest (9 - 2) Schedule: 4.635 (10) | 5.965 5.965  | |||
| 5. Georgia Tech (9 - 2) Schedule: 4.485 (12) | 5.952 5.952  | |||
| 6. Florida St (6 - 5) Schedule: 4.792 (7) | 5.376 5.376  1 | |||
| 7. Maryland (8 - 3) Schedule: 4.99 (5) | 5.317 5.317  1 | |||
| 8. Miami FL (5 - 6) Schedule: 4.561 (11) | 4.766 4.766  | |||
| 9. Virginia (5 - 6) Schedule: 4.657 (9) | 4.386 4.386  1 | |||
| 10. North Carolina St (3 - 8) Schedule: 5.247 (3) | 4.371 4.371  1 | |||
| 11. North Carolina (2 - 9) Schedule: 5.617 (1) | 3.466 3.466  | |||
| 12. Duke (0 - 11) Schedule: 5.44 (2) | 2.237 2.237  |