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. Central Michigan (7 - 4) Schedule: 4.417 (3) | 5.156 5.156  | |||
| 2. Ohio U. (8 - 3) Schedule: 4.061 (9) | 4.875 4.875  | |||
| 3. Northern Illinois (6 - 5) Schedule: 4.082 (8) | 4.717 4.717  1 | |||
| 4. Western Michigan (7 - 4) Schedule: 4.002 (11) | 4.463 4.463  1 | |||
| 5. Ball St (4 - 7) Schedule: 4.423 (2) | 4.201 4.201  | |||
| 6. Kent St (6 - 5) Schedule: 3.721 (12) | 3.877 3.877  1 | |||
| 7. Akron (5 - 6) Schedule: 4.088 (7) | 3.864 3.864  1 | |||
| 8. Toledo (4 - 7) Schedule: 4.047 (10) | 3.2 3.2  1 | |||
| 9. Bowling Green (4 - 7) Schedule: 4.173 (6) | 2.988 2.988  1 | |||
| 10. Miami OH (2 - 9) Schedule: 4.242 (5) | 2.922 2.922  | |||
| 11. Buffalo (2 - 9) Schedule: 4.62 (1) | 2.686 2.686  | |||
| 12. Eastern Michigan (1 - 10) Schedule: 4.266 (4) | 2.34 2.34  |