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. Florida (10 - 1) Schedule: 5.233 (7) | 7.308 7.308  | |||
| 2. LSU (9 - 2) Schedule: 5.131 (10) | 7.21 7.21  | |||
| 3. Tennessee (8 - 3) Schedule: 5.771 (1) | 7.161 7.161  | |||
| 4. Arkansas (10 - 1) Schedule: 4.836 (12) | 6.974 6.974  | |||
| 5. Auburn (10 - 2) Schedule: 5.191 (8) | 6.814 6.814  | |||
| 6. South Carolina (6 - 5) Schedule: 5.444 (3) | 6.179 6.179  1 | |||
| 7. Georgia (7 - 4) Schedule: 5.04 (11) | 6.157 6.157  1 | |||
| 8. Alabama (6 - 6) Schedule: 5.173 (9) | 5.395 5.395  | |||
| 9. Kentucky (7 - 4) Schedule: 5.235 (6) | 5.167 5.167  | |||
| 10. Vanderbilt (4 - 8) Schedule: 5.242 (5) | 4.709 4.709  | |||
| 11. Mississippi St (3 - 8) Schedule: 5.58 (2) | 4.187 4.187  | |||
| 12. Mississippi (3 - 8) Schedule: 5.304 (4) | 4.085 4.085  |