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. Houston (10 - 4) Schedule: 4.091 (10) | 5.414 5.414  1 | |||
| 2. Tulsa (8 - 5) Schedule: 4.241 (7) | 5.266 5.266  1 | |||
| 3. Southern Miss (9 - 5) Schedule: 4.358 (6) | 5.174 5.174  | |||
| 4. East Carolina (7 - 6) Schedule: 4.557 (2) | 4.59 4.59  | |||
| 5. Rice (7 - 6) Schedule: 4.437 (4) | 4.006 4.006  | |||
| 6. SMU (6 - 6) Schedule: 3.737 (12) | 3.837 3.837  | |||
| 7. Marshall (5 - 7) Schedule: 4.24 (8) | 3.744 3.744  | |||
| 8. Central Florida (4 - 8) Schedule: 4.546 (3) | 3.493 3.493  | |||
| 9. Alabama-Birmingham (3 - 9) Schedule: 4.383 (5) | 3.417 3.417  | |||
| 10. UTEP  (5 - 7) Schedule: 3.954 (11) | 3.32 3.32  | |||
| 11. Tulane (4 - 8) Schedule: 4.623 (1) | 2.991 2.991  | |||
| 12. Memphis (2 - 10) Schedule: 4.191 (9) | 2.96 2.96  |