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. Ohio State (11 - 1) Schedule: 4.886 (50) | 7.868 7.868  2 | |||
| 2. LSU (10 - 1) Schedule: 5.305 (28) | 7.743 7.743  | |||
| 3. West Virginia (9 - 1) Schedule: 4.975 (43) | 7.74 7.74  1 | |||
| 4. Oregon (8 - 2) Schedule: 5.498 (14) | 7.596 7.596  3 | |||
| 5. Florida (8 - 3) Schedule: 5.667 (3) | 7.497 7.497  | |||
| 6. Missouri (10 - 1) Schedule: 4.867 (51) | 7.324 7.324  1 | |||
| 7. Arizona St (9 - 1) Schedule: 5.094 (36) | 7.262 7.262  1 | |||
| 8. Virginia Tech  (9 - 2) Schedule: 5.041 (41) | 7.216 7.216  1 | |||
| 9. South Florida (8 - 3) Schedule: 5.386 (22) | 7.187 7.187  3 | |||
| 10. Georgia (9 - 2) Schedule: 5.496 (15) | 7.053 7.053  | |||
| 11. Southern Cal (8 - 2) Schedule: 4.986 (42) | 7 7  2 | |||
| 12. Kansas (11 - 0) Schedule: 3.933 (98) | 6.975 6.975  1 | |||
| 13. Oklahoma (9 - 2) Schedule: 4.546 (68) | 6.955 6.955  5 | |||
| 14. Cincinnati (8 - 3) Schedule: 4.866 (52) | 6.89 6.89  1 | |||
| 15. Boston College (9 - 2) Schedule: 5.214 (29) | 6.883 6.883  1 | |||
| 16. Clemson (8 - 3) Schedule: 5.058 (39) | 6.766 6.766  2 | |||
| 17. Illinois (9 - 3) Schedule: 5.07 (37) | 6.571 6.571  | |||
| 18. Brigham Young (8 - 2) Schedule: 4.505 (70) | 6.476 6.476  9 | |||
| 19. Auburn (7 - 4) Schedule: 5.316 (27) | 6.371 6.371  | |||
| 20. Tennessee (8 - 3) Schedule: 5.354 (25) | 6.329 6.329  | |||
| 21. Penn State (8 - 4) Schedule: 4.864 (53) | 6.326 6.326  3 | |||
| 22. Connecticut (9 - 2) Schedule: 4.483 (72) | 6.316 6.316  | |||
| 23. Texas (9 - 2) Schedule: 4.676 (62) | 6.236 6.236  | |||
| 24. Kentucky (7 - 4) Schedule: 5.486 (17) | 6.169 6.169  3 | |||
| 25. Florida St (7 - 4) Schedule: 5.201 (31) | 6.095 6.095  3 | |||
| 26. Michigan (8 - 4) Schedule: 5.329 (26) | 6.042 6.042  | |||
| 27. California (6 - 5) Schedule: 5.667 (4) | 5.977 5.977  2 | |||
| 28. Arkansas (7 - 4) Schedule: 4.675 (63) | 5.904 5.904  5 | |||
| 29. South Carolina (6 - 5) Schedule: 5.592 (8) | 5.899 5.899  3 | |||
| 30. Boise St (10 - 1) Schedule: 3.427 (114) | 5.896 5.896  1 | |||
| 31. Oregon St (7 - 4) Schedule: 5.376 (24) | 5.896 5.896  16 | |||
| 32. Virginia (9 - 2) Schedule: 4.841 (55) | 5.891 5.891  2 | |||
| 33. Michigan St (7 - 5) Schedule: 4.957 (46) | 5.858 5.858  1 | |||
| 34. Texas Tech (8 - 4) Schedule: 4.266 (80) | 5.855 5.855  1 | |||
| 35. Oklahoma St (6 - 5) Schedule: 5.162 (33) | 5.803 5.803  3 | |||
| 36. Utah (8 - 3) Schedule: 4.464 (73) | 5.793 5.793  7 | |||
| 37. Wisconsin (9 - 3) Schedule: 4.816 (56) | 5.783 5.783  8 | |||
| 38. Wake Forest (7 - 4) Schedule: 5.043 (40) | 5.77 5.77  3 | |||
| 39. Troy (7 - 3) Schedule: 4.357 (76) | 5.75 5.75  1 | |||
| 40. Alabama (6 - 5) Schedule: 5.19 (32) | 5.747 5.747  16 | |||
| 41. Washington (4 - 7) Schedule: 5.957 (1) | 5.728 5.728  9 | |||
| 42. Rutgers (7 - 4) Schedule: 4.863 (54) | 5.675 5.675  6 | |||
| 43. Air Force (9 - 3) Schedule: 4.115 (87) | 5.66 5.66  8 | |||
| 44. Georgia Tech (7 - 4) Schedule: 4.679 (61) | 5.612 5.612  5 | |||
| 45. Central Florida (8 - 3) Schedule: 4.015 (94) | 5.604 5.604  3 | |||
| 46. Vanderbilt (5 - 6) Schedule: 5.51 (12) | 5.529 5.529  2 | |||
| 47. UCLA (5 - 5) Schedule: 5.489 (16) | 5.523 5.523  5 | |||
| 48. Purdue (7 - 5) Schedule: 4.67 (64) | 5.521 5.521  11 | |||
| 49. Maryland (5 - 6) Schedule: 5.549 (10) | 5.491 5.491  4 | |||
| 50. Kansas St (5 - 6) Schedule: 4.915 (48) | 5.425 5.425  4 | |||
| 51. Louisville (5 - 6) Schedule: 5.15 (34) | 5.41 5.41  9 | |||
| 52. Arizona (5 - 6) Schedule: 5.421 (20) | 5.322 5.322  7 | |||
| 53. Texas A&M (6 - 5) Schedule: 5.058 (38) | 5.276 5.276  | |||
| 54. TCU  (6 - 5) Schedule: 4.36 (75) | 5.265 5.265  1 | |||
| 55. Mississippi St (6 - 5) Schedule: 5.207 (30) | 5.195 5.195  6 | |||
| 56. Hawai`i (10 - 0) Schedule: 2.515 (119) | 5.146 5.146  2 | |||
| 57. Nebraska (5 - 6) Schedule: 5.641 (5) | 4.996 4.996  | |||
| 58. Colorado (5 - 6) Schedule: 5.416 (21) | 4.885 4.885  2 | |||
| 59. Indiana (7 - 5) Schedule: 4.344 (77) | 4.821 4.821  5 | |||
| 60. Fresno St (6 - 4) Schedule: 4.009 (95) | 4.745 4.745  2 | |||
| 61. North Carolina (3 - 8) Schedule: 5.55 (9) | 4.743 4.743  2 | |||
| 62. Ball St (6 - 5) Schedule: 4.06 (91) | 4.734 4.734  6 | |||
| 63. Miami FL (5 - 6) Schedule: 4.966 (44) | 4.715 4.715  5 | |||
| 64. Pittsburgh (4 - 6) Schedule: 4.916 (47) | 4.713 4.713  1 | |||
| 65. Washington St (4 - 7) Schedule: 5.438 (19) | 4.676 4.676  9 | |||
| 66. North Carolina St (5 - 6) Schedule: 5.469 (18) | 4.631 4.631  5 | |||
| 67. Tulsa (8 - 3) Schedule: 3.792 (105) | 4.525 4.525  2 | |||
| 68. New Mexico (7 - 4) Schedule: 4.132 (86) | 4.468 4.468  1 | |||
| 69. Iowa (6 - 6) Schedule: 4.521 (69) | 4.364 4.364  3 | |||
| 70. East Carolina (6 - 5) Schedule: 4.492 (71) | 4.265 4.265  2 | |||
| 71. Navy (7 - 4) Schedule: 4.045 (92) | 4.251 4.251  2 | |||
| 72. Mississippi (3 - 8) Schedule: 5.624 (6) | 4.212 4.212  4 | |||
| 73. Northwestern (6 - 6) Schedule: 4.699 (60) | 4.179 4.179  1 | |||
| 74. Middle Tennessee St (5 - 6) Schedule: 3.957 (97) | 4.175 4.175  3 | |||
| 75. Houston (7 - 4) Schedule: 3.619 (109) | 4.149 4.149  4 | |||
| 76. Southern Miss (6 - 5) Schedule: 3.516 (111) | 4.122 4.122  4 | |||
| 77. Bowling Green (7 - 4) Schedule: 3.733 (107) | 4.121 4.121  4 | |||
| 78. Central Michigan (6 - 5) Schedule: 4.141 (84) | 4.079 4.079  8 | |||
| 79. Stanford (3 - 7) Schedule: 5.739 (2) | 4.075 4.075  1 | |||
| 80. Wyoming (5 - 6) Schedule: 4.729 (58) | 4.051 4.051  5 | |||
| 81. Miami OH (6 - 5) Schedule: 4.015 (93) | 3.91 3.91  2 | |||
| 82. Nevada (5 - 5) Schedule: 3.72 (108) | 3.903 3.903  3 | |||
| 83. Florida Atlantic (5 - 5) Schedule: 4.593 (67) | 3.865 3.865  1 | |||
| 84. Louisiana-Monroe (5 - 6) Schedule: 4.218 (82) | 3.73 3.73  7 | |||
| 85. Notre Dame  (2 - 9) Schedule: 5.611 (7) | 3.681 3.681  5 | |||
| 86. Iowa St (3 - 9) Schedule: 5.38 (23) | 3.611 3.611  2 | |||
| 87. Louisiana Tech (5 - 6) Schedule: 4.186 (83) | 3.512 3.512  1 | |||
| 88. Colorado St (2 - 9) Schedule: 4.788 (57) | 3.497 3.497  | |||
| 89. San Diego St (4 - 6) Schedule: 4.668 (65) | 3.464 3.464  4 | |||
| 90. Western Kentucky (7 - 4) Schedule: 2.455 (120) | 3.413 3.413  3 | |||
| 91. Western Michigan (4 - 7) Schedule: 4 (96) | 3.34 3.34  12 | |||
| 92. Memphis (6 - 5) Schedule: 3.378 (116) | 3.31 3.31  9 | |||
| 93. Buffalo (4 - 7) Schedule: 3.844 (101) | 3.305 3.305  6 | |||
| 94. Ohio U. (5 - 6) Schedule: 3.346 (117) | 3.237 3.237  2 | |||
| 95. Arkansas St (5 - 6) Schedule: 3.839 (102) | 3.192 3.192  5 | |||
| 96. Marshall (2 - 9) Schedule: 4.649 (66) | 3.184 3.184  3 | |||
| 97. UNLV (2 - 9) Schedule: 4.702 (59) | 3.179 3.179  5 | |||
| 98. Minnesota (1 - 11) Schedule: 5.134 (35) | 3.176 3.176  4 | |||
| 99. Toledo (5 - 6) Schedule: 3.877 (100) | 3.119 3.119  5 | |||
| 100. San Jose St (4 - 7) Schedule: 4.088 (89) | 3.119 3.119  2 | |||
| 101. Syracuse (2 - 9) Schedule: 5.538 (11) | 3.112 3.112  3 | |||
| 102. Duke (1 - 10) Schedule: 5.499 (13) | 3.039 3.039  13 | |||
| 103. Kent St (3 - 8) Schedule: 3.898 (99) | 3.034 3.034  9 | |||
| 104. Eastern Michigan (4 - 8) Schedule: 3.754 (106) | 2.859 2.859  6 | |||
| 105. Akron (4 - 7) Schedule: 4.11 (88) | 2.818 2.818  | |||
| 106. Louisiana-Lafayette (3 - 8) Schedule: 4.315 (79) | 2.776 2.776  2 | |||
| 107. Army (3 - 8) Schedule: 4.342 (78) | 2.69 2.69  | |||
| 108. Utah St (1 - 10) Schedule: 4.413 (74) | 2.687 2.687  3 | |||
| 109. Baylor (3 - 9) Schedule: 4.964 (45) | 2.67 2.67  3 | |||
| 110. UTEP  (4 - 7) Schedule: 3.114 (118) | 2.638 2.638  6 | |||
| 111. Temple (4 - 7) Schedule: 3.815 (104) | 2.565 2.565  1 | |||
| 112. Tulane (4 - 7) Schedule: 3.423 (115) | 2.366 2.366  3 | |||
| 113. New Mexico St (4 - 8) Schedule: 3.491 (113) | 2.248 2.248  4 | |||
| 114. North Texas (1 - 9) Schedule: 4.245 (81) | 2.22 2.22  2 | |||
| 115. Alabama-Birmingham (2 - 9) Schedule: 4.08 (90) | 2.071 2.071  1 | |||
| 116. Rice (3 - 8) Schedule: 3.508 (112) | 2.065 2.065  3 | |||
| 117. Florida Int'l (0 - 10) Schedule: 4.903 (49) | 1.983 1.983  | |||
| 118. Northern Illinois (2 - 9) Schedule: 3.596 (110) | 1.952 1.952  1 | |||
| 119. Idaho (1 - 10) Schedule: 4.134 (85) | 1.917 1.917  1 | |||
| 120. SMU (1 - 10) Schedule: 3.818 (103) | 1.854 1.854  |