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: 5.041 (9) | 7.216 7.216  | |||
| 2. Boston College (9 - 2) Schedule: 5.214 (5) | 6.883 6.883  1 | |||
| 3. Clemson (8 - 3) Schedule: 5.058 (7) | 6.766 6.766  1 | |||
| 4. Florida St (7 - 4) Schedule: 5.201 (6) | 6.095 6.095  | |||
| 5. Virginia (9 - 2) Schedule: 4.841 (11) | 5.891 5.891  | |||
| 6. Wake Forest (7 - 4) Schedule: 5.043 (8) | 5.77 5.77  1 | |||
| 7. Georgia Tech (7 - 4) Schedule: 4.679 (12) | 5.612 5.612  1 | |||
| 8. Maryland (5 - 6) Schedule: 5.549 (2) | 5.491 5.491  | |||
| 9. North Carolina (3 - 8) Schedule: 5.55 (1) | 4.743 4.743  2 | |||
| 10. Miami FL (5 - 6) Schedule: 4.966 (10) | 4.715 4.715  1 | |||
| 11. North Carolina St (5 - 6) Schedule: 5.469 (4) | 4.631 4.631  1 | |||
| 12. Duke (1 - 10) Schedule: 5.499 (3) | 3.039 3.039  |