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. Ball St (6 - 5) Schedule: 4.06 (3) | 4.734 4.734  | |||
| 2. Bowling Green (7 - 4) Schedule: 3.733 (11) | 4.121 4.121  1 | |||
| 3. Central Michigan (6 - 5) Schedule: 4.141 (1) | 4.079 4.079  1 | |||
| 4. Miami OH (6 - 5) Schedule: 4.015 (4) | 3.91 3.91  | |||
| 5. Western Michigan (4 - 7) Schedule: 4 (5) | 3.34 3.34  4 | |||
| 6. Buffalo (4 - 7) Schedule: 3.844 (8) | 3.305 3.305  1 | |||
| 7. Ohio U. (5 - 6) Schedule: 3.346 (13) | 3.237 3.237  1 | |||
| 8. Toledo (5 - 6) Schedule: 3.877 (7) | 3.119 3.119  1 | |||
| 9. Kent St (3 - 8) Schedule: 3.898 (6) | 3.034 3.034  3 | |||
| 10. Eastern Michigan (4 - 8) Schedule: 3.754 (10) | 2.859 2.859  1 | |||
| 11. Akron (4 - 7) Schedule: 4.11 (2) | 2.818 2.818  1 | |||
| 12. Temple (4 - 7) Schedule: 3.815 (9) | 2.565 2.565  | |||
| 13. Northern Illinois (2 - 9) Schedule: 3.596 (12) | 1.952 1.952  |