Week 13
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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. Central Florida (9 - 3) Schedule: 3.802 (4) | 5.456 5.456  | |||
| 2. Tulsa (9 - 3) Schedule: 3.607 (6) | 4.387 4.387  | |||
| 3. East Carolina (7 - 5) Schedule: 4.22 (2) | 4.311 4.311  | |||
| 4. Southern Miss (7 - 5) Schedule: 3.432 (8) | 4.087 4.087  1 | |||
| 5. Houston (8 - 4) Schedule: 3.114 (12) | 3.908 3.908  1 | |||
| 6. Memphis (7 - 5) Schedule: 3.17 (11) | 3.165 3.165  | |||
| 7. Marshall (3 - 9) Schedule: 4.378 (1) | 3.097 3.097  | |||
| 8. UTEP  (4 - 8) Schedule: 3.292 (10) | 2.658 2.658  | |||
| 9. Tulane (4 - 8) Schedule: 3.396 (9) | 2.126 2.126  | |||
| 10. Rice (3 - 9) Schedule: 3.477 (7) | 2.045 2.045  1 | |||
| 11. Alabama-Birmingham (2 - 10) Schedule: 3.908 (3) | 2.007 2.007  1 | |||
| 12. SMU (1 - 11) Schedule: 3.703 (5) | 1.844 1.844  |