Week 6
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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 (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.122 (3) | 5.309 5.309  1 | |||
| 2. East Carolina (3 - 3) Schedule: 5.593 (1) | 4.959 4.959  2 | |||
| 3. Central Florida (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.926 (8) | 4.875 4.875  2 | |||
| 4. Tulsa (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.507 (5) | 4.536 4.536  1 | |||
| 5. UTEP  (4 - 2) Schedule: 3.13 (12) | 3.826 3.826  1 | |||
| 6. Southern Miss (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.824 (9) | 3.332 3.332  1 | |||
| 7. Alabama-Birmingham (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.238 (6) | 3.179 3.179  | |||
| 8. Memphis (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.287 (11) | 2.942 2.942  | |||
| 9. Tulane (1 - 4) Schedule: 5.1 (4) | 2.725 2.725  1 | |||
| 10. Marshall (0 - 5) Schedule: 5.482 (2) | 2.64 2.64  1 | |||
| 11. SMU (1 - 4) Schedule: 3.807 (10) | 2.052 2.052  | |||
| 12. Rice (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.026 (7) | 1.71 1.71  |