Week 7
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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. East Carolina (4 - 3) Schedule: 5.315 (1) | 4.955 4.955  1 | |||
| 2. Central Florida (3 - 3) Schedule: 4.551 (3) | 4.721 4.721  1 | |||
| 3. Houston (3 - 3) Schedule: 4.395 (5) | 4.683 4.683  2 | |||
| 4. Tulsa (4 - 2) Schedule: 4.22 (7) | 4.383 4.383  | |||
| 5. UTEP  (4 - 3) Schedule: 3.623 (11) | 4.036 4.036  | |||
| 6. Southern Miss (3 - 3) Schedule: 3.722 (10) | 3.928 3.928  | |||
| 7. Alabama-Birmingham (2 - 4) Schedule: 3.819 (9) | 3.062 3.062  | |||
| 8. Memphis (2 - 4) Schedule: 3.579 (12) | 2.732 2.732  | |||
| 9. Marshall (0 - 6) Schedule: 5.09 (2) | 2.582 2.582  1 | |||
| 10. Rice (1 - 5) Schedule: 4.426 (4) | 2.367 2.367  2 | |||
| 11. Tulane (1 - 5) Schedule: 4.392 (6) | 2.287 2.287  2 | |||
| 12. SMU (1 - 5) Schedule: 4.152 (8) | 2.073 2.073  1 |