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. Tulsa (9 - 2) Schedule: 3.83 (12) | 6.227 6.227  | |||
| 2. Houston (7 - 4) Schedule: 4.324 (9) | 5.555 5.555  | |||
| 3. Rice (8 - 3) Schedule: 4.402 (8) | 5.269 5.269  | |||
| 4. Southern Miss (5 - 6) Schedule: 4.601 (7) | 5.046 5.046  1 | |||
| 5. East Carolina (7 - 4) Schedule: 4.746 (6) | 5.03 5.03  1 | |||
| 6. UTEP  (5 - 6) Schedule: 4.859 (3) | 4.581 4.581  | |||
| 7. Central Florida (4 - 7) Schedule: 4.861 (2) | 4.21 4.21  1 | |||
| 8. Memphis (5 - 6) Schedule: 4.195 (11) | 3.992 3.992  1 | |||
| 9. Marshall (4 - 7) Schedule: 4.787 (5) | 3.689 3.689  | |||
| 10. Alabama-Birmingham (3 - 8) Schedule: 4.265 (10) | 3.006 3.006  | |||
| 11. SMU (1 - 10) Schedule: 5.138 (1) | 2.897 2.897  | |||
| 12. Tulane (2 - 9) Schedule: 4.822 (4) | 2.647 2.647  |