Week 15
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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 (11 - 3) Schedule: 4.207 (12) | 6.376 6.376  | |||
| 2. Rice (10 - 3) Schedule: 4.585 (9) | 5.709 5.709  2 | |||
| 3. Houston (8 - 5) Schedule: 4.637 (7) | 5.64 5.64  | |||
| 4. East Carolina (9 - 5) Schedule: 5.049 (2) | 5.543 5.543  2 | |||
| 5. Southern Miss (7 - 6) Schedule: 4.628 (8) | 5.34 5.34  | |||
| 6. UTEP  (5 - 7) Schedule: 4.921 (4) | 4.361 4.361  | |||
| 7. Memphis (6 - 7) Schedule: 4.345 (11) | 4.148 4.148  | |||
| 8. Marshall (4 - 8) Schedule: 5.042 (3) | 3.924 3.924  | |||
| 9. Central Florida (4 - 8) Schedule: 4.831 (6) | 3.883 3.883  | |||
| 10. Alabama-Birmingham (4 - 8) Schedule: 4.397 (10) | 3.594 3.594  | |||
| 11. SMU (1 - 11) Schedule: 5.194 (1) | 2.859 2.859  | |||
| 12. Tulane (2 - 10) Schedule: 4.904 (5) | 2.605 2.605  |