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. Virginia Tech  (8 - 3) Schedule: 5.687 (1) | 7.631 7.631  | |||
| 2. Georgia Tech (10 - 1) Schedule: 5.475 (6) | 7.409 7.409  | |||
| 3. Clemson (8 - 3) Schedule: 5.148 (9) | 6.997 6.997  | |||
| 4. Miami FL (8 - 3) Schedule: 5.569 (3) | 6.832 6.832  | |||
| 5. North Carolina (8 - 3) Schedule: 5.216 (8) | 6.288 6.288  1 | |||
| 6. Florida St (6 - 5) Schedule: 5.552 (4) | 5.764 5.764  1 | |||
| 7. Boston College (7 - 4) Schedule: 5.071 (10) | 5.666 5.666  2 | |||
| 8. Wake Forest (4 - 7) Schedule: 5.532 (5) | 5.191 5.191  | |||
| 9. Virginia (3 - 8) Schedule: 5.674 (2) | 4.747 4.747  | |||
| 10. Duke (5 - 6) Schedule: 4.745 (11) | 4.379 4.379  | |||
| 11. North Carolina St (4 - 7) Schedule: 4.736 (12) | 3.994 3.994  | |||
| 12. Maryland (2 - 9) Schedule: 5.256 (7) | 3.619 3.619  |