Week 13
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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 (10 - 2) Schedule: 3.644 (12) | 5.498 5.498  | |||
| 2. East Carolina (8 - 4) Schedule: 4.399 (1) | 5.085 5.085  | |||
| 3. Central Florida (8 - 4) Schedule: 4.153 (5) | 4.631 4.631  1 | |||
| 4. Southern Miss (7 - 5) Schedule: 3.668 (11) | 4.502 4.502  1 | |||
| 5. Marshall (6 - 6) Schedule: 4.335 (4) | 4.22 4.22  2 | |||
| 6. SMU (7 - 5) Schedule: 3.932 (8) | 3.826 3.826  | |||
| 7. Tulsa (5 - 7) Schedule: 3.755 (9) | 3.813 3.813  | |||
| 8. Alabama-Birmingham (5 - 7) Schedule: 4.09 (6) | 3.519 3.519  | |||
| 9. UTEP  (4 - 8) Schedule: 3.733 (10) | 3.35 3.35  | |||
| 10. Memphis (2 - 10) Schedule: 4.344 (3) | 2.447 2.447  | |||
| 11. Tulane (3 - 9) Schedule: 4.068 (7) | 1.847 1.847  1 | |||
| 12. Rice (2 - 10) Schedule: 4.379 (2) | 1.83 1.83  1 |