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. East Carolina (9 - 5) Schedule: 4.627 (1) | 5.196 5.196  1 | |||
| 2. Houston (10 - 4) Schedule: 3.874 (9) | 5.129 5.129  1 | |||
| 3. Central Florida (8 - 5) Schedule: 4.169 (5) | 4.369 4.369  | |||
| 4. Southern Miss (7 - 6) Schedule: 3.704 (12) | 4.355 4.355  | |||
| 5. Marshall (7 - 6) Schedule: 4.303 (4) | 4.273 4.273  | |||
| 6. SMU (8 - 5) Schedule: 3.998 (8) | 4.208 4.208  | |||
| 7. Tulsa (5 - 7) Schedule: 3.746 (10) | 3.803 3.803  | |||
| 8. Alabama-Birmingham (5 - 7) Schedule: 4.103 (6) | 3.532 3.532  | |||
| 9. UTEP  (4 - 8) Schedule: 3.708 (11) | 3.325 3.325  | |||
| 10. Memphis (2 - 10) Schedule: 4.305 (3) | 2.407 2.407  | |||
| 11. Tulane (3 - 9) Schedule: 4.073 (7) | 1.853 1.853  | |||
| 12. Rice (2 - 10) Schedule: 4.368 (2) | 1.818 1.818  |