Week 6
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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. Marshall (4 - 2) Schedule: 4.433 (3) | 5.031 5.031  2 | |||
| 2. Tulsa (4 - 1) Schedule: 2.591 (12) | 5.007 5.007  1 | |||
| 3. Houston (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.781 (9) | 4.942 4.942  1 | |||
| 4. Southern Miss (3 - 3) Schedule: 3.908 (7) | 4.211 4.211  | |||
| 5. East Carolina (3 - 3) Schedule: 4.373 (4) | 3.932 3.932  | |||
| 6. SMU (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.042 (6) | 3.852 3.852  1 | |||
| 7. Central Florida (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.187 (11) | 3.712 3.712  1 | |||
| 8. UTEP  (2 - 4) Schedule: 4.457 (2) | 3.531 3.531  2 | |||
| 9. Alabama-Birmingham (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.798 (8) | 3.318 3.318  | |||
| 10. Memphis (2 - 4) Schedule: 3.766 (10) | 2.7 2.7  1 | |||
| 11. Tulane (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.227 (5) | 2.219 2.219  1 | |||
| 12. Rice (0 - 6) Schedule: 4.525 (1) | 1.174 1.174  |