Week 7
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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 (5 - 1) Schedule: 3.762 (11) | 5.44 5.44  2 | |||
| 2. Tulsa (4 - 2) Schedule: 3.395 (12) | 5.136 5.136  | |||
| 3. Marshall (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.626 (2) | 4.682 4.682  2 | |||
| 4. Southern Miss (4 - 3) Schedule: 3.83 (9) | 4.526 4.526  | |||
| 5. East Carolina (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.011 (7) | 4.161 4.161  | |||
| 6. SMU (3 - 3) Schedule: 4.388 (4) | 4.015 4.015  | |||
| 7. Central Florida (3 - 3) Schedule: 3.925 (8) | 3.678 3.678  | |||
| 8. UTEP  (2 - 4) Schedule: 4.487 (3) | 3.561 3.561  | |||
| 9. Alabama-Birmingham (2 - 4) Schedule: 4.115 (6) | 3.096 3.096  | |||
| 10. Memphis (2 - 5) Schedule: 3.789 (10) | 2.443 2.443  | |||
| 11. Tulane (2 - 4) Schedule: 4.364 (5) | 1.985 1.985  | |||
| 12. Rice (0 - 7) Schedule: 4.666 (1) | 1.261 1.261  |