Week 12
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| Place | Team | Rating | Strength of Schedule | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Virginia Tech  (9 - 2) Schedule: 4.406 (6) | 6.65 6.65  | |||
| 2. Florida St (8 - 3) Schedule: 4.51 (5) | 6.118 6.118  1 | |||
| 3. Miami FL (7 - 4) Schedule: 4.786 (2) | 5.917 5.917  1 | |||
| 4. North Carolina St (8 - 3) Schedule: 4.336 (8) | 5.771 5.771  | |||
| 5. Clemson (6 - 5) Schedule: 4.214 (9) | 5.377 5.377  1 | |||
| 6. North Carolina (6 - 5) Schedule: 5.052 (1) | 5.141 5.141  1 | |||
| 7. Maryland (7 - 4) Schedule: 4.042 (11) | 4.582 4.582  | |||
| 8. Georgia Tech (6 - 5) Schedule: 4.086 (10) | 4.28 4.28  | |||
| 9. Boston College (6 - 5) Schedule: 4.402 (7) | 4.123 4.123  | |||
| 10. Virginia (4 - 7) Schedule: 3.895 (12) | 3.541 3.541  | |||
| 11. Duke (3 - 8) Schedule: 4.578 (4) | 3.274 3.274  | |||
| 12. Wake Forest (2 - 9) Schedule: 4.732 (3) | 2.636 2.636  |