Week 6
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All | Atlantic Coast Conference | Big 10 Conference | Big 12 Conference | Big East Conference | Conference USA | Division I-A Independents | Mid-American Conference | Mountain West Conference | Pacific 10 Conference | Southeastern Conference | Sun Belt Conference | Western Athletic Conference
| Place | Team | Rating | Strength of Schedule | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Central Florida (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.921 (7) | 5.56 5.56  | |||
| 2. Southern Miss (4 - 2) Schedule: 3.821 (9) | 4.807 4.807  3 | |||
| 3. SMU (4 - 2) Schedule: 4.007 (5) | 4.731 4.731  1 | |||
| 4. Houston (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.875 (8) | 4.54 4.54  2 | |||
| 5. Tulsa (3 - 3) Schedule: 3.601 (11) | 4.425 4.425  2 | |||
| 6. East Carolina (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.591 (2) | 4.288 4.288  | |||
| 7. UTEP  (5 - 1) Schedule: 1.728 (12) | 3.399 3.399  | |||
| 8. Marshall (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.829 (1) | 2.834 2.834  1 | |||
| 9. Tulane (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.793 (10) | 2.468 2.468  1 | |||
| 10. Alabama-Birmingham (1 - 4) Schedule: 3.999 (6) | 2.273 2.273  1 | |||
| 11. Rice (1 - 5) Schedule: 4.092 (3) | 1.839 1.839  1 | |||
| 12. Memphis (1 - 5) Schedule: 4.092 (4) | 1.753 1.753  |