Week 7
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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 (4 - 2) Schedule: 3.625 (7) | 5.639 5.639  | |||
| 2. Southern Miss (5 - 2) Schedule: 3.382 (9) | 4.77 4.77  | |||
| 3. East Carolina (4 - 2) Schedule: 4.868 (1) | 4.733 4.733  3 | |||
| 4. SMU (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.124 (3) | 4.607 4.607  1 | |||
| 5. Tulsa (4 - 3) Schedule: 3.32 (10) | 4.53 4.53  | |||
| 6. Houston (3 - 3) Schedule: 3.166 (11) | 3.616 3.616  2 | |||
| 7. Alabama-Birmingham (2 - 4) Schedule: 3.728 (6) | 2.779 2.779  3 | |||
| 8. UTEP  (5 - 2) Schedule: 1.686 (12) | 2.702 2.702  1 | |||
| 9. Marshall (1 - 5) Schedule: 4.791 (2) | 2.48 2.48  1 | |||
| 10. Rice (2 - 5) Schedule: 3.964 (5) | 2.136 2.136  1 | |||
| 11. Tulane (2 - 4) Schedule: 3.586 (8) | 1.892 1.892  2 | |||
| 12. Memphis (1 - 6) Schedule: 4.085 (4) | 1.538 1.538  |