Week 15
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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. Alabama (13 - 1) Schedule: 5.639 (21) | 8.743 8.743  1 | |||
| 2. Oregon (12 - 1) Schedule: 5.448 (31) | 8.416 8.416  1 | |||
| 3. Texas A&M (11 - 2) Schedule: 5.832 (9) | 8.246 8.246  2 | |||
| 4. Georgia (12 - 2) Schedule: 5.615 (23) | 7.811 7.811  3 | |||
| 5. Notre Dame  (12 - 1) Schedule: 5.799 (11) | 7.802 7.802  2 | |||
| 6. Florida (11 - 2) Schedule: 5.975 (3) | 7.779 7.779  2 | |||
| 7. South Carolina (11 - 2) Schedule: 5.669 (18) | 7.587 7.587  2 | |||
| 8. Kansas St (11 - 2) Schedule: 5.656 (19) | 7.552 7.552  2 | |||
| 9. Stanford (12 - 2) Schedule: 5.9 (6) | 7.43 7.43  1 | |||
| 10. LSU (10 - 3) Schedule: 5.822 (10) | 7.223 7.223  1 | |||
| 11. Oklahoma (10 - 3) Schedule: 5.75 (14) | 7.099 7.099  1 | |||
| 12. Clemson (11 - 2) Schedule: 4.946 (55) | 7.02 7.02  4 | |||
| 13. Ohio State (12 - 0) Schedule: 4.974 (53) | 7.003 7.003  | |||
| 14. Florida St (12 - 2) Schedule: 4.543 (69) | 6.914 6.914  5 | |||
| 15. Oregon St (9 - 4) Schedule: 5.705 (16) | 6.843 6.843  3 | |||
| 16. Oklahoma St (8 - 5) Schedule: 5.352 (36) | 6.822 6.822  1 | |||
| 17. Baylor (8 - 5) Schedule: 5.799 (12) | 6.721 6.721  | |||
| 18. Utah St (11 - 2) Schedule: 4.152 (98) | 6.702 6.702  4 | |||
| 19. Texas (9 - 4) Schedule: 5.701 (17) | 6.568 6.568  1 | |||
| 20. Wisconsin (8 - 6) Schedule: 5.443 (32) | 6.537 6.537  | |||
| 21. Southern Cal (7 - 6) Schedule: 5.744 (15) | 6.493 6.493  7 | |||
| 22. Arizona St (8 - 5) Schedule: 5.153 (43) | 6.429 6.429  1 | |||
| 23. Brigham Young (8 - 5) Schedule: 4.761 (63) | 6.429 6.429  8 | |||
| 24. Nebraska (10 - 4) Schedule: 5.357 (35) | 6.376 6.376  | |||
| 25. Michigan (8 - 5) Schedule: 5.453 (30) | 6.349 6.349  3 | |||
| 26. Northwestern (10 - 3) Schedule: 4.951 (54) | 6.337 6.337  6 | |||
| 27. San Jose St (11 - 2) Schedule: 4.346 (78) | 6.337 6.337  1 | |||
| 28. Penn State (8 - 4) Schedule: 4.902 (58) | 6.328 6.328  2 | |||
| 29. Boise St (11 - 2) Schedule: 4.071 (105) | 6.254 6.254  | |||
| 30. UCLA (9 - 5) Schedule: 5.593 (25) | 6.236 6.236  9 | |||
| 31. Mississippi (7 - 6) Schedule: 5.791 (13) | 6.231 6.231  8 | |||
| 32. Cincinnati (10 - 3) Schedule: 4.279 (84) | 6.22 6.22  1 | |||
| 33. Arizona (8 - 5) Schedule: 5.64 (20) | 6.178 6.178  8 | |||
| 34. Vanderbilt (9 - 4) Schedule: 5.006 (49) | 6.158 6.158  1 | |||
| 35. Syracuse (8 - 5) Schedule: 5.139 (46) | 5.968 5.968  12 | |||
| 36. Louisville (11 - 2) Schedule: 4.618 (66) | 5.875 5.875  15 | |||
| 37. Michigan St (7 - 6) Schedule: 5.476 (29) | 5.869 5.869  5 | |||
| 38. TCU  (7 - 6) Schedule: 5.32 (37) | 5.864 5.864  4 | |||
| 39. Central Florida (10 - 4) Schedule: 4.119 (101) | 5.844 5.844  10 | |||
| 40. Fresno St (9 - 4) Schedule: 4.253 (89) | 5.824 5.824  13 | |||
| 41. Texas Tech (8 - 5) Schedule: 5.236 (40) | 5.787 5.787  5 | |||
| 42. Mississippi St (8 - 5) Schedule: 5.219 (41) | 5.781 5.781  1 | |||
| 43. Rutgers (9 - 4) Schedule: 4.385 (76) | 5.734 5.734  | |||
| 44. Louisiana Tech (9 - 3) Schedule: 4.089 (103) | 5.731 5.731  2 | |||
| 45. Washington (7 - 6) Schedule: 5.621 (22) | 5.693 5.693  8 | |||
| 46. Northern Illinois (12 - 2) Schedule: 3.697 (119) | 5.667 5.667  8 | |||
| 47. Missouri (5 - 7) Schedule: 6.333 (1) | 5.641 5.641  3 | |||
| 48. Tulsa (11 - 3) Schedule: 4.255 (88) | 5.638 5.638  7 | |||
| 49. North Carolina (8 - 4) Schedule: 4.277 (85) | 5.567 5.567  5 | |||
| 50. Miami FL (7 - 5) Schedule: 5.246 (39) | 5.513 5.513  3 | |||
| 51. West Virginia (7 - 6) Schedule: 5.546 (28) | 5.507 5.507  11 | |||
| 52. Georgia Tech (7 - 7) Schedule: 5.075 (48) | 5.491 5.491  11 | |||
| 53. Kent St (11 - 3) Schedule: 3.866 (115) | 5.48 5.48  5 | |||
| 54. Iowa St (6 - 7) Schedule: 5.583 (27) | 5.427 5.427  9 | |||
| 55. Pittsburgh (6 - 7) Schedule: 4.77 (62) | 5.334 5.334  3 | |||
| 56. San Diego St (9 - 4) Schedule: 4.223 (91) | 5.301 5.301  12 | |||
| 57. Arkansas St (10 - 3) Schedule: 4.13 (100) | 5.249 5.249  | |||
| 58. Arkansas (4 - 8) Schedule: 5.955 (4) | 5.244 5.244  2 | |||
| 59. Tennessee (5 - 7) Schedule: 5.392 (33) | 5.219 5.219  | |||
| 60. Louisiana-Lafayette (9 - 4) Schedule: 4.04 (107) | 5.162 5.162  2 | |||
| 61. Virginia Tech  (7 - 6) Schedule: 4.987 (51) | 5.094 5.094  5 | |||
| 62. Utah (5 - 7) Schedule: 5.365 (34) | 5.089 5.089  6 | |||
| 63. North Carolina St (7 - 6) Schedule: 4.651 (65) | 5.08 5.08  1 | |||
| 64. SMU (7 - 6) Schedule: 4.588 (68) | 5.062 5.062  10 | |||
| 65. Toledo (9 - 4) Schedule: 4.207 (92) | 4.791 4.791  1 | |||
| 66. Louisiana-Monroe (8 - 5) Schedule: 4.108 (102) | 4.728 4.728  5 | |||
| 67. Bowling Green (8 - 5) Schedule: 3.578 (122) | 4.697 4.697  2 | |||
| 68. Ball St (9 - 4) Schedule: 4.289 (82) | 4.648 4.648  3 | |||
| 69. Duke (6 - 7) Schedule: 4.977 (52) | 4.613 4.613  4 | |||
| 70. Purdue (6 - 7) Schedule: 5.147 (45) | 4.612 4.612  3 | |||
| 71. California (3 - 9) Schedule: 5.924 (5) | 4.587 4.587  3 | |||
| 72. Iowa (4 - 8) Schedule: 5.264 (38) | 4.515 4.515  | |||
| 73. Auburn (3 - 9) Schedule: 5.846 (8) | 4.398 4.398  4 | |||
| 74. Western Kentucky (7 - 6) Schedule: 3.931 (113) | 4.398 4.398  3 | |||
| 75. Middle Tennessee St (8 - 4) Schedule: 3.99 (110) | 4.37 4.37  1 | |||
| 76. Minnesota (6 - 7) Schedule: 4.931 (56) | 4.332 4.332  2 | |||
| 77. Navy (8 - 5) Schedule: 4.245 (90) | 4.329 4.329  7 | |||
| 78. Rice (7 - 6) Schedule: 3.903 (114) | 4.328 4.328  4 | |||
| 79. Nevada (7 - 6) Schedule: 4.028 (108) | 4.316 4.316  4 | |||
| 80. Indiana (4 - 8) Schedule: 4.877 (60) | 4.248 4.248  1 | |||
| 81. Ohio U. (9 - 4) Schedule: 3.352 (123) | 4.211 4.211  8 | |||
| 82. East Carolina (8 - 5) Schedule: 4.078 (104) | 4.181 4.181  1 | |||
| 83. Troy (5 - 7) Schedule: 4.063 (106) | 4.17 4.17  3 | |||
| 84. Virginia (4 - 8) Schedule: 4.995 (50) | 4.045 4.045  | |||
| 85. South Florida (3 - 9) Schedule: 5.159 (42) | 4.02 4.02  | |||
| 86. Kentucky (2 - 10) Schedule: 5.882 (7) | 3.97 3.97  1 | |||
| 87. Connecticut (5 - 7) Schedule: 4.442 (74) | 3.879 3.879  3 | |||
| 88. Washington St (3 - 9) Schedule: 5.585 (26) | 3.835 3.835  5 | |||
| 89. Kansas (1 - 11) Schedule: 5.992 (2) | 3.805 3.805  3 | |||
| 90. Marshall (5 - 7) Schedule: 3.955 (111) | 3.782 3.782  1 | |||
| 91. Houston (5 - 7) Schedule: 4.151 (99) | 3.759 3.759  1 | |||
| 92. Temple (4 - 7) Schedule: 4.849 (61) | 3.707 3.707  1 | |||
| 93. Wake Forest (5 - 7) Schedule: 4.919 (57) | 3.664 3.664  1 | |||
| 94. Maryland (4 - 8) Schedule: 4.674 (64) | 3.646 3.646  1 | |||
| 95. Boston College (2 - 10) Schedule: 5.126 (47) | 3.528 3.528  3 | |||
| 96. Texas St-San Marcos (4 - 8) Schedule: 4.166 (97) | 3.484 3.484  | |||
| 97. Air Force (6 - 7) Schedule: 3.66 (121) | 3.455 3.455  9 | |||
| 98. Central Michigan (7 - 6) Schedule: 3.681 (120) | 3.434 3.434  3 | |||
| 99. Western Michigan (4 - 8) Schedule: 3.762 (117) | 3.358 3.358  | |||
| 100. Wyoming (4 - 8) Schedule: 4.312 (79) | 3.266 3.266  3 | |||
| 101. New Mexico (4 - 9) Schedule: 3.749 (118) | 3.185 3.185  1 | |||
| 102. Florida Int'l (3 - 9) Schedule: 4.299 (80) | 3.124 3.124  3 | |||
| 103. Memphis (4 - 8) Schedule: 4.025 (109) | 3.108 3.108  7 | |||
| 104. Florida Atlantic (3 - 9) Schedule: 4.53 (71) | 3.1 3.1  | |||
| 105. North Texas (4 - 8) Schedule: 4.184 (94) | 3.084 3.084  2 | |||
| 106. Miami OH (4 - 8) Schedule: 4.37 (77) | 3.077 3.077  | |||
| 107. Colorado St (4 - 8) Schedule: 4.509 (72) | 3.027 3.027  5 | |||
| 108. Texas-San Antonio (8 - 4) Schedule: 2.723 (124) | 3.013 3.013  1 | |||
| 109. Buffalo (4 - 8) Schedule: 4.166 (96) | 3.011 3.011  1 | |||
| 110. UTEP  (3 - 9) Schedule: 4.537 (70) | 2.98 2.98  3 | |||
| 111. Alabama-Birmingham (3 - 9) Schedule: 4.29 (81) | 2.953 2.953  1 | |||
| 112. Illinois (2 - 10) Schedule: 5.153 (44) | 2.908 2.908  1 | |||
| 113. Colorado (1 - 11) Schedule: 5.612 (24) | 2.798 2.798  6 | |||
| 114. UNLV (2 - 11) Schedule: 4.276 (86) | 2.564 2.564  1 | |||
| 115. Hawai`i (3 - 9) Schedule: 4.198 (93) | 2.55 2.55  1 | |||
| 116. Army (2 - 10) Schedule: 4.281 (83) | 2.471 2.471  | |||
| 117. Tulane (2 - 10) Schedule: 4.489 (73) | 2.355 2.355  | |||
| 118. Eastern Michigan (2 - 10) Schedule: 4.435 (75) | 2.132 2.132  | |||
| 119. Akron (1 - 11) Schedule: 3.936 (112) | 2.095 2.095  1 | |||
| 120. Idaho (1 - 11) Schedule: 4.879 (59) | 2.078 2.078  1 | |||
| 121. South Alabama (2 - 11) Schedule: 3.858 (116) | 1.988 1.988  | |||
| 122. Southern Miss (0 - 12) Schedule: 4.595 (67) | 1.816 1.816  | |||
| 123. New Mexico St (1 - 11) Schedule: 4.27 (87) | 1.597 1.597  | |||
| 124. Massachusetts (1 - 11) Schedule: 4.182 (95) | 1.354 1.354  |