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. Central Florida (10 - 4) Schedule: 4.119 (8) | 5.844 5.844  | |||
| 2. Tulsa (11 - 3) Schedule: 4.255 (6) | 5.638 5.638  | |||
| 3. SMU (7 - 6) Schedule: 4.588 (2) | 5.062 5.062  | |||
| 4. Rice (7 - 6) Schedule: 3.903 (12) | 4.328 4.328  1 | |||
| 5. East Carolina (8 - 5) Schedule: 4.078 (9) | 4.181 4.181  1 | |||
| 6. Marshall (5 - 7) Schedule: 3.955 (11) | 3.782 3.782  | |||
| 7. Houston (5 - 7) Schedule: 4.151 (7) | 3.759 3.759  | |||
| 8. Memphis (4 - 8) Schedule: 4.025 (10) | 3.108 3.108  | |||
| 9. UTEP  (3 - 9) Schedule: 4.537 (3) | 2.98 2.98  1 | |||
| 10. Alabama-Birmingham (3 - 9) Schedule: 4.29 (5) | 2.953 2.953  1 | |||
| 11. Tulane (2 - 10) Schedule: 4.489 (4) | 2.355 2.355  | |||
| 12. Southern Miss (0 - 12) Schedule: 4.595 (1) | 1.816 1.816  |