Week 12
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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. Clemson (10 - 1) Schedule: 4.501 (10) | 7.064 7.064  | |||
| 2. Florida St (10 - 1) Schedule: 4.131 (12) | 6.877 6.877  | |||
| 3. North Carolina (7 - 4) Schedule: 4.292 (11) | 5.631 5.631  | |||
| 4. Miami FL (6 - 5) Schedule: 5.387 (1) | 5.563 5.563  | |||
| 5. Georgia Tech (6 - 5) Schedule: 4.554 (9) | 5.266 5.266  | |||
| 6. North Carolina St (6 - 5) Schedule: 4.617 (7) | 5.033 5.033  | |||
| 7. Virginia Tech  (5 - 6) Schedule: 4.951 (4) | 4.92 4.92  | |||
| 8. Duke (6 - 5) Schedule: 4.805 (6) | 4.675 4.675  | |||
| 9. Virginia (4 - 7) Schedule: 4.998 (3) | 4.03 4.03  | |||
| 10. Wake Forest (5 - 6) Schedule: 4.859 (5) | 3.881 3.881  | |||
| 11. Boston College (2 - 9) Schedule: 5.148 (2) | 3.678 3.678  | |||
| 12. Maryland (4 - 7) Schedule: 4.615 (8) | 3.565 3.565  |