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. Central Florida (8 - 3) Schedule: 3.919 (10) | 5.574 5.574  | |||
| 2. Tulsa (9 - 2) Schedule: 3.908 (11) | 5.468 5.468  | |||
| 3. SMU (5 - 6) Schedule: 4.224 (5) | 4.325 4.325  | |||
| 4. East Carolina (7 - 4) Schedule: 3.967 (9) | 4.148 4.148  | |||
| 5. Rice (5 - 6) Schedule: 3.998 (8) | 4.031 4.031  1 | |||
| 6. Marshall (5 - 6) Schedule: 3.82 (12) | 3.698 3.698  1 | |||
| 7. Houston (4 - 7) Schedule: 4.261 (4) | 3.53 3.53  2 | |||
| 8. Alabama-Birmingham (3 - 8) Schedule: 4.091 (7) | 2.932 2.932  | |||
| 9. UTEP  (3 - 8) Schedule: 4.44 (3) | 2.908 2.908  | |||
| 10. Memphis (3 - 8) Schedule: 4.129 (6) | 2.901 2.901  | |||
| 11. Tulane (2 - 9) Schedule: 4.489 (2) | 2.469 2.469  | |||
| 12. Southern Miss (0 - 11) Schedule: 4.664 (1) | 1.86 1.86  |