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. Northern Illinois (10 - 1) Schedule: 3.525 (11) | 5.893 5.893  | |||
| 2. Kent St (10 - 1) Schedule: 3.701 (10) | 5.601 5.601  | |||
| 3. Toledo (8 - 3) Schedule: 4.305 (4) | 5.2 5.2  | |||
| 4. Ball St (8 - 3) Schedule: 4.41 (1) | 5.003 5.003  | |||
| 5. Bowling Green (7 - 4) Schedule: 3.428 (12) | 4.624 4.624  | |||
| 6. Ohio U. (8 - 3) Schedule: 3.094 (13) | 4.084 4.084  | |||
| 7. Western Michigan (4 - 8) Schedule: 3.911 (8) | 3.507 3.507  | |||
| 8. Central Michigan (5 - 6) Schedule: 3.962 (7) | 3.263 3.263  2 | |||
| 9. Buffalo (4 - 7) Schedule: 4.113 (6) | 3.133 3.133  | |||
| 10. Miami OH (4 - 7) Schedule: 4.333 (3) | 3.059 3.059  2 | |||
| 11. Eastern Michigan (2 - 9) Schedule: 4.39 (2) | 2.266 2.266  1 | |||
| 12. Akron (1 - 10) Schedule: 3.832 (9) | 1.983 1.983  1 | |||
| 13. Massachusetts (1 - 10) Schedule: 4.251 (5) | 1.483 1.483  |