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. Louisiana-Lafayette (6 - 4) Schedule: 4.446 (2) | 5.225 5.225  1 | |||
| 2. Louisiana-Monroe (7 - 4) Schedule: 4.268 (5) | 5.225 5.225  1 | |||
| 3. Arkansas St (8 - 3) Schedule: 4.136 (8) | 5.03 5.03  | |||
| 4. Western Kentucky (6 - 5) Schedule: 4.154 (6) | 4.731 4.731  | |||
| 5. Middle Tennessee St (7 - 3) Schedule: 3.975 (9) | 4.728 4.728  | |||
| 6. Troy (5 - 6) Schedule: 4.15 (7) | 4.333 4.333  | |||
| 7. Florida Atlantic (3 - 8) Schedule: 4.599 (1) | 3.277 3.277  | |||
| 8. Florida Int'l (3 - 8) Schedule: 4.321 (3) | 3.178 3.178  1 | |||
| 9. North Texas (4 - 7) Schedule: 4.298 (4) | 3.162 3.162  1 | |||
| 10. South Alabama (2 - 9) Schedule: 3.952 (10) | 2.272 2.272  |