Week 13
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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 (9 - 3) Schedule: 3.809 (12) | 5.601 5.601  | |||
| 2. Tulsa (9 - 3) Schedule: 3.919 (7) | 5.26 5.26  | |||
| 3. SMU (6 - 6) Schedule: 4.319 (4) | 4.5 4.5  | |||
| 4. East Carolina (8 - 4) Schedule: 3.905 (8) | 4.131 4.131  | |||
| 5. Rice (6 - 6) Schedule: 3.853 (10) | 4.037 4.037  | |||
| 6. Marshall (5 - 7) Schedule: 3.827 (11) | 3.654 3.654  | |||
| 7. Houston (5 - 7) Schedule: 4.031 (6) | 3.639 3.639  | |||
| 8. Memphis (4 - 8) Schedule: 3.892 (9) | 2.974 2.974  2 | |||
| 9. Alabama-Birmingham (3 - 9) Schedule: 4.182 (5) | 2.845 2.845  1 | |||
| 10. UTEP  (3 - 9) Schedule: 4.378 (2) | 2.821 2.821  1 | |||
| 11. Tulane (2 - 10) Schedule: 4.369 (3) | 2.235 2.235  | |||
| 12. Southern Miss (0 - 12) Schedule: 4.473 (1) | 1.693 1.693  |