Week 6
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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. Alabama (5 - 0) Schedule: 5.081 (27) | 8.849 8.849  | |||
| 2. South Carolina (6 - 0) Schedule: 5.041 (28) | 8.326 8.326  2 | |||
| 3. Notre Dame  (5 - 0) Schedule: 5.275 (20) | 8.177 8.177  3 | |||
| 4. Florida (5 - 0) Schedule: 5.546 (14) | 7.987 7.987  1 | |||
| 5. West Virginia (5 - 0) Schedule: 5.648 (10) | 7.914 7.914  3 | |||
| 6. Texas (4 - 1) Schedule: 5.65 (9) | 7.861 7.861  3 | |||
| 7. Texas A&M (4 - 1) Schedule: 5.209 (23) | 7.563 7.563  | |||
| 8. Baylor (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.595 (12) | 7.497 7.497  5 | |||
| 9. Oregon (6 - 0) Schedule: 4.081 (87) | 7.415 7.415  10 | |||
| 10. Ohio State (6 - 0) Schedule: 4.974 (31) | 7.256 7.256  8 | |||
| 11. Oklahoma (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.809 (41) | 7.241 7.241  16 | |||
| 12. Texas Tech (4 - 1) Schedule: 5.006 (30) | 7.152 7.152  10 | |||
| 13. Stanford (4 - 1) Schedule: 5.979 (3) | 7.144 7.144  2 | |||
| 14. Kansas St (5 - 0) Schedule: 4.192 (78) | 7.129 7.129  | |||
| 15. Arizona St (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.475 (60) | 7.013 7.013  3 | |||
| 16. Georgia (5 - 1) Schedule: 4.973 (32) | 6.822 6.822  7 | |||
| 17. Iowa St (4 - 1) Schedule: 5.278 (19) | 6.729 6.729  5 | |||
| 18. Southern Cal (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.814 (39) | 6.727 6.727  1 | |||
| 19. Rutgers (5 - 0) Schedule: 3.774 (103) | 6.566 6.566  12 | |||
| 20. LSU (5 - 1) Schedule: 4.391 (64) | 6.556 6.556  5 | |||
| 21. Oregon St (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.946 (35) | 6.528 6.528  11 | |||
| 22. San Jose St (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.213 (75) | 6.385 6.385  6 | |||
| 23. Mississippi St (5 - 0) Schedule: 3.477 (115) | 6.36 6.36  3 | |||
| 24. Boise St (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.373 (66) | 6.22 6.22  6 | |||
| 25. Florida St (5 - 1) Schedule: 3.723 (106) | 6.159 6.159  5 | |||
| 26. Michigan (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.529 (15) | 6.156 6.156  30 | |||
| 27. Cincinnati (4 - 0) Schedule: 3.174 (120) | 6.083 6.083  8 | |||
| 28. Clemson (5 - 1) Schedule: 4.127 (84) | 6.012 6.012  7 | |||
| 29. Arizona (3 - 3) Schedule: 5.699 (8) | 5.982 5.982  | |||
| 30. Louisiana-Monroe (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.754 (48) | 5.951 5.951  18 | |||
| 31. Michigan St (4 - 2) Schedule: 5.128 (26) | 5.806 5.806  6 | |||
| 32. Oklahoma St (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.809 (40) | 5.759 5.759  1 | |||
| 33. Mississippi (3 - 3) Schedule: 5.464 (16) | 5.759 5.759  10 | |||
| 34. Penn State (4 - 2) Schedule: 4.336 (67) | 5.752 5.752  12 | |||
| 35. TCU  (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.725 (105) | 5.74 5.74  10 | |||
| 36. Brigham Young (4 - 2) Schedule: 3.914 (93) | 5.707 5.707  7 | |||
| 37. Northwestern (5 - 1) Schedule: 4.198 (77) | 5.704 5.704  13 | |||
| 38. North Carolina (4 - 2) Schedule: 3.655 (108) | 5.58 5.58  7 | |||
| 39. Purdue (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.823 (38) | 5.563 5.563  23 | |||
| 40. Louisiana Tech (5 - 0) Schedule: 3.106 (121) | 5.546 5.546  1 | |||
| 41. Fresno St (4 - 2) Schedule: 3.853 (96) | 5.522 5.522  20 | |||
| 42. Northern Illinois (5 - 1) Schedule: 3.639 (109) | 5.484 5.484  18 | |||
| 43. Tulsa (5 - 1) Schedule: 4.044 (89) | 5.48 5.48  15 | |||
| 44. Duke (5 - 1) Schedule: 3.553 (113) | 5.458 5.458  24 | |||
| 45. California (2 - 4) Schedule: 5.717 (6) | 5.443 5.443  22 | |||
| 46. Louisville (5 - 0) Schedule: 3.364 (118) | 5.418 5.418  1 | |||
| 47. UCLA (4 - 2) Schedule: 4.189 (79) | 5.398 5.398  24 | |||
| 48. Iowa (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.708 (49) | 5.39 5.39  7 | |||
| 49. Louisiana-Lafayette (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.404 (116) | 5.384 5.384  | |||
| 50. Nevada (5 - 1) Schedule: 3.823 (99) | 5.375 5.375  16 | |||
| 51. Western Kentucky (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.844 (97) | 5.372 5.372  2 | |||
| 52. Central Florida (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.268 (74) | 5.349 5.349  12 | |||
| 53. Tennessee (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.309 (70) | 5.342 5.342  9 | |||
| 54. Washington (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.595 (13) | 5.341 5.341  18 | |||
| 55. North Carolina St (4 - 2) Schedule: 4.274 (73) | 5.332 5.332  1 | |||
| 56. Utah St (4 - 2) Schedule: 3.828 (98) | 5.327 5.327  18 | |||
| 57. Arkansas (2 - 4) Schedule: 5.928 (4) | 5.309 5.309  27 | |||
| 58. Missouri (3 - 3) Schedule: 5.713 (7) | 5.308 5.308  18 | |||
| 59. Nebraska (4 - 2) Schedule: 3.91 (94) | 5.307 5.307  26 | |||
| 60. Toledo (5 - 1) Schedule: 3.819 (100) | 5.304 5.304  8 | |||
| 61. Miami FL (4 - 2) Schedule: 5.229 (21) | 5.178 5.178  20 | |||
| 62. Troy (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.3 (71) | 5.149 5.149  5 | |||
| 63. Wisconsin (4 - 2) Schedule: 4.39 (65) | 5.122 5.122  13 | |||
| 64. Ohio U. (6 - 0) Schedule: 2.844 (123) | 5.003 5.003  13 | |||
| 65. SMU (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.32 (17) | 4.946 4.946  14 | |||
| 66. Kent St (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.377 (117) | 4.916 4.916  | |||
| 67. Temple (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.593 (52) | 4.91 4.91  10 | |||
| 68. Vanderbilt (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.225 (22) | 4.854 4.854  4 | |||
| 69. Minnesota (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.936 (92) | 4.783 4.783  4 | |||
| 70. San Diego St (3 - 3) Schedule: 4.074 (88) | 4.748 4.748  16 | |||
| 71. New Mexico (3 - 3) Schedule: 4.522 (56) | 4.697 4.697  1 | |||
| 72. Utah (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.133 (25) | 4.693 4.693  3 | |||
| 73. Kentucky (1 - 5) Schedule: 6.397 (1) | 4.637 4.637  | |||
| 74. Maryland (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.493 (57) | 4.616 4.616  | |||
| 75. Middle Tennessee St (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.737 (104) | 4.579 4.579  12 | |||
| 76. South Florida (2 - 4) Schedule: 4.949 (34) | 4.559 4.559  14 | |||
| 77. Alabama-Birmingham (1 - 4) Schedule: 5.624 (11) | 4.537 4.537  14 | |||
| 78. Indiana (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.179 (80) | 4.366 4.366  2 | |||
| 79. Syracuse (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.757 (47) | 4.339 4.339  1 | |||
| 80. Auburn (1 - 4) Schedule: 6.038 (2) | 4.295 4.295  21 | |||
| 81. Virginia Tech  (3 - 3) Schedule: 3.808 (101) | 4.259 4.259  4 | |||
| 82. Connecticut (3 - 3) Schedule: 4.144 (82) | 4.255 4.255  | |||
| 83. Marshall (2 - 4) Schedule: 4.578 (54) | 4.151 4.151  2 | |||
| 84. Wyoming (1 - 4) Schedule: 5.167 (24) | 4.12 4.12  4 | |||
| 85. East Carolina (3 - 3) Schedule: 4.597 (51) | 4.089 4.089  2 | |||
| 86. Ball St (3 - 3) Schedule: 4.487 (59) | 4.04 4.04  11 | |||
| 87. Georgia Tech (2 - 4) Schedule: 3.937 (91) | 3.97 3.97  | |||
| 88. Western Michigan (3 - 3) Schedule: 3.624 (110) | 3.769 3.769  7 | |||
| 89. Boston College (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.285 (72) | 3.756 3.756  9 | |||
| 90. Houston (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.016 (90) | 3.705 3.705  4 | |||
| 91. Navy (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.902 (36) | 3.674 3.674  18 | |||
| 92. Air Force (2 - 3) Schedule: 2.951 (122) | 3.672 3.672  3 | |||
| 93. Wake Forest (3 - 3) Schedule: 4.159 (81) | 3.643 3.643  5 | |||
| 94. Bowling Green (3 - 3) Schedule: 3.591 (111) | 3.634 3.634  7 | |||
| 95. Virginia (2 - 4) Schedule: 4.972 (33) | 3.63 3.63  5 | |||
| 96. Texas St-San Marcos (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.805 (43) | 3.623 3.623  25 | |||
| 97. Kansas (1 - 4) Schedule: 5.017 (29) | 3.591 3.591  5 | |||
| 98. Pittsburgh (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.662 (107) | 3.521 3.521  2 | |||
| 99. Arkansas St (3 - 3) Schedule: 3.785 (102) | 3.419 3.419  11 | |||
| 100. Miami OH (3 - 3) Schedule: 4.316 (69) | 3.4 3.4  1 | |||
| 101. Washington St (2 - 4) Schedule: 4.763 (46) | 3.281 3.281  6 | |||
| 102. Buffalo (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.4 (63) | 3.199 3.199  3 | |||
| 103. Central Michigan (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.586 (53) | 3.166 3.166  8 | |||
| 104. North Texas (2 - 4) Schedule: 4.124 (85) | 3.141 3.141  11 | |||
| 105. Illinois (2 - 4) Schedule: 4.418 (61) | 3.096 3.096  5 | |||
| 106. Texas-San Antonio (5 - 0) Schedule: 0.009 (124) | 2.968 2.968  9 | |||
| 107. Florida Atlantic (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.832 (37) | 2.81 2.81  3 | |||
| 108. UNLV (1 - 5) Schedule: 4.408 (62) | 2.727 2.727  5 | |||
| 109. UTEP  (1 - 5) Schedule: 4.795 (44) | 2.705 2.705  7 | |||
| 110. Florida Int'l (1 - 5) Schedule: 4.529 (55) | 2.54 2.54  2 | |||
| 111. Hawai`i (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.808 (42) | 2.454 2.454  3 | |||
| 112. Rice (1 - 5) Schedule: 4.121 (86) | 2.372 2.372  6 | |||
| 113. Memphis (1 - 4) Schedule: 3.865 (95) | 2.334 2.334  7 | |||
| 114. Southern Miss (0 - 5) Schedule: 5.281 (18) | 2.255 2.255  | |||
| 115. Colorado St (1 - 5) Schedule: 4.671 (50) | 2.189 2.189  | |||
| 116. Idaho (1 - 5) Schedule: 4.321 (68) | 2.158 2.158  5 | |||
| 117. Akron (1 - 5) Schedule: 3.545 (114) | 2.147 2.147  2 | |||
| 118. Army (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.136 (83) | 2.147 2.147  7 | |||
| 119. Tulane (0 - 5) Schedule: 5.828 (5) | 2.091 2.091  3 | |||
| 120. South Alabama (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.209 (76) | 2.078 2.078  3 | |||
| 121. Colorado (1 - 4) Schedule: 3.59 (112) | 1.777 1.777  2 | |||
| 122. New Mexico St (1 - 5) Schedule: 3.182 (119) | 1.61 1.61  4 | |||
| 123. Eastern Michigan (0 - 5) Schedule: 4.779 (45) | 1.586 1.586  10 | |||
| 124. Massachusetts (0 - 6) Schedule: 4.491 (58) | 1.383 1.383  1 |