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. Tulsa (5 - 1) Schedule: 4.044 (10) | 5.48 5.48  | |||
| 2. Central Florida (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.268 (8) | 5.349 5.349  | |||
| 3. SMU (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.32 (3) | 4.946 4.946  | |||
| 4. Alabama-Birmingham (1 - 4) Schedule: 5.624 (2) | 4.537 4.537  2 | |||
| 5. Marshall (2 - 4) Schedule: 4.578 (7) | 4.151 4.151  1 | |||
| 6. East Carolina (3 - 3) Schedule: 4.597 (6) | 4.089 4.089  1 | |||
| 7. Houston (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.016 (11) | 3.705 3.705  | |||
| 8. UTEP  (1 - 5) Schedule: 4.795 (5) | 2.705 2.705  | |||
| 9. Rice (1 - 5) Schedule: 4.121 (9) | 2.372 2.372  | |||
| 10. Memphis (1 - 4) Schedule: 3.865 (12) | 2.334 2.334  1 | |||
| 11. Southern Miss (0 - 5) Schedule: 5.281 (4) | 2.255 2.255  1 | |||
| 12. Tulane (0 - 5) Schedule: 5.828 (1) | 2.091 2.091  |