Week 15
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All | ACC | American Athletic Conference | Big 10 | Big 12 | Conference USA | Division I-A Independents | Mid-American Conference | MWC | Pac-12 | SEC | Sun Belt Conference
| Place | Team | Rating | Strength of Schedule | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Florida St (14 - 0) Schedule: 4.554 (56) | 8.157 8.157  | |||
| 2. Alabama (11 - 2) Schedule: 4.977 (36) | 7.695 7.695  | |||
| 3. Oregon (11 - 2) Schedule: 5.044 (30) | 7.574 7.574  4 | |||
| 4. Missouri (12 - 2) Schedule: 5.321 (16) | 7.541 7.541  | |||
| 5. Stanford (11 - 3) Schedule: 5.771 (4) | 7.521 7.521  2 | |||
| 6. Oklahoma St (10 - 3) Schedule: 5.022 (32) | 7.178 7.178  2 | |||
| 7. Baylor (11 - 2) Schedule: 4.755 (48) | 7.169 7.169  1 | |||
| 8. Arizona St (10 - 4) Schedule: 5.876 (2) | 7.148 7.148  3 | |||
| 9. Michigan St (13 - 1) Schedule: 4.555 (55) | 7.14 7.14  | |||
| 10. Auburn (12 - 2) Schedule: 5.454 (8) | 7.132 7.132  | |||
| 11. South Carolina (11 - 2) Schedule: 5.435 (9) | 7.075 7.075  2 | |||
| 12. UCLA (10 - 3) Schedule: 5.392 (12) | 7.073 7.073  3 | |||
| 13. LSU (10 - 3) Schedule: 5.104 (26) | 6.868 6.868  1 | |||
| 14. Washington (9 - 4) Schedule: 5.347 (14) | 6.792 6.792  3 | |||
| 15. Ohio State (12 - 2) Schedule: 4.555 (54) | 6.78 6.78  4 | |||
| 16. Southern Cal (10 - 4) Schedule: 5.387 (13) | 6.726 6.726  2 | |||
| 17. Clemson (11 - 2) Schedule: 4.819 (44) | 6.711 6.711  1 | |||
| 18. Wisconsin (9 - 4) Schedule: 4.692 (49) | 6.678 6.678  6 | |||
| 19. Oklahoma (11 - 2) Schedule: 5.099 (27) | 6.618 6.618  2 | |||
| 20. Texas A&M (9 - 4) Schedule: 5.206 (21) | 6.408 6.408  | |||
| 21. Arizona (8 - 5) Schedule: 5.247 (20) | 6.397 6.397  1 | |||
| 22. Kansas St (8 - 5) Schedule: 4.984 (34) | 6.356 6.356  1 | |||
| 23. Georgia (8 - 5) Schedule: 5.485 (6) | 6.311 6.311  4 | |||
| 24. Louisville (12 - 1) Schedule: 3.403 (101) | 6.172 6.172  | |||
| 25. Notre Dame  (9 - 4) Schedule: 5.068 (29) | 5.898 5.898  1 | |||
| 26. Oregon St (7 - 6) Schedule: 5.345 (15) | 5.838 5.838  6 | |||
| 27. Mississippi (8 - 5) Schedule: 5.142 (25) | 5.767 5.767  2 | |||
| 28. Brigham Young (8 - 5) Schedule: 4.786 (46) | 5.748 5.748  3 | |||
| 29. Central Florida (12 - 1) Schedule: 3.902 (80) | 5.726 5.726  5 | |||
| 30. Iowa (8 - 5) Schedule: 4.92 (39) | 5.719 5.719  3 | |||
| 31. Texas (8 - 5) Schedule: 5.296 (19) | 5.604 5.604  3 | |||
| 32. Utah St (9 - 5) Schedule: 3.928 (78) | 5.503 5.503  5 | |||
| 33. Vanderbilt (9 - 4) Schedule: 4.474 (60) | 5.468 5.468  9 | |||
| 34. Northern Illinois (12 - 2) Schedule: 3.376 (103) | 5.377 5.377  4 | |||
| 35. Texas Tech (8 - 5) Schedule: 4.822 (43) | 5.372 5.372  18 | |||
| 36. Bowling Green (10 - 4) Schedule: 3.274 (110) | 5.372 5.372  5 | |||
| 37. Utah (5 - 7) Schedule: 5.787 (3) | 5.343 5.343  3 | |||
| 38. Virginia Tech  (8 - 5) Schedule: 4.836 (42) | 5.334 5.334  5 | |||
| 39. Duke (10 - 4) Schedule: 4.449 (61) | 5.331 5.331  1 | |||
| 40. Mississippi St (7 - 6) Schedule: 5.308 (18) | 5.292 5.292  11 | |||
| 41. Fresno St (11 - 2) Schedule: 3.657 (93) | 5.291 5.291  5 | |||
| 42. North Carolina (7 - 6) Schedule: 4.578 (53) | 5.263 5.263  7 | |||
| 43. Michigan (7 - 6) Schedule: 4.972 (37) | 5.253 5.253  8 | |||
| 44. Nebraska (9 - 4) Schedule: 4.579 (52) | 5.243 5.243  4 | |||
| 45. Washington St (6 - 7) Schedule: 5.462 (7) | 5.203 5.203  6 | |||
| 46. Florida (4 - 8) Schedule: 5.51 (5) | 5.165 5.165  1 | |||
| 47. Boise St (8 - 5) Schedule: 3.975 (76) | 5.137 5.137  3 | |||
| 48. Georgia Tech (7 - 6) Schedule: 4.481 (59) | 5.108 5.108  3 | |||
| 49. Houston (8 - 5) Schedule: 3.916 (79) | 5.038 5.038  8 | |||
| 50. East Carolina (10 - 3) Schedule: 3.182 (115) | 5.037 5.037  2 | |||
| 51. Navy (9 - 4) Schedule: 3.81 (85) | 5.023 5.023  12 | |||
| 52. Minnesota (8 - 5) Schedule: 4.583 (51) | 5.001 5.001  6 | |||
| 53. Miami FL (9 - 4) Schedule: 4.396 (64) | 4.994 4.994  10 | |||
| 54. TCU  (4 - 8) Schedule: 5.32 (17) | 4.929 4.929  2 | |||
| 55. North Texas (9 - 4) Schedule: 3.175 (117) | 4.905 4.905  4 | |||
| 56. Indiana (5 - 7) Schedule: 5.038 (31) | 4.887 4.887  2 | |||
| 57. Penn State (7 - 5) Schedule: 4.506 (57) | 4.821 4.821  2 | |||
| 58. Marshall (10 - 4) Schedule: 2.898 (121) | 4.809 4.809  2 | |||
| 59. Pittsburgh (7 - 6) Schedule: 4.867 (40) | 4.808 4.808  5 | |||
| 60. Ball St (10 - 3) Schedule: 2.883 (122) | 4.766 4.766  10 | |||
| 61. Tennessee (5 - 7) Schedule: 5.429 (10) | 4.729 4.729  4 | |||
| 62. Syracuse (7 - 6) Schedule: 4.49 (58) | 4.697 4.697  4 | |||
| 63. Boston College (7 - 6) Schedule: 4.775 (47) | 4.644 4.644  5 | |||
| 64. Toledo (7 - 5) Schedule: 4.137 (71) | 4.589 4.589  2 | |||
| 65. Northwestern (5 - 7) Schedule: 4.855 (41) | 4.565 4.565  2 | |||
| 66. Cincinnati (9 - 4) Schedule: 3.206 (114) | 4.535 4.535  9 | |||
| 67. Rice (10 - 4) Schedule: 3.527 (99) | 4.36 4.36  1 | |||
| 68. Maryland (7 - 6) Schedule: 4.192 (69) | 4.342 4.342  1 | |||
| 69. Buffalo (8 - 5) Schedule: 3.3 (108) | 4.263 4.263  8 | |||
| 70. Colorado St (8 - 6) Schedule: 3.654 (94) | 4.213 4.213  1 | |||
| 71. Arkansas (3 - 9) Schedule: 5.186 (23) | 4.152 4.152  1 | |||
| 72. Colorado (4 - 8) Schedule: 5.404 (11) | 4.06 4.06  4 | |||
| 73. Iowa St (3 - 9) Schedule: 5.194 (22) | 4.038 4.038  2 | |||
| 74. Western Kentucky (8 - 4) Schedule: 3.038 (120) | 4.008 4.008  3 | |||
| 75. West Virginia (4 - 8) Schedule: 4.985 (33) | 3.993 3.993  3 | |||
| 76. Texas-San Antonio (7 - 5) Schedule: 3.82 (83) | 3.963 3.963  4 | |||
| 77. Wake Forest (4 - 8) Schedule: 4.374 (66) | 3.945 3.945  4 | |||
| 78. Illinois (4 - 8) Schedule: 4.806 (45) | 3.909 3.909  4 | |||
| 79. San Diego St (8 - 5) Schedule: 4.006 (74) | 3.894 3.894  8 | |||
| 80. Louisiana-Lafayette (9 - 4) Schedule: 3.105 (119) | 3.88 3.88  5 | |||
| 81. South Alabama (6 - 6) Schedule: 3.295 (109) | 3.864 3.864  1 | |||
| 82. Florida Atlantic (6 - 6) Schedule: 3.311 (105) | 3.824 3.824  2 | |||
| 83. San Jose St (6 - 6) Schedule: 4.244 (67) | 3.807 3.807  | |||
| 84. Tulane (7 - 6) Schedule: 3.354 (104) | 3.804 3.804  5 | |||
| 85. Nevada (4 - 8) Schedule: 4.412 (63) | 3.777 3.777  1 | |||
| 86. UNLV (7 - 6) Schedule: 3.808 (86) | 3.668 3.668  5 | |||
| 87. Arkansas St (8 - 5) Schedule: 3.402 (102) | 3.598 3.598  2 | |||
| 88. Middle Tennessee St (8 - 5) Schedule: 3.303 (107) | 3.471 3.471  2 | |||
| 89. Kentucky (2 - 10) Schedule: 5.092 (28) | 3.361 3.361  1 | |||
| 90. SMU (5 - 7) Schedule: 4.051 (73) | 3.28 3.28  1 | |||
| 91. Ohio U. (7 - 6) Schedule: 3.176 (116) | 3.28 3.28  3 | |||
| 92. Rutgers (6 - 7) Schedule: 3.711 (90) | 3.229 3.229  | |||
| 93. North Carolina St (3 - 9) Schedule: 4.61 (50) | 3.219 3.219  1 | |||
| 94. Memphis (3 - 9) Schedule: 3.988 (75) | 3.201 3.201  1 | |||
| 95. Kent St (4 - 8) Schedule: 3.859 (82) | 3.088 3.088  2 | |||
| 96. Troy (6 - 6) Schedule: 3.239 (113) | 3.075 3.075  2 | |||
| 97. California (1 - 11) Schedule: 5.885 (1) | 2.989 2.989  2 | |||
| 98. Virginia (2 - 10) Schedule: 4.981 (35) | 2.953 2.953  1 | |||
| 99. Akron (5 - 7) Schedule: 3.803 (87) | 2.928 2.928  3 | |||
| 100. Kansas (3 - 9) Schedule: 4.945 (38) | 2.926 2.926  | |||
| 101. Temple (2 - 10) Schedule: 3.867 (81) | 2.781 2.781  1 | |||
| 102. Louisiana-Monroe (6 - 6) Schedule: 3.432 (100) | 2.709 2.709  3 | |||
| 103. Central Michigan (6 - 6) Schedule: 3.135 (118) | 2.682 2.682  2 | |||
| 104. Wyoming (5 - 7) Schedule: 3.272 (111) | 2.68 2.68  | |||
| 105. Connecticut (3 - 9) Schedule: 4.134 (72) | 2.62 2.62  2 | |||
| 106. Hawai`i (1 - 11) Schedule: 4.378 (65) | 2.513 2.513  | |||
| 107. Tulsa (3 - 9) Schedule: 4.183 (70) | 2.426 2.426  | |||
| 108. Texas St-San Marcos (6 - 6) Schedule: 2.756 (123) | 2.413 2.413  | |||
| 109. Purdue (1 - 11) Schedule: 5.144 (24) | 2.196 2.196  | |||
| 110. New Mexico (3 - 9) Schedule: 3.619 (96) | 2.131 2.131  1 | |||
| 111. Army (3 - 9) Schedule: 3.306 (106) | 2.121 2.121  1 | |||
| 112. South Florida (2 - 10) Schedule: 4.446 (62) | 2.004 2.004  | |||
| 113. Alabama-Birmingham (2 - 10) Schedule: 3.648 (95) | 1.715 1.715  | |||
| 114. Air Force (2 - 10) Schedule: 3.682 (91) | 1.692 1.692  1 | |||
| 115. Louisiana Tech (4 - 8) Schedule: 2.652 (124) | 1.683 1.683  1 | |||
| 116. UTEP  (2 - 10) Schedule: 3.246 (112) | 1.393 1.393  1 | |||
| 117. Idaho (1 - 11) Schedule: 4.197 (68) | 1.332 1.332  1 | |||
| 118. Western Michigan (1 - 11) Schedule: 3.752 (88) | 1.317 1.317  2 | |||
| 119. Georgia St (0 - 12) Schedule: 3.811 (84) | 1.209 1.209  2 | |||
| 120. New Mexico St (2 - 10) Schedule: 3.729 (89) | 1.187 1.187  | |||
| 121. Massachusetts (1 - 11) Schedule: 3.963 (77) | 1.155 1.155  2 | |||
| 122. Southern Miss (1 - 11) Schedule: 3.566 (97) | 0.817 0.817  | |||
| 123. Eastern Michigan (2 - 10) Schedule: 3.563 (98) | 0.614 0.614  | |||
| 124. Miami OH (0 - 12) Schedule: 3.679 (92) | 0.305 0.305  |