Week 12
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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. Alabama (11 - 0) Schedule: 4.472 (46) | 7.941 7.941  1 | |||
| 2. Florida St (11 - 0) Schedule: 4.171 (64) | 7.913 7.913  1 | |||
| 3. Missouri (10 - 1) Schedule: 4.767 (32) | 7.559 7.559  2 | |||
| 4. Arizona St (9 - 2) Schedule: 5.557 (3) | 7.401 7.401  2 | |||
| 5. Oklahoma St (10 - 1) Schedule: 4.458 (47) | 7.316 7.316  5 | |||
| 6. Oregon (9 - 2) Schedule: 4.716 (34) | 7.278 7.278  3 | |||
| 7. Baylor (9 - 1) Schedule: 4.403 (51) | 7.214 7.214  3 | |||
| 8. Stanford (9 - 2) Schedule: 5.32 (6) | 7.161 7.161  1 | |||
| 9. Wisconsin (9 - 2) Schedule: 4.482 (45) | 7.126 7.126  1 | |||
| 10. Ohio State (11 - 0) Schedule: 4.051 (69) | 7.012 7.012  1 | |||
| 11. LSU (8 - 3) Schedule: 5.022 (18) | 6.904 6.904  5 | |||
| 12. Clemson (10 - 1) Schedule: 4.41 (50) | 6.758 6.758  3 | |||
| 13. Michigan St (10 - 1) Schedule: 3.928 (73) | 6.73 6.73  4 | |||
| 14. Southern Cal (9 - 3) Schedule: 5.125 (15) | 6.696 6.696  | |||
| 15. Auburn (10 - 1) Schedule: 4.65 (40) | 6.608 6.608  2 | |||
| 16. South Carolina (9 - 2) Schedule: 5.024 (17) | 6.603 6.603  1 | |||
| 17. Washington (7 - 4) Schedule: 5.137 (13) | 6.45 6.45  5 | |||
| 18. UCLA (8 - 3) Schedule: 5.102 (16) | 6.376 6.376  | |||
| 19. Arizona (7 - 4) Schedule: 4.949 (24) | 6.348 6.348  8 | |||
| 20. Georgia (7 - 4) Schedule: 5.366 (5) | 6.31 6.31  1 | |||
| 21. Texas A&M (8 - 3) Schedule: 4.821 (30) | 6.244 6.244  9 | |||
| 22. Kansas St (6 - 5) Schedule: 5.007 (22) | 5.981 5.981  1 | |||
| 23. Brigham Young (7 - 4) Schedule: 4.681 (38) | 5.945 5.945  3 | |||
| 24. Oklahoma (9 - 2) Schedule: 4.493 (44) | 5.93 5.93  1 | |||
| 25. Northern Illinois (11 - 0) Schedule: 3.202 (103) | 5.88 5.88  6 | |||
| 26. Louisville (10 - 1) Schedule: 3.037 (115) | 5.805 5.805  3 | |||
| 27. Mississippi (7 - 4) Schedule: 5.009 (21) | 5.73 5.73  3 | |||
| 28. Notre Dame  (8 - 3) Schedule: 4.842 (29) | 5.699 5.699  7 | |||
| 29. Central Florida (9 - 1) Schedule: 3.615 (92) | 5.648 5.648  | |||
| 30. Fresno St (10 - 0) Schedule: 3.043 (114) | 5.524 5.524  4 | |||
| 31. Virginia Tech  (7 - 4) Schedule: 4.812 (31) | 5.512 5.512  1 | |||
| 32. Texas (7 - 3) Schedule: 4.711 (37) | 5.486 5.486  | |||
| 33. Iowa (7 - 4) Schedule: 4.715 (35) | 5.461 5.461  8 | |||
| 34. Oregon St (6 - 5) Schedule: 5.016 (19) | 5.442 5.442  8 | |||
| 35. Duke (9 - 2) Schedule: 3.889 (77) | 5.349 5.349  1 | |||
| 36. Utah St (7 - 4) Schedule: 3.653 (89) | 5.285 5.285  10 | |||
| 37. Vanderbilt (7 - 4) Schedule: 4.413 (49) | 5.281 5.281  1 | |||
| 38. East Carolina (9 - 2) Schedule: 3.005 (117) | 5.28 5.28  4 | |||
| 39. Washington St (6 - 5) Schedule: 5.317 (7) | 5.251 5.251  8 | |||
| 40. Utah (4 - 7) Schedule: 5.803 (1) | 5.214 5.214  3 | |||
| 41. Georgia Tech (7 - 4) Schedule: 4.195 (62) | 5.206 5.206  8 | |||
| 42. Florida (4 - 7) Schedule: 5.174 (11) | 5.187 5.187  14 | |||
| 43. Michigan (7 - 4) Schedule: 4.443 (48) | 5.169 5.169  2 | |||
| 44. Texas Tech (7 - 4) Schedule: 4.387 (54) | 5.156 5.156  1 | |||
| 45. North Carolina (6 - 5) Schedule: 4.547 (43) | 5.154 5.154  5 | |||
| 46. Nebraska (8 - 3) Schedule: 4.097 (67) | 5.124 5.124  5 | |||
| 47. Miami FL (8 - 3) Schedule: 4.169 (65) | 5.071 5.071  3 | |||
| 48. Boise St (7 - 4) Schedule: 3.829 (79) | 5.06 5.06  9 | |||
| 49. Ball St (9 - 2) Schedule: 3.053 (112) | 5.031 5.031  3 | |||
| 50. Minnesota (8 - 3) Schedule: 4.196 (61) | 5.021 5.021  2 | |||
| 51. Houston (7 - 4) Schedule: 3.788 (83) | 5.017 5.017  11 | |||
| 52. Bowling Green (8 - 3) Schedule: 2.768 (121) | 4.922 4.922  2 | |||
| 53. Toledo (7 - 4) Schedule: 4.262 (58) | 4.82 4.82  4 | |||
| 54. Buffalo (8 - 3) Schedule: 3.012 (116) | 4.817 4.817  1 | |||
| 55. Boston College (7 - 4) Schedule: 4.584 (41) | 4.816 4.816  1 | |||
| 56. Indiana (4 - 7) Schedule: 5.186 (9) | 4.804 4.804  3 | |||
| 57. Pittsburgh (6 - 5) Schedule: 4.715 (36) | 4.722 4.722  1 | |||
| 58. TCU  (4 - 7) Schedule: 5.009 (20) | 4.699 4.699  3 | |||
| 59. Cincinnati (9 - 2) Schedule: 2.666 (122) | 4.697 4.697  9 | |||
| 60. Mississippi St (5 - 6) Schedule: 5.175 (10) | 4.664 4.664  2 | |||
| 61. Navy (7 - 4) Schedule: 3.82 (80) | 4.556 4.556  3 | |||
| 62. Marshall (8 - 3) Schedule: 2.371 (125) | 4.502 4.502  5 | |||
| 63. Penn State (6 - 5) Schedule: 4.281 (57) | 4.484 4.484  3 | |||
| 64. North Texas (7 - 4) Schedule: 3.139 (109) | 4.46 4.46  7 | |||
| 65. Northwestern (4 - 7) Schedule: 4.88 (27) | 4.447 4.447  5 | |||
| 66. Syracuse (5 - 6) Schedule: 4.341 (56) | 4.43 4.43  7 | |||
| 67. Tennessee (4 - 7) Schedule: 5.413 (4) | 4.396 4.396  2 | |||
| 68. Rice (8 - 3) Schedule: 3.158 (106) | 4.303 4.303  5 | |||
| 69. Louisiana-Lafayette (8 - 2) Schedule: 2.809 (120) | 4.216 4.216  1 | |||
| 70. Maryland (6 - 5) Schedule: 4.115 (66) | 4.161 4.161  1 | |||
| 71. West Virginia (4 - 7) Schedule: 4.901 (26) | 3.945 3.945  1 | |||
| 72. Memphis (3 - 7) Schedule: 4.174 (63) | 3.942 3.942  3 | |||
| 73. Illinois (4 - 7) Schedule: 4.757 (33) | 3.895 3.895  4 | |||
| 74. Colorado St (6 - 6) Schedule: 3.58 (93) | 3.839 3.839  3 | |||
| 75. Colorado (4 - 7) Schedule: 5.2 (8) | 3.838 3.838  1 | |||
| 76. Texas-San Antonio (6 - 5) Schedule: 3.974 (71) | 3.824 3.824  11 | |||
| 77. Western Kentucky (7 - 4) Schedule: 2.819 (119) | 3.812 3.812  5 | |||
| 78. Arkansas (3 - 8) Schedule: 4.873 (28) | 3.81 3.81  5 | |||
| 79. Wake Forest (4 - 7) Schedule: 4.21 (60) | 3.807 3.807  5 | |||
| 80. San Diego St (7 - 4) Schedule: 3.902 (75) | 3.796 3.796  | |||
| 81. Florida Atlantic (5 - 6) Schedule: 3.479 (97) | 3.767 3.767  3 | |||
| 82. Tulane (7 - 4) Schedule: 3.056 (111) | 3.743 3.743  3 | |||
| 83. Iowa St (2 - 9) Schedule: 5.125 (14) | 3.736 3.736  6 | |||
| 84. Nevada (4 - 7) Schedule: 4.085 (68) | 3.51 3.51  1 | |||
| 85. Middle Tennessee St (7 - 4) Schedule: 3.313 (101) | 3.508 3.508  | |||
| 86. UNLV (6 - 5) Schedule: 3.58 (94) | 3.396 3.396  8 | |||
| 87. San Jose St (5 - 6) Schedule: 3.94 (72) | 3.375 3.375  3 | |||
| 88. North Carolina St (3 - 8) Schedule: 4.582 (42) | 3.374 3.374  4 | |||
| 89. Arkansas St (7 - 4) Schedule: 3.142 (108) | 3.347 3.347  3 | |||
| 90. Kentucky (2 - 9) Schedule: 4.961 (23) | 3.325 3.325  2 | |||
| 91. SMU (5 - 5) Schedule: 3.671 (88) | 3.246 3.246  4 | |||
| 92. South Alabama (4 - 6) Schedule: 3.246 (102) | 3.188 3.188  4 | |||
| 93. Rutgers (5 - 5) Schedule: 3.699 (86) | 3.121 3.121  2 | |||
| 94. Ohio U. (6 - 5) Schedule: 3.051 (113) | 3.097 3.097  13 | |||
| 95. Kent St (4 - 8) Schedule: 3.791 (82) | 3.021 3.021  9 | |||
| 96. Virginia (2 - 9) Schedule: 4.941 (25) | 2.981 2.981  4 | |||
| 97. Kansas (3 - 8) Schedule: 4.672 (39) | 2.838 2.838  4 | |||
| 98. Troy (5 - 6) Schedule: 3.18 (104) | 2.831 2.831  1 | |||
| 99. California (1 - 11) Schedule: 5.697 (2) | 2.801 2.801  1 | |||
| 100. Akron (4 - 7) Schedule: 3.737 (84) | 2.718 2.718  | |||
| 101. Wyoming (5 - 6) Schedule: 2.971 (118) | 2.663 2.663  2 | |||
| 102. Central Michigan (5 - 6) Schedule: 3.367 (100) | 2.536 2.536  4 | |||
| 103. Tulsa (3 - 8) Schedule: 3.924 (74) | 2.397 2.397  5 | |||
| 104. Texas St-San Marcos (6 - 5) Schedule: 2.539 (123) | 2.335 2.335  3 | |||
| 105. Temple (1 - 10) Schedule: 3.808 (81) | 2.313 2.313  2 | |||
| 106. Louisiana-Monroe (5 - 6) Schedule: 3.178 (105) | 2.272 2.272  4 | |||
| 107. Hawai`i (0 - 11) Schedule: 4.371 (55) | 2.245 2.245  | |||
| 108. Army (3 - 7) Schedule: 3.154 (107) | 2.232 2.232  3 | |||
| 109. Purdue (1 - 10) Schedule: 5.153 (12) | 2.154 2.154  3 | |||
| 110. Alabama-Birmingham (2 - 9) Schedule: 3.837 (78) | 2.118 2.118  3 | |||
| 111. New Mexico (3 - 8) Schedule: 3.372 (99) | 2.112 2.112  2 | |||
| 112. South Florida (2 - 8) Schedule: 4.397 (52) | 1.908 1.908  2 | |||
| 113. Connecticut (1 - 9) Schedule: 4.212 (59) | 1.846 1.846  3 | |||
| 114. Louisiana Tech (4 - 7) Schedule: 2.434 (124) | 1.684 1.684  3 | |||
| 115. Air Force (2 - 9) Schedule: 3.485 (96) | 1.652 1.652  1 | |||
| 116. UTEP  (2 - 9) Schedule: 3.082 (110) | 1.398 1.398  1 | |||
| 117. Idaho (1 - 10) Schedule: 4.397 (53) | 1.394 1.394  2 | |||
| 118. Massachusetts (1 - 10) Schedule: 4.023 (70) | 1.289 1.289  1 | |||
| 119. Western Michigan (1 - 10) Schedule: 3.638 (90) | 1.257 1.257  1 | |||
| 120. Georgia St (0 - 11) Schedule: 3.703 (85) | 1.2 1.2  1 | |||
| 121. New Mexico St (1 - 10) Schedule: 3.891 (76) | 0.995 0.995  1 | |||
| 122. Eastern Michigan (2 - 9) Schedule: 3.691 (87) | 0.811 0.811  | |||
| 123. Florida Int'l (1 - 10) Schedule: 3.471 (98) | 0.305 0.305  | |||
| 124. Southern Miss (0 - 11) Schedule: 3.621 (91) | 0.232 0.232  | |||
| 125. Miami OH (0 - 11) Schedule: 3.529 (95) | 0.186 0.186  |