Week 16
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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. Oregon (13 - 2) Schedule: 5.756 (11) | 8.28 8.28  | |||
| 2. Alabama (12 - 2) Schedule: 6.081 (4) | 8.181 8.181  | |||
| 3. TCU  (12 - 1) Schedule: 5.289 (48) | 8.12 8.12  | |||
| 4. Ohio State (14 - 1) Schedule: 5.662 (19) | 8.063 8.063  2 | |||
| 5. Georgia (10 - 3) Schedule: 5.731 (16) | 7.911 7.911  2 | |||
| 6. Michigan St (11 - 2) Schedule: 5.284 (49) | 7.646 7.646  2 | |||
| 7. Mississippi (9 - 4) Schedule: 6.113 (3) | 7.598 7.598  3 | |||
| 8. Baylor (11 - 2) Schedule: 5.132 (59) | 7.465 7.465  3 | |||
| 9. Georgia Tech (11 - 3) Schedule: 5.517 (33) | 7.361 7.361  3 | |||
| 10. Auburn (8 - 5) Schedule: 6.387 (1) | 7.357 7.357  1 | |||
| 11. Mississippi St (10 - 3) Schedule: 5.569 (31) | 7.218 7.218  1 | |||
| 12. Southern Cal (9 - 4) Schedule: 5.735 (15) | 7.129 7.129  2 | |||
| 13. Missouri (11 - 3) Schedule: 5.849 (9) | 7.108 7.108  6 | |||
| 14. Kansas St (9 - 4) Schedule: 5.626 (22) | 7.105 7.105  3 | |||
| 15. UCLA (10 - 3) Schedule: 6.245 (2) | 7.105 7.105  | |||
| 16. Arkansas (7 - 6) Schedule: 5.887 (8) | 7.087 7.087  1 | |||
| 17. Wisconsin (11 - 3) Schedule: 5.265 (52) | 7.026 7.026  1 | |||
| 18. Florida St (13 - 1) Schedule: 5.597 (24) | 6.996 6.996  5 | |||
| 19. Arizona St (10 - 3) Schedule: 5.39 (44) | 6.832 6.832  1 | |||
| 20. Stanford (8 - 5) Schedule: 5.495 (35) | 6.803 6.803  5 | |||
| 21. Clemson (10 - 3) Schedule: 5.257 (53) | 6.72 6.72  5 | |||
| 22. Oklahoma (8 - 5) Schedule: 5.594 (25) | 6.625 6.625  6 | |||
| 23. Nebraska (9 - 4) Schedule: 5.198 (55) | 6.588 6.588  | |||
| 24. Marshall (13 - 1) Schedule: 3.573 (117) | 6.566 6.566  4 | |||
| 25. LSU (8 - 5) Schedule: 5.951 (6) | 6.564 6.564  4 | |||
| 26. Utah (9 - 4) Schedule: 5.688 (18) | 6.544 6.544  4 | |||
| 27. Arizona (10 - 4) Schedule: 5.719 (17) | 6.512 6.512  5 | |||
| 28. Louisville (9 - 4) Schedule: 5.142 (58) | 6.45 6.45  4 | |||
| 29. Tennessee (7 - 6) Schedule: 6.029 (5) | 6.428 6.428  2 | |||
| 30. Texas A&M (8 - 5) Schedule: 5.748 (12) | 6.373 6.373  2 | |||
| 31. Boise St (12 - 2) Schedule: 4.668 (68) | 6.303 6.303  2 | |||
| 32. Florida (7 - 5) Schedule: 5.578 (28) | 6.219 6.219  2 | |||
| 33. Notre Dame  (8 - 5) Schedule: 5.635 (21) | 6.195 6.195  3 | |||
| 34. West Virginia (7 - 6) Schedule: 5.592 (26) | 6.172 6.172  7 | |||
| 35. Minnesota (8 - 5) Schedule: 5.422 (42) | 6.026 6.026  | |||
| 36. Washington (8 - 6) Schedule: 5.213 (54) | 5.975 5.975  3 | |||
| 37. South Carolina (7 - 6) Schedule: 5.576 (30) | 5.868 5.868  6 | |||
| 38. Miami FL (6 - 7) Schedule: 5.389 (45) | 5.86 5.86  1 | |||
| 39. Virginia Tech  (7 - 6) Schedule: 5.315 (47) | 5.854 5.854  3 | |||
| 40. Louisiana Tech (9 - 5) Schedule: 4.546 (71) | 5.808 5.808  5 | |||
| 41. Boston College (7 - 6) Schedule: 5.092 (60) | 5.766 5.766  3 | |||
| 42. Duke (9 - 4) Schedule: 4.46 (72) | 5.706 5.706  1 | |||
| 43. Utah St (10 - 4) Schedule: 4.235 (82) | 5.581 5.581  5 | |||
| 44. Memphis (10 - 3) Schedule: 3.703 (113) | 5.566 5.566  3 | |||
| 45. Colorado St (10 - 3) Schedule: 4.222 (84) | 5.555 5.555  6 | |||
| 46. Texas (6 - 7) Schedule: 5.746 (13) | 5.522 5.522  6 | |||
| 47. Virginia (5 - 7) Schedule: 5.515 (34) | 5.508 5.508  1 | |||
| 48. Iowa (7 - 6) Schedule: 5.152 (56) | 5.495 5.495  4 | |||
| 49. North Carolina St (8 - 5) Schedule: 4.907 (62) | 5.354 5.354  2 | |||
| 50. Maryland (7 - 6) Schedule: 5.443 (40) | 5.286 5.286  1 | |||
| 51. Penn State (7 - 6) Schedule: 5.068 (61) | 5.264 5.264  8 | |||
| 52. Kentucky (5 - 7) Schedule: 5.492 (36) | 5.198 5.198  4 | |||
| 53. Rutgers (8 - 5) Schedule: 5.148 (57) | 5.197 5.197  11 | |||
| 54. Pittsburgh (6 - 7) Schedule: 4.882 (64) | 5.184 5.184  4 | |||
| 55. California (5 - 7) Schedule: 5.616 (23) | 5.178 5.178  1 | |||
| 56. Brigham Young (8 - 5) Schedule: 4.152 (88) | 5.172 5.172  4 | |||
| 57. Oklahoma St (7 - 6) Schedule: 5.585 (27) | 5.167 5.167  1 | |||
| 58. Central Florida (9 - 4) Schedule: 3.863 (102) | 5.148 5.148  3 | |||
| 59. Northwestern (5 - 7) Schedule: 5.271 (51) | 5.14 5.14  2 | |||
| 60. Cincinnati (9 - 4) Schedule: 4.26 (80) | 5.095 5.095  7 | |||
| 61. Michigan (5 - 7) Schedule: 5.471 (39) | 5.056 5.056  2 | |||
| 62. East Carolina (8 - 5) Schedule: 3.849 (103) | 4.976 4.976  1 | |||
| 63. Western Kentucky (8 - 5) Schedule: 4.166 (87) | 4.932 4.932  2 | |||
| 64. Air Force (10 - 3) Schedule: 3.702 (114) | 4.893 4.893  3 | |||
| 65. Navy (8 - 5) Schedule: 4.255 (81) | 4.881 4.881  3 | |||
| 66. Toledo (9 - 4) Schedule: 4.021 (94) | 4.854 4.854  4 | |||
| 67. North Carolina (6 - 7) Schedule: 5.531 (32) | 4.83 4.83  7 | |||
| 68. Georgia Southern (9 - 3) Schedule: 3.052 (125) | 4.791 4.791  1 | |||
| 69. Rice (8 - 5) Schedule: 4.22 (85) | 4.785 4.785  9 | |||
| 70. Northern Illinois (11 - 3) Schedule: 3.785 (106) | 4.671 4.671  4 | |||
| 71. Houston (8 - 5) Schedule: 3.531 (121) | 4.614 4.614  6 | |||
| 72. Nevada (7 - 6) Schedule: 4.27 (79) | 4.608 4.608  10 | |||
| 73. Oregon St (5 - 7) Schedule: 5.382 (46) | 4.53 4.53  | |||
| 74. Illinois (6 - 7) Schedule: 5.492 (37) | 4.491 4.491  2 | |||
| 75. Louisiana-Lafayette (9 - 4) Schedule: 3.759 (107) | 4.489 4.489  8 | |||
| 76. Western Michigan (8 - 5) Schedule: 3.432 (123) | 4.47 4.47  5 | |||
| 77. Washington St (3 - 9) Schedule: 5.743 (14) | 4.458 4.458  2 | |||
| 78. Texas Tech (4 - 8) Schedule: 5.659 (20) | 4.42 4.42  2 | |||
| 79. Alabama-Birmingham (6 - 6) Schedule: 4.143 (89) | 4.41 4.41  1 | |||
| 80. Arkansas St (7 - 6) Schedule: 3.733 (109) | 4.397 4.397  5 | |||
| 81. San Diego St (7 - 6) Schedule: 3.798 (105) | 4.369 4.369  7 | |||
| 82. Colorado (2 - 10) Schedule: 5.824 (10) | 4.228 4.228  1 | |||
| 83. Indiana (4 - 8) Schedule: 5.277 (50) | 4.208 4.208  3 | |||
| 84. UTEP  (7 - 6) Schedule: 4.142 (90) | 4.135 4.135  2 | |||
| 85. Central Michigan (7 - 6) Schedule: 3.753 (108) | 4.07 4.07  | |||
| 86. Temple (6 - 6) Schedule: 3.732 (110) | 4.033 4.033  1 | |||
| 87. Purdue (3 - 9) Schedule: 5.404 (43) | 3.896 3.896  3 | |||
| 88. Iowa St (2 - 10) Schedule: 5.904 (7) | 3.895 3.895  | |||
| 89. Syracuse (3 - 9) Schedule: 5.441 (41) | 3.891 3.891  | |||
| 90. Fresno St (6 - 8) Schedule: 4.546 (70) | 3.818 3.818  6 | |||
| 91. Kansas (3 - 9) Schedule: 5.475 (38) | 3.761 3.761  | |||
| 92. Middle Tennessee St (6 - 6) Schedule: 4.031 (93) | 3.699 3.699  1 | |||
| 93. Wyoming (4 - 8) Schedule: 4.883 (63) | 3.682 3.682  1 | |||
| 94. Old Dominion (6 - 6) Schedule: 3.931 (99) | 3.643 3.643  | |||
| 95. Bowling Green (8 - 6) Schedule: 3.713 (111) | 3.593 3.593  3 | |||
| 96. Appalachian St (7 - 5) Schedule: 3.02 (126) | 3.563 3.563  1 | |||
| 97. Ball St (5 - 7) Schedule: 3.558 (118) | 3.549 3.549  1 | |||
| 98. Vanderbilt (3 - 9) Schedule: 5.578 (29) | 3.519 3.519  3 | |||
| 99. Florida Int'l (4 - 8) Schedule: 4.011 (95) | 3.506 3.506  | |||
| 100. Hawai`i (4 - 9) Schedule: 4.411 (74) | 3.471 3.471  5 | |||
| 101. South Alabama (6 - 7) Schedule: 3.841 (104) | 3.401 3.401  1 | |||
| 102. New Mexico (4 - 8) Schedule: 4.34 (76) | 3.4 3.4  2 | |||
| 103. Texas St-San Marcos (7 - 5) Schedule: 2.981 (128) | 3.371 3.371  | |||
| 104. Wake Forest (3 - 9) Schedule: 4.873 (65) | 3.278 3.278  | |||
| 105. Louisiana-Monroe (4 - 8) Schedule: 3.971 (98) | 3.176 3.176  | |||
| 106. Texas-San Antonio (4 - 8) Schedule: 4.287 (78) | 3.175 3.175  | |||
| 107. Buffalo (5 - 6) Schedule: 3.01 (127) | 3.095 3.095  1 | |||
| 108. Akron (5 - 7) Schedule: 3.351 (124) | 3.076 3.076  1 | |||
| 109. Florida Atlantic (3 - 9) Schedule: 4.427 (73) | 3.054 3.054  1 | |||
| 110. Ohio U. (6 - 6) Schedule: 3.677 (115) | 3.023 3.023  1 | |||
| 111. San Jose St (3 - 9) Schedule: 4.378 (75) | 2.973 2.973  4 | |||
| 112. Southern Miss (3 - 9) Schedule: 4.718 (66) | 2.93 2.93  | |||
| 113. Tulane (3 - 9) Schedule: 4.621 (69) | 2.857 2.857  | |||
| 114. Massachusetts (3 - 9) Schedule: 3.612 (116) | 2.775 2.775  | |||
| 115. South Florida (4 - 8) Schedule: 4.309 (77) | 2.655 2.655  | |||
| 116. Army (4 - 8) Schedule: 3.885 (101) | 2.637 2.637  1 | |||
| 117. North Texas (4 - 8) Schedule: 3.535 (120) | 2.599 2.599  1 | |||
| 118. Miami OH (2 - 10) Schedule: 3.923 (100) | 2.517 2.517  | |||
| 119. Kent St (2 - 9) Schedule: 4.011 (96) | 2.438 2.438  | |||
| 120. Troy (3 - 9) Schedule: 3.704 (112) | 2.255 2.255  | |||
| 121. Tulsa (2 - 10) Schedule: 4.178 (86) | 2.139 2.139  | |||
| 122. UNLV (2 - 11) Schedule: 4.224 (83) | 1.969 1.969  | |||
| 123. Connecticut (2 - 10) Schedule: 4.042 (92) | 1.854 1.854  | |||
| 124. New Mexico St (2 - 10) Schedule: 3.546 (119) | 1.772 1.772  | |||
| 125. SMU (1 - 11) Schedule: 4.717 (67) | 1.683 1.683  | |||
| 126. Idaho (1 - 10) Schedule: 3.508 (122) | 1.595 1.595  | |||
| 127. Georgia St (1 - 11) Schedule: 3.983 (97) | 1.47 1.47  1 | |||
| 128. Eastern Michigan (2 - 10) Schedule: 4.136 (91) | 1.448 1.448  1 |