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 (9 - 1) Schedule: 6.113 (3) | 8.259 8.259  1 | |||
| 2. Mississippi (8 - 2) Schedule: 5.766 (10) | 8.243 8.243  1 | |||
| 3. Oregon (9 - 1) Schedule: 5.594 (22) | 8.117 8.117  2 | |||
| 4. Georgia (8 - 2) Schedule: 5.715 (13) | 7.926 7.926  6 | |||
| 5. TCU  (9 - 1) Schedule: 5.337 (43) | 7.817 7.817  1 | |||
| 6. Baylor (8 - 1) Schedule: 4.905 (60) | 7.797 7.797  | |||
| 7. Auburn (7 - 3) Schedule: 6.601 (1) | 7.708 7.708  4 | |||
| 8. Mississippi St (9 - 1) Schedule: 5.384 (37) | 7.592 7.592  1 | |||
| 9. Ohio State (9 - 1) Schedule: 5.182 (47) | 7.535 7.535  2 | |||
| 10. Kansas St (7 - 2) Schedule: 5.594 (23) | 7.437 7.437  2 | |||
| 11. Oklahoma (7 - 3) Schedule: 5.87 (7) | 7.358 7.358  2 | |||
| 12. Michigan St (8 - 2) Schedule: 5.16 (49) | 7.33 7.33  6 | |||
| 13. Wisconsin (8 - 2) Schedule: 4.775 (67) | 7.266 7.266  7 | |||
| 14. UCLA (8 - 2) Schedule: 6.107 (4) | 7.259 7.259  1 | |||
| 15. Florida St (10 - 0) Schedule: 5.062 (50) | 7.165 7.165  1 | |||
| 16. Georgia Tech (9 - 2) Schedule: 5.035 (54) | 7.157 7.157  3 | |||
| 17. Southern Cal (7 - 3) Schedule: 5.499 (30) | 7.103 7.103  | |||
| 18. Arizona St (8 - 2) Schedule: 5.35 (41) | 6.941 6.941  6 | |||
| 19. Nebraska (8 - 2) Schedule: 5.013 (55) | 6.92 6.92  6 | |||
| 20. Missouri (8 - 2) Schedule: 5.332 (44) | 6.913 6.913  3 | |||
| 21. Miami FL (6 - 4) Schedule: 5.546 (26) | 6.771 6.771  | |||
| 22. Utah (7 - 3) Schedule: 5.741 (11) | 6.755 6.755  3 | |||
| 23. Tennessee (5 - 5) Schedule: 6.422 (2) | 6.69 6.69  7 | |||
| 24. Marshall (10 - 0) Schedule: 2.966 (126) | 6.676 6.676  4 | |||
| 25. Louisville (7 - 3) Schedule: 4.79 (65) | 6.67 6.67  1 | |||
| 26. LSU (7 - 4) Schedule: 5.968 (6) | 6.647 6.647  10 | |||
| 27. Arkansas (5 - 5) Schedule: 5.65 (18) | 6.562 6.562  8 | |||
| 28. West Virginia (6 - 4) Schedule: 5.719 (12) | 6.495 6.495  1 | |||
| 29. Arizona (8 - 2) Schedule: 5.36 (40) | 6.491 6.491  3 | |||
| 30. Notre Dame  (7 - 3) Schedule: 5.347 (42) | 6.473 6.473  8 | |||
| 31. Texas A&M (7 - 4) Schedule: 5.649 (19) | 6.414 6.414  4 | |||
| 32. Duke (8 - 2) Schedule: 4.49 (76) | 6.317 6.317  1 | |||
| 33. Clemson (7 - 3) Schedule: 5.418 (35) | 6.263 6.263  7 | |||
| 34. Florida (5 - 4) Schedule: 5.822 (8) | 6.176 6.176  1 | |||
| 35. Minnesota (7 - 3) Schedule: 5.036 (53) | 6.12 6.12  1 | |||
| 36. Texas (6 - 5) Schedule: 5.614 (21) | 6.098 6.098  6 | |||
| 37. Virginia Tech  (5 - 5) Schedule: 5.634 (20) | 6.077 6.077  3 | |||
| 38. Colorado St (9 - 1) Schedule: 4.191 (86) | 6.023 6.023  1 | |||
| 39. Stanford (5 - 5) Schedule: 5.42 (33) | 5.995 5.995  1 | |||
| 40. Boise St (8 - 2) Schedule: 4.811 (64) | 5.953 5.953  4 | |||
| 41. South Carolina (5 - 5) Schedule: 5.693 (15) | 5.875 5.875  5 | |||
| 42. Memphis (7 - 3) Schedule: 4.012 (97) | 5.786 5.786  1 | |||
| 43. Louisiana Tech (7 - 3) Schedule: 4.528 (74) | 5.786 5.786  1 | |||
| 44. Utah St (8 - 3) Schedule: 4.364 (81) | 5.78 5.78  5 | |||
| 45. Washington (6 - 5) Schedule: 5.309 (45) | 5.736 5.736  2 | |||
| 46. Boston College (6 - 4) Schedule: 4.986 (56) | 5.664 5.664  1 | |||
| 47. Iowa (7 - 3) Schedule: 4.693 (69) | 5.639 5.639  3 | |||
| 48. California (5 - 5) Schedule: 5.581 (25) | 5.551 5.551  5 | |||
| 49. Maryland (6 - 4) Schedule: 5.424 (32) | 5.532 5.532  1 | |||
| 50. Brigham Young (6 - 4) Schedule: 4.607 (72) | 5.525 5.525  3 | |||
| 51. Penn State (6 - 4) Schedule: 4.779 (66) | 5.432 5.432  5 | |||
| 52. Nevada (6 - 4) Schedule: 4.627 (70) | 5.37 5.37  3 | |||
| 53. Virginia (4 - 6) Schedule: 5.515 (28) | 5.295 5.295  1 | |||
| 54. Northwestern (4 - 6) Schedule: 5.588 (24) | 5.244 5.244  10 | |||
| 55. Kentucky (5 - 6) Schedule: 5.411 (36) | 5.158 5.158  4 | |||
| 56. Cincinnati (6 - 3) Schedule: 4.455 (78) | 5.135 5.135  3 | |||
| 57. Michigan (5 - 5) Schedule: 5.212 (46) | 5.075 5.075  4 | |||
| 58. Central Florida (6 - 3) Schedule: 4.084 (89) | 5.047 5.047  2 | |||
| 59. East Carolina (6 - 3) Schedule: 3.822 (104) | 5.041 5.041  2 | |||
| 60. Rutgers (6 - 4) Schedule: 4.965 (58) | 4.979 4.979  12 | |||
| 61. Arkansas St (6 - 4) Schedule: 3.986 (98) | 4.957 4.957  9 | |||
| 62. Air Force (8 - 2) Schedule: 3.437 (122) | 4.95 4.95  3 | |||
| 63. North Carolina (5 - 5) Schedule: 5.525 (27) | 4.941 4.941  1 | |||
| 64. Oklahoma St (5 - 5) Schedule: 5.418 (34) | 4.88 4.88  9 | |||
| 65. North Carolina St (6 - 5) Schedule: 4.824 (62) | 4.856 4.856  3 | |||
| 66. Oregon St (5 - 5) Schedule: 5.056 (51) | 4.85 4.85  12 | |||
| 67. Pittsburgh (4 - 6) Schedule: 4.947 (59) | 4.836 4.836  4 | |||
| 68. Navy (5 - 5) Schedule: 4.414 (80) | 4.809 4.809  7 | |||
| 69. Western Michigan (7 - 3) Schedule: 3.227 (123) | 4.773 4.773  3 | |||
| 70. Washington St (3 - 7) Schedule: 5.66 (16) | 4.732 4.732  3 | |||
| 71. Georgia Southern (8 - 3) Schedule: 2.918 (128) | 4.723 4.723  13 | |||
| 72. Toledo (6 - 4) Schedule: 4.31 (84) | 4.618 4.618  1 | |||
| 73. Houston (5 - 4) Schedule: 3.691 (111) | 4.616 4.616  3 | |||
| 74. Louisiana-Lafayette (7 - 3) Schedule: 3.906 (102) | 4.558 4.558  5 | |||
| 75. Rice (6 - 4) Schedule: 4.126 (88) | 4.539 4.539  8 | |||
| 76. UTEP  (6 - 4) Schedule: 3.965 (100) | 4.507 4.507  | |||
| 77. Syracuse (3 - 7) Schedule: 5.503 (29) | 4.39 4.39  3 | |||
| 78. Purdue (3 - 7) Schedule: 5.651 (17) | 4.374 4.374  1 | |||
| 79. Western Kentucky (5 - 5) Schedule: 3.954 (101) | 4.349 4.349  4 | |||
| 80. Northern Illinois (8 - 2) Schedule: 3.46 (121) | 4.322 4.322  6 | |||
| 81. Colorado (2 - 8) Schedule: 5.714 (14) | 4.298 4.298  1 | |||
| 82. Texas Tech (3 - 7) Schedule: 5.809 (9) | 4.297 4.297  2 | |||
| 83. Central Michigan (7 - 4) Schedule: 3.594 (114) | 4.275 4.275  3 | |||
| 84. Illinois (4 - 6) Schedule: 5.468 (31) | 4.149 4.149  5 | |||
| 85. Iowa St (2 - 7) Schedule: 5.98 (5) | 4.12 4.12  2 | |||
| 86. Temple (5 - 5) Schedule: 3.748 (108) | 4.102 4.102  5 | |||
| 87. Alabama-Birmingham (5 - 5) Schedule: 3.98 (99) | 4.092 4.092  1 | |||
| 88. Bowling Green (7 - 3) Schedule: 3.547 (117) | 4.08 4.08  1 | |||
| 89. Kansas (3 - 7) Schedule: 5.372 (39) | 4.066 4.066  6 | |||
| 90. San Diego St (5 - 5) Schedule: 3.811 (105) | 4.031 4.031  1 | |||
| 91. Wyoming (4 - 6) Schedule: 4.975 (57) | 4.01 4.01  1 | |||
| 92. Indiana (3 - 7) Schedule: 5.181 (48) | 3.984 3.984  7 | |||
| 93. Hawai`i (3 - 8) Schedule: 4.862 (61) | 3.759 3.759  9 | |||
| 94. Fresno St (4 - 6) Schedule: 4.514 (75) | 3.712 3.712  | |||
| 95. Middle Tennessee St (5 - 5) Schedule: 4.062 (95) | 3.664 3.664  2 | |||
| 96. South Alabama (6 - 4) Schedule: 3.563 (116) | 3.591 3.591  | |||
| 97. Florida Int'l (4 - 7) Schedule: 4.064 (94) | 3.579 3.579  1 | |||
| 98. San Jose St (3 - 7) Schedule: 4.458 (77) | 3.524 3.524  6 | |||
| 99. New Mexico (3 - 7) Schedule: 4.332 (82) | 3.504 3.504  | |||
| 100. Vanderbilt (3 - 7) Schedule: 5.377 (38) | 3.446 3.446  1 | |||
| 101. Massachusetts (3 - 7) Schedule: 3.718 (110) | 3.426 3.426  10 | |||
| 102. Texas-San Antonio (3 - 7) Schedule: 4.422 (79) | 3.367 3.367  1 | |||
| 103. Ball St (3 - 7) Schedule: 3.75 (107) | 3.249 3.249  6 | |||
| 104. Tulane (3 - 7) Schedule: 4.734 (68) | 3.238 3.238  4 | |||
| 105. Old Dominion (4 - 6) Schedule: 3.747 (109) | 3.201 3.201  4 | |||
| 106. Southern Miss (3 - 8) Schedule: 4.812 (63) | 3.167 3.167  2 | |||
| 107. Appalachian St (5 - 5) Schedule: 3.072 (125) | 3.149 3.149  6 | |||
| 108. Florida Atlantic (3 - 7) Schedule: 4.594 (73) | 3.148 3.148  1 | |||
| 109. Ohio U. (5 - 5) Schedule: 3.791 (106) | 3.059 3.059  1 | |||
| 110. Louisiana-Monroe (3 - 7) Schedule: 4.064 (93) | 2.954 2.954  2 | |||
| 111. Wake Forest (2 - 8) Schedule: 4.619 (71) | 2.894 2.894  5 | |||
| 112. Akron (4 - 6) Schedule: 3.495 (120) | 2.865 2.865  7 | |||
| 113. Texas St-San Marcos (5 - 5) Schedule: 2.962 (127) | 2.849 2.849  1 | |||
| 114. Buffalo (4 - 6) Schedule: 3.076 (124) | 2.832 2.832  3 | |||
| 115. South Florida (4 - 6) Schedule: 4.131 (87) | 2.742 2.742  1 | |||
| 116. Miami OH (2 - 9) Schedule: 4.071 (91) | 2.651 2.651  | |||
| 117. North Texas (3 - 7) Schedule: 3.628 (113) | 2.525 2.525  2 | |||
| 118. Troy (3 - 8) Schedule: 3.654 (112) | 2.361 2.361  5 | |||
| 119. Kent St (1 - 9) Schedule: 4.068 (92) | 2.262 2.262  2 | |||
| 120. Connecticut (2 - 7) Schedule: 4.043 (96) | 2.189 2.189  | |||
| 121. Tulsa (2 - 8) Schedule: 4.201 (85) | 2.159 2.159  3 | |||
| 122. Army (3 - 7) Schedule: 3.575 (115) | 2.102 2.102  3 | |||
| 123. UNLV (2 - 9) Schedule: 4.328 (83) | 2.062 2.062  2 | |||
| 124. New Mexico St (2 - 8) Schedule: 3.508 (119) | 2.018 2.018  2 | |||
| 125. SMU (0 - 9) Schedule: 5.046 (52) | 1.713 1.713  1 | |||
| 126. Idaho (1 - 9) Schedule: 3.532 (118) | 1.657 1.657  2 | |||
| 127. Georgia St (1 - 9) Schedule: 3.828 (103) | 1.526 1.526  | |||
| 128. Eastern Michigan (2 - 8) Schedule: 4.082 (90) | 1.481 1.481  |