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. Western Michigan (7 - 3) Schedule: 3.227 (12) | 4.773 4.773  | |||
| 2. Toledo (6 - 4) Schedule: 4.31 (1) | 4.618 4.618  | |||
| 3. Northern Illinois (8 - 2) Schedule: 3.46 (11) | 4.322 4.322  1 | |||
| 4. Central Michigan (7 - 4) Schedule: 3.594 (8) | 4.275 4.275  1 | |||
| 5. Bowling Green (7 - 3) Schedule: 3.547 (9) | 4.08 4.08  | |||
| 6. Massachusetts (3 - 7) Schedule: 3.718 (7) | 3.426 3.426  3 | |||
| 7. Ball St (3 - 7) Schedule: 3.75 (6) | 3.249 3.249  1 | |||
| 8. Ohio U. (5 - 5) Schedule: 3.791 (5) | 3.059 3.059  | |||
| 9. Akron (4 - 6) Schedule: 3.495 (10) | 2.865 2.865  2 | |||
| 10. Buffalo (4 - 6) Schedule: 3.076 (13) | 2.832 2.832  1 | |||
| 11. Miami OH (2 - 9) Schedule: 4.071 (3) | 2.651 2.651  1 | |||
| 12. Kent St (1 - 9) Schedule: 4.068 (4) | 2.262 2.262  | |||
| 13. Eastern Michigan (2 - 8) Schedule: 4.082 (2) | 1.481 1.481  |