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. Northern Illinois (11 - 2) Schedule: 3.525 (10) | 4.788 4.788  2 | |||
| 2. Toledo (8 - 4) Schedule: 3.968 (2) | 4.671 4.671  1 | |||
| 3. Western Michigan (8 - 4) Schedule: 3.266 (12) | 4.579 4.579  1 | |||
| 4. Central Michigan (7 - 5) Schedule: 3.648 (6) | 4.075 4.075  | |||
| 5. Ball St (5 - 7) Schedule: 3.528 (9) | 3.519 3.519  1 | |||
| 6. Bowling Green (7 - 6) Schedule: 3.68 (5) | 3.475 3.475  1 | |||
| 7. Buffalo (5 - 6) Schedule: 2.972 (13) | 3.056 3.056  | |||
| 8. Akron (5 - 7) Schedule: 3.278 (11) | 3.002 3.002  | |||
| 9. Ohio U. (6 - 6) Schedule: 3.636 (7) | 2.981 2.981  | |||
| 10. Massachusetts (3 - 9) Schedule: 3.545 (8) | 2.708 2.708  | |||
| 11. Miami OH (2 - 10) Schedule: 3.886 (4) | 2.481 2.481  | |||
| 12. Kent St (2 - 9) Schedule: 3.92 (3) | 2.348 2.348  | |||
| 13. Eastern Michigan (2 - 10) Schedule: 4.09 (1) | 1.401 1.401  |