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. Marshall (13 - 1) Schedule: 3.573 (12) | 6.566 6.566  | |||
| 2. Louisiana Tech (9 - 5) Schedule: 4.546 (2) | 5.808 5.808  | |||
| 3. Western Kentucky (8 - 5) Schedule: 4.166 (6) | 4.932 4.932  | |||
| 4. Rice (8 - 5) Schedule: 4.22 (5) | 4.785 4.785  | |||
| 5. Alabama-Birmingham (6 - 6) Schedule: 4.143 (7) | 4.41 4.41  | |||
| 6. UTEP  (7 - 6) Schedule: 4.142 (8) | 4.135 4.135  | |||
| 7. Middle Tennessee St (6 - 6) Schedule: 4.031 (9) | 3.699 3.699  | |||
| 8. Old Dominion (6 - 6) Schedule: 3.931 (11) | 3.643 3.643  | |||
| 9. Florida Int'l (4 - 8) Schedule: 4.011 (10) | 3.506 3.506  | |||
| 10. Texas-San Antonio (4 - 8) Schedule: 4.287 (4) | 3.175 3.175  | |||
| 11. Florida Atlantic (3 - 9) Schedule: 4.427 (3) | 3.054 3.054  | |||
| 12. Southern Miss (3 - 9) Schedule: 4.718 (1) | 2.93 2.93  | |||
| 13. North Texas (4 - 8) Schedule: 3.535 (13) | 2.599 2.599  |