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. Toledo (9 - 4) Schedule: 4.021 (2) | 4.854 4.854  1 | |||
| 2. Northern Illinois (11 - 3) Schedule: 3.785 (5) | 4.671 4.671  1 | |||
| 3. Western Michigan (8 - 5) Schedule: 3.432 (11) | 4.47 4.47  | |||
| 4. Central Michigan (7 - 6) Schedule: 3.753 (6) | 4.07 4.07  | |||
| 5. Bowling Green (8 - 6) Schedule: 3.713 (7) | 3.593 3.593  1 | |||
| 6. Ball St (5 - 7) Schedule: 3.558 (10) | 3.549 3.549  1 | |||
| 7. Buffalo (5 - 6) Schedule: 3.01 (13) | 3.095 3.095  | |||
| 8. Akron (5 - 7) Schedule: 3.351 (12) | 3.076 3.076  | |||
| 9. Ohio U. (6 - 6) Schedule: 3.677 (8) | 3.023 3.023  | |||
| 10. Massachusetts (3 - 9) Schedule: 3.612 (9) | 2.775 2.775  | |||
| 11. Miami OH (2 - 10) Schedule: 3.923 (4) | 2.517 2.517  | |||
| 12. Kent St (2 - 9) Schedule: 4.011 (3) | 2.438 2.438  | |||
| 13. Eastern Michigan (2 - 10) Schedule: 4.136 (1) | 1.448 1.448  |