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 Kentucky (9 - 2) Schedule: 3.679 (5) | 5.818 5.818  | |||
| 2. Louisiana Tech (8 - 3) Schedule: 3.567 (10) | 5.234 5.234  | |||
| 3. Marshall (9 - 2) Schedule: 2.962 (13) | 5.193 5.193  | |||
| 4. Southern Miss (8 - 3) Schedule: 2.98 (12) | 4.739 4.739  | |||
| 5. Middle Tennessee St (6 - 5) Schedule: 3.916 (3) | 4.047 4.047  | |||
| 6. Florida Int'l (5 - 7) Schedule: 3.381 (11) | 3.213 3.213  | |||
| 7. Florida Atlantic (2 - 9) Schedule: 4.143 (2) | 2.845 2.845  2 | |||
| 8. Texas-San Antonio (3 - 8) Schedule: 3.761 (4) | 2.77 2.77  1 | |||
| 9. Rice (4 - 7) Schedule: 3.648 (6) | 2.554 2.554  1 | |||
| 10. Old Dominion (5 - 6) Schedule: 3.572 (9) | 2.201 2.201  | |||
| 11. UTEP  (4 - 7) Schedule: 3.6 (8) | 2.14 2.14  | |||
| 12. North Texas (1 - 10) Schedule: 4.787 (1) | 1.687 1.687  | |||
| 13. UNC-Charlotte (2 - 9) Schedule: 3.615 (7) | 1.599 1.599  |