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. Toledo (9 - 1) Schedule: 4.394 (5) | 6.544 6.544  1 | |||
| 2. Bowling Green (8 - 3) Schedule: 4.735 (2) | 6.134 6.134  1 | |||
| 3. Northern Illinois (8 - 3) Schedule: 4.106 (8) | 5.539 5.539  | |||
| 4. Central Michigan (6 - 5) Schedule: 4.797 (1) | 5.403 5.403  1 | |||
| 5. Western Michigan (6 - 5) Schedule: 4.687 (3) | 5.282 5.282  1 | |||
| 6. Ohio U. (7 - 4) Schedule: 3.883 (13) | 4.51 4.51  | |||
| 7. Akron (6 - 5) Schedule: 3.942 (12) | 4.191 4.191  1 | |||
| 8. Buffalo (5 - 6) Schedule: 4.102 (10) | 4.064 4.064  1 | |||
| 9. Ball St (3 - 8) Schedule: 4.44 (4) | 3.213 3.213  | |||
| 10. Massachusetts (2 - 9) Schedule: 4.362 (6) | 2.858 2.858  | |||
| 11. Kent St (3 - 8) Schedule: 4.202 (7) | 2.809 2.809  | |||
| 12. Miami OH (3 - 9) Schedule: 4.106 (9) | 2.739 2.739  | |||
| 13. Eastern Michigan (1 - 10) Schedule: 3.951 (11) | 1.453 1.453  |