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. Toledo (10 - 2) Schedule: 4.493 (4) | 6.398 6.398  1 | |||
| 2. Bowling Green (10 - 4) Schedule: 4.663 (2) | 6.028 6.028  1 | |||
| 3. Western Michigan (8 - 5) Schedule: 4.697 (1) | 5.46 5.46  | |||
| 4. Central Michigan (7 - 6) Schedule: 4.398 (5) | 4.862 4.862  1 | |||
| 5. Northern Illinois (8 - 6) Schedule: 4.314 (6) | 4.818 4.818  1 | |||
| 6. Ohio U. (8 - 5) Schedule: 4.024 (11) | 4.577 4.577  | |||
| 7. Akron (8 - 5) Schedule: 3.752 (13) | 4.326 4.326  | |||
| 8. Buffalo (5 - 7) Schedule: 3.84 (12) | 3.698 3.698  | |||
| 9. Ball St (3 - 9) Schedule: 4.524 (3) | 3.042 3.042  | |||
| 10. Massachusetts (3 - 9) Schedule: 4.232 (7) | 2.96 2.96  | |||
| 11. Miami OH (3 - 9) Schedule: 4.069 (9) | 2.701 2.701  | |||
| 12. Kent St (3 - 9) Schedule: 4.089 (8) | 2.503 2.503  | |||
| 13. Eastern Michigan (1 - 11) Schedule: 4.05 (10) | 1.686 1.686  |