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. Alabama (11 - 0) Schedule: 5.689 (16) | 9.123 9.123  | |||
| 2. Ohio State (10 - 1) Schedule: 5.708 (15) | 8.308 8.308  | |||
| 3. Michigan (10 - 1) Schedule: 5.529 (24) | 8.274 8.274  | |||
| 4. Washington (10 - 1) Schedule: 5.274 (36) | 8.087 8.087  | |||
| 5. Southern Cal (8 - 3) Schedule: 6.322 (2) | 7.875 7.875  1 | |||
| 6. Colorado (9 - 2) Schedule: 5.789 (12) | 7.873 7.873  1 | |||
| 7. Clemson (10 - 1) Schedule: 5.367 (31) | 7.561 7.561  2 | |||
| 8. Wisconsin (9 - 2) Schedule: 5.618 (20) | 7.559 7.559  | |||
| 9. Penn State (9 - 2) Schedule: 5.672 (17) | 7.44 7.44  3 | |||
| 10. Washington St (8 - 3) Schedule: 5.789 (13) | 7.353 7.353  | |||
| 11. Stanford (8 - 3) Schedule: 6.243 (4) | 7.313 7.313  2 | |||
| 12. Louisville (9 - 2) Schedule: 4.826 (64) | 7.234 7.234  7 | |||
| 13. Florida St (8 - 3) Schedule: 5.775 (14) | 7.139 7.139  1 | |||
| 14. LSU (6 - 4) Schedule: 5.893 (10) | 7.041 7.041  3 | |||
| 15. Oklahoma (9 - 2) Schedule: 5.326 (33) | 6.973 6.973  9 | |||
| 16. Boise St (10 - 1) Schedule: 4.791 (67) | 6.898 6.898  2 | |||
| 17. Nebraska (9 - 2) Schedule: 5.349 (32) | 6.891 6.891  5 | |||
| 18. Western Michigan (11 - 0) Schedule: 3.65 (117) | 6.808 6.808  1 | |||
| 19. North Carolina (8 - 3) Schedule: 5.32 (34) | 6.765 6.765  4 | |||
| 20. Auburn (8 - 3) Schedule: 5.126 (48) | 6.742 6.742  5 | |||
| 21. Utah (8 - 3) Schedule: 5.522 (25) | 6.708 6.708  2 | |||
| 22. Florida (8 - 2) Schedule: 4.787 (68) | 6.695 6.695  4 | |||
| 23. Miami FL (7 - 4) Schedule: 5.065 (54) | 6.601 6.601  6 | |||
| 24. West Virginia (8 - 2) Schedule: 5.238 (40) | 6.582 6.582  8 | |||
| 25. Texas A&M (8 - 3) Schedule: 5.207 (44) | 6.561 6.561  5 | |||
| 26. Oklahoma St (9 - 2) Schedule: 4.908 (60) | 6.516 6.516  10 | |||
| 27. Virginia Tech  (8 - 3) Schedule: 5.167 (46) | 6.514 6.514  2 | |||
| 28. Tennessee (8 - 3) Schedule: 5.415 (30) | 6.44 6.44  1 | |||
| 29. Houston (9 - 2) Schedule: 4.519 (83) | 6.421 6.421  13 | |||
| 30. Pittsburgh (7 - 4) Schedule: 5.582 (22) | 6.403 6.403  5 | |||
| 31. Iowa (7 - 4) Schedule: 5.479 (29) | 6.391 6.391  3 | |||
| 32. Minnesota (8 - 3) Schedule: 4.99 (57) | 6.36 6.36  6 | |||
| 33. Brigham Young (7 - 4) Schedule: 5.077 (53) | 6.347 6.347  5 | |||
| 34. San Diego St (9 - 2) Schedule: 3.873 (107) | 6.301 6.301  4 | |||
| 35. Temple (8 - 3) Schedule: 4.336 (93) | 6.268 6.268  3 | |||
| 36. Tulsa (8 - 3) Schedule: 4.742 (71) | 6.268 6.268  4 | |||
| 37. South Florida (9 - 2) Schedule: 4.498 (85) | 6.175 6.175  6 | |||
| 38. Mississippi (5 - 6) Schedule: 6.002 (9) | 6.145 6.145  17 | |||
| 39. Toledo (9 - 2) Schedule: 3.96 (105) | 6.115 6.115  1 | |||
| 40. Appalachian St (8 - 3) Schedule: 4.201 (96) | 6.063 6.063  3 | |||
| 41. Navy (8 - 2) Schedule: 4.787 (69) | 5.971 5.971  6 | |||
| 42. UCLA (4 - 7) Schedule: 6.22 (5) | 5.965 5.965  10 | |||
| 43. Arkansas (7 - 4) Schedule: 5.554 (23) | 5.773 5.773  1 | |||
| 44. Northwestern (5 - 6) Schedule: 5.801 (11) | 5.77 5.77  3 | |||
| 45. Kansas St (6 - 4) Schedule: 5.112 (50) | 5.741 5.741  9 | |||
| 46. Memphis (7 - 4) Schedule: 4.556 (82) | 5.67 5.67  7 | |||
| 47. Georgia Tech (7 - 4) Schedule: 5.282 (35) | 5.67 5.67  4 | |||
| 48. Western Kentucky (8 - 3) Schedule: 3.832 (111) | 5.655 5.655  2 | |||
| 49. TCU  (5 - 5) Schedule: 5.262 (38) | 5.582 5.582  6 | |||
| 50. Wyoming (8 - 3) Schedule: 4.677 (75) | 5.56 5.56  10 | |||
| 51. Oregon (4 - 7) Schedule: 6.197 (6) | 5.543 5.543  11 | |||
| 52. North Carolina St (5 - 6) Schedule: 5.211 (43) | 5.51 5.51  7 | |||
| 53. Louisiana Tech (8 - 3) Schedule: 3.421 (123) | 5.471 5.471  1 | |||
| 54. Central Florida (6 - 5) Schedule: 4.517 (84) | 5.441 5.441  5 | |||
| 55. Texas (5 - 6) Schedule: 5.061 (55) | 5.39 5.39  7 | |||
| 56. Notre Dame  (4 - 7) Schedule: 5.237 (42) | 5.358 5.358  1 | |||
| 57. Georgia (7 - 4) Schedule: 5.12 (49) | 5.318 5.318  | |||
| 58. Colorado St (6 - 5) Schedule: 4.818 (65) | 5.305 5.305  8 | |||
| 59. Oregon St (3 - 8) Schedule: 6.129 (7) | 5.29 5.29  8 | |||
| 60. California (4 - 7) Schedule: 6.257 (3) | 5.273 5.273  1 | |||
| 61. Troy (8 - 2) Schedule: 3.831 (112) | 5.243 5.243  15 | |||
| 62. Air Force (8 - 3) Schedule: 3.911 (106) | 5.193 5.193  2 | |||
| 63. Arizona St (5 - 6) Schedule: 6.008 (8) | 5.181 5.181  5 | |||
| 64. Indiana (5 - 6) Schedule: 5.495 (28) | 5.176 5.176  1 | |||
| 65. Baylor (6 - 4) Schedule: 4.466 (87) | 5.173 5.173  9 | |||
| 66. Vanderbilt (5 - 6) Schedule: 4.901 (61) | 4.926 4.926  12 | |||
| 67. Arkansas St (6 - 4) Schedule: 4.343 (92) | 4.892 4.892  12 | |||
| 68. Michigan St (3 - 8) Schedule: 5.613 (21) | 4.878 4.878  4 | |||
| 69. Texas Tech (4 - 7) Schedule: 5.146 (47) | 4.859 4.859  8 | |||
| 70. Mississippi St (4 - 7) Schedule: 5.499 (27) | 4.836 4.836  7 | |||
| 71. Maryland (5 - 6) Schedule: 5.237 (41) | 4.76 4.76  1 | |||
| 72. Wake Forest (6 - 5) Schedule: 4.93 (59) | 4.652 4.652  4 | |||
| 73. Kentucky (6 - 5) Schedule: 4.618 (80) | 4.649 4.649  2 | |||
| 74. Boston College (5 - 6) Schedule: 4.807 (66) | 4.636 4.636  3 | |||
| 75. Duke (4 - 7) Schedule: 5.248 (39) | 4.612 4.612  6 | |||
| 76. SMU (5 - 6) Schedule: 4.957 (58) | 4.498 4.498  4 | |||
| 77. Ohio U. (7 - 4) Schedule: 3.613 (118) | 4.492 4.492  4 | |||
| 78. Iowa St (3 - 8) Schedule: 5.2 (45) | 4.465 4.465  11 | |||
| 79. New Mexico (7 - 4) Schedule: 4.031 (101) | 4.458 4.458  4 | |||
| 80. Old Dominion (8 - 3) Schedule: 3.281 (127) | 4.448 4.448  4 | |||
| 81. Northern Illinois (4 - 7) Schedule: 4.625 (79) | 4.403 4.403  3 | |||
| 82. Arizona (2 - 9) Schedule: 6.38 (1) | 4.311 4.311  8 | |||
| 83. Idaho (6 - 4) Schedule: 4.364 (90) | 4.299 4.299  | |||
| 84. South Carolina (6 - 5) Schedule: 4.608 (81) | 4.179 4.179  2 | |||
| 85. Utah St (3 - 8) Schedule: 5.002 (56) | 4.164 4.164  | |||
| 86. Syracuse (4 - 7) Schedule: 5.506 (26) | 4.107 4.107  5 | |||
| 87. Central Michigan (6 - 5) Schedule: 4.202 (95) | 4.096 4.096  3 | |||
| 88. Illinois (3 - 8) Schedule: 5.635 (19) | 3.9 3.9  2 | |||
| 89. Georgia Southern (4 - 7) Schedule: 4.165 (98) | 3.828 3.828  2 | |||
| 90. South Alabama (5 - 5) Schedule: 3.759 (116) | 3.806 3.806  1 | |||
| 91. Eastern Michigan (6 - 5) Schedule: 3.859 (108) | 3.785 3.785  2 | |||
| 92. Hawai`i (5 - 7) Schedule: 4.628 (78) | 3.781 3.781  3 | |||
| 93. Virginia (2 - 9) Schedule: 5.272 (37) | 3.773 3.773  1 | |||
| 94. Middle Tennessee St (7 - 4) Schedule: 3.398 (124) | 3.75 3.75  10 | |||
| 95. Texas-San Antonio (5 - 6) Schedule: 3.759 (115) | 3.741 3.741  6 | |||
| 96. Missouri (3 - 8) Schedule: 4.691 (74) | 3.707 3.707  | |||
| 97. Akron (5 - 6) Schedule: 4.165 (97) | 3.706 3.706  1 | |||
| 98. Tulane (3 - 8) Schedule: 4.88 (62) | 3.655 3.655  1 | |||
| 99. Army (6 - 5) Schedule: 3.062 (128) | 3.645 3.645  5 | |||
| 100. Miami OH (5 - 6) Schedule: 3.848 (109) | 3.638 3.638  3 | |||
| 101. Rutgers (2 - 9) Schedule: 5.668 (18) | 3.62 3.62  1 | |||
| 102. UNLV (4 - 7) Schedule: 4.347 (91) | 3.606 3.606  5 | |||
| 103. Kent St (3 - 8) Schedule: 4.398 (89) | 3.533 3.533  15 | |||
| 104. East Carolina (3 - 8) Schedule: 4.753 (70) | 3.474 3.474  5 | |||
| 105. Louisiana-Lafayette (4 - 6) Schedule: 4.13 (99) | 3.453 3.453  1 | |||
| 106. Bowling Green (3 - 8) Schedule: 4.667 (77) | 3.448 3.448  8 | |||
| 107. Southern Miss (5 - 6) Schedule: 3.329 (125) | 3.399 3.399  7 | |||
| 108. Ball St (4 - 7) Schedule: 3.833 (110) | 3.384 3.384  | |||
| 109. San Jose St (3 - 8) Schedule: 4.85 (63) | 3.381 3.381  3 | |||
| 110. Georgia St (3 - 8) Schedule: 4.271 (94) | 3.342 3.342  1 | |||
| 111. Cincinnati (4 - 7) Schedule: 4.726 (72) | 3.306 3.306  6 | |||
| 112. Purdue (3 - 8) Schedule: 5.098 (51) | 3.295 3.295  2 | |||
| 113. Louisiana-Monroe (4 - 7) Schedule: 4.4 (88) | 3.119 3.119  | |||
| 114. Connecticut (3 - 8) Schedule: 4.725 (73) | 3.093 3.093  5 | |||
| 115. North Texas (5 - 6) Schedule: 3.811 (113) | 3.076 3.076  | |||
| 116. Nevada (4 - 7) Schedule: 4.03 (102) | 3.068 3.068  | |||
| 117. Kansas (2 - 9) Schedule: 5.089 (52) | 2.943 2.943  1 | |||
| 118. Massachusetts (2 - 9) Schedule: 4.496 (86) | 2.764 2.764  1 | |||
| 119. New Mexico St (3 - 7) Schedule: 4.09 (100) | 2.622 2.622  3 | |||
| 120. Fresno St (1 - 10) Schedule: 4.67 (76) | 2.612 2.612  | |||
| 121. UNC-Charlotte (4 - 7) Schedule: 3.435 (122) | 2.479 2.479  2 | |||
| 122. Florida Int'l (4 - 7) Schedule: 3.798 (114) | 2.467 2.467  2 | |||
| 123. Florida Atlantic (3 - 8) Schedule: 3.59 (119) | 2.297 2.297  | |||
| 124. Marshall (3 - 8) Schedule: 3.446 (121) | 2.197 2.197  3 | |||
| 125. Rice (3 - 8) Schedule: 3.494 (120) | 2.062 2.062  2 | |||
| 126. Buffalo (2 - 9) Schedule: 4.02 (103) | 1.805 1.805  2 | |||
| 127. UTEP  (3 - 8) Schedule: 3.313 (126) | 1.789 1.789  2 | |||
| 128. Texas St-San Marcos (2 - 8) Schedule: 4.003 (104) | 1.732 1.732  2 |