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. Clemson (10 - 1) Schedule: 5.367 (4) | 7.561 7.561  1 | |||
| 2. Louisville (9 - 2) Schedule: 4.826 (13) | 7.234 7.234  1 | |||
| 3. Florida St (8 - 3) Schedule: 5.775 (1) | 7.139 7.139  | |||
| 4. North Carolina (8 - 3) Schedule: 5.32 (5) | 6.765 6.765  | |||
| 5. Miami FL (7 - 4) Schedule: 5.065 (11) | 6.601 6.601  1 | |||
| 6. Virginia Tech  (8 - 3) Schedule: 5.167 (10) | 6.514 6.514  1 | |||
| 7. Pittsburgh (7 - 4) Schedule: 5.582 (2) | 6.403 6.403  | |||
| 8. Georgia Tech (7 - 4) Schedule: 5.282 (6) | 5.67 5.67  1 | |||
| 9. North Carolina St (5 - 6) Schedule: 5.211 (9) | 5.51 5.51  1 | |||
| 10. Wake Forest (6 - 5) Schedule: 4.93 (12) | 4.652 4.652  | |||
| 11. Boston College (5 - 6) Schedule: 4.807 (14) | 4.636 4.636  1 | |||
| 12. Duke (4 - 7) Schedule: 5.248 (8) | 4.612 4.612  1 | |||
| 13. Syracuse (4 - 7) Schedule: 5.506 (3) | 4.107 4.107  | |||
| 14. Virginia (2 - 9) Schedule: 5.272 (7) | 3.773 3.773  |