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 (8 - 3) Schedule: 3.832 (1) | 5.655 5.655  | |||
| 2. Louisiana Tech (8 - 3) Schedule: 3.421 (9) | 5.471 5.471  | |||
| 3. Old Dominion (8 - 3) Schedule: 3.281 (13) | 4.448 4.448  | |||
| 4. Middle Tennessee St (7 - 4) Schedule: 3.398 (10) | 3.75 3.75  2 | |||
| 5. Texas-San Antonio (5 - 6) Schedule: 3.759 (4) | 3.741 3.741  | |||
| 6. Southern Miss (5 - 6) Schedule: 3.329 (11) | 3.399 3.399  2 | |||
| 7. North Texas (5 - 6) Schedule: 3.811 (2) | 3.076 3.076  | |||
| 8. UNC-Charlotte (4 - 7) Schedule: 3.435 (8) | 2.479 2.479  | |||
| 9. Florida Int'l (4 - 7) Schedule: 3.798 (3) | 2.467 2.467  2 | |||
| 10. Florida Atlantic (3 - 8) Schedule: 3.59 (5) | 2.297 2.297  | |||
| 11. Marshall (3 - 8) Schedule: 3.446 (7) | 2.197 2.197  2 | |||
| 12. Rice (3 - 8) Schedule: 3.494 (6) | 2.062 2.062  1 | |||
| 13. UTEP  (3 - 8) Schedule: 3.313 (12) | 1.789 1.789  1 |