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. Appalachian St (8 - 3) Schedule: 4.201 (5) | 6.063 6.063  | |||
| 2. Troy (8 - 2) Schedule: 3.831 (10) | 5.243 5.243  | |||
| 3. Arkansas St (6 - 4) Schedule: 4.343 (3) | 4.892 4.892  | |||
| 4. Idaho (6 - 4) Schedule: 4.364 (2) | 4.299 4.299  | |||
| 5. Georgia Southern (4 - 7) Schedule: 4.165 (6) | 3.828 3.828  | |||
| 6. South Alabama (5 - 5) Schedule: 3.759 (11) | 3.806 3.806  | |||
| 7. Louisiana-Lafayette (4 - 6) Schedule: 4.13 (7) | 3.453 3.453  | |||
| 8. Georgia St (3 - 8) Schedule: 4.271 (4) | 3.342 3.342  | |||
| 9. Louisiana-Monroe (4 - 7) Schedule: 4.4 (1) | 3.119 3.119  | |||
| 10. New Mexico St (3 - 7) Schedule: 4.09 (8) | 2.622 2.622  | |||
| 11. Texas St-San Marcos (2 - 8) Schedule: 4.003 (9) | 1.732 1.732  |