Week 12
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| Place | Team | Rating | Strength of Schedule | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Sam Houston St (11 - 0) Schedule: 1.381 (11) | 4.676 4.676  1 | |||
| 2. Central Arkansas (9 - 2) Schedule: 2.456 (4) | 4.445 4.445  1 | |||
| 3. McNeese St (6 - 5) Schedule: 2.197 (9) | 3.084 3.084  | |||
| 4. SE Louisiana (7 - 4) Schedule: 2.371 (7) | 2.757 2.757  1 | |||
| 5. Nicholls St (5 - 6) Schedule: 2.656 (2) | 2.621 2.621  1 | |||
| 6. Stephen F. Austin (5 - 6) Schedule: 2.45 (6) | 1.762 1.762  | |||
| 7. Lamar (3 - 8) Schedule: 2.803 (1) | 1.538 1.538  | |||
| 8. Houston Christian (4 - 7) Schedule: 2.453 (5) | 0.898 0.898  | |||
| 9. Abilene Christian (2 - 9) Schedule: 2.529 (3) | 0.799 0.799  | |||
| 10. Northwestern St (1 - 10) Schedule: 2.268 (8) | 0.492 0.492  | |||
| 11. Incarnate Word (3 - 8) Schedule: 2.029 (10) | 0.441 0.441  |