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 (11 - 0) Schedule: 4.679 (12) | 8.229 8.229  | |||
| 2. Miami FL (6 - 4) Schedule: 4.99 (7) | 5.958 5.958  | |||
| 3. Virginia (7 - 3) Schedule: 4.738 (11) | 5.797 5.797  | |||
| 4. Wake Forest (7 - 3) Schedule: 4.931 (8) | 5.595 5.595  1 | |||
| 5. North Carolina (4 - 6) Schedule: 5.606 (1) | 5.483 5.483  1 | |||
| 6. Pittsburgh (7 - 3) Schedule: 5.075 (6) | 5.461 5.461  | |||
| 7. Louisville (6 - 4) Schedule: 5.424 (2) | 5.408 5.408  2 | |||
| 8. Virginia Tech  (7 - 3) Schedule: 4.435 (14) | 5.374 5.374  2 | |||
| 9. Florida St (6 - 5) Schedule: 5.099 (5) | 5.366 5.366  2 | |||
| 10. Boston College (5 - 5) Schedule: 4.766 (10) | 5.139 5.139  1 | |||
| 11. Duke (4 - 6) Schedule: 5.169 (4) | 4.782 4.782  3 | |||
| 12. Syracuse (4 - 6) Schedule: 4.799 (9) | 4.473 4.473  | |||
| 13. North Carolina St (4 - 6) Schedule: 4.616 (13) | 3.768 3.768  | |||
| 14. Georgia Tech (2 - 8) Schedule: 5.321 (3) | 3.396 3.396  |