Week 15
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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. Ohio State (13 - 0) Schedule: 5.808 (18) | 9.441 9.441  | |||
| 2. LSU (13 - 0) Schedule: 5.545 (32) | 8.523 8.523  2 | |||
| 3. Clemson (13 - 0) Schedule: 4.799 (77) | 8.439 8.439  | |||
| 4. Oregon (11 - 2) Schedule: 5.903 (10) | 8.305 8.305  1 | |||
| 5. Utah (11 - 2) Schedule: 5.486 (37) | 8.089 8.089  3 | |||
| 6. Oklahoma (12 - 1) Schedule: 5.732 (22) | 8.008 8.008  | |||
| 7. Wisconsin (10 - 3) Schedule: 6.018 (5) | 7.849 7.849  | |||
| 8. Alabama (10 - 2) Schedule: 4.916 (65) | 7.82 7.82  1 | |||
| 9. Penn State (10 - 2) Schedule: 5.554 (29) | 7.704 7.704  1 | |||
| 10. Georgia (11 - 2) Schedule: 5.49 (36) | 7.628 7.628  2 | |||
| 11. Florida (10 - 2) Schedule: 5.483 (38) | 7.614 7.614  | |||
| 12. Auburn (9 - 3) Schedule: 5.982 (6) | 7.576 7.576  | |||
| 13. Michigan (9 - 3) Schedule: 5.9 (11) | 7.531 7.531  1 | |||
| 14. Notre Dame  (10 - 2) Schedule: 5.42 (41) | 7.498 7.498  1 | |||
| 15. Baylor (11 - 2) Schedule: 5.329 (46) | 7.176 7.176  | |||
| 16. Memphis (12 - 1) Schedule: 5.001 (60) | 7.161 7.161  1 | |||
| 17. Washington (7 - 5) Schedule: 5.748 (20) | 7.157 7.157  1 | |||
| 18. Iowa (9 - 3) Schedule: 5.551 (30) | 6.983 6.983  | |||
| 19. Southern Cal (8 - 4) Schedule: 6.038 (4) | 6.863 6.863  | |||
| 20. Minnesota (10 - 2) Schedule: 5.246 (53) | 6.809 6.809  | |||
| 21. Boise St (12 - 1) Schedule: 4.507 (88) | 6.807 6.807  3 | |||
| 22. Iowa St (7 - 5) Schedule: 5.924 (9) | 6.765 6.765  1 | |||
| 23. Appalachian St (12 - 1) Schedule: 4.246 (100) | 6.743 6.743  | |||
| 24. Navy (9 - 2) Schedule: 4.97 (62) | 6.737 6.737  2 | |||
| 25. Air Force (10 - 2) Schedule: 4.524 (87) | 6.648 6.648  | |||
| 26. Texas (7 - 5) Schedule: 5.924 (8) | 6.612 6.612  2 | |||
| 27. Central Florida (9 - 3) Schedule: 4.525 (85) | 6.607 6.607  | |||
| 28. Oklahoma St (8 - 4) Schedule: 5.711 (24) | 6.603 6.603  2 | |||
| 29. SMU (10 - 2) Schedule: 4.879 (69) | 6.58 6.58  | |||
| 30. Cincinnati (10 - 3) Schedule: 5.312 (47) | 6.542 6.542  | |||
| 31. Kansas St (8 - 4) Schedule: 5.531 (33) | 6.375 6.375  | |||
| 32. Arizona St (7 - 5) Schedule: 5.832 (14) | 6.184 6.184  | |||
| 33. Texas A&M (7 - 5) Schedule: 5.431 (40) | 6.084 6.084  1 | |||
| 34. Louisiana-Lafayette (10 - 3) Schedule: 4.15 (104) | 6.074 6.074  1 | |||
| 35. TCU  (5 - 7) Schedule: 5.678 (25) | 6.005 6.005  | |||
| 36. Washington St (6 - 6) Schedule: 5.37 (44) | 5.838 5.838  1 | |||
| 37. Michigan St (6 - 6) Schedule: 5.852 (13) | 5.825 5.825  1 | |||
| 38. Virginia (9 - 4) Schedule: 4.949 (63) | 5.817 5.817  2 | |||
| 39. San Diego St (9 - 3) Schedule: 4.351 (97) | 5.753 5.753  | |||
| 40. California (7 - 5) Schedule: 5.815 (17) | 5.732 5.732  | |||
| 41. Florida Atlantic (10 - 3) Schedule: 4.085 (107) | 5.718 5.718  6 | |||
| 42. Indiana (8 - 4) Schedule: 4.849 (72) | 5.682 5.682  1 | |||
| 43. Kentucky (7 - 5) Schedule: 4.911 (66) | 5.638 5.638  1 | |||
| 44. North Carolina (6 - 6) Schedule: 5.037 (58) | 5.601 5.601  1 | |||
| 45. Mississippi St (6 - 6) Schedule: 5.732 (23) | 5.595 5.595  | |||
| 46. Tennessee (7 - 5) Schedule: 5.255 (52) | 5.563 5.563  2 | |||
| 47. Virginia Tech  (8 - 4) Schedule: 4.559 (81) | 5.555 5.555  1 | |||
| 48. Wake Forest (8 - 4) Schedule: 4.903 (67) | 5.498 5.498  1 | |||
| 49. Oregon St (5 - 7) Schedule: 5.815 (16) | 5.484 5.484  1 | |||
| 50. Miami FL (6 - 6) Schedule: 4.859 (70) | 5.459 5.459  | |||
| 51. Missouri (6 - 6) Schedule: 5.058 (57) | 5.363 5.363  | |||
| 52. Texas Tech (4 - 8) Schedule: 5.574 (28) | 5.321 5.321  2 | |||
| 53. Wyoming (7 - 5) Schedule: 4.484 (89) | 5.315 5.315  | |||
| 54. Mississippi (4 - 8) Schedule: 5.515 (34) | 5.263 5.263  2 | |||
| 55. Louisville (7 - 5) Schedule: 5.36 (45) | 5.259 5.259  2 | |||
| 56. Nebraska (5 - 7) Schedule: 5.501 (35) | 5.257 5.257  1 | |||
| 57. Florida St (6 - 6) Schedule: 5.28 (49) | 5.245 5.245  2 | |||
| 58. Tulane (6 - 6) Schedule: 5.022 (59) | 5.232 5.232  2 | |||
| 59. Brigham Young (7 - 5) Schedule: 4.893 (68) | 5.226 5.226  1 | |||
| 60. Temple (8 - 4) Schedule: 4.527 (84) | 5.205 5.205  1 | |||
| 61. UCLA (4 - 8) Schedule: 6.082 (1) | 5.171 5.171  1 | |||
| 62. Hawai`i (9 - 5) Schedule: 4.937 (64) | 5.162 5.162  10 | |||
| 63. Georgia Southern (7 - 5) Schedule: 4.759 (78) | 5.135 5.135  1 | |||
| 64. Boston College (6 - 6) Schedule: 4.986 (61) | 5.123 5.123  1 | |||
| 65. Colorado (5 - 7) Schedule: 6.059 (2) | 5.114 5.114  2 | |||
| 66. Western Kentucky (8 - 4) Schedule: 3.989 (115) | 5.074 5.074  | |||
| 67. South Carolina (4 - 8) Schedule: 5.886 (12) | 4.985 4.985  | |||
| 68. Pittsburgh (7 - 5) Schedule: 5.097 (55) | 4.972 4.972  | |||
| 69. West Virginia (5 - 7) Schedule: 5.972 (7) | 4.936 4.936  3 | |||
| 70. Utah St (7 - 5) Schedule: 5.096 (56) | 4.936 4.936  3 | |||
| 71. Houston (4 - 8) Schedule: 5.38 (42) | 4.922 4.922  1 | |||
| 72. Illinois (6 - 6) Schedule: 4.859 (71) | 4.92 4.92  3 | |||
| 73. Duke (5 - 7) Schedule: 5.226 (54) | 4.905 4.905  2 | |||
| 74. Western Michigan (7 - 5) Schedule: 4.006 (112) | 4.868 4.868  1 | |||
| 75. Buffalo (7 - 5) Schedule: 3.741 (121) | 4.855 4.855  1 | |||
| 76. Tulsa (4 - 8) Schedule: 5.733 (21) | 4.854 4.854  1 | |||
| 77. Arkansas St (7 - 5) Schedule: 4.532 (83) | 4.783 4.783  1 | |||
| 78. Stanford (4 - 8) Schedule: 6.049 (3) | 4.781 4.781  1 | |||
| 79. Central Michigan (8 - 5) Schedule: 3.864 (117) | 4.739 4.739  5 | |||
| 80. Purdue (4 - 8) Schedule: 5.548 (31) | 4.676 4.676  | |||
| 81. Marshall (8 - 4) Schedule: 4.148 (105) | 4.674 4.674  | |||
| 82. Fresno St (4 - 8) Schedule: 4.839 (73) | 4.601 4.601  | |||
| 83. Arizona (4 - 8) Schedule: 5.827 (15) | 4.595 4.595  | |||
| 84. Southern Miss (7 - 5) Schedule: 4.081 (108) | 4.536 4.536  | |||
| 85. Syracuse (5 - 7) Schedule: 4.824 (74) | 4.428 4.428  | |||
| 86. Louisiana-Monroe (5 - 7) Schedule: 4.815 (76) | 4.376 4.376  | |||
| 87. Miami OH (8 - 5) Schedule: 4.429 (90) | 4.354 4.354  4 | |||
| 88. Ohio U. (6 - 6) Schedule: 3.803 (119) | 4.331 4.331  1 | |||
| 89. Louisiana Tech (9 - 3) Schedule: 3.079 (130) | 4.306 4.306  1 | |||
| 90. Army (5 - 7) Schedule: 3.725 (123) | 4.25 4.25  1 | |||
| 91. South Florida (4 - 8) Schedule: 5.272 (50) | 4.236 4.236  1 | |||
| 92. Northwestern (3 - 9) Schedule: 5.447 (39) | 4.222 4.222  | |||
| 93. Kansas (3 - 9) Schedule: 5.764 (19) | 4.214 4.214  | |||
| 94. Ball St (5 - 7) Schedule: 4.065 (110) | 4.206 4.206  | |||
| 95. Georgia St (7 - 5) Schedule: 4.383 (95) | 4.174 4.174  | |||
| 96. Kent St (6 - 6) Schedule: 4.371 (96) | 4.154 4.154  | |||
| 97. Maryland (3 - 9) Schedule: 5.374 (43) | 4.122 4.122  1 | |||
| 98. Troy (5 - 7) Schedule: 4 (114) | 4.109 4.109  1 | |||
| 99. San Jose St (5 - 7) Schedule: 4.403 (93) | 4.072 4.072  | |||
| 100. Nevada (7 - 5) Schedule: 4.524 (86) | 3.989 3.989  1 | |||
| 101. Coastal Carolina (5 - 7) Schedule: 4.001 (113) | 3.904 3.904  1 | |||
| 102. Alabama-Birmingham (9 - 4) Schedule: 3.119 (129) | 3.871 3.871  2 | |||
| 103. Colorado St (4 - 8) Schedule: 4.384 (94) | 3.817 3.817  1 | |||
| 104. Eastern Michigan (6 - 6) Schedule: 3.945 (116) | 3.788 3.788  1 | |||
| 105. UNC-Charlotte (7 - 5) Schedule: 3.666 (124) | 3.778 3.778  | |||
| 106. Liberty (7 - 5) Schedule: 3.253 (128) | 3.684 3.684  | |||
| 107. Middle Tennessee St (4 - 8) Schedule: 4.207 (102) | 3.678 3.678  | |||
| 108. Arkansas (2 - 10) Schedule: 5.614 (27) | 3.607 3.607  | |||
| 109. Florida Int'l (6 - 6) Schedule: 3.657 (125) | 3.528 3.528  | |||
| 110. North Carolina St (4 - 8) Schedule: 4.632 (80) | 3.51 3.51  1 | |||
| 111. Northern Illinois (5 - 7) Schedule: 4.183 (103) | 3.497 3.497  1 | |||
| 112. Toledo (6 - 6) Schedule: 4.018 (111) | 3.409 3.409  1 | |||
| 113. Georgia Tech (3 - 9) Schedule: 5.305 (48) | 3.407 3.407  1 | |||
| 114. North Texas (4 - 8) Schedule: 3.771 (120) | 3.261 3.261  | |||
| 115. East Carolina (4 - 8) Schedule: 4.226 (101) | 3.203 3.203  | |||
| 116. UNLV (4 - 8) Schedule: 4.418 (91) | 3.076 3.076  | |||
| 117. Vanderbilt (3 - 9) Schedule: 5.264 (51) | 3.033 3.033  | |||
| 118. Texas St-San Marcos (3 - 9) Schedule: 4.821 (75) | 2.943 2.943  | |||
| 119. Rutgers (2 - 10) Schedule: 5.658 (26) | 2.851 2.851  1 | |||
| 120. Rice (3 - 9) Schedule: 4.261 (99) | 2.849 2.849  1 | |||
| 121. New Mexico (2 - 10) Schedule: 4.745 (79) | 2.716 2.716  | |||
| 122. South Alabama (2 - 10) Schedule: 4.536 (82) | 2.702 2.702  | |||
| 123. Texas-San Antonio (4 - 8) Schedule: 3.836 (118) | 2.324 2.324  | |||
| 124. Bowling Green (3 - 9) Schedule: 4.128 (106) | 2.127 2.127  1 | |||
| 125. New Mexico St (2 - 10) Schedule: 4.284 (98) | 2.121 2.121  1 | |||
| 126. Connecticut (2 - 10) Schedule: 4.412 (92) | 2.073 2.073  | |||
| 127. Old Dominion (1 - 11) Schedule: 4.069 (109) | 1.799 1.799  | |||
| 128. UTEP  (1 - 11) Schedule: 3.407 (127) | 0.944 0.944  | |||
| 129. Akron (0 - 12) Schedule: 3.735 (122) | 0.449 0.449  | |||
| 130. Massachusetts (1 - 11) Schedule: 3.496 (126) | 0.07 0.07  |