Week 16
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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. Florida Atlantic (11 - 3) Schedule: 4.269 (4) | 6.023 6.023  | |||
| 2. Western Kentucky (9 - 4) Schedule: 4.102 (7) | 5.181 5.181  | |||
| 3. Louisiana Tech (10 - 3) Schedule: 3.305 (14) | 4.725 4.725  2 | |||
| 4. Marshall (8 - 5) Schedule: 4.431 (1) | 4.661 4.661  1 | |||
| 5. Southern Miss (7 - 6) Schedule: 4.281 (3) | 4.462 4.462  1 | |||
| 6. Alabama-Birmingham (9 - 5) Schedule: 3.465 (12) | 3.983 3.983  | |||
| 7. Middle Tennessee St (4 - 8) Schedule: 4.259 (5) | 3.73 3.73  1 | |||
| 8. UNC-Charlotte (7 - 6) Schedule: 3.836 (9) | 3.635 3.635  1 | |||
| 9. Florida Int'l (6 - 7) Schedule: 3.806 (10) | 3.582 3.582  | |||
| 10. North Texas (4 - 8) Schedule: 3.799 (11) | 3.29 3.29  | |||
| 11. Rice (3 - 9) Schedule: 4.324 (2) | 2.913 2.913  | |||
| 12. Texas-San Antonio (4 - 8) Schedule: 3.918 (8) | 2.406 2.406  | |||
| 13. Old Dominion (1 - 11) Schedule: 4.13 (6) | 1.861 1.861  | |||
| 14. UTEP  (1 - 11) Schedule: 3.451 (13) | 0.988 0.988  |