Week 6
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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 (6 - 0) Schedule: 5.611 (16) | 9.454 9.454  | |||
| 2. Oregon (4 - 1) Schedule: 6.127 (5) | 8.532 8.532  3 | |||
| 3. Alabama (5 - 0) Schedule: 4.762 (46) | 8.487 8.487  | |||
| 4. Auburn (5 - 1) Schedule: 6.35 (3) | 8.322 8.322  2 | |||
| 5. Oklahoma (5 - 0) Schedule: 4.708 (49) | 8.315 8.315  1 | |||
| 6. Wisconsin (5 - 0) Schedule: 4.487 (60) | 7.807 7.807  11 | |||
| 7. Penn State (5 - 0) Schedule: 4.07 (87) | 7.453 7.453  9 | |||
| 8. Clemson (5 - 0) Schedule: 4.274 (73) | 7.394 7.394  4 | |||
| 9. Michigan St (4 - 2) Schedule: 6.106 (6) | 7.379 7.379  2 | |||
| 10. Arizona St (4 - 1) Schedule: 5.774 (11) | 7.358 7.358  2 | |||
| 11. Missouri (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.573 (54) | 7.303 7.303  2 | |||
| 12. Florida (6 - 0) Schedule: 4.64 (53) | 7.298 7.298  8 | |||
| 13. Washington (4 - 2) Schedule: 5.422 (19) | 7.241 7.241  7 | |||
| 14. Georgia (5 - 0) Schedule: 3.72 (102) | 7.118 7.118  5 | |||
| 15. Utah (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.553 (55) | 7.111 7.111  5 | |||
| 16. SMU (6 - 0) Schedule: 4.741 (48) | 7.106 7.106  5 | |||
| 17. Cincinnati (4 - 1) Schedule: 5.765 (12) | 7.065 7.065  1 | |||
| 18. Oklahoma St (4 - 2) Schedule: 5.394 (20) | 7.028 7.028  3 | |||
| 19. Texas (4 - 1) Schedule: 5.14 (35) | 7.019 7.019  | |||
| 20. LSU (5 - 0) Schedule: 3.654 (107) | 6.9 6.9  5 | |||
| 21. Notre Dame  (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.378 (69) | 6.791 6.791  7 | |||
| 22. Iowa St (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.539 (17) | 6.696 6.696  20 | |||
| 23. Baylor (5 - 0) Schedule: 3.914 (95) | 6.694 6.694  27 | |||
| 24. Memphis (5 - 0) Schedule: 3.815 (97) | 6.553 6.553  7 | |||
| 25. Iowa (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.455 (63) | 6.539 6.539  4 | |||
| 26. Central Florida (4 - 2) Schedule: 4.413 (66) | 6.527 6.527  3 | |||
| 27. Southern Cal (3 - 2) Schedule: 6.004 (8) | 6.511 6.511  4 | |||
| 28. California (4 - 2) Schedule: 6.058 (7) | 6.492 6.492  6 | |||
| 29. Arizona (4 - 1) Schedule: 5.149 (34) | 6.413 6.413  3 | |||
| 30. Hawai`i (4 - 1) Schedule: 5.36 (22) | 6.359 6.359  3 | |||
| 31. Mississippi St (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.782 (10) | 6.264 6.264  5 | |||
| 32. Boise St (5 - 0) Schedule: 3.721 (101) | 6.245 6.245  4 | |||
| 33. Texas Tech (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.519 (18) | 6.036 6.036  11 | |||
| 34. San Diego St (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.029 (89) | 6.022 6.022  4 | |||
| 35. Duke (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.703 (50) | 6.021 6.021  | |||
| 36. Michigan (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.795 (44) | 5.972 5.972  34 | |||
| 37. Texas A&M (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.056 (38) | 5.877 5.877  | |||
| 38. Tulane (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.506 (58) | 5.824 5.824  3 | |||
| 39. Wyoming (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.47 (62) | 5.812 5.812  1 | |||
| 40. Stanford (3 - 3) Schedule: 6.492 (1) | 5.797 5.797  26 | |||
| 41. Colorado (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.371 (21) | 5.794 5.794  8 | |||
| 42. TCU  (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.43 (65) | 5.784 5.784  18 | |||
| 43. Wake Forest (5 - 0) Schedule: 3.734 (100) | 5.751 5.751  5 | |||
| 44. Oregon St (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.305 (23) | 5.7 5.7  18 | |||
| 45. Navy (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.941 (93) | 5.689 5.689  10 | |||
| 46. Kansas St (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.007 (40) | 5.614 5.614  12 | |||
| 47. Virginia (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.1 (83) | 5.592 5.592  4 | |||
| 48. Houston (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.222 (30) | 5.558 5.558  1 | |||
| 49. Appalachian St (4 - 0) Schedule: 3.301 (116) | 5.556 5.556  10 | |||
| 50. Minnesota (5 - 0) Schedule: 3.955 (91) | 5.522 5.522  6 | |||
| 51. Tulsa (2 - 3) Schedule: 6.228 (4) | 5.503 5.503  1 | |||
| 52. Florida St (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.834 (43) | 5.445 5.445  1 | |||
| 53. Fresno St (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.85 (42) | 5.435 5.435  5 | |||
| 54. Mississippi (3 - 3) Schedule: 5.208 (31) | 5.422 5.422  1 | |||
| 55. Louisiana-Lafayette (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.211 (117) | 5.42 5.42  1 | |||
| 56. Utah St (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.899 (41) | 5.344 5.344  20 | |||
| 57. North Carolina (3 - 3) Schedule: 5.124 (37) | 5.309 5.309  12 | |||
| 58. Pittsburgh (4 - 2) Schedule: 5.236 (28) | 5.252 5.252  15 | |||
| 59. Air Force (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.202 (77) | 5.13 5.13  13 | |||
| 60. South Carolina (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.293 (24) | 5.097 5.097  2 | |||
| 61. West Virginia (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.238 (27) | 5.072 5.072  2 | |||
| 62. Washington St (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.271 (74) | 5.07 5.07  5 | |||
| 63. Maryland (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.669 (106) | 5.017 5.017  13 | |||
| 64. Syracuse (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.531 (56) | 5.006 5.006  4 | |||
| 65. Nebraska (4 - 2) Schedule: 4.489 (59) | 4.963 4.963  4 | |||
| 66. Western Michigan (3 - 3) Schedule: 4.451 (64) | 4.948 4.948  1 | |||
| 67. Indiana (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.173 (80) | 4.927 4.927  | |||
| 68. Southern Miss (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.653 (51) | 4.806 4.806  4 | |||
| 69. Kentucky (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.222 (29) | 4.747 4.747  | |||
| 70. Florida Atlantic (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.527 (57) | 4.712 4.712  9 | |||
| 71. Miami FL (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.387 (68) | 4.709 4.709  12 | |||
| 72. Toledo (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.697 (103) | 4.707 4.707  2 | |||
| 73. UCLA (1 - 5) Schedule: 6.431 (2) | 4.702 4.702  13 | |||
| 74. Army (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.355 (112) | 4.646 4.646  9 | |||
| 75. Miami OH (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.611 (15) | 4.621 4.621  | |||
| 76. Louisville (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.112 (82) | 4.578 4.578  4 | |||
| 77. North Texas (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.749 (47) | 4.558 4.558  3 | |||
| 78. Arkansas St (3 - 3) Schedule: 4.483 (61) | 4.553 4.553  29 | |||
| 79. Northwestern (1 - 4) Schedule: 5.614 (14) | 4.443 4.443  3 | |||
| 80. Brigham Young (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.787 (9) | 4.438 4.438  9 | |||
| 81. Nevada (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.016 (39) | 4.365 4.365  4 | |||
| 82. Kent St (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.652 (13) | 4.304 4.304  4 | |||
| 83. Texas St-San Marcos (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.252 (25) | 4.224 4.224  2 | |||
| 84. Georgia St (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.189 (79) | 4.089 4.089  19 | |||
| 85. Temple (4 - 1) Schedule: 2.419 (127) | 4.033 4.033  4 | |||
| 86. Louisiana-Monroe (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.324 (71) | 4.01 4.01  6 | |||
| 87. Louisiana Tech (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.081 (120) | 3.967 3.967  6 | |||
| 88. Arkansas (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.098 (84) | 3.919 3.919  2 | |||
| 89. Central Michigan (3 - 3) Schedule: 3.588 (108) | 3.889 3.889  10 | |||
| 90. Virginia Tech  (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.933 (94) | 3.849 3.849  14 | |||
| 91. South Florida (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.12 (81) | 3.825 3.825  7 | |||
| 92. San Jose St (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.799 (99) | 3.813 3.813  1 | |||
| 93. Troy (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.448 (109) | 3.796 3.796  12 | |||
| 94. North Carolina St (3 - 2) Schedule: 2.981 (123) | 3.747 3.747  | |||
| 95. Purdue (1 - 4) Schedule: 5.13 (36) | 3.686 3.686  11 | |||
| 96. Kansas (2 - 4) Schedule: 4.649 (52) | 3.683 3.683  6 | |||
| 97. Boston College (3 - 3) Schedule: 3.324 (115) | 3.616 3.616  | |||
| 98. Liberty (4 - 2) Schedule: 3.195 (118) | 3.568 3.568  2 | |||
| 99. Western Kentucky (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.005 (121) | 3.559 3.559  10 | |||
| 100. Coastal Carolina (3 - 2) Schedule: 2.361 (128) | 3.539 3.539  13 | |||
| 101. Marshall (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.198 (78) | 3.523 3.523  13 | |||
| 102. Georgia Southern (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.324 (72) | 3.463 3.463  7 | |||
| 103. Tennessee (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.782 (45) | 3.366 3.366  5 | |||
| 104. Ohio U. (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.693 (104) | 3.357 3.357  8 | |||
| 105. Ball St (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.343 (113) | 3.321 3.321  9 | |||
| 106. Buffalo (2 - 4) Schedule: 3.835 (96) | 3.194 3.194  4 | |||
| 107. Alabama-Birmingham (4 - 1) Schedule: 1.58 (130) | 3.121 3.121  9 | |||
| 108. Middle Tennessee St (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.255 (75) | 3.099 3.099  14 | |||
| 109. Colorado St (1 - 5) Schedule: 4.254 (76) | 2.991 2.991  3 | |||
| 110. UNC-Charlotte (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.335 (114) | 2.945 2.945  1 | |||
| 111. New Mexico (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.945 (92) | 2.925 2.925  4 | |||
| 112. Texas-San Antonio (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.806 (98) | 2.804 2.804  13 | |||
| 113. Florida Int'l (2 - 3) Schedule: 2.996 (122) | 2.784 2.784  7 | |||
| 114. Northern Illinois (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.073 (86) | 2.774 2.774  13 | |||
| 115. Eastern Michigan (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.414 (110) | 2.745 2.745  19 | |||
| 116. Illinois (2 - 3) Schedule: 2.827 (124) | 2.735 2.735  11 | |||
| 117. Rice (0 - 6) Schedule: 5.2 (32) | 2.733 2.733  2 | |||
| 118. Vanderbilt (1 - 4) Schedule: 5.18 (33) | 2.528 2.528  8 | |||
| 119. New Mexico St (0 - 6) Schedule: 5.251 (26) | 2.466 2.466  6 | |||
| 120. East Carolina (3 - 3) Schedule: 2.715 (125) | 2.353 2.353  3 | |||
| 121. Georgia Tech (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.392 (67) | 2.235 2.235  | |||
| 122. UNLV (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.351 (70) | 2.122 2.122  3 | |||
| 123. Rutgers (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.07 (88) | 1.886 1.886  1 | |||
| 124. UTEP  (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.078 (85) | 1.861 1.861  6 | |||
| 125. South Alabama (1 - 5) Schedule: 3.396 (111) | 1.736 1.736  2 | |||
| 126. Bowling Green (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.024 (90) | 1.676 1.676  2 | |||
| 127. Old Dominion (1 - 4) Schedule: 3.194 (119) | 1.463 1.463  4 | |||
| 128. Connecticut (1 - 4) Schedule: 3.68 (105) | 1.19 1.19  2 | |||
| 129. Akron (0 - 5) Schedule: 2.549 (126) | -0.283 -0.283  | |||
| 130. Massachusetts (1 - 5) Schedule: 2.256 (129) | -0.796 -0.796  |