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. Michigan (15 - 0) Schedule: 5.433 (21) | 8.674 8.674  | |||
| 2. Texas (12 - 2) Schedule: 5.796 (4) | 8.113 8.113  1 | |||
| 3. Oregon (12 - 2) Schedule: 5.324 (26) | 8.096 8.096  1 | |||
| 4. Ohio State (11 - 2) Schedule: 5.573 (10) | 8.043 8.043  2 | |||
| 5. Georgia (13 - 1) Schedule: 5.209 (32) | 7.994 7.994  2 | |||
| 6. Alabama (12 - 2) Schedule: 5.731 (5) | 7.662 7.662  3 | |||
| 7. Penn State (10 - 3) Schedule: 5.34 (24) | 7.639 7.639  2 | |||
| 8. Washington (14 - 1) Schedule: 5.998 (1) | 7.558 7.558  2 | |||
| 9. Missouri (11 - 2) Schedule: 5.572 (11) | 7.462 7.462  3 | |||
| 10. Kansas St (9 - 4) Schedule: 5.6 (8) | 7.318 7.318  1 | |||
| 11. Oklahoma (10 - 3) Schedule: 5.472 (19) | 7.315 7.315  3 | |||
| 12. Florida St (13 - 1) Schedule: 4.952 (53) | 7.282 7.282  2 | |||
| 13. Notre Dame  (10 - 3) Schedule: 4.852 (64) | 7.27 7.27  | |||
| 14. Arizona (10 - 3) Schedule: 5.181 (35) | 7.066 7.066  | |||
| 15. Mississippi (11 - 2) Schedule: 5.275 (28) | 6.831 6.831  2 | |||
| 16. LSU (10 - 3) Schedule: 5.239 (30) | 6.821 6.821  | |||
| 17. Oregon St (8 - 5) Schedule: 5.559 (12) | 6.504 6.504  2 | |||
| 18. Tennessee (9 - 4) Schedule: 5.237 (31) | 6.381 6.381  9 | |||
| 19. Kansas (9 - 4) Schedule: 5.306 (27) | 6.342 6.342  1 | |||
| 20. Southern Cal (8 - 5) Schedule: 5.621 (6) | 6.217 6.217  4 | |||
| 21. Troy (11 - 3) Schedule: 4.246 (77) | 6.193 6.193  2 | |||
| 22. Duke (8 - 5) Schedule: 5.1 (41) | 6.146 6.146  6 | |||
| 23. Louisville (10 - 4) Schedule: 5.072 (46) | 6.095 6.095  | |||
| 24. Maryland (8 - 5) Schedule: 4.951 (54) | 6.087 6.087  8 | |||
| 25. Texas A&M (7 - 6) Schedule: 5.027 (49) | 6.083 6.083  3 | |||
| 26. Iowa St (7 - 6) Schedule: 5.479 (18) | 6.034 6.034  6 | |||
| 27. Clemson (9 - 4) Schedule: 4.943 (56) | 5.98 5.98  3 | |||
| 28. Utah (8 - 5) Schedule: 5.533 (15) | 5.951 5.951  7 | |||
| 29. Texas Tech (7 - 6) Schedule: 5.6 (9) | 5.945 5.945  8 | |||
| 30. West Virginia (9 - 4) Schedule: 4.978 (51) | 5.933 5.933  8 | |||
| 31. TCU  (5 - 7) Schedule: 5.504 (16) | 5.88 5.88  2 | |||
| 32. Oklahoma St (10 - 4) Schedule: 5.498 (17) | 5.878 5.878  2 | |||
| 33. James Madison (11 - 2) Schedule: 3.91 (93) | 5.844 5.844  8 | |||
| 34. Liberty (13 - 1) Schedule: 3.611 (112) | 5.752 5.752  8 | |||
| 35. UCLA (8 - 5) Schedule: 4.953 (52) | 5.731 5.731  6 | |||
| 36. North Carolina St (9 - 4) Schedule: 4.918 (59) | 5.719 5.719  3 | |||
| 37. Iowa (10 - 4) Schedule: 5.16 (37) | 5.621 5.621  6 | |||
| 38. Miami FL (7 - 6) Schedule: 4.774 (65) | 5.578 5.578  2 | |||
| 39. Boise St (8 - 6) Schedule: 4.619 (69) | 5.557 5.557  4 | |||
| 40. SMU (11 - 3) Schedule: 3.609 (113) | 5.534 5.534  7 | |||
| 41. Kentucky (7 - 6) Schedule: 4.993 (50) | 5.511 5.511  3 | |||
| 42. North Carolina (8 - 5) Schedule: 4.751 (66) | 5.406 5.406  2 | |||
| 43. Virginia Tech  (7 - 6) Schedule: 4.646 (67) | 5.36 5.36  6 | |||
| 44. Central Florida (6 - 7) Schedule: 5.077 (44) | 5.333 5.333  1 | |||
| 45. Washington St (5 - 7) Schedule: 5.178 (36) | 5.314 5.314  2 | |||
| 46. California (6 - 7) Schedule: 5.549 (13) | 5.296 5.296  4 | |||
| 47. Wisconsin (7 - 6) Schedule: 4.856 (63) | 5.253 5.253  1 | |||
| 48. Memphis (10 - 3) Schedule: 3.896 (94) | 5.24 5.24  3 | |||
| 49. Auburn (6 - 7) Schedule: 5.186 (34) | 5.199 5.199  4 | |||
| 50. Tulane (11 - 3) Schedule: 4.016 (84) | 5.137 5.137  4 | |||
| 51. Georgia Tech (7 - 6) Schedule: 4.901 (61) | 5.115 5.115  6 | |||
| 52. Air Force (9 - 4) Schedule: 3.772 (101) | 5.073 5.073  2 | |||
| 53. UNLV (9 - 5) Schedule: 4.259 (76) | 5.064 5.064  3 | |||
| 54. Rutgers (7 - 6) Schedule: 5.087 (43) | 5.029 5.029  8 | |||
| 55. Appalachian St (9 - 5) Schedule: 4.002 (86) | 4.997 4.997  2 | |||
| 56. Florida (5 - 7) Schedule: 5.074 (45) | 4.956 4.956  3 | |||
| 57. Nebraska (5 - 7) Schedule: 4.878 (62) | 4.955 4.955  1 | |||
| 58. Texas-San Antonio (9 - 4) Schedule: 3.702 (106) | 4.95 4.95  7 | |||
| 59. Northwestern (8 - 5) Schedule: 4.922 (58) | 4.912 4.912  8 | |||
| 60. Wyoming (9 - 4) Schedule: 4.483 (70) | 4.865 4.865  3 | |||
| 61. South Carolina (5 - 7) Schedule: 5.399 (22) | 4.862 4.862  3 | |||
| 62. Colorado (4 - 8) Schedule: 5.604 (7) | 4.853 4.853  4 | |||
| 63. Brigham Young (5 - 7) Schedule: 5.444 (20) | 4.827 4.827  3 | |||
| 64. Toledo (11 - 3) Schedule: 3.291 (127) | 4.783 4.783  9 | |||
| 65. San Jose St (7 - 6) Schedule: 4.266 (75) | 4.755 4.755  13 | |||
| 66. Miami OH (11 - 3) Schedule: 3.024 (130) | 4.744 4.744  5 | |||
| 67. South Alabama (7 - 6) Schedule: 3.77 (103) | 4.679 4.679  1 | |||
| 68. Fresno St (9 - 4) Schedule: 3.679 (107) | 4.597 4.597  5 | |||
| 69. Arkansas (4 - 8) Schedule: 4.915 (60) | 4.585 4.585  | |||
| 70. Coastal Carolina (8 - 5) Schedule: 4.058 (83) | 4.515 4.515  4 | |||
| 71. Minnesota (6 - 7) Schedule: 5.054 (47) | 4.479 4.479  | |||
| 72. Western Kentucky (8 - 5) Schedule: 3.779 (100) | 4.388 4.388  2 | |||
| 73. Jacksonville St (9 - 4) Schedule: 3.301 (126) | 4.371 4.371  1 | |||
| 74. Purdue (4 - 8) Schedule: 5.33 (25) | 4.278 4.278  3 | |||
| 75. New Mexico St (10 - 5) Schedule: 3.384 (124) | 4.278 4.278  9 | |||
| 76. Illinois (5 - 7) Schedule: 5.105 (40) | 4.277 4.277  1 | |||
| 77. Ohio U. (10 - 3) Schedule: 2.827 (133) | 4.256 4.256  5 | |||
| 78. Boston College (7 - 6) Schedule: 4.624 (68) | 4.252 4.252  7 | |||
| 79. Michigan St (4 - 8) Schedule: 5.539 (14) | 4.2 4.2  | |||
| 80. Texas St-San Marcos (8 - 5) Schedule: 3.649 (111) | 4.196 4.196  7 | |||
| 81. Mississippi St (5 - 7) Schedule: 5.097 (42) | 4.191 4.191  1 | |||
| 82. Bowling Green (7 - 6) Schedule: 3.78 (99) | 4.185 4.185  4 | |||
| 83. Houston (4 - 8) Schedule: 5.244 (29) | 4.134 4.134  2 | |||
| 84. Arizona St (3 - 9) Schedule: 5.805 (3) | 4.108 4.108  1 | |||
| 85. Stanford (3 - 9) Schedule: 5.862 (2) | 3.998 3.998  1 | |||
| 86. Virginia (3 - 9) Schedule: 5.352 (23) | 3.95 3.95  3 | |||
| 87. Syracuse (6 - 7) Schedule: 4.38 (72) | 3.931 3.931  11 | |||
| 88. Wake Forest (4 - 8) Schedule: 4.948 (55) | 3.886 3.886  3 | |||
| 89. Indiana (3 - 9) Schedule: 5.108 (39) | 3.853 3.853  1 | |||
| 90. Georgia St (7 - 6) Schedule: 4.067 (82) | 3.84 3.84  9 | |||
| 91. Louisiana-Lafayette (6 - 7) Schedule: 3.372 (125) | 3.748 3.748  3 | |||
| 92. Pittsburgh (3 - 9) Schedule: 4.939 (57) | 3.737 3.737  3 | |||
| 93. Arkansas St (6 - 7) Schedule: 3.834 (96) | 3.724 3.724  1 | |||
| 94. Rice (6 - 7) Schedule: 3.806 (98) | 3.708 3.708  8 | |||
| 95. Cincinnati (3 - 9) Schedule: 5.035 (48) | 3.706 3.706  2 | |||
| 96. Army (6 - 6) Schedule: 3.819 (97) | 3.705 3.705  2 | |||
| 97. Baylor (3 - 9) Schedule: 5.203 (33) | 3.673 3.673  1 | |||
| 98. South Florida (7 - 6) Schedule: 3.737 (105) | 3.61 3.61  9 | |||
| 99. Utah St (6 - 7) Schedule: 3.94 (92) | 3.59 3.59  11 | |||
| 100. Marshall (6 - 7) Schedule: 4.421 (71) | 3.568 3.568  3 | |||
| 101. Old Dominion (6 - 7) Schedule: 3.967 (88) | 3.528 3.528  1 | |||
| 102. Northern Illinois (7 - 6) Schedule: 3.081 (129) | 3.511 3.511  1 | |||
| 103. Middle Tennessee St (4 - 8) Schedule: 3.967 (89) | 3.45 3.45  2 | |||
| 104. Colorado St (5 - 7) Schedule: 3.954 (90) | 3.428 3.428  2 | |||
| 105. Navy (5 - 7) Schedule: 3.505 (120) | 3.311 3.311  1 | |||
| 106. North Texas (5 - 7) Schedule: 3.599 (114) | 3.279 3.279  1 | |||
| 107. Georgia Southern (6 - 7) Schedule: 3.537 (118) | 3.247 3.247  3 | |||
| 108. Hawai`i (5 - 8) Schedule: 4.243 (78) | 3.138 3.138  | |||
| 109. San Diego St (4 - 8) Schedule: 4.209 (80) | 3.095 3.095  | |||
| 110. Florida Atlantic (4 - 8) Schedule: 3.679 (108) | 3.059 3.059  | |||
| 111. Vanderbilt (2 - 10) Schedule: 5.113 (38) | 3.046 3.046  2 | |||
| 112. Southern Miss (3 - 9) Schedule: 4.237 (79) | 2.966 2.966  | |||
| 113. New Mexico (4 - 8) Schedule: 3.953 (91) | 2.936 2.936  2 | |||
| 114. East Carolina (2 - 10) Schedule: 4.167 (81) | 2.844 2.844  | |||
| 115. Tulsa (4 - 8) Schedule: 3.65 (110) | 2.773 2.773  | |||
| 116. Alabama-Birmingham (4 - 8) Schedule: 3.756 (104) | 2.632 2.632  5 | |||
| 117. Connecticut (3 - 9) Schedule: 3.854 (95) | 2.598 2.598  3 | |||
| 118. UTEP  (3 - 9) Schedule: 4.005 (85) | 2.597 2.597  2 | |||
| 119. Ball St (4 - 8) Schedule: 3.506 (119) | 2.577 2.577  1 | |||
| 120. Western Michigan (4 - 8) Schedule: 3.562 (116) | 2.538 2.538  3 | |||
| 121. Sam Houston St (3 - 9) Schedule: 3.658 (109) | 2.495 2.495  2 | |||
| 122. Massachusetts (3 - 9) Schedule: 3.993 (87) | 2.432 2.432  | |||
| 123. Central Michigan (5 - 7) Schedule: 3.553 (117) | 2.422 2.422  1 | |||
| 124. Louisiana Tech (3 - 9) Schedule: 3.471 (121) | 2.386 2.386  1 | |||
| 125. Nevada (2 - 10) Schedule: 4.308 (73) | 2.301 2.301  1 | |||
| 126. Buffalo (3 - 9) Schedule: 3.422 (122) | 2.298 2.298  1 | |||
| 127. Eastern Michigan (6 - 7) Schedule: 2.883 (132) | 2.152 2.152  | |||
| 128. Louisiana-Monroe (2 - 10) Schedule: 4.29 (74) | 2.143 2.143  | |||
| 129. UNC-Charlotte (3 - 9) Schedule: 3.771 (102) | 1.957 1.957  | |||
| 130. Temple (3 - 9) Schedule: 3.591 (115) | 1.869 1.869  1 | |||
| 131. Florida Int'l (4 - 8) Schedule: 3.4 (123) | 1.773 1.773  1 | |||
| 132. Akron (2 - 10) Schedule: 3.011 (131) | 1.229 1.229  | |||
| 133. Kent St (1 - 11) Schedule: 3.183 (128) | 0.491 0.491  |