Week 10
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All | ACC | Big 10 | Big 12 | Big East | Big West | Conference USA | Division I-A Independents | Mid-American Conference | MWC | Pac-12 | SEC | WAC
| Place | Team | Rating | Strength of Schedule | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Miami FL (7 - 1) Schedule: 5.734 (2) | 8.336 8.336  1 | |||
| 2. Virginia Tech  (8 - 1) Schedule: 5.588 (3) | 7.753 7.753  1 | |||
| 3. Pittsburgh (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.738 (7) | 6.122 6.122  | |||
| 4. Boston College (6 - 3) Schedule: 4.672 (8) | 6.063 6.063  | |||
| 5. Syracuse (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.444 (4) | 5.849 5.849  1 | |||
| 6. West Virginia (4 - 4) Schedule: 6.165 (1) | 5.717 5.717  1 | |||
| 7. Temple (4 - 5) Schedule: 4.939 (6) | 4.601 4.601  | |||
| 8. Rutgers (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.997 (5) | 3.662 3.662  |