Week 7
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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. Virginia Tech  (6 - 0) Schedule: 5.848 (37) | 9.117 9.117  4 | |||
| 2. Nebraska (6 - 0) Schedule: 5.948 (34) | 9.101 9.101  1 | |||
| 3. Miami FL (4 - 1) Schedule: 6.536 (15) | 9.002 9.002  | |||
| 4. Oklahoma (6 - 0) Schedule: 5.564 (50) | 8.896 8.896  5 | |||
| 5. Florida St (6 - 1) Schedule: 5.948 (35) | 8.805 8.805  3 | |||
| 6. Mississippi St (4 - 1) Schedule: 6.967 (3) | 8.684 8.684  | |||
| 7. Florida (6 - 1) Schedule: 6.127 (24) | 8.588 8.588  8 | |||
| 8. Southern Miss (5 - 1) Schedule: 5.362 (66) | 8.584 8.584  1 | |||
| 9. Ohio State (5 - 1) Schedule: 6.324 (20) | 8.406 8.406  5 | |||
| 10. Oregon (5 - 1) Schedule: 6.054 (29) | 8.288 8.288  | |||
| 11. Washington (5 - 1) Schedule: 6.981 (2) | 8.059 8.059  1 | |||
| 12. South Carolina (6 - 1) Schedule: 6.104 (26) | 8.009 8.009  7 | |||
| 13. Georgia (5 - 1) Schedule: 5.779 (42) | 7.979 7.979  2 | |||
| 14. Arizona (5 - 1) Schedule: 5.84 (38) | 7.964 7.964  6 | |||
| 15. TCU  (5 - 0) Schedule: 4.195 (110) | 7.954 7.954  2 | |||
| 16. Clemson (7 - 0) Schedule: 4.534 (99) | 7.896 7.896  | |||
| 17. Kansas St (6 - 1) Schedule: 4.857 (89) | 7.87 7.87  3 | |||
| 18. Auburn (5 - 2) Schedule: 6.319 (22) | 7.413 7.413  1 | |||
| 19. Oregon St (5 - 1) Schedule: 5.559 (51) | 7.334 7.334  4 | |||
| 20. Michigan (5 - 2) Schedule: 5.656 (46) | 7.323 7.323  12 | |||
| 21. Notre Dame  (4 - 2) Schedule: 6.189 (23) | 7.253 7.253  1 | |||
| 22. Minnesota (5 - 2) Schedule: 5.469 (57) | 7.209 7.209  22 | |||
| 23. Northwestern (5 - 2) Schedule: 6.059 (28) | 7.145 7.145  5 | |||
| 24. Alabama (3 - 3) Schedule: 6.773 (7) | 7.131 7.131  16 | |||
| 25. Purdue (5 - 2) Schedule: 5.507 (54) | 7.074 7.074  17 | |||
| 26. Texas A&M (4 - 2) Schedule: 5.358 (67) | 7.065 7.065  3 | |||
| 27. North Carolina St (5 - 1) Schedule: 5.424 (63) | 6.946 6.946  1 | |||
| 28. Iowa St (5 - 1) Schedule: 5.758 (43) | 6.941 6.941  8 | |||
| 29. West Virginia (4 - 2) Schedule: 6.778 (6) | 6.847 6.847  4 | |||
| 30. Georgia Tech (4 - 2) Schedule: 5.439 (62) | 6.81 6.81  6 | |||
| 31. Wisconsin (4 - 3) Schedule: 6.762 (8) | 6.78 6.78  4 | |||
| 32. Northern Illinois (4 - 2) Schedule: 5.353 (68) | 6.7 6.7  5 | |||
| 33. UCLA (4 - 2) Schedule: 6.754 (9) | 6.692 6.692  5 | |||
| 34. Illinois (4 - 2) Schedule: 5.439 (61) | 6.662 6.662  25 | |||
| 35. Toledo (6 - 1) Schedule: 3.973 (114) | 6.661 6.661  8 | |||
| 36. Colorado St (5 - 1) Schedule: 4.946 (86) | 6.613 6.613  1 | |||
| 37. Arizona St (4 - 2) Schedule: 5.581 (49) | 6.609 6.609  1 | |||
| 38. Mississippi (4 - 2) Schedule: 5.496 (56) | 6.575 6.575  17 | |||
| 39. Louisville (5 - 1) Schedule: 5.051 (81) | 6.549 6.549  8 | |||
| 40. Tennessee (2 - 3) Schedule: 6.505 (17) | 6.532 6.532  7 | |||
| 41. East Carolina (4 - 2) Schedule: 5.026 (82) | 6.451 6.451  7 | |||
| 42. Southern Cal (3 - 3) Schedule: 6.609 (13) | 6.438 6.438  12 | |||
| 43. Boston College (4 - 2) Schedule: 5.172 (75) | 6.414 6.414  7 | |||
| 44. UNLV (3 - 3) Schedule: 5.176 (73) | 6.365 6.365  11 | |||
| 45. Texas (4 - 2) Schedule: 4.851 (91) | 6.349 6.349  12 | |||
| 46. Western Michigan (5 - 1) Schedule: 4.629 (97) | 6.344 6.344  10 | |||
| 47. Pittsburgh (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.06 (112) | 6.264 6.264  8 | |||
| 48. Boise St (4 - 2) Schedule: 4.271 (107) | 6.244 6.244  13 | |||
| 49. Fresno St (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.453 (59) | 6.198 6.198  7 | |||
| 50. UTEP  (5 - 2) Schedule: 5.154 (76) | 6.178 6.178  17 | |||
| 51. Virginia (4 - 2) Schedule: 4.958 (85) | 6.027 6.027  4 | |||
| 52. Arkansas (4 - 2) Schedule: 5.602 (47) | 5.927 5.927  2 | |||
| 53. LSU (4 - 3) Schedule: 5.468 (58) | 5.906 5.906  21 | |||
| 54. Texas Tech (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.678 (95) | 5.885 5.885  6 | |||
| 55. Syracuse (3 - 3) Schedule: 5.175 (74) | 5.833 5.833  3 | |||
| 56. Ohio U. (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.776 (93) | 5.814 5.814  6 | |||
| 57. San Jose St (4 - 3) Schedule: 5.127 (77) | 5.785 5.785  16 | |||
| 58. Washington St (3 - 3) Schedule: 5.747 (45) | 5.744 5.744  17 | |||
| 59. Temple (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.994 (83) | 5.697 5.697  14 | |||
| 60. Colorado (1 - 5) Schedule: 7.066 (1) | 5.666 5.666  9 | |||
| 61. Central Florida (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.345 (106) | 5.607 5.607  3 | |||
| 62. Air Force (5 - 1) Schedule: 4.094 (111) | 5.559 5.559  7 | |||
| 63. Indiana (2 - 4) Schedule: 5.982 (32) | 5.492 5.492  18 | |||
| 64. Stanford (2 - 4) Schedule: 6.738 (10) | 5.481 5.481  4 | |||
| 65. Brigham Young (3 - 4) Schedule: 6.325 (19) | 5.474 5.474  | |||
| 66. Maryland (2 - 4) Schedule: 6.612 (12) | 5.449 5.449  | |||
| 67. Kentucky (2 - 5) Schedule: 6.544 (14) | 5.429 5.429  18 | |||
| 68. Michigan St (3 - 3) Schedule: 5.836 (39) | 5.358 5.358  15 | |||
| 69. Memphis (4 - 3) Schedule: 5.281 (69) | 5.35 5.35  6 | |||
| 70. North Carolina (3 - 3) Schedule: 5.503 (55) | 5.297 5.297  12 | |||
| 71. Missouri (2 - 4) Schedule: 6.077 (27) | 5.246 5.246  25 | |||
| 72. Akron (4 - 3) Schedule: 5.452 (60) | 5.217 5.217  4 | |||
| 73. Miami OH (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.478 (101) | 5.178 5.178  2 | |||
| 74. Kansas (3 - 3) Schedule: 5.236 (71) | 5.037 5.037  17 | |||
| 75. Idaho (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.415 (64) | 4.99 4.99  5 | |||
| 76. California (2 - 4) Schedule: 6.122 (25) | 4.978 4.978  17 | |||
| 77. Alabama-Birmingham (4 - 2) Schedule: 4.509 (100) | 4.869 4.869  9 | |||
| 78. Vanderbilt (2 - 5) Schedule: 5.751 (44) | 4.854 4.854  1 | |||
| 79. Utah (2 - 4) Schedule: 5.232 (72) | 4.828 4.828  13 | |||
| 80. New Mexico (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.248 (70) | 4.718 4.718  1 | |||
| 81. New Mexico St (2 - 4) Schedule: 5.529 (52) | 4.618 4.618  7 | |||
| 82. Penn State (2 - 5) Schedule: 6.321 (21) | 4.616 4.616  1 | |||
| 83. Iowa (1 - 6) Schedule: 6.824 (5) | 4.575 4.575  13 | |||
| 84. Ball St (2 - 4) Schedule: 5.986 (31) | 4.525 4.525  5 | |||
| 85. Cincinnati (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.937 (87) | 4.472 4.472  7 | |||
| 86. Rutgers (2 - 4) Schedule: 5.907 (36) | 4.464 4.464  14 | |||
| 87. Oklahoma St (2 - 4) Schedule: 5.521 (53) | 4.452 4.452  | |||
| 88. Middle Tennessee St (3 - 3) Schedule: 4.448 (102) | 4.403 4.403  2 | |||
| 89. Baylor (2 - 4) Schedule: 5.815 (40) | 4.243 4.243  13 | |||
| 90. San Diego St (1 - 5) Schedule: 6.053 (30) | 4.145 4.145  8 | |||
| 91. Arkansas St (0 - 7) Schedule: 6.523 (16) | 4.127 4.127  7 | |||
| 92. Tulane (3 - 3) Schedule: 5.085 (78) | 4.022 4.022  7 | |||
| 93. Marshall (2 - 4) Schedule: 4.431 (104) | 4.017 4.017  12 | |||
| 94. Rice (1 - 5) Schedule: 5.803 (41) | 3.824 3.824  2 | |||
| 95. Tulsa (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.264 (108) | 3.511 3.511  3 | |||
| 96. Connecticut (2 - 4) Schedule: 4.049 (113) | 3.399 3.399  1 | |||
| 97. Nevada (1 - 5) Schedule: 6.39 (18) | 3.364 3.364  2 | |||
| 98. Hawai`i (1 - 4) Schedule: 5.383 (65) | 3.286 3.286  11 | |||
| 99. North Texas (1 - 5) Schedule: 4.736 (94) | 3.105 3.105  5 | |||
| 100. Houston (2 - 4) Schedule: 4.375 (105) | 3.104 3.104  5 | |||
| 101. Bowling Green (1 - 6) Schedule: 4.854 (90) | 3.066 3.066  1 | |||
| 102. Navy (0 - 6) Schedule: 6.614 (11) | 3.054 3.054  2 | |||
| 103. Duke (0 - 6) Schedule: 6.863 (4) | 3.052 3.052  3 | |||
| 104. Utah St (2 - 4) Schedule: 4.641 (96) | 3.002 3.002  3 | |||
| 105. Eastern Michigan (1 - 6) Schedule: 5.582 (48) | 2.958 2.958  3 | |||
| 106. Wake Forest (0 - 6) Schedule: 5.959 (33) | 2.929 2.929  3 | |||
| 107. Wyoming (1 - 6) Schedule: 4.992 (84) | 2.922 2.922  6 | |||
| 108. SMU (1 - 6) Schedule: 4.908 (88) | 2.92 2.92  9 | |||
| 109. Army (0 - 6) Schedule: 5.068 (80) | 2.781 2.781  1 | |||
| 110. Central Michigan (1 - 5) Schedule: 5.073 (79) | 2.682 2.682  | |||
| 111. Kent St (1 - 6) Schedule: 4.821 (92) | 2.322 2.322  | |||
| 112. Louisiana Tech (2 - 5) Schedule: 3.228 (115) | 2.195 2.195  2 | |||
| 113. Buffalo (1 - 5) Schedule: 4.432 (103) | 1.976 1.976  1 | |||
| 114. Louisiana-Lafayette (0 - 7) Schedule: 4.251 (109) | 1.508 1.508  1 | |||
| 115. Louisiana-Monroe (1 - 6) Schedule: 4.57 (98) | 1.469 1.469  |