Week 8
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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. Oklahoma (6 - 0) Schedule: 5.685 (38) | 9.013 9.013  3 | |||
| 2. Nebraska (7 - 0) Schedule: 5.643 (41) | 8.869 8.869  | |||
| 3. Miami FL (5 - 1) Schedule: 6.05 (23) | 8.831 8.831  | |||
| 4. Florida St (7 - 1) Schedule: 5.671 (39) | 8.628 8.628  1 | |||
| 5. Virginia Tech  (7 - 0) Schedule: 5.514 (52) | 8.606 8.606  4 | |||
| 6. Ohio State (6 - 1) Schedule: 5.961 (27) | 8.362 8.362  3 | |||
| 7. Southern Miss (5 - 1) Schedule: 5.1 (72) | 8.323 8.323  1 | |||
| 8. Florida (6 - 1) Schedule: 5.86 (30) | 8.317 8.317  1 | |||
| 9. Oregon (6 - 1) Schedule: 6.052 (22) | 8.068 8.068  1 | |||
| 10. Arizona (5 - 2) Schedule: 6.205 (18) | 7.921 7.921  4 | |||
| 11. Mississippi St (4 - 2) Schedule: 6.421 (12) | 7.736 7.736  5 | |||
| 12. Kansas St (7 - 1) Schedule: 4.991 (80) | 7.707 7.707  5 | |||
| 13. Georgia (6 - 1) Schedule: 5.627 (44) | 7.701 7.701  | |||
| 14. Washington (6 - 1) Schedule: 6.524 (9) | 7.685 7.685  3 | |||
| 15. Texas A&M (5 - 2) Schedule: 5.583 (49) | 7.663 7.663  11 | |||
| 16. South Carolina (7 - 1) Schedule: 5.581 (50) | 7.652 7.652  4 | |||
| 17. Clemson (8 - 0) Schedule: 4.371 (105) | 7.634 7.634  1 | |||
| 18. TCU  (6 - 0) Schedule: 3.789 (112) | 7.542 7.542  3 | |||
| 19. Notre Dame  (5 - 2) Schedule: 6.227 (15) | 7.493 7.493  2 | |||
| 20. Michigan (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.598 (47) | 7.481 7.481  | |||
| 21. Oregon St (6 - 1) Schedule: 5.697 (37) | 7.407 7.407  2 | |||
| 22. Purdue (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.639 (42) | 7.189 7.189  3 | |||
| 23. Northwestern (5 - 2) Schedule: 5.827 (32) | 6.911 6.911  | |||
| 24. Minnesota (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.478 (54) | 6.901 6.901  2 | |||
| 25. Toledo (6 - 1) Schedule: 4.127 (108) | 6.814 6.814  10 | |||
| 26. North Carolina St (5 - 1) Schedule: 5.29 (62) | 6.812 6.812  1 | |||
| 27. Texas (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.969 (82) | 6.772 6.772  18 | |||
| 28. Tennessee (3 - 3) Schedule: 6.398 (13) | 6.735 6.735  12 | |||
| 29. Western Michigan (6 - 1) Schedule: 4.734 (91) | 6.726 6.726  17 | |||
| 30. Arizona St (5 - 2) Schedule: 5.636 (43) | 6.706 6.706  7 | |||
| 31. Auburn (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.519 (51) | 6.635 6.635  13 | |||
| 32. Wisconsin (4 - 4) Schedule: 6.794 (3) | 6.626 6.626  1 | |||
| 33. Pittsburgh (5 - 1) Schedule: 4.433 (99) | 6.622 6.622  14 | |||
| 34. Colorado St (6 - 1) Schedule: 4.92 (86) | 6.601 6.601  2 | |||
| 35. Georgia Tech (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.843 (89) | 6.538 6.538  5 | |||
| 36. Alabama (3 - 4) Schedule: 6.497 (11) | 6.532 6.532  12 | |||
| 37. UCLA (4 - 3) Schedule: 6.733 (5) | 6.485 6.485  4 | |||
| 38. UTEP  (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.319 (60) | 6.435 6.435  12 | |||
| 39. East Carolina (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.995 (79) | 6.405 6.405  2 | |||
| 40. Southern Cal (3 - 4) Schedule: 6.544 (8) | 6.299 6.299  2 | |||
| 41. Iowa St (5 - 2) Schedule: 5.871 (28) | 6.264 6.264  13 | |||
| 42. Boise St (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.04 (110) | 6.255 6.255  6 | |||
| 43. Louisville (5 - 2) Schedule: 5.164 (68) | 6.253 6.253  4 | |||
| 44. West Virginia (4 - 3) Schedule: 6.519 (10) | 6.217 6.217  15 | |||
| 45. Texas Tech (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.233 (64) | 6.2 6.2  9 | |||
| 46. LSU (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.727 (34) | 6.194 6.194  7 | |||
| 47. Mississippi (4 - 2) Schedule: 5.072 (74) | 6.147 6.147  9 | |||
| 48. Illinois (4 - 3) Schedule: 5.347 (59) | 6.121 6.121  14 | |||
| 49. San Jose St (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.079 (73) | 6.038 6.038  8 | |||
| 50. Boston College (4 - 3) Schedule: 5.197 (66) | 5.955 5.955  7 | |||
| 51. Fresno St (3 - 3) Schedule: 5.619 (45) | 5.951 5.951  2 | |||
| 52. UNLV (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.562 (97) | 5.951 5.951  8 | |||
| 53. Syracuse (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.587 (48) | 5.859 5.859  2 | |||
| 54. Stanford (3 - 4) Schedule: 6.794 (4) | 5.811 5.811  10 | |||
| 55. Northern Illinois (4 - 3) Schedule: 5.155 (69) | 5.791 5.791  23 | |||
| 56. Indiana (3 - 4) Schedule: 6.058 (21) | 5.75 5.75  7 | |||
| 57. Arkansas (4 - 2) Schedule: 5.397 (56) | 5.718 5.718  5 | |||
| 58. Washington St (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.825 (33) | 5.63 5.63  | |||
| 59. Ohio U. (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.261 (106) | 5.628 5.628  3 | |||
| 60. Virginia (4 - 3) Schedule: 5.196 (67) | 5.586 5.586  9 | |||
| 61. Colorado (1 - 6) Schedule: 6.841 (2) | 5.449 5.449  1 | |||
| 62. Kentucky (2 - 6) Schedule: 6.571 (7) | 5.43 5.43  5 | |||
| 63. Temple (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.204 (65) | 5.278 5.278  4 | |||
| 64. Maryland (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.725 (35) | 5.251 5.251  2 | |||
| 65. Central Florida (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.661 (115) | 5.224 5.224  4 | |||
| 66. Kansas (4 - 3) Schedule: 5.143 (70) | 5.162 5.162  8 | |||
| 67. North Carolina (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.711 (36) | 5.157 5.157  3 | |||
| 68. Penn State (3 - 5) Schedule: 6.369 (14) | 5.115 5.115  14 | |||
| 69. Michigan St (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.988 (25) | 5.089 5.089  1 | |||
| 70. Air Force (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.035 (111) | 5.082 5.082  8 | |||
| 71. California (2 - 5) Schedule: 6.207 (17) | 4.989 4.989  5 | |||
| 72. New Mexico (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.26 (63) | 4.976 4.976  8 | |||
| 73. Brigham Young (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.863 (29) | 4.951 4.951  8 | |||
| 74. Utah (2 - 5) Schedule: 5.47 (55) | 4.87 4.87  5 | |||
| 75. Miami OH (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.16 (107) | 4.862 4.862  2 | |||
| 76. Alabama-Birmingham (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.381 (102) | 4.829 4.829  1 | |||
| 77. Missouri (2 - 5) Schedule: 6.061 (20) | 4.823 4.823  6 | |||
| 78. Memphis (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.88 (88) | 4.775 4.775  9 | |||
| 79. New Mexico St (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.291 (61) | 4.703 4.703  2 | |||
| 80. Akron (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.896 (87) | 4.524 4.524  8 | |||
| 81. Cincinnati (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.987 (81) | 4.523 4.523  4 | |||
| 82. Vanderbilt (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.608 (46) | 4.416 4.416  4 | |||
| 83. San Diego St (2 - 5) Schedule: 5.84 (31) | 4.396 4.396  7 | |||
| 84. Rutgers (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.365 (57) | 4.362 4.362  2 | |||
| 85. Iowa (1 - 7) Schedule: 6.861 (1) | 4.351 4.351  2 | |||
| 86. Baylor (2 - 5) Schedule: 6.209 (16) | 4.335 4.335  3 | |||
| 87. Rice (2 - 5) Schedule: 5.496 (53) | 4.322 4.322  7 | |||
| 88. Oklahoma St (2 - 4) Schedule: 5.365 (58) | 4.297 4.297  1 | |||
| 89. Marshall (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.096 (109) | 4.231 4.231  4 | |||
| 90. Idaho (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.931 (84) | 4.221 4.221  15 | |||
| 91. Middle Tennessee St (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.377 (104) | 4.196 4.196  3 | |||
| 92. Ball St (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.106 (71) | 4.097 4.097  8 | |||
| 93. Houston (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.643 (96) | 3.748 3.748  7 | |||
| 94. Arkansas St (0 - 8) Schedule: 5.973 (26) | 3.711 3.711  3 | |||
| 95. Tulane (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.708 (94) | 3.705 3.705  3 | |||
| 96. Utah St (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.683 (95) | 3.668 3.668  8 | |||
| 97. Tulsa (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.719 (92) | 3.594 3.594  2 | |||
| 98. Connecticut (3 - 4) Schedule: 3.725 (113) | 3.363 3.363  2 | |||
| 99. Bowling Green (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.416 (100) | 3.205 3.205  2 | |||
| 100. Nevada (1 - 6) Schedule: 6.151 (19) | 3.123 3.123  3 | |||
| 101. North Texas (1 - 6) Schedule: 4.929 (85) | 3.008 3.008  2 | |||
| 102. Army (1 - 6) Schedule: 4.831 (90) | 2.967 2.967  7 | |||
| 103. SMU (1 - 6) Schedule: 4.935 (83) | 2.948 2.948  5 | |||
| 104. Wyoming (1 - 7) Schedule: 5.039 (77) | 2.903 2.903  3 | |||
| 105. Duke (0 - 7) Schedule: 6.588 (6) | 2.799 2.799  2 | |||
| 106. Navy (0 - 7) Schedule: 6.036 (24) | 2.746 2.746  4 | |||
| 107. Louisiana Tech (2 - 6) Schedule: 3.71 (114) | 2.647 2.647  5 | |||
| 108. Hawai`i (1 - 5) Schedule: 5.004 (78) | 2.645 2.645  10 | |||
| 109. Wake Forest (0 - 7) Schedule: 5.66 (40) | 2.537 2.537  3 | |||
| 110. Central Michigan (1 - 6) Schedule: 5.059 (76) | 2.487 2.487  | |||
| 111. Eastern Michigan (1 - 7) Schedule: 5.062 (75) | 2.415 2.415  6 | |||
| 112. Kent St (1 - 7) Schedule: 4.716 (93) | 2.101 2.101  1 | |||
| 113. Buffalo (1 - 6) Schedule: 4.392 (101) | 2.048 2.048  | |||
| 114. Louisiana-Lafayette (0 - 7) Schedule: 4.38 (103) | 1.639 1.639  | |||
| 115. Louisiana-Monroe (1 - 7) Schedule: 4.489 (98) | 1.323 1.323  |