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 (5) | 9.013 9.013  1 | |||
| 2. Nebraska (7 - 0) Schedule: 5.643 (6) | 8.869 8.869  1 | |||
| 3. Kansas St (7 - 1) Schedule: 4.991 (11) | 7.707 7.707  | |||
| 4. Texas A&M (5 - 2) Schedule: 5.583 (7) | 7.663 7.663  | |||
| 5. Texas (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.969 (12) | 6.772 6.772  1 | |||
| 6. Iowa St (5 - 2) Schedule: 5.871 (4) | 6.264 6.264  1 | |||
| 7. Texas Tech (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.233 (9) | 6.2 6.2  | |||
| 8. Colorado (1 - 6) Schedule: 6.841 (1) | 5.449 5.449  | |||
| 9. Kansas (4 - 3) Schedule: 5.143 (10) | 5.162 5.162  1 | |||
| 10. Missouri (2 - 5) Schedule: 6.061 (3) | 4.823 4.823  1 | |||
| 11. Baylor (2 - 5) Schedule: 6.209 (2) | 4.335 4.335  1 | |||
| 12. Oklahoma St (2 - 4) Schedule: 5.365 (8) | 4.297 4.297  1 |