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. Miami FL (5 - 1) Schedule: 6.05 (2) | 8.831 8.831  1 | |||
| 2. Virginia Tech  (7 - 0) Schedule: 5.514 (4) | 8.606 8.606  1 | |||
| 3. Pittsburgh (5 - 1) Schedule: 4.433 (8) | 6.622 6.622  2 | |||
| 4. West Virginia (4 - 3) Schedule: 6.519 (1) | 6.217 6.217  1 | |||
| 5. Boston College (4 - 3) Schedule: 5.197 (7) | 5.955 5.955  1 | |||
| 6. Syracuse (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.587 (3) | 5.859 5.859  | |||
| 7. Temple (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.204 (6) | 5.278 5.278  | |||
| 8. Rutgers (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.365 (5) | 4.362 4.362  |