Week 8
2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025
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. Southern Miss (5 - 1) Schedule: 5.1 (2) | 8.323 8.323  | |||
| 2. East Carolina (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.995 (3) | 6.405 6.405  1 | |||
| 3. Louisville (5 - 2) Schedule: 5.164 (1) | 6.253 6.253  1 | |||
| 4. Alabama-Birmingham (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.381 (9) | 4.829 4.829  1 | |||
| 5. Memphis (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.88 (5) | 4.775 4.775  1 | |||
| 6. Cincinnati (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.987 (4) | 4.523 4.523  | |||
| 7. Houston (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.643 (8) | 3.748 3.748  1 | |||
| 8. Tulane (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.708 (7) | 3.705 3.705  1 | |||
| 9. Army (1 - 6) Schedule: 4.831 (6) | 2.967 2.967  |