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. Toledo (6 - 1) Schedule: 4.127 (12) | 6.814 6.814  1 | |||
| 2. Western Michigan (6 - 1) Schedule: 4.734 (6) | 6.726 6.726  1 | |||
| 3. Northern Illinois (4 - 3) Schedule: 5.155 (1) | 5.791 5.791  2 | |||
| 4. Ohio U. (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.261 (10) | 5.628 5.628  | |||
| 5. Miami OH (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.16 (11) | 4.862 4.862  1 | |||
| 6. Akron (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.896 (5) | 4.524 4.524  1 | |||
| 7. Marshall (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.096 (13) | 4.231 4.231  1 | |||
| 8. Ball St (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.106 (2) | 4.097 4.097  1 | |||
| 9. Bowling Green (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.416 (8) | 3.205 3.205  | |||
| 10. Central Michigan (1 - 6) Schedule: 5.059 (4) | 2.487 2.487  1 | |||
| 11. Eastern Michigan (1 - 7) Schedule: 5.062 (3) | 2.415 2.415  1 | |||
| 12. Kent St (1 - 7) Schedule: 4.716 (7) | 2.101 2.101  | |||
| 13. Buffalo (1 - 6) Schedule: 4.392 (9) | 2.048 2.048  |