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. Florida (6 - 1) Schedule: 5.86 (5) | 8.317 8.317  1 | |||
| 2. Mississippi St (4 - 2) Schedule: 6.421 (3) | 7.736 7.736  1 | |||
| 3. Georgia (6 - 1) Schedule: 5.627 (7) | 7.701 7.701  1 | |||
| 4. South Carolina (7 - 1) Schedule: 5.581 (9) | 7.652 7.652  1 | |||
| 5. Tennessee (3 - 3) Schedule: 6.398 (4) | 6.735 6.735  3 | |||
| 6. Auburn (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.519 (10) | 6.635 6.635  1 | |||
| 7. Alabama (3 - 4) Schedule: 6.497 (2) | 6.532 6.532  1 | |||
| 8. LSU (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.727 (6) | 6.194 6.194  2 | |||
| 9. Mississippi (4 - 2) Schedule: 5.072 (12) | 6.147 6.147  2 | |||
| 10. Arkansas (4 - 2) Schedule: 5.397 (11) | 5.718 5.718  1 | |||
| 11. Kentucky (2 - 6) Schedule: 6.571 (1) | 5.43 5.43  | |||
| 12. Vanderbilt (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.608 (8) | 4.416 4.416  |