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. TCU  (6 - 0) Schedule: 3.789 (9) | 7.542 7.542  | |||
| 2. UTEP  (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.319 (4) | 6.435 6.435  1 | |||
| 3. San Jose St (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.079 (5) | 6.038 6.038  1 | |||
| 4. Fresno St (3 - 3) Schedule: 5.619 (2) | 5.951 5.951  2 | |||
| 5. Rice (2 - 5) Schedule: 5.496 (3) | 4.322 4.322  | |||
| 6. Tulsa (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.719 (8) | 3.594 3.594  | |||
| 7. Nevada (1 - 6) Schedule: 6.151 (1) | 3.123 3.123  | |||
| 8. SMU (1 - 6) Schedule: 4.935 (7) | 2.948 2.948  1 | |||
| 9. Hawai`i (1 - 5) Schedule: 5.004 (6) | 2.645 2.645  1 |