Week 8
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| Place | Team | Rating | Strength of Schedule | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Grambling St (7 - 1) Schedule: 1.291 (4) | 2.973 2.973  | |||
| 2. Jackson St (4 - 3) Schedule: 1.147 (6) | 2.04 2.04  2 | |||
| 3. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3 - 4) Schedule: 0.716 (9) | 1.546 1.546  1 | |||
| 4. Texas Southern (7 - 0) Schedule: -0.608 (10) | 1.546 1.546  1 | |||
| 5. Alabama A&M (4 - 3) Schedule: 0.763 (8) | 1.478 1.478  1 | |||
| 6. Alabama St (5 - 2) Schedule: 1.171 (5) | 1.466 1.466  1 | |||
| 7. Southern U. (3 - 4) Schedule: 1.065 (7) | 1.425 1.425  | |||
| 8. Mississippi Valley St (0 - 8) Schedule: 2.16 (1) | -0.989 -0.989  1 | |||
| 9. Alcorn St (0 - 8) Schedule: 1.463 (3) | -0.997 -0.997  1 | |||
| 10. Prairie View A&M (1 - 7) Schedule: 1.749 (2) | -1.797 -1.797  |