Week 9
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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. Oklahoma (7 - 0) Schedule: 6.085 (17) | 9.31 9.31  | |||
| 2. Florida St (8 - 1) Schedule: 5.615 (41) | 8.726 8.726  2 | |||
| 3. Nebraska (7 - 1) Schedule: 5.987 (22) | 8.47 8.47  1 | |||
| 4. Florida (7 - 1) Schedule: 6.048 (20) | 8.42 8.42  4 | |||
| 5. Virginia Tech  (8 - 0) Schedule: 5.447 (53) | 8.225 8.225  | |||
| 6. Miami FL (6 - 1) Schedule: 5.471 (51) | 8.052 8.052  3 | |||
| 7. Ohio State (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.96 (26) | 7.978 7.978  1 | |||
| 8. Texas A&M (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.812 (36) | 7.973 7.973  7 | |||
| 9. Southern Miss (6 - 1) Schedule: 4.944 (76) | 7.941 7.941  2 | |||
| 10. Oregon (7 - 1) Schedule: 5.97 (24) | 7.893 7.893  1 | |||
| 11. Mississippi St (5 - 2) Schedule: 6.097 (16) | 7.657 7.657  | |||
| 12. TCU  (7 - 0) Schedule: 3.853 (114) | 7.588 7.588  6 | |||
| 13. Washington (7 - 1) Schedule: 6.369 (8) | 7.552 7.552  1 | |||
| 14. Oregon St (7 - 1) Schedule: 5.581 (45) | 7.525 7.525  7 | |||
| 15. Kansas St (7 - 2) Schedule: 5.414 (55) | 7.51 7.51  3 | |||
| 16. Michigan (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.588 (44) | 7.462 7.462  4 | |||
| 17. Georgia (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.885 (32) | 7.459 7.459  4 | |||
| 18. Arizona (5 - 3) Schedule: 6.041 (21) | 7.375 7.375  8 | |||
| 19. Purdue (7 - 2) Schedule: 5.85 (33) | 7.297 7.297  3 | |||
| 20. Notre Dame  (6 - 2) Schedule: 6.077 (18) | 7.259 7.259  1 | |||
| 21. South Carolina (7 - 2) Schedule: 5.551 (48) | 7.231 7.231  5 | |||
| 22. Clemson (8 - 1) Schedule: 4.423 (102) | 7.163 7.163  5 | |||
| 23. Northwestern (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.909 (29) | 7.026 7.026  | |||
| 24. Texas (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.871 (84) | 6.89 6.89  3 | |||
| 25. Tennessee (4 - 3) Schedule: 6.407 (7) | 6.882 6.882  3 | |||
| 26. UCLA (5 - 3) Schedule: 6.825 (1) | 6.768 6.768  11 | |||
| 27. Toledo (7 - 1) Schedule: 3.891 (113) | 6.728 6.728  2 | |||
| 28. Arizona St (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.964 (25) | 6.723 6.723  2 | |||
| 29. Minnesota (5 - 4) Schedule: 5.563 (46) | 6.675 6.675  5 | |||
| 30. Georgia Tech (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.026 (73) | 6.667 6.667  5 | |||
| 31. Pittsburgh (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.887 (83) | 6.664 6.664  2 | |||
| 32. Western Michigan (7 - 1) Schedule: 4.358 (104) | 6.645 6.645  3 | |||
| 33. Auburn (7 - 2) Schedule: 5.546 (49) | 6.6 6.6  2 | |||
| 34. UTEP  (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.474 (50) | 6.589 6.589  4 | |||
| 35. Wisconsin (5 - 4) Schedule: 6.525 (4) | 6.587 6.587  3 | |||
| 36. Colorado St (7 - 1) Schedule: 4.763 (92) | 6.543 6.543  2 | |||
| 37. North Carolina St (5 - 2) Schedule: 5.683 (39) | 6.362 6.362  11 | |||
| 38. Iowa St (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.623 (40) | 6.297 6.297  3 | |||
| 39. LSU (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.825 (35) | 6.275 6.275  7 | |||
| 40. Boise St (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.152 (109) | 6.262 6.262  2 | |||
| 41. Texas Tech (6 - 3) Schedule: 5.244 (64) | 6.241 6.241  4 | |||
| 42. Fresno St (4 - 3) Schedule: 5.352 (59) | 6.132 6.132  9 | |||
| 43. Alabama (3 - 5) Schedule: 6.253 (13) | 6.116 6.116  7 | |||
| 44. Mississippi (5 - 2) Schedule: 5.081 (69) | 6.082 6.082  3 | |||
| 45. Louisville (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.048 (72) | 6.066 6.066  2 | |||
| 46. Boston College (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.933 (79) | 6.045 6.045  4 | |||
| 47. East Carolina (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.97 (74) | 6.028 6.028  8 | |||
| 48. West Virginia (4 - 3) Schedule: 6.277 (12) | 5.961 5.961  4 | |||
| 49. Illinois (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.342 (60) | 5.928 5.928  1 | |||
| 50. UNLV (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.786 (91) | 5.919 5.919  2 | |||
| 51. San Jose St (6 - 3) Schedule: 4.81 (90) | 5.844 5.844  2 | |||
| 52. Syracuse (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.558 (47) | 5.825 5.825  1 | |||
| 53. Northern Illinois (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.722 (94) | 5.744 5.744  2 | |||
| 54. Southern Cal (3 - 5) Schedule: 6.293 (11) | 5.74 5.74  14 | |||
| 55. Virginia (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.071 (70) | 5.695 5.695  5 | |||
| 56. Stanford (3 - 5) Schedule: 6.692 (2) | 5.656 5.656  2 | |||
| 57. Ohio U. (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.19 (108) | 5.557 5.557  2 | |||
| 58. Arkansas (4 - 3) Schedule: 5.355 (58) | 5.532 5.532  1 | |||
| 59. Indiana (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.902 (30) | 5.502 5.502  3 | |||
| 60. Colorado (2 - 6) Schedule: 6.438 (6) | 5.497 5.497  1 | |||
| 61. Central Florida (6 - 3) Schedule: 3.906 (112) | 5.448 5.448  4 | |||
| 62. California (3 - 5) Schedule: 6.108 (15) | 5.377 5.377  9 | |||
| 63. Air Force (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.521 (100) | 5.355 5.355  7 | |||
| 64. Washington St (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.977 (23) | 5.349 5.349  6 | |||
| 65. Kentucky (2 - 6) Schedule: 6.447 (5) | 5.305 5.305  3 | |||
| 66. New Mexico (5 - 4) Schedule: 5.269 (63) | 5.221 5.221  6 | |||
| 67. Michigan St (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.92 (28) | 5.217 5.217  2 | |||
| 68. Penn State (4 - 5) Schedule: 6.186 (14) | 5.178 5.178  | |||
| 69. Kansas (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.335 (62) | 5.175 5.175  3 | |||
| 70. Alabama-Birmingham (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.623 (97) | 5.174 5.174  6 | |||
| 71. Maryland (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.23 (65) | 5.165 5.165  7 | |||
| 72. Brigham Young (4 - 5) Schedule: 5.59 (43) | 5.04 5.04  1 | |||
| 73. Cincinnati (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.933 (78) | 4.985 4.985  8 | |||
| 74. Temple (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.895 (81) | 4.969 4.969  11 | |||
| 75. North Carolina (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.608 (42) | 4.825 4.825  8 | |||
| 76. Memphis (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.888 (82) | 4.782 4.782  2 | |||
| 77. New Mexico St (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.373 (56) | 4.691 4.691  2 | |||
| 78. Utah (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.431 (54) | 4.673 4.673  4 | |||
| 79. Missouri (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.946 (27) | 4.525 4.525  2 | |||
| 80. Rice (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.885 (31) | 4.401 4.401  7 | |||
| 81. Marshall (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.072 (110) | 4.358 4.358  8 | |||
| 82. Middle Tennessee St (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.856 (87) | 4.333 4.333  9 | |||
| 83. San Diego St (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.839 (34) | 4.275 4.275  | |||
| 84. Houston (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.213 (67) | 4.243 4.243  9 | |||
| 85. Idaho (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.926 (80) | 4.225 4.225  5 | |||
| 86. Iowa (1 - 8) Schedule: 6.682 (3) | 4.22 4.22  1 | |||
| 87. Miami OH (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.05 (111) | 4.215 4.215  12 | |||
| 88. Baylor (2 - 6) Schedule: 6.294 (10) | 4.198 4.198  2 | |||
| 89. Akron (4 - 5) Schedule: 4.678 (95) | 4.194 4.194  9 | |||
| 90. Vanderbilt (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.337 (61) | 4.14 4.14  8 | |||
| 91. Oklahoma St (2 - 5) Schedule: 5.36 (57) | 4.122 4.122  3 | |||
| 92. Utah St (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.637 (96) | 3.952 3.952  4 | |||
| 93. Tulane (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.869 (85) | 3.927 3.927  2 | |||
| 94. Rutgers (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.222 (66) | 3.887 3.887  10 | |||
| 95. Ball St (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.583 (98) | 3.876 3.876  3 | |||
| 96. Tulsa (3 - 6) Schedule: 4.939 (77) | 3.562 3.562  1 | |||
| 97. Arkansas St (0 - 9) Schedule: 5.739 (38) | 3.56 3.56  3 | |||
| 98. SMU (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.734 (93) | 3.335 3.335  5 | |||
| 99. North Texas (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.452 (101) | 3.273 3.273  2 | |||
| 100. Louisiana Tech (2 - 7) Schedule: 4.242 (106) | 3.158 3.158  7 | |||
| 101. Connecticut (3 - 5) Schedule: 3.68 (115) | 3.111 3.111  3 | |||
| 102. Army (1 - 6) Schedule: 4.957 (75) | 3.099 3.099  | |||
| 103. Bowling Green (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.206 (107) | 3.003 3.003  4 | |||
| 104. Hawai`i (1 - 6) Schedule: 5.188 (68) | 2.943 2.943  4 | |||
| 105. Wyoming (1 - 8) Schedule: 5.068 (71) | 2.905 2.905  1 | |||
| 106. Nevada (1 - 7) Schedule: 5.77 (37) | 2.79 2.79  6 | |||
| 107. Navy (0 - 8) Schedule: 6.062 (19) | 2.689 2.689  1 | |||
| 108. Duke (0 - 8) Schedule: 6.326 (9) | 2.661 2.661  3 | |||
| 109. Central Michigan (1 - 7) Schedule: 4.858 (86) | 2.44 2.44  1 | |||
| 110. Wake Forest (0 - 7) Schedule: 5.461 (52) | 2.333 2.333  1 | |||
| 111. Eastern Michigan (1 - 7) Schedule: 4.822 (89) | 2.176 2.176  | |||
| 112. Kent St (1 - 8) Schedule: 4.847 (88) | 2.045 2.045  | |||
| 113. Buffalo (1 - 7) Schedule: 4.42 (103) | 1.92 1.92  | |||
| 114. Louisiana-Lafayette (0 - 8) Schedule: 4.312 (105) | 1.42 1.42  | |||
| 115. Louisiana-Monroe (1 - 7) Schedule: 4.552 (99) | 1.403 1.403  |