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. Virginia Tech  (8 - 0) Schedule: 5.447 (4) | 8.225 8.225  1 | |||
| 2. Miami FL (6 - 1) Schedule: 5.471 (3) | 8.052 8.052  1 | |||
| 3. Pittsburgh (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.887 (8) | 6.664 6.664  | |||
| 4. Boston College (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.933 (6) | 6.045 6.045  1 | |||
| 5. West Virginia (4 - 3) Schedule: 6.277 (1) | 5.961 5.961  1 | |||
| 6. Syracuse (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.558 (2) | 5.825 5.825  | |||
| 7. Temple (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.895 (7) | 4.969 4.969  | |||
| 8. Rutgers (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.222 (5) | 3.887 3.887  |