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. Southern Miss (6 - 1) Schedule: 4.944 (5) | 7.941 7.941  | |||
| 2. Louisville (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.048 (2) | 6.066 6.066  1 | |||
| 3. East Carolina (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.97 (3) | 6.028 6.028  1 | |||
| 4. Alabama-Birmingham (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.623 (9) | 5.174 5.174  | |||
| 5. Cincinnati (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.933 (6) | 4.985 4.985  1 | |||
| 6. Memphis (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.888 (7) | 4.782 4.782  1 | |||
| 7. Houston (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.213 (1) | 4.243 4.243  | |||
| 8. Tulane (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.869 (8) | 3.927 3.927  | |||
| 9. Army (1 - 6) Schedule: 4.957 (4) | 3.099 3.099  |