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. Toledo (7 - 1) Schedule: 3.891 (13) | 6.728 6.728  | |||
| 2. Western Michigan (7 - 1) Schedule: 4.358 (8) | 6.645 6.645  | |||
| 3. Northern Illinois (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.722 (4) | 5.744 5.744  | |||
| 4. Ohio U. (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.19 (10) | 5.557 5.557  | |||
| 5. Marshall (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.072 (11) | 4.358 4.358  2 | |||
| 6. Miami OH (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.05 (12) | 4.215 4.215  1 | |||
| 7. Akron (4 - 5) Schedule: 4.678 (5) | 4.194 4.194  1 | |||
| 8. Ball St (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.583 (6) | 3.876 3.876  | |||
| 9. Bowling Green (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.206 (9) | 3.003 3.003  | |||
| 10. Central Michigan (1 - 7) Schedule: 4.858 (1) | 2.44 2.44  | |||
| 11. Eastern Michigan (1 - 7) Schedule: 4.822 (3) | 2.176 2.176  | |||
| 12. Kent St (1 - 8) Schedule: 4.847 (2) | 2.045 2.045  | |||
| 13. Buffalo (1 - 7) Schedule: 4.42 (7) | 1.92 1.92  |