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. TCU  (7 - 0) Schedule: 3.853 (9) | 7.588 7.588  | |||
| 2. UTEP  (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.474 (3) | 6.589 6.589  | |||
| 3. Fresno St (4 - 3) Schedule: 5.352 (4) | 6.132 6.132  1 | |||
| 4. San Jose St (6 - 3) Schedule: 4.81 (7) | 5.844 5.844  1 | |||
| 5. Rice (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.885 (1) | 4.401 4.401  | |||
| 6. Tulsa (3 - 6) Schedule: 4.939 (6) | 3.562 3.562  | |||
| 7. SMU (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.734 (8) | 3.335 3.335  1 | |||
| 8. Hawai`i (1 - 6) Schedule: 5.188 (5) | 2.943 2.943  1 | |||
| 9. Nevada (1 - 7) Schedule: 5.77 (2) | 2.79 2.79  2 |