Week 8
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All | ACC | Big 10 | Big 12 | Big East | Conference USA | Division I-A Independents | Mid-American Conference | MWC | Pac-12 | SEC | Sun Belt Conference | WAC
| Place | Team | Rating | Strength of Schedule | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Nebraska (9 - 0) Schedule: 6.021 (30) | 9.159 9.159  | |||
| 2. Texas (7 - 1) Schedule: 6.061 (28) | 9.011 9.011  | |||
| 3. Miami FL (6 - 0) Schedule: 5.026 (81) | 8.776 8.776  4 | |||
| 4. Michigan (6 - 1) Schedule: 6.376 (14) | 8.747 8.747  1 | |||
| 5. UCLA (6 - 1) Schedule: 6.169 (20) | 8.621 8.621  2 | |||
| 6. Stanford (5 - 1) Schedule: 7.319 (2) | 8.615 8.615  4 | |||
| 7. Oklahoma (7 - 1) Schedule: 6.326 (17) | 8.613 8.613  3 | |||
| 8. Tennessee (5 - 1) Schedule: 6.893 (5) | 8.584 8.584  1 | |||
| 9. Florida (6 - 1) Schedule: 5.295 (67) | 8.418 8.418  1 | |||
| 10. Oregon (7 - 1) Schedule: 6.048 (29) | 8.053 8.053  1 | |||
| 11. Virginia Tech  (6 - 1) Schedule: 5.142 (73) | 7.936 7.936  5 | |||
| 12. Illinois (6 - 1) Schedule: 5.937 (35) | 7.642 7.642  1 | |||
| 13. Washington St (7 - 1) Schedule: 5.313 (66) | 7.641 7.641  1 | |||
| 14. Brigham Young (8 - 0) Schedule: 4.493 (101) | 7.555 7.555  | |||
| 15. South Carolina (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.945 (33) | 7.398 7.398  5 | |||
| 16. North Carolina (5 - 3) Schedule: 6.947 (4) | 7.355 7.355  1 | |||
| 17. Florida St (5 - 2) Schedule: 5.787 (41) | 7.338 7.338  8 | |||
| 18. Colorado (6 - 2) Schedule: 6.082 (25) | 7.337 7.337  3 | |||
| 19. Syracuse (7 - 2) Schedule: 5.848 (39) | 7.296 7.296  4 | |||
| 20. Texas Tech (4 - 3) Schedule: 6.24 (18) | 7.204 7.204  13 | |||
| 21. Purdue (5 - 1) Schedule: 6.168 (21) | 7.111 7.111  3 | |||
| 22. Boston College (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.334 (63) | 7.056 7.056  | |||
| 23. Texas A&M (7 - 1) Schedule: 5.536 (57) | 7.042 7.042  3 | |||
| 24. Iowa (4 - 3) Schedule: 6.155 (23) | 7.025 7.025  5 | |||
| 25. Louisville (7 - 1) Schedule: 5.083 (75) | 7.023 7.023  7 | |||
| 26. Georgia (5 - 2) Schedule: 5.983 (31) | 6.982 6.982  1 | |||
| 27. Maryland (7 - 1) Schedule: 5.042 (80) | 6.95 6.95  11 | |||
| 28. Mississippi (6 - 1) Schedule: 4.822 (91) | 6.94 6.94  8 | |||
| 29. Alabama (3 - 4) Schedule: 6.344 (15) | 6.903 6.903  5 | |||
| 30. Iowa St (5 - 2) Schedule: 5.56 (51) | 6.755 6.755  9 | |||
| 31. Kansas St (3 - 4) Schedule: 6.592 (9) | 6.742 6.742  10 | |||
| 32. Georgia Tech (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.862 (89) | 6.695 6.695  3 | |||
| 33. Washington (6 - 1) Schedule: 5.941 (34) | 6.648 6.648  4 | |||
| 34. Fresno St (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.364 (62) | 6.646 6.646  6 | |||
| 35. Utah (5 - 2) Schedule: 5.265 (68) | 6.581 6.581  5 | |||
| 36. Michigan St (4 - 2) Schedule: 5.681 (43) | 6.561 6.561  9 | |||
| 37. Ohio State (4 - 3) Schedule: 5.599 (48) | 6.547 6.547  13 | |||
| 38. East Carolina (4 - 3) Schedule: 5.189 (69) | 6.543 6.543  2 | |||
| 39. LSU (4 - 3) Schedule: 5.91 (36) | 6.517 6.517  8 | |||
| 40. Southern Cal (3 - 5) Schedule: 6.33 (16) | 6.458 6.458  3 | |||
| 41. Toledo (6 - 1) Schedule: 4.141 (108) | 6.426 6.426  22 | |||
| 42. North Carolina St (4 - 3) Schedule: 5.566 (50) | 6.263 6.263  8 | |||
| 43. Arkansas (4 - 3) Schedule: 6.168 (22) | 6.263 6.263  18 | |||
| 44. Marshall (6 - 1) Schedule: 4.347 (106) | 6.249 6.249  5 | |||
| 45. Auburn (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.963 (32) | 6.151 6.151  7 | |||
| 46. Notre Dame  (3 - 4) Schedule: 6.559 (10) | 6.124 6.124  2 | |||
| 47. Northwestern (4 - 3) Schedule: 5.643 (46) | 6.098 6.098  | |||
| 48. Arizona St (4 - 3) Schedule: 5.326 (64) | 6.083 6.083  2 | |||
| 49. Bowling Green (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.451 (104) | 6.039 6.039  7 | |||
| 50. Clemson (5 - 2) Schedule: 5.449 (59) | 6.018 6.018  1 | |||
| 51. Wisconsin (4 - 5) Schedule: 6.072 (26) | 5.919 5.919  7 | |||
| 52. Southern Miss (4 - 2) Schedule: 4.474 (103) | 5.902 5.902  1 | |||
| 53. Louisiana Tech (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.989 (83) | 5.864 5.864  2 | |||
| 54. Miami OH (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.066 (78) | 5.677 5.677  2 | |||
| 55. Minnesota (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.537 (56) | 5.636 5.636  1 | |||
| 56. Hawai`i (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.142 (107) | 5.629 5.629  13 | |||
| 57. Rice (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.864 (88) | 5.617 5.617  | |||
| 58. Oregon St (3 - 4) Schedule: 6.064 (27) | 5.574 5.574  3 | |||
| 59. Colorado St (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.544 (53) | 5.511 5.511  6 | |||
| 60. Boise St (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.742 (96) | 5.472 5.472  6 | |||
| 61. UNLV (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.188 (70) | 5.471 5.471  13 | |||
| 62. New Mexico (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.324 (65) | 5.415 5.415  10 | |||
| 63. Penn State (2 - 4) Schedule: 7.185 (3) | 5.384 5.384  15 | |||
| 64. Missouri (3 - 4) Schedule: 6.093 (24) | 5.342 5.342  5 | |||
| 65. West Virginia (2 - 5) Schedule: 6.487 (11) | 5.312 5.312  9 | |||
| 66. TCU  (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.36 (105) | 5.271 5.271  11 | |||
| 67. Oklahoma St (2 - 6) Schedule: 6.393 (13) | 5.253 5.253  8 | |||
| 68. Central Florida (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.694 (97) | 5.225 5.225  8 | |||
| 69. Indiana (1 - 5) Schedule: 6.663 (7) | 5.187 5.187  2 | |||
| 70. Middle Tennessee St (6 - 2) Schedule: 3.943 (113) | 5.184 5.184  3 | |||
| 71. Wake Forest (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.65 (45) | 5.164 5.164  3 | |||
| 72. Western Michigan (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.934 (86) | 5.148 5.148  14 | |||
| 73. Cincinnati (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.959 (84) | 5.145 5.145  9 | |||
| 74. Northern Illinois (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.174 (72) | 5.004 5.004  3 | |||
| 75. Baylor (2 - 5) Schedule: 6.661 (8) | 4.995 4.995  13 | |||
| 76. Air Force (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.898 (87) | 4.988 4.988  13 | |||
| 77. Kansas (2 - 5) Schedule: 6.481 (12) | 4.855 4.855  7 | |||
| 78. Virginia (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.768 (42) | 4.836 4.836  2 | |||
| 79. Arizona (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.791 (40) | 4.778 4.778  2 | |||
| 80. Alabama-Birmingham (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.832 (90) | 4.642 4.642  7 | |||
| 81. New Mexico St (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.024 (82) | 4.634 4.634  2 | |||
| 82. South Florida (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.521 (116) | 4.614 4.614  3 | |||
| 83. Mississippi St (1 - 5) Schedule: 6.196 (19) | 4.575 4.575  3 | |||
| 84. Memphis (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.607 (98) | 4.422 4.422  1 | |||
| 85. Kent St (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.536 (100) | 4.422 4.422  6 | |||
| 86. Kentucky (1 - 6) Schedule: 6.749 (6) | 4.399 4.399  3 | |||
| 87. Vanderbilt (2 - 5) Schedule: 5.559 (52) | 4.382 4.382  7 | |||
| 88. Akron (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.667 (44) | 4.36 4.36  6 | |||
| 89. Utah St (2 - 5) Schedule: 5.622 (47) | 4.349 4.349  2 | |||
| 90. Pittsburgh (2 - 5) Schedule: 5.574 (49) | 4.327 4.327  11 | |||
| 91. Troy (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.561 (99) | 4.27 4.27  7 | |||
| 92. Ohio U. (1 - 6) Schedule: 5.176 (71) | 4.143 4.143  13 | |||
| 93. Tulane (2 - 7) Schedule: 5.106 (74) | 4.104 4.104  | |||
| 94. California (0 - 7) Schedule: 7.391 (1) | 4.042 4.042  1 | |||
| 95. Ball St (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.131 (109) | 3.968 3.968  3 | |||
| 96. Nevada (1 - 6) Schedule: 5.874 (38) | 3.947 3.947  | |||
| 97. Wyoming (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.502 (58) | 3.723 3.723  | |||
| 98. SMU (2 - 4) Schedule: 4.808 (93) | 3.708 3.708  9 | |||
| 99. Temple (2 - 5) Schedule: 5.426 (60) | 3.643 3.643  11 | |||
| 100. San Diego St (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.54 (54) | 3.626 3.626  1 | |||
| 101. San Jose St (2 - 5) Schedule: 4.754 (95) | 3.6 3.6  3 | |||
| 102. Rutgers (2 - 5) Schedule: 5.054 (79) | 3.528 3.528  4 | |||
| 103. North Texas (2 - 5) Schedule: 5.074 (76) | 3.504 3.504  1 | |||
| 104. Army (2 - 5) Schedule: 5.072 (77) | 3.411 3.411  1 | |||
| 105. Navy (0 - 7) Schedule: 5.422 (61) | 3.306 3.306  | |||
| 106. Central Michigan (2 - 5) Schedule: 4.815 (92) | 3.284 3.284  6 | |||
| 107. Idaho (0 - 8) Schedule: 4.945 (85) | 2.86 2.86  1 | |||
| 108. Duke (0 - 8) Schedule: 5.885 (37) | 2.789 2.789  2 | |||
| 109. Louisiana-Lafayette (3 - 5) Schedule: 3.932 (114) | 2.762 2.762  2 | |||
| 110. Houston (0 - 7) Schedule: 5.54 (55) | 2.745 2.745  1 | |||
| 111. Arkansas St (2 - 5) Schedule: 4.475 (102) | 2.44 2.44  3 | |||
| 112. Connecticut (2 - 5) Schedule: 3.827 (115) | 2.427 2.427  2 | |||
| 113. UTEP  (2 - 6) Schedule: 3.994 (112) | 2.224 2.224  | |||
| 114. Louisiana-Monroe (1 - 6) Schedule: 4.762 (94) | 2.195 2.195  1 | |||
| 115. Buffalo (1 - 7) Schedule: 4.059 (111) | 1.994 1.994  3 | |||
| 116. Tulsa (1 - 6) Schedule: 4.121 (110) | 1.605 1.605  | |||
| 117. Eastern Michigan (2 - 5) Schedule: 3.132 (117) | 0.849 0.849  |