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 (10) | 9.159 9.159  | |||
| 2. Texas (7 - 1) Schedule: 6.061 (9) | 9.011 9.011  | |||
| 3. Oklahoma (7 - 1) Schedule: 6.326 (5) | 8.613 8.613  | |||
| 4. Colorado (6 - 2) Schedule: 6.082 (8) | 7.337 7.337  | |||
| 5. Texas Tech (4 - 3) Schedule: 6.24 (6) | 7.204 7.204  2 | |||
| 6. Texas A&M (7 - 1) Schedule: 5.536 (12) | 7.042 7.042  | |||
| 7. Iowa St (5 - 2) Schedule: 5.56 (11) | 6.755 6.755  2 | |||
| 8. Kansas St (3 - 4) Schedule: 6.592 (2) | 6.742 6.742  | |||
| 9. Missouri (3 - 4) Schedule: 6.093 (7) | 5.342 5.342  | |||
| 10. Oklahoma St (2 - 6) Schedule: 6.393 (4) | 5.253 5.253  2 | |||
| 11. Baylor (2 - 5) Schedule: 6.661 (1) | 4.995 4.995  1 | |||
| 12. Kansas (2 - 5) Schedule: 6.481 (3) | 4.855 4.855  1 |