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. Toledo (6 - 1) Schedule: 4.141 (10) | 6.426 6.426  | |||
| 2. Marshall (6 - 1) Schedule: 4.347 (9) | 6.249 6.249  | |||
| 3. Bowling Green (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.451 (8) | 6.039 6.039  | |||
| 4. Miami OH (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.066 (4) | 5.677 5.677  | |||
| 5. Western Michigan (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.934 (5) | 5.148 5.148  | |||
| 6. Northern Illinois (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.174 (3) | 5.004 5.004  | |||
| 7. Kent St (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.536 (7) | 4.422 4.422  2 | |||
| 8. Akron (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.667 (1) | 4.36 4.36  | |||
| 9. Ohio U. (1 - 6) Schedule: 5.176 (2) | 4.143 4.143  2 | |||
| 10. Ball St (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.131 (11) | 3.968 3.968  | |||
| 11. Central Michigan (2 - 5) Schedule: 4.815 (6) | 3.284 3.284  | |||
| 12. Buffalo (1 - 7) Schedule: 4.059 (12) | 1.994 1.994  | |||
| 13. Eastern Michigan (2 - 5) Schedule: 3.132 (13) | 0.849 0.849  |