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. Tennessee (5 - 1) Schedule: 6.893 (1) | 8.584 8.584  1 | |||
| 2. Florida (6 - 1) Schedule: 5.295 (11) | 8.418 8.418  1 | |||
| 3. South Carolina (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.945 (8) | 7.398 7.398  | |||
| 4. Georgia (5 - 2) Schedule: 5.983 (6) | 6.982 6.982  | |||
| 5. Mississippi (6 - 1) Schedule: 4.822 (12) | 6.94 6.94  2 | |||
| 6. Alabama (3 - 4) Schedule: 6.344 (3) | 6.903 6.903  | |||
| 7. LSU (4 - 3) Schedule: 5.91 (9) | 6.517 6.517  2 | |||
| 8. Arkansas (4 - 3) Schedule: 6.168 (5) | 6.263 6.263  1 | |||
| 9. Auburn (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.963 (7) | 6.151 6.151  1 | |||
| 10. Mississippi St (1 - 5) Schedule: 6.196 (4) | 4.575 4.575  | |||
| 11. Kentucky (1 - 6) Schedule: 6.749 (2) | 4.399 4.399  | |||
| 12. Vanderbilt (2 - 5) Schedule: 5.559 (10) | 4.382 4.382  |