Week 8
2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025
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. Fresno St (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.364 (2) | 6.646 6.646  | |||
| 2. Louisiana Tech (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.989 (3) | 5.864 5.864  | |||
| 3. Hawai`i (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.142 (8) | 5.629 5.629  2 | |||
| 4. Rice (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.864 (4) | 5.617 5.617  1 | |||
| 5. Boise St (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.742 (7) | 5.472 5.472  1 | |||
| 6. Nevada (1 - 6) Schedule: 5.874 (1) | 3.947 3.947  | |||
| 7. SMU (2 - 4) Schedule: 4.808 (5) | 3.708 3.708  1 | |||
| 8. San Jose St (2 - 5) Schedule: 4.754 (6) | 3.6 3.6  1 | |||
| 9. UTEP  (2 - 6) Schedule: 3.994 (10) | 2.224 2.224  | |||
| 10. Tulsa (1 - 6) Schedule: 4.121 (9) | 1.605 1.605  |