Week 8
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All | Atlantic 10 Conference | Big Sky Conference | Division I-AA Independents | Gateway Football Conference | Ivy League | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | Northeast Conference | Ohio Valley Conference | Patriot League | Pioneer Football Conference | Southern Conference | Southland Conference | SouthWAC
| Place | Team | Rating | Strength of Schedule | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Western Kentucky (6 - 2) Schedule: 1.924 (5) | 3.792 3.792  1 | |||
| 2. Northern Iowa (6 - 2) Schedule: 2.182 (2) | 2.985 2.985  1 | |||
| 3. Youngstown St (6 - 2) Schedule: 1.288 (8) | 2.88 2.88  | |||
| 4. Western Illinois (4 - 3) Schedule: 1.843 (6) | 1.618 1.618  | |||
| 5. SW Missouri St (3 - 5) Schedule: 2.338 (1) | 1.509 1.509  | |||
| 6. Illinois St (1 - 7) Schedule: 2.145 (4) | 0.855 0.855  1 | |||
| 7. Indiana St (3 - 5) Schedule: 2.177 (3) | 0.639 0.639  1 | |||
| 8. Southern Illinois (1 - 6) Schedule: 1.778 (7) | -0.008 -0.008  |