Week 9
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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 (10 - 0) Schedule: 5.832 (46) | 9.106 9.106  | |||
| 2. Texas (8 - 1) Schedule: 5.88 (43) | 8.989 8.989  | |||
| 3. Miami FL (7 - 0) Schedule: 5.081 (79) | 8.817 8.817  | |||
| 4. Tennessee (6 - 1) Schedule: 6.871 (7) | 8.649 8.649  4 | |||
| 5. Florida (7 - 1) Schedule: 5.33 (69) | 8.519 8.519  4 | |||
| 6. Michigan (6 - 2) Schedule: 6.494 (12) | 8.487 8.487  2 | |||
| 7. UCLA (6 - 2) Schedule: 6.399 (16) | 8.415 8.415  2 | |||
| 8. Oklahoma (8 - 1) Schedule: 5.934 (40) | 8.377 8.377  1 | |||
| 9. Oregon (8 - 1) Schedule: 6.269 (18) | 8.322 8.322  1 | |||
| 10. Stanford (5 - 2) Schedule: 7.37 (1) | 8.231 8.231  4 | |||
| 11. Illinois (7 - 1) Schedule: 6.161 (25) | 8.2 8.2  1 | |||
| 12. Washington St (8 - 1) Schedule: 5.715 (50) | 7.903 7.903  1 | |||
| 13. Brigham Young (9 - 0) Schedule: 4.725 (96) | 7.735 7.735  1 | |||
| 14. Texas Tech (5 - 3) Schedule: 6.414 (14) | 7.644 7.644  6 | |||
| 15. Florida St (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.886 (42) | 7.563 7.563  2 | |||
| 16. Syracuse (7 - 2) Schedule: 5.989 (36) | 7.438 7.438  3 | |||
| 17. Colorado (7 - 2) Schedule: 6.054 (28) | 7.387 7.387  1 | |||
| 18. South Carolina (7 - 2) Schedule: 5.658 (54) | 7.347 7.347  3 | |||
| 19. Louisville (8 - 1) Schedule: 5.049 (81) | 7.267 7.267  6 | |||
| 20. North Carolina (5 - 4) Schedule: 7.017 (3) | 7.264 7.264  4 | |||
| 21. Utah (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.565 (61) | 7.264 7.264  14 | |||
| 22. Kansas St (4 - 4) Schedule: 6.542 (11) | 7.221 7.221  9 | |||
| 23. Virginia Tech  (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.196 (73) | 7.196 7.196  12 | |||
| 24. Maryland (8 - 1) Schedule: 5.073 (80) | 7.182 7.182  3 | |||
| 25. Boston College (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.401 (65) | 7.131 7.131  3 | |||
| 26. Fresno St (7 - 2) Schedule: 5.578 (59) | 7.107 7.107  8 | |||
| 27. Washington (7 - 1) Schedule: 6.256 (19) | 7.106 7.106  6 | |||
| 28. Georgia Tech (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.311 (70) | 7.046 7.046  4 | |||
| 29. Georgia (5 - 2) Schedule: 6.029 (31) | 7.037 7.037  3 | |||
| 30. Michigan St (5 - 2) Schedule: 6.099 (27) | 6.938 6.938  6 | |||
| 31. Iowa (4 - 4) Schedule: 6.236 (21) | 6.923 6.923  7 | |||
| 32. LSU (5 - 3) Schedule: 6.041 (29) | 6.915 6.915  7 | |||
| 33. Texas A&M (7 - 2) Schedule: 5.757 (47) | 6.756 6.756  10 | |||
| 34. Mississippi (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.028 (83) | 6.709 6.709  6 | |||
| 35. Ohio State (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.68 (53) | 6.681 6.681  2 | |||
| 36. East Carolina (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.272 (72) | 6.639 6.639  2 | |||
| 37. Southern Cal (4 - 5) Schedule: 6.409 (15) | 6.595 6.595  3 | |||
| 38. Alabama (3 - 5) Schedule: 6.394 (17) | 6.544 6.544  9 | |||
| 39. Marshall (7 - 1) Schedule: 4.402 (107) | 6.519 6.519  5 | |||
| 40. Arkansas (5 - 3) Schedule: 6.227 (23) | 6.482 6.482  3 | |||
| 41. North Carolina St (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.371 (68) | 6.433 6.433  1 | |||
| 42. Purdue (5 - 2) Schedule: 6.234 (22) | 6.421 6.421  21 | |||
| 43. Wisconsin (5 - 5) Schedule: 6.479 (13) | 6.413 6.413  8 | |||
| 44. Toledo (6 - 1) Schedule: 4.083 (109) | 6.363 6.363  3 | |||
| 45. Notre Dame  (3 - 5) Schedule: 6.989 (4) | 6.333 6.333  1 | |||
| 46. Auburn (6 - 2) Schedule: 6.031 (30) | 6.227 6.227  1 | |||
| 47. Arizona St (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.748 (49) | 6.119 6.119  1 | |||
| 48. Iowa St (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.572 (60) | 6.071 6.071  18 | |||
| 49. Clemson (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.88 (44) | 6.066 6.066  1 | |||
| 50. Indiana (2 - 5) Schedule: 6.793 (9) | 6.05 6.05  19 | |||
| 51. Louisiana Tech (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.086 (78) | 5.925 5.925  2 | |||
| 52. Hawai`i (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.14 (108) | 5.898 5.898  4 | |||
| 53. Bowling Green (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.609 (102) | 5.826 5.826  4 | |||
| 54. Penn State (3 - 4) Schedule: 6.921 (5) | 5.754 5.754  9 | |||
| 55. Oregon St (3 - 5) Schedule: 6.242 (20) | 5.728 5.728  3 | |||
| 56. Colorado St (4 - 5) Schedule: 6.004 (34) | 5.69 5.69  3 | |||
| 57. Miami OH (7 - 2) Schedule: 4.987 (85) | 5.68 5.68  3 | |||
| 58. Northwestern (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.696 (51) | 5.634 5.634  11 | |||
| 59. Boise St (5 - 4) Schedule: 5.038 (82) | 5.618 5.618  1 | |||
| 60. New Mexico (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.298 (71) | 5.555 5.555  2 | |||
| 61. Minnesota (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.622 (58) | 5.544 5.544  6 | |||
| 62. Southern Miss (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.634 (101) | 5.489 5.489  10 | |||
| 63. Central Florida (5 - 4) Schedule: 4.592 (104) | 5.463 5.463  5 | |||
| 64. Rice (6 - 3) Schedule: 5.189 (74) | 5.459 5.459  7 | |||
| 65. Wake Forest (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.683 (52) | 5.43 5.43  6 | |||
| 66. Pittsburgh (3 - 5) Schedule: 6.009 (33) | 5.38 5.38  24 | |||
| 67. West Virginia (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.935 (39) | 5.359 5.359  2 | |||
| 68. UNLV (3 - 6) Schedule: 5.546 (62) | 5.319 5.319  7 | |||
| 69. Middle Tennessee St (7 - 2) Schedule: 3.805 (115) | 5.307 5.307  1 | |||
| 70. Missouri (3 - 5) Schedule: 6.131 (26) | 5.246 5.246  6 | |||
| 71. TCU  (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.596 (103) | 5.193 5.193  5 | |||
| 72. Arizona (4 - 5) Schedule: 5.755 (48) | 5.151 5.151  7 | |||
| 73. Oklahoma St (2 - 6) Schedule: 6.206 (24) | 5.075 5.075  6 | |||
| 74. Air Force (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.803 (89) | 5.054 5.054  2 | |||
| 75. South Florida (6 - 3) Schedule: 3.665 (116) | 5.043 5.043  7 | |||
| 76. Northern Illinois (5 - 4) Schedule: 4.821 (88) | 5.036 5.036  2 | |||
| 77. Cincinnati (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.552 (106) | 4.984 4.984  4 | |||
| 78. Western Michigan (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.727 (95) | 4.933 4.933  6 | |||
| 79. Kansas (2 - 6) Schedule: 6.893 (6) | 4.93 4.93  2 | |||
| 80. Virginia (3 - 6) Schedule: 5.846 (45) | 4.861 4.861  2 | |||
| 81. Baylor (2 - 6) Schedule: 6.854 (8) | 4.857 4.857  6 | |||
| 82. Mississippi St (2 - 5) Schedule: 6.02 (32) | 4.734 4.734  1 | |||
| 83. Utah St (2 - 5) Schedule: 5.949 (38) | 4.681 4.681  6 | |||
| 84. Alabama-Birmingham (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.794 (90) | 4.604 4.604  4 | |||
| 85. New Mexico St (3 - 6) Schedule: 5.091 (77) | 4.58 4.58  4 | |||
| 86. Memphis (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.668 (98) | 4.483 4.483  1 | |||
| 87. Kentucky (1 - 7) Schedule: 6.567 (10) | 4.441 4.441  1 | |||
| 88. Vanderbilt (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.906 (41) | 4.431 4.431  1 | |||
| 89. Nevada (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.63 (56) | 4.335 4.335  7 | |||
| 90. Troy (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.925 (87) | 4.209 4.209  1 | |||
| 91. Kent St (4 - 5) Schedule: 4.65 (100) | 4.146 4.146  7 | |||
| 92. California (0 - 8) Schedule: 7.32 (2) | 4.067 4.067  2 | |||
| 93. Tulane (2 - 8) Schedule: 5.394 (66) | 4.054 4.054  | |||
| 94. Ball St (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.08 (110) | 4.011 4.011  1 | |||
| 95. Temple (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.96 (37) | 3.947 3.947  4 | |||
| 96. North Texas (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.102 (76) | 3.9 3.9  7 | |||
| 97. Akron (2 - 7) Schedule: 5.443 (64) | 3.864 3.864  9 | |||
| 98. Wyoming (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.631 (55) | 3.86 3.86  1 | |||
| 99. San Diego St (2 - 7) Schedule: 5.628 (57) | 3.765 3.765  1 | |||
| 100. San Jose St (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.95 (86) | 3.471 3.471  1 | |||
| 101. Army (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.019 (84) | 3.398 3.398  3 | |||
| 102. SMU (2 - 5) Schedule: 4.78 (92) | 3.392 3.392  4 | |||
| 103. Navy (0 - 7) Schedule: 5.48 (63) | 3.364 3.364  2 | |||
| 104. Central Michigan (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.779 (93) | 3.361 3.361  2 | |||
| 105. Rutgers (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.145 (75) | 3.357 3.357  3 | |||
| 106. Ohio U. (1 - 7) Schedule: 4.673 (97) | 3.316 3.316  14 | |||
| 107. Idaho (1 - 8) Schedule: 4.789 (91) | 2.986 2.986  | |||
| 108. Duke (0 - 9) Schedule: 6.004 (35) | 2.862 2.862  | |||
| 109. Louisiana-Lafayette (3 - 5) Schedule: 3.93 (114) | 2.763 2.763  | |||
| 110. Buffalo (2 - 7) Schedule: 3.974 (113) | 2.537 2.537  5 | |||
| 111. Connecticut (2 - 6) Schedule: 3.998 (111) | 2.503 2.503  1 | |||
| 112. Houston (0 - 8) Schedule: 5.38 (67) | 2.489 2.489  2 | |||
| 113. Louisiana-Monroe (1 - 7) Schedule: 4.661 (99) | 2.337 2.337  1 | |||
| 114. Arkansas St (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.566 (105) | 2.333 2.333  3 | |||
| 115. UTEP  (2 - 6) Schedule: 3.977 (112) | 2.202 2.202  2 | |||
| 116. Tulsa (1 - 7) Schedule: 4.736 (94) | 2.082 2.082  | |||
| 117. Eastern Michigan (2 - 6) Schedule: 3.457 (117) | 1.06 1.06  |