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. Miami FL (7 - 0) Schedule: 5.081 (8) | 8.817 8.817  | |||
| 2. Syracuse (7 - 2) Schedule: 5.989 (2) | 7.438 7.438  1 | |||
| 3. Virginia Tech  (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.196 (6) | 7.196 7.196  1 | |||
| 4. Boston College (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.401 (5) | 7.131 7.131  | |||
| 5. Pittsburgh (3 - 5) Schedule: 6.009 (1) | 5.38 5.38  1 | |||
| 6. West Virginia (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.935 (4) | 5.359 5.359  1 | |||
| 7. Temple (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.96 (3) | 3.947 3.947  | |||
| 8. Rutgers (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.145 (7) | 3.357 3.357  |