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. Marshall (7 - 1) Schedule: 4.402 (9) | 6.519 6.519  1 | |||
| 2. Toledo (6 - 1) Schedule: 4.083 (10) | 6.363 6.363  1 | |||
| 3. Bowling Green (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.609 (8) | 5.826 5.826  | |||
| 4. Miami OH (7 - 2) Schedule: 4.987 (2) | 5.68 5.68  | |||
| 5. Northern Illinois (5 - 4) Schedule: 4.821 (3) | 5.036 5.036  1 | |||
| 6. Western Michigan (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.727 (5) | 4.933 4.933  1 | |||
| 7. Kent St (4 - 5) Schedule: 4.65 (7) | 4.146 4.146  | |||
| 8. Ball St (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.08 (11) | 4.011 4.011  2 | |||
| 9. Akron (2 - 7) Schedule: 5.443 (1) | 3.864 3.864  1 | |||
| 10. Central Michigan (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.779 (4) | 3.361 3.361  1 | |||
| 11. Ohio U. (1 - 7) Schedule: 4.673 (6) | 3.316 3.316  2 | |||
| 12. Buffalo (2 - 7) Schedule: 3.974 (12) | 2.537 2.537  | |||
| 13. Eastern Michigan (2 - 6) Schedule: 3.457 (13) | 1.06 1.06  |