Week 9
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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 (7 - 2) Schedule: 1.807 (7) | 3.951 3.951  | |||
| 2. Youngstown St (7 - 2) Schedule: 1.152 (8) | 3.065 3.065  1 | |||
| 3. Northern Iowa (7 - 2) Schedule: 1.93 (5) | 3.002 3.002  1 | |||
| 4. SW Missouri St (4 - 5) Schedule: 2.083 (4) | 1.745 1.745  1 | |||
| 5. Western Illinois (4 - 4) Schedule: 2.1 (3) | 1.513 1.513  1 | |||
| 6. Illinois St (1 - 8) Schedule: 2.299 (2) | 0.669 0.669  | |||
| 7. Indiana St (3 - 6) Schedule: 2.362 (1) | 0.633 0.633  | |||
| 8. Southern Illinois (1 - 7) Schedule: 1.878 (6) | -0.231 -0.231  |