Week 8
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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: 5.11 (3) | 8.356 8.356  1 | |||
| 2. Virginia Tech  (8 - 0) Schedule: 4.911 (4) | 7.936 7.936  1 | |||
| 3. Pittsburgh (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.667 (5) | 6.077 6.077  | |||
| 4. Boston College (4 - 3) Schedule: 5.411 (2) | 5.911 5.911  | |||
| 5. West Virginia (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.597 (7) | 5.347 5.347  | |||
| 6. Temple (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.629 (1) | 4.561 4.561  | |||
| 7. Syracuse (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.264 (8) | 3.494 3.494  | |||
| 8. Rutgers (1 - 7) Schedule: 4.626 (6) | 1.876 1.876  |