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. Louisville (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.872 (2) | 6.077 6.077  | |||
| 2. TCU  (6 - 1) Schedule: 3.777 (9) | 5.864 5.864  | |||
| 3. Southern Miss (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.432 (5) | 5.851 5.851  | |||
| 4. Cincinnati (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.471 (1) | 5.317 5.317  | |||
| 5. Tulane (6 - 3) Schedule: 3.74 (10) | 4.935 4.935  | |||
| 6. East Carolina (2 - 5) Schedule: 4.81 (3) | 3.897 3.897  | |||
| 7. Memphis (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.665 (4) | 3.588 3.588  | |||
| 8. Houston (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.131 (6) | 3.465 3.465  | |||
| 9. Alabama-Birmingham (4 - 4) Schedule: 3.914 (8) | 3.185 3.185  | |||
| 10. Army (0 - 8) Schedule: 3.969 (7) | 0.969 0.969  |