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. Notre Dame  (8 - 0) Schedule: 6.246 (1) | 8.305 8.305  | |||
| 2. South Florida (5 - 2) Schedule: 5.353 (2) | 6.172 6.172  | |||
| 3. Connecticut (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.719 (4) | 3.969 3.969  | |||
| 4. Utah St (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.211 (3) | 3.317 3.317  | |||
| 5. Troy (3 - 6) Schedule: 3.641 (6) | 3.206 3.206  | |||
| 6. Navy (1 - 7) Schedule: 4.665 (5) | 2.469 2.469  |