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. Troy (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.195 (3) | 5.558 5.558  | |||
| 2. Middle Tennessee St (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.014 (8) | 4.102 4.102  1 | |||
| 3. New Mexico St (2 - 5) Schedule: 5.898 (1) | 3.709 3.709  1 | |||
| 4. North Texas (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.827 (6) | 3.647 3.647  4 | |||
| 5. Louisiana-Lafayette (4 - 4) Schedule: 3.751 (9) | 3.637 3.637  1 | |||
| 6. Louisiana-Monroe (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.869 (5) | 3.599 3.599  | |||
| 7. Arkansas St (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.059 (4) | 3.526 3.526  2 | |||
| 8. Utah St (2 - 5) Schedule: 5.334 (2) | 3.416 3.416  1 | |||
| 9. Idaho (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.461 (7) | 2.734 2.734  |