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. Boise St (7 - 0) Schedule: 4.949 (6) | 7.205 7.205  | |||
| 2. UTEP  (5 - 2) Schedule: 5.201 (5) | 6.471 6.471  1 | |||
| 3. Fresno St (3 - 3) Schedule: 5.465 (2) | 6.151 6.151  1 | |||
| 4. Louisiana Tech (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.915 (1) | 5.248 5.248  | |||
| 5. Hawai`i (3 - 3) Schedule: 4.128 (8) | 4.475 4.475  | |||
| 6. Rice (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.379 (7) | 4.071 4.071  | |||
| 7. Nevada (4 - 4) Schedule: 3.626 (10) | 3.6 3.6  1 | |||
| 8. Tulsa (1 - 6) Schedule: 5.227 (4) | 3.464 3.464  1 | |||
| 9. SMU (1 - 6) Schedule: 5.377 (3) | 2.886 2.886  | |||
| 10. San Jose St (2 - 4) Schedule: 3.793 (9) | 2.243 2.243  |