Week 9
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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. Auburn (9 - 0) Schedule: 4.925 (12) | 8.299 8.299  | |||
| 2. Georgia (7 - 1) Schedule: 6.225 (3) | 8.101 8.101  | |||
| 3. Tennessee (7 - 1) Schedule: 6.36 (2) | 7.518 7.518  | |||
| 4. LSU (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.952 (6) | 7.043 7.043  1 | |||
| 5. South Carolina (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.542 (7) | 6.892 6.892  1 | |||
| 6. Arkansas (3 - 4) Schedule: 6.446 (1) | 6.88 6.88  | |||
| 7. Florida (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.525 (8) | 6.593 6.593  1 | |||
| 8. Alabama (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.054 (11) | 6.449 6.449  1 | |||
| 9. Mississippi (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.986 (4) | 4.924 4.924  | |||
| 10. Vanderbilt (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.422 (9) | 4.362 4.362  | |||
| 11. Mississippi St (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.295 (10) | 4.283 4.283  | |||
| 12. Kentucky (1 - 7) Schedule: 5.969 (5) | 3.462 3.462  |