Week 7
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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. Middle Tennessee St (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.871 (2) | 4.251 4.251  3 | |||
| 2. Arkansas St (3 - 3) Schedule: 3.713 (8) | 4.007 4.007  1 | |||
| 3. Louisiana-Monroe (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.661 (5) | 3.707 3.707  2 | |||
| 4. North Texas (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.245 (6) | 3.094 3.094  4 | |||
| 5. Troy (2 - 4) Schedule: 4.833 (3) | 3.073 3.073  3 | |||
| 6. Louisiana-Lafayette (1 - 5) Schedule: 4.807 (4) | 3.049 3.049  1 | |||
| 7. Florida Atlantic (1 - 6) Schedule: 5.026 (1) | 2.922 2.922  4 | |||
| 8. Florida Int'l (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.042 (7) | 2.553 2.553  2 |