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. West Virginia (7 - 0) Schedule: 4.218 (6) | 7.877 7.877  | |||
| 2. Louisville (7 - 0) Schedule: 4.454 (5) | 7.848 7.848  | |||
| 3. Rutgers (7 - 0) Schedule: 4.107 (7) | 6.974 6.974  1 | |||
| 4. Pittsburgh (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.481 (4) | 6.495 6.495  1 | |||
| 5. Cincinnati (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.386 (2) | 5.368 5.368  2 | |||
| 6. Syracuse (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.909 (1) | 5.05 5.05  1 | |||
| 7. South Florida (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.806 (8) | 4.629 4.629  1 | |||
| 8. Connecticut (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.956 (3) | 4.218 4.218  |