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. Tulsa (6 - 1) Schedule: 4.364 (9) | 6.671 6.671  | |||
| 2. Houston (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.163 (10) | 5.29 5.29  1 | |||
| 3. Southern Miss (4 - 3) Schedule: 5.194 (1) | 4.99 4.99  1 | |||
| 4. East Carolina (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.148 (3) | 4.725 4.725  | |||
| 5. Rice (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.012 (4) | 4.267 4.267  2 | |||
| 6. Alabama-Birmingham (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.461 (8) | 4.016 4.016  1 | |||
| 7. UTEP  (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.021 (11) | 3.86 3.86  2 | |||
| 8. SMU (4 - 4) Schedule: 3.741 (12) | 3.728 3.728  | |||
| 9. Central Florida (2 - 5) Schedule: 4.928 (5) | 3.657 3.657  3 | |||
| 10. Tulane (2 - 5) Schedule: 5.193 (2) | 3.574 3.574  | |||
| 11. Marshall (2 - 5) Schedule: 4.83 (6) | 3.552 3.552  | |||
| 12. Memphis (1 - 6) Schedule: 4.701 (7) | 3.264 3.264  |