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. Central Michigan (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.859 (2) | 5.499 5.499  | |||
| 2. Western Michigan (5 - 2) Schedule: 3.875 (10) | 5.094 5.094  1 | |||
| 3. Kent St (5 - 2) Schedule: 3.533 (12) | 4.956 4.956  1 | |||
| 4. Ohio U. (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.549 (4) | 4.835 4.835  | |||
| 5. Northern Illinois (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.784 (11) | 4.605 4.605  1 | |||
| 6. Akron (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.716 (3) | 4.499 4.499  1 | |||
| 7. Bowling Green (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.906 (1) | 3.836 3.836  | |||
| 8. Ball St (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.242 (6) | 3.753 3.753  | |||
| 9. Toledo (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.155 (9) | 2.7 2.7  | |||
| 10. Miami OH (1 - 7) Schedule: 4.343 (5) | 2.602 2.602  | |||
| 11. Eastern Michigan (1 - 6) Schedule: 4.172 (8) | 2.316 2.316  1 | |||
| 12. Buffalo (1 - 6) Schedule: 4.177 (7) | 1.998 1.998  1 |