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. Middle Tennessee St (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.016 (5) | 4.164 4.164  | |||
| 2. Louisiana-Lafayette (4 - 2) Schedule: 3.546 (6) | 4.094 4.094  | |||
| 3. Arkansas St (5 - 2) Schedule: 3.368 (8) | 3.93 3.93  | |||
| 4. Troy (2 - 4) Schedule: 4.114 (4) | 3.057 3.057  | |||
| 5. North Texas (2 - 5) Schedule: 4.726 (1) | 2.716 2.716  | |||
| 6. Florida Atlantic (2 - 5) Schedule: 4.42 (2) | 2.613 2.613  | |||
| 7. Louisiana-Monroe (1 - 6) Schedule: 3.467 (7) | 2.508 2.508  | |||
| 8. Florida Int'l (0 - 7) Schedule: 4.232 (3) | 2.479 2.479  |