Week 9
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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. Louisville (7 - 0) Schedule: 4.552 (4) | 7.946 7.946  1 | |||
| 2. West Virginia (7 - 0) Schedule: 4.174 (6) | 7.827 7.827  1 | |||
| 3. Rutgers (8 - 0) Schedule: 4.171 (7) | 6.927 6.927  | |||
| 4. Pittsburgh (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.459 (5) | 6.468 6.468  | |||
| 5. Cincinnati (5 - 4) Schedule: 5.272 (2) | 5.596 5.596  | |||
| 6. South Florida (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.9 (8) | 4.723 4.723  1 | |||
| 7. Syracuse (3 - 6) Schedule: 5.778 (1) | 4.664 4.664  1 | |||
| 8. Connecticut (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.175 (3) | 4.278 4.278  |