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. Central Michigan (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.699 (1) | 5.339 5.339  | |||
| 2. Ohio U. (6 - 3) Schedule: 4.509 (4) | 5.065 5.065  2 | |||
| 3. Western Michigan (6 - 2) Schedule: 3.902 (11) | 5.06 5.06  1 | |||
| 4. Northern Illinois (5 - 4) Schedule: 4.128 (8) | 4.663 4.663  1 | |||
| 5. Kent St (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.611 (12) | 4.52 4.52  2 | |||
| 6. Akron (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.344 (5) | 3.882 3.882  | |||
| 7. Ball St (3 - 6) Schedule: 4.096 (10) | 3.799 3.799  1 | |||
| 8. Bowling Green (4 - 5) Schedule: 4.547 (2) | 3.336 3.336  1 | |||
| 9. Toledo (3 - 6) Schedule: 4.109 (9) | 3.071 3.071  | |||
| 10. Eastern Michigan (1 - 7) Schedule: 4.183 (6) | 2.478 2.478  1 | |||
| 11. Miami OH (1 - 8) Schedule: 4.158 (7) | 2.472 2.472  1 | |||
| 12. Buffalo (1 - 7) Schedule: 4.519 (3) | 2.151 2.151  |