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. Florida (7 - 1) Schedule: 5.969 (1) | 8.095 8.095  | |||
| 2. Tennessee (7 - 1) Schedule: 5.846 (2) | 7.73 7.73  | |||
| 3. Auburn (8 - 1) Schedule: 5.421 (6) | 7.419 7.419  | |||
| 4. LSU (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.082 (8) | 7.409 7.409  | |||
| 5. Arkansas (7 - 1) Schedule: 4.548 (12) | 6.598 6.598  | |||
| 6. Georgia (6 - 3) Schedule: 5.06 (9) | 6.075 6.075  1 | |||
| 7. South Carolina (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.199 (7) | 6.026 6.026  1 | |||
| 8. Alabama (6 - 3) Schedule: 5.001 (10) | 5.981 5.981  2 | |||
| 9. Kentucky (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.487 (5) | 5.017 5.017  | |||
| 10. Vanderbilt (4 - 5) Schedule: 4.892 (11) | 5.008 5.008  | |||
| 11. Mississippi St (2 - 7) Schedule: 5.566 (4) | 3.984 3.984  | |||
| 12. Mississippi (2 - 7) Schedule: 5.657 (3) | 3.853 3.853  |