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. Middle Tennessee St (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.995 (4) | 4.467 4.467  | |||
| 2. Louisiana-Lafayette (4 - 3) Schedule: 3.755 (7) | 3.847 3.847  | |||
| 3. Arkansas St (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.212 (8) | 3.239 3.239  | |||
| 4. Florida Atlantic (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.279 (2) | 3.17 3.17  2 | |||
| 5. Troy (3 - 4) Schedule: 3.757 (6) | 3.122 3.122  1 | |||
| 6. Louisiana-Monroe (1 - 7) Schedule: 3.908 (5) | 2.572 2.572  1 | |||
| 7. Florida Int'l (0 - 8) Schedule: 4.296 (1) | 2.307 2.307  1 | |||
| 8. North Texas (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.273 (3) | 2.286 2.286  3 |