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. Ball St (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.807 (11) | 4.911 4.911  | |||
| 2. Bowling Green (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.382 (3) | 4.201 4.201  3 | |||
| 3. Central Michigan (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.403 (2) | 4.104 4.104  1 | |||
| 4. Miami OH (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.218 (6) | 3.929 3.929  1 | |||
| 5. Kent St (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.345 (4) | 3.713 3.713  1 | |||
| 6. Western Michigan (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.246 (5) | 3.7 3.7  2 | |||
| 7. Akron (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.656 (1) | 3.649 3.649  1 | |||
| 8. Buffalo (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.005 (7) | 3.343 3.343  1 | |||
| 9. Temple (3 - 5) Schedule: 3.903 (10) | 2.884 2.884  1 | |||
| 10. Ohio U. (3 - 5) Schedule: 3.424 (13) | 2.795 2.795  1 | |||
| 11. Eastern Michigan (2 - 6) Schedule: 3.963 (8) | 2.554 2.554  | |||
| 12. Toledo (3 - 5) Schedule: 3.938 (9) | 2.433 2.433  | |||
| 13. Northern Illinois (1 - 7) Schedule: 3.563 (12) | 1.827 1.827  |