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 Florida (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.392 (3) | 5.28 5.28  1 | |||
| 2. Houston (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.124 (4) | 5.035 5.035  1 | |||
| 3. East Carolina (5 - 4) Schedule: 4.917 (1) | 4.752 4.752  | |||
| 4. Tulsa (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.965 (6) | 3.832 3.832  | |||
| 5. UTEP  (4 - 4) Schedule: 3.506 (11) | 3.708 3.708  1 | |||
| 6. Southern Miss (4 - 4) Schedule: 3.65 (9) | 3.637 3.637  1 | |||
| 7. Memphis (4 - 4) Schedule: 3.281 (12) | 2.968 2.968  | |||
| 8. Marshall (1 - 7) Schedule: 4.554 (2) | 2.685 2.685  1 | |||
| 9. Alabama-Birmingham (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.035 (5) | 2.466 2.466  1 | |||
| 10. Tulane (2 - 6) Schedule: 3.787 (8) | 2.222 2.222  | |||
| 11. Rice (1 - 7) Schedule: 3.853 (7) | 1.904 1.904  | |||
| 12. SMU (1 - 7) Schedule: 3.573 (10) | 1.738 1.738  |