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. Ball St (5 - 4) Schedule: 3.963 (6) | 4.745 4.745  | |||
| 2. Central Michigan (5 - 4) Schedule: 4.363 (1) | 4.285 4.285  1 | |||
| 3. Miami OH (4 - 5) Schedule: 4.238 (3) | 3.764 3.764  1 | |||
| 4. Bowling Green (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.004 (5) | 3.589 3.589  2 | |||
| 5. Buffalo (4 - 5) Schedule: 3.834 (8) | 3.564 3.564  3 | |||
| 6. Kent St (3 - 6) Schedule: 4.143 (4) | 3.394 3.394  1 | |||
| 7. Ohio U. (4 - 5) Schedule: 3.481 (13) | 3.152 3.152  3 | |||
| 8. Akron (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.288 (2) | 3.051 3.051  1 | |||
| 9. Western Michigan (3 - 6) Schedule: 3.869 (7) | 2.982 2.982  3 | |||
| 10. Eastern Michigan (3 - 6) Schedule: 3.824 (9) | 2.975 2.975  1 | |||
| 11. Toledo (4 - 5) Schedule: 3.776 (10) | 2.852 2.852  1 | |||
| 12. Temple (3 - 5) Schedule: 3.686 (11) | 2.667 2.667  3 | |||
| 13. Northern Illinois (1 - 8) Schedule: 3.491 (12) | 1.534 1.534  |