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. LSU (7 - 1) Schedule: 5.739 (4) | 8.089 8.089  | |||
| 2. Auburn (6 - 3) Schedule: 6.063 (1) | 7.329 7.329  1 | |||
| 3. Florida (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.986 (2) | 7.211 7.211  1 | |||
| 4. Georgia (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.53 (6) | 6.851 6.851  2 | |||
| 5. Alabama (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.317 (11) | 6.608 6.608  | |||
| 6. Kentucky (6 - 3) Schedule: 5.445 (7) | 6.325 6.325  2 | |||
| 7. South Carolina (6 - 3) Schedule: 5.356 (8) | 6.237 6.237  | |||
| 8. Arkansas (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.533 (12) | 6.203 6.203  | |||
| 9. Vanderbilt (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.328 (10) | 6.103 6.103  | |||
| 10. Tennessee (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.663 (5) | 6.042 6.042  | |||
| 11. Mississippi St (5 - 4) Schedule: 5.337 (9) | 5.451 5.451  | |||
| 12. Mississippi (2 - 7) Schedule: 5.939 (3) | 4.451 4.451  |