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. Alabama (8 - 0) Schedule: 5.333 (19) | 8.327 8.327  | |||
| 2. Florida (8 - 0) Schedule: 5.267 (21) | 8.166 8.166  | |||
| 3. Texas (8 - 0) Schedule: 4.794 (45) | 8.087 8.087  2 | |||
| 4. Oregon (7 - 1) Schedule: 5.735 (8) | 7.941 7.941  2 | |||
| 5. TCU  (8 - 0) Schedule: 4.7 (49) | 7.823 7.823  1 | |||
| 6. Cincinnati (8 - 0) Schedule: 4.12 (88) | 7.467 7.467  6 | |||
| 7. Boise St (8 - 0) Schedule: 4.283 (78) | 7.447 7.447  2 | |||
| 8. Virginia Tech  (5 - 3) Schedule: 6.188 (2) | 7.419 7.419  5 | |||
| 9. Georgia Tech (8 - 1) Schedule: 5.574 (13) | 7.383 7.383  1 | |||
| 10. Penn State (8 - 1) Schedule: 4.315 (76) | 7.36 7.36  1 | |||
| 11. Iowa (9 - 0) Schedule: 5.244 (24) | 7.14 7.14  1 | |||
| 12. Southern Cal (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.676 (11) | 7.026 7.026  5 | |||
| 13. Miami FL (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.783 (7) | 6.862 6.862  | |||
| 14. Clemson (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.262 (22) | 6.859 6.859  | |||
| 15. Arizona (5 - 2) Schedule: 5.724 (9) | 6.78 6.78  | |||
| 16. Pittsburgh (7 - 1) Schedule: 4.329 (75) | 6.763 6.763  3 | |||
| 17. LSU (7 - 1) Schedule: 4.8 (44) | 6.722 6.722  | |||
| 18. Ohio State (7 - 2) Schedule: 4.478 (66) | 6.688 6.688  2 | |||
| 19. Oklahoma (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.876 (40) | 6.63 6.63  1 | |||
| 20. Stanford (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.087 (32) | 6.609 6.609  | |||
| 21. Utah (7 - 1) Schedule: 4.497 (65) | 6.444 6.444  2 | |||
| 22. Tennessee (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.578 (12) | 6.432 6.432  7 | |||
| 23. California (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.152 (27) | 6.427 6.427  1 | |||
| 24. Notre Dame  (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.128 (29) | 6.27 6.27  3 | |||
| 25. Arkansas (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.365 (17) | 6.148 6.148  1 | |||
| 26. Oregon St (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.417 (16) | 6.122 6.122  2 | |||
| 27. Texas Tech (6 - 3) Schedule: 4.4 (72) | 6.102 6.102  20 | |||
| 28. Boston College (6 - 3) Schedule: 5.105 (31) | 6.07 6.07  7 | |||
| 29. Auburn (6 - 3) Schedule: 5.312 (20) | 6.033 6.033  7 | |||
| 30. Nebraska (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.669 (52) | 6.02 6.02  1 | |||
| 31. Oklahoma St (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.672 (51) | 6.013 6.013  6 | |||
| 32. Fresno St (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.526 (59) | 5.912 5.912  2 | |||
| 33. Mississippi (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.668 (53) | 5.911 5.911  7 | |||
| 34. Wisconsin (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.119 (30) | 5.902 5.902  6 | |||
| 35. Florida St (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.698 (10) | 5.891 5.891  2 | |||
| 36. West Virginia (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.563 (55) | 5.87 5.87  9 | |||
| 37. Brigham Young (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.688 (50) | 5.787 5.787  3 | |||
| 38. Houston (7 - 1) Schedule: 3.955 (97) | 5.736 5.736  3 | |||
| 39. South Florida (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.203 (85) | 5.658 5.658  11 | |||
| 40. South Carolina (6 - 3) Schedule: 5.083 (33) | 5.628 5.628  8 | |||
| 41. UCLA (3 - 5) Schedule: 6.14 (3) | 5.62 5.62  3 | |||
| 42. Washington (3 - 5) Schedule: 6.368 (1) | 5.529 5.529  1 | |||
| 43. Mississippi St (4 - 5) Schedule: 5.172 (26) | 5.472 5.472  10 | |||
| 44. North Carolina (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.938 (39) | 5.47 5.47  15 | |||
| 45. Kentucky (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.42 (15) | 5.466 5.466  3 | |||
| 46. Air Force (5 - 4) Schedule: 4.151 (86) | 5.462 5.462  8 | |||
| 47. Missouri (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.861 (42) | 5.407 5.407  9 | |||
| 48. Michigan St (4 - 5) Schedule: 5.007 (37) | 5.391 5.391  9 | |||
| 49. Texas A&M (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.563 (54) | 5.38 5.38  16 | |||
| 50. Georgia (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.905 (4) | 5.373 5.373  5 | |||
| 51. Navy (6 - 3) Schedule: 4.298 (77) | 5.188 5.188  | |||
| 52. Kansas (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.475 (67) | 5.185 5.185  8 | |||
| 53. Wake Forest (4 - 5) Schedule: 5.25 (23) | 5.167 5.167  4 | |||
| 54. Connecticut (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.525 (60) | 5.153 5.153  5 | |||
| 55. Central Michigan (7 - 2) Schedule: 3.671 (109) | 5.145 5.145  18 | |||
| 56. Minnesota (5 - 4) Schedule: 5.494 (14) | 5.111 5.111  2 | |||
| 57. Troy (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.025 (95) | 5.084 5.084  6 | |||
| 58. Arizona St (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.557 (56) | 5.044 5.044  3 | |||
| 59. Iowa St (5 - 4) Schedule: 4.523 (62) | 4.965 4.965  11 | |||
| 60. Virginia (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.34 (18) | 4.942 4.942  8 | |||
| 61. Rutgers (6 - 2) Schedule: 3.459 (118) | 4.906 4.906  10 | |||
| 62. Kansas St (5 - 4) Schedule: 4.499 (64) | 4.872 4.872  1 | |||
| 63. Nevada (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.262 (79) | 4.849 4.849  1 | |||
| 64. Temple (6 - 2) Schedule: 3.749 (107) | 4.829 4.829  6 | |||
| 65. Duke (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.068 (91) | 4.79 4.79  7 | |||
| 66. Michigan (5 - 4) Schedule: 4.436 (69) | 4.771 4.771  20 | |||
| 67. Purdue (3 - 6) Schedule: 5.232 (25) | 4.643 4.643  7 | |||
| 68. Northern Illinois (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.343 (120) | 4.603 4.603  2 | |||
| 69. Marshall (5 - 4) Schedule: 4.224 (83) | 4.584 4.584  5 | |||
| 70. Idaho (7 - 2) Schedule: 3.879 (101) | 4.551 4.551  3 | |||
| 71. Ohio U. (6 - 3) Schedule: 3.601 (112) | 4.499 4.499  3 | |||
| 72. East Carolina (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.917 (99) | 4.467 4.467  5 | |||
| 73. Southern Miss (5 - 4) Schedule: 3.511 (116) | 4.387 4.387  | |||
| 74. Bowling Green (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.775 (46) | 4.227 4.227  1 | |||
| 75. Tulsa (4 - 4) Schedule: 3.358 (119) | 4.201 4.201  6 | |||
| 76. North Carolina St (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.434 (70) | 4.183 4.183  3 | |||
| 77. SMU (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.514 (63) | 4.172 4.172  13 | |||
| 78. Colorado St (3 - 6) Schedule: 5.131 (28) | 4.01 4.01  4 | |||
| 79. Central Florida (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.567 (113) | 4.007 4.007  6 | |||
| 80. San Diego St (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.051 (92) | 3.938 3.938  4 | |||
| 81. Utah St (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.71 (48) | 3.931 3.931  13 | |||
| 82. Louisville (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.875 (41) | 3.921 3.921  6 | |||
| 83. Indiana (4 - 5) Schedule: 4.337 (74) | 3.873 3.873  2 | |||
| 84. Middle Tennessee St (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.769 (106) | 3.868 3.868  7 | |||
| 85. Kent St (5 - 4) Schedule: 3.563 (114) | 3.857 3.857  7 | |||
| 86. Baylor (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.751 (47) | 3.848 3.848  6 | |||
| 87. Northwestern (5 - 4) Schedule: 3.783 (105) | 3.821 3.821  4 | |||
| 88. Illinois (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.048 (35) | 3.811 3.811  14 | |||
| 89. Syracuse (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.032 (36) | 3.75 3.75  2 | |||
| 90. San Jose St (1 - 6) Schedule: 5.895 (5) | 3.687 3.687  6 | |||
| 91. Colorado (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.995 (38) | 3.685 3.685  13 | |||
| 92. Louisiana Tech (3 - 5) Schedule: 3.653 (111) | 3.607 3.607  3 | |||
| 93. Arkansas St (2 - 5) Schedule: 3.849 (104) | 3.606 3.606  7 | |||
| 94. Wyoming (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.392 (73) | 3.583 3.583  2 | |||
| 95. Maryland (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.065 (34) | 3.547 3.547  2 | |||
| 96. Western Michigan (4 - 5) Schedule: 3.699 (108) | 3.484 3.484  14 | |||
| 97. Louisiana-Monroe (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.238 (82) | 3.482 3.482  4 | |||
| 98. UTEP  (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.215 (84) | 3.453 3.453  9 | |||
| 99. UNLV (3 - 6) Schedule: 4.524 (61) | 3.442 3.442  2 | |||
| 100. Buffalo (3 - 5) Schedule: 3.855 (103) | 3.207 3.207  2 | |||
| 101. Alabama-Birmingham (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.249 (80) | 3.196 3.196  4 | |||
| 102. Florida Atlantic (2 - 5) Schedule: 4.041 (93) | 3.103 3.103  3 | |||
| 103. Vanderbilt (2 - 7) Schedule: 4.404 (71) | 3.085 3.085  1 | |||
| 104. Toledo (4 - 5) Schedule: 3.921 (98) | 2.942 2.942  4 | |||
| 105. Louisiana-Lafayette (4 - 4) Schedule: 3.533 (115) | 2.899 2.899  2 | |||
| 106. Hawai`i (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.441 (68) | 2.88 2.88  | |||
| 107. Florida Int'l (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.028 (94) | 2.849 2.849  2 | |||
| 108. North Texas (2 - 6) Schedule: 3.868 (102) | 2.807 2.807  | |||
| 109. Washington St (1 - 7) Schedule: 5.796 (6) | 2.743 2.743  2 | |||
| 110. Army (3 - 5) Schedule: 3.483 (117) | 2.352 2.352  2 | |||
| 111. Miami OH (1 - 8) Schedule: 4.843 (43) | 2.326 2.326  2 | |||
| 112. Memphis (2 - 6) Schedule: 3.901 (100) | 2.304 2.304  2 | |||
| 113. Ball St (1 - 8) Schedule: 3.663 (110) | 2.18 2.18  1 | |||
| 114. Akron (1 - 7) Schedule: 4.117 (89) | 2.144 2.144  3 | |||
| 115. Tulane (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.557 (57) | 1.842 1.842  | |||
| 116. New Mexico St (3 - 6) Schedule: 3.969 (96) | 1.807 1.807  | |||
| 117. New Mexico (0 - 8) Schedule: 4.239 (81) | 1.278 1.278  3 | |||
| 118. Eastern Michigan (0 - 8) Schedule: 4.138 (87) | 1.269 1.269  1 | |||
| 119. Rice (0 - 8) Schedule: 4.532 (58) | 1.019 1.019  | |||
| 120. Western Kentucky (0 - 8) Schedule: 4.085 (90) | 0.979 0.979  2 |