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. Houston (7 - 1) Schedule: 3.955 (7) | 5.736 5.736  | |||
| 2. Marshall (5 - 4) Schedule: 4.224 (5) | 4.584 4.584  | |||
| 3. East Carolina (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.917 (8) | 4.467 4.467  2 | |||
| 4. Southern Miss (5 - 4) Schedule: 3.511 (11) | 4.387 4.387  | |||
| 5. Tulsa (4 - 4) Schedule: 3.358 (12) | 4.201 4.201  2 | |||
| 6. SMU (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.514 (3) | 4.172 4.172  2 | |||
| 7. Central Florida (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.567 (10) | 4.007 4.007  1 | |||
| 8. UTEP  (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.215 (6) | 3.453 3.453  1 | |||
| 9. Alabama-Birmingham (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.249 (4) | 3.196 3.196  | |||
| 10. Memphis (2 - 6) Schedule: 3.901 (9) | 2.304 2.304  | |||
| 11. Tulane (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.557 (1) | 1.842 1.842  | |||
| 12. Rice (0 - 8) Schedule: 4.532 (2) | 1.019 1.019  |