Week 9
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All | Big Sky Conference | Big South-Ohio Valley Conference | Colonial Athletic Association | Division I-AA Independents | Great West Conference | Ivy League | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference | Northeast Conference | Ohio Valley Conference | Patriot League | Pioneer Football Conference | Southern Conference | Southland Conference | SouthWAC
| Place | Team | Rating | Strength of Schedule | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Elon (7 - 1) Schedule: 1.551 (7) | 4.083 4.083  | |||
| 2. Appalachian St (6 - 2) Schedule: 2.048 (4) | 3.909 3.909  | |||
| 3. Furman (4 - 4) Schedule: 2.185 (3) | 2.199 2.199  | |||
| 4. Georgia Southern (4 - 4) Schedule: 2.939 (2) | 2.154 2.154  | |||
| 5. The Citadel (4 - 4) Schedule: 1.91 (6) | 2.098 2.098  2 | |||
| 6. Chattanooga (5 - 3) Schedule: 1.277 (9) | 1.802 1.802  1 | |||
| 7. Samford (3 - 5) Schedule: 1.502 (8) | 1.704 1.704  1 | |||
| 8. Wofford (2 - 6) Schedule: 3.089 (1) | 1.466 1.466  | |||
| 9. Western Carolina (1 - 7) Schedule: 1.94 (5) | -0.23 -0.23  |