Week 8
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All | Atlantic Coast Conference | Big 10 Conference | Big 12 Conference | Big East Conference | Conference USA | Division I-A Independents | Mid-American Conference | Mountain West Conference | Pacific 10 Conference | Southeastern Conference | Sun Belt Conference | Western Athletic Conference
| Place | Team | Rating | Strength of Schedule | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Missouri (7 - 0) Schedule: 4.788 (23) | 7.522 7.522  | |||
| 2. TCU  (8 - 0) Schedule: 4.104 (68) | 7.521 7.521  1 | |||
| 3. Oregon (7 - 0) Schedule: 3.926 (73) | 7.26 7.26  2 | |||
| 4. Alabama (7 - 1) Schedule: 4.59 (37) | 7.258 7.258  3 | |||
| 5. Nebraska (6 - 1) Schedule: 4.522 (40) | 7.138 7.138  3 | |||
| 6. Boise St (6 - 0) Schedule: 3.894 (74) | 7.137 7.137  2 | |||
| 7. Stanford (6 - 1) Schedule: 4.704 (31) | 6.872 6.872  5 | |||
| 8. Utah (7 - 0) Schedule: 3.337 (99) | 6.862 6.862  3 | |||
| 9. Oklahoma (6 - 1) Schedule: 5.336 (9) | 6.854 6.854  3 | |||
| 10. South Carolina (5 - 2) Schedule: 5.03 (16) | 6.815 6.815  | |||
| 11. Auburn (8 - 0) Schedule: 4.947 (20) | 6.801 6.801  1 | |||
| 12. Ohio State (7 - 1) Schedule: 4.134 (66) | 6.712 6.712  3 | |||
| 13. Arizona (6 - 1) Schedule: 4.431 (44) | 6.675 6.675  7 | |||
| 14. LSU (7 - 1) Schedule: 4.778 (25) | 6.6 6.6  5 | |||
| 15. Michigan St (8 - 0) Schedule: 3.983 (72) | 6.509 6.509  2 | |||
| 16. Florida St (6 - 1) Schedule: 4.135 (65) | 6.439 6.439  2 | |||
| 17. Oklahoma St (6 - 1) Schedule: 4.382 (47) | 6.395 6.395  3 | |||
| 18. Nevada (6 - 1) Schedule: 3.773 (81) | 6.364 6.364  3 | |||
| 19. Southern Cal (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.776 (26) | 6.364 6.364  | |||
| 20. California (4 - 3) Schedule: 5.249 (10) | 6.359 6.359  6 | |||
| 21. Virginia Tech  (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.14 (62) | 6.313 6.313  4 | |||
| 22. Iowa (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.224 (56) | 6.29 6.29  6 | |||
| 23. Miami FL (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.735 (29) | 6.278 6.278  15 | |||
| 24. Arkansas (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.759 (28) | 6.031 6.031  3 | |||
| 25. Florida (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.973 (18) | 6.004 6.004  3 | |||
| 26. Wisconsin (7 - 1) Schedule: 4.2 (58) | 6.001 6.001  3 | |||
| 27. Pittsburgh (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.772 (27) | 5.932 5.932  8 | |||
| 28. North Carolina St (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.271 (54) | 5.811 5.811  5 | |||
| 29. Texas A&M (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.856 (22) | 5.777 5.777  11 | |||
| 30. Oregon St (3 - 3) Schedule: 5.977 (1) | 5.764 5.764  1 | |||
| 31. Hawai`i (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.217 (57) | 5.634 5.634  8 | |||
| 32. Kansas St (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.778 (24) | 5.605 5.605  | |||
| 33. Illinois (4 - 3) Schedule: 5.05 (15) | 5.581 5.581  13 | |||
| 34. Mississippi St (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.303 (50) | 5.574 5.574  6 | |||
| 35. Baylor (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.067 (70) | 5.545 5.545  1 | |||
| 36. North Carolina (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.989 (17) | 5.526 5.526  12 | |||
| 37. Central Florida (5 - 2) Schedule: 3.206 (107) | 5.458 5.458  3 | |||
| 38. Texas (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.891 (21) | 5.45 5.45  8 | |||
| 39. Arizona St (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.13 (14) | 5.407 5.407  14 | |||
| 40. Georgia (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.565 (39) | 5.388 5.388  1 | |||
| 41. Air Force (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.355 (49) | 5.376 5.376  4 | |||
| 42. Clemson (4 - 3) Schedule: 3.835 (76) | 5.263 5.263  11 | |||
| 43. Iowa St (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.495 (5) | 5.103 5.103  11 | |||
| 44. Colorado (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.448 (6) | 5.092 5.092  | |||
| 45. Navy (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.14 (63) | 5.071 5.071  17 | |||
| 46. Notre Dame  (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.97 (19) | 5.047 5.047  13 | |||
| 47. UCLA (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.567 (4) | 4.977 4.977  | |||
| 48. West Virginia (5 - 2) Schedule: 3.375 (97) | 4.974 4.974  6 | |||
| 49. Michigan (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.152 (61) | 4.9 4.9  4 | |||
| 50. Northern Illinois (6 - 2) Schedule: 3.131 (110) | 4.787 4.787  13 | |||
| 51. East Carolina (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.375 (48) | 4.785 4.785  4 | |||
| 52. Texas Tech (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.682 (33) | 4.754 4.754  8 | |||
| 53. Fresno St (5 - 2) Schedule: 3.366 (98) | 4.732 4.732  3 | |||
| 54. Cincinnati (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.432 (43) | 4.729 4.729  11 | |||
| 55. Kentucky (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.501 (41) | 4.723 4.723  5 | |||
| 56. Southern Miss (5 - 2) Schedule: 3.308 (102) | 4.696 4.696  4 | |||
| 57. San Diego St (5 - 2) Schedule: 2.939 (115) | 4.691 4.691  9 | |||
| 58. Washington (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.575 (3) | 4.671 4.671  9 | |||
| 59. Idaho (4 - 3) Schedule: 3.225 (105) | 4.554 4.554  1 | |||
| 60. Tulsa (4 - 3) Schedule: 3.314 (101) | 4.523 4.523  1 | |||
| 61. Georgia Tech (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.768 (82) | 4.513 4.513  10 | |||
| 62. Penn State (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.475 (42) | 4.505 4.505  4 | |||
| 63. Louisville (4 - 3) Schedule: 3.473 (89) | 4.451 4.451  4 | |||
| 64. Northwestern (5 - 2) Schedule: 3.316 (100) | 4.378 4.378  5 | |||
| 65. Ohio U. (5 - 3) Schedule: 2.938 (116) | 4.293 4.293  5 | |||
| 66. Temple (6 - 2) Schedule: 3.452 (93) | 4.259 4.259  2 | |||
| 67. Toledo (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.253 (55) | 4.258 4.258  2 | |||
| 68. Syracuse (5 - 2) Schedule: 3.212 (106) | 4.239 4.239  7 | |||
| 69. SMU (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.274 (53) | 4.191 4.191  12 | |||
| 70. Mississippi (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.573 (38) | 4.161 4.161  1 | |||
| 71. Houston (4 - 3) Schedule: 3.171 (109) | 4.136 4.136  7 | |||
| 72. Louisiana Tech (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.384 (46) | 4.043 4.043  | |||
| 73. Army (4 - 3) Schedule: 2.998 (112) | 4.011 4.011  1 | |||
| 74. South Florida (4 - 3) Schedule: 3.495 (87) | 3.966 3.966  13 | |||
| 75. Purdue (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.174 (59) | 3.964 3.964  11 | |||
| 76. Maryland (5 - 2) Schedule: 3.521 (86) | 3.912 3.912  4 | |||
| 77. Troy (4 - 2) Schedule: 2.943 (114) | 3.85 3.85  4 | |||
| 78. Virginia (3 - 4) Schedule: 3.819 (78) | 3.821 3.821  7 | |||
| 79. Rutgers (4 - 3) Schedule: 3.468 (90) | 3.665 3.665  3 | |||
| 80. Tennessee (2 - 5) Schedule: 5.219 (11) | 3.58 3.58  3 | |||
| 81. Brigham Young (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.15 (12) | 3.439 3.439  5 | |||
| 82. Connecticut (3 - 4) Schedule: 3.46 (91) | 3.416 3.416  11 | |||
| 83. Wyoming (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.367 (8) | 3.403 3.403  2 | |||
| 84. Boston College (2 - 5) Schedule: 4.624 (35) | 3.375 3.375  | |||
| 85. Vanderbilt (2 - 5) Schedule: 4.602 (36) | 3.354 3.354  3 | |||
| 86. Indiana (4 - 3) Schedule: 3.191 (108) | 3.318 3.318  3 | |||
| 87. Washington St (1 - 7) Schedule: 5.743 (2) | 3.285 3.285  5 | |||
| 88. Florida Int'l (2 - 4) Schedule: 3.709 (83) | 3.261 3.261  3 | |||
| 89. Western Michigan (3 - 4) Schedule: 3.256 (104) | 3.14 3.14  | |||
| 90. Miami OH (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.084 (69) | 3.111 3.111  11 | |||
| 91. Wake Forest (2 - 5) Schedule: 4.427 (45) | 3.095 3.095  2 | |||
| 92. Kent St (3 - 4) Schedule: 2.776 (118) | 2.934 2.934  14 | |||
| 93. Colorado St (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.131 (13) | 2.932 2.932  1 | |||
| 94. Alabama-Birmingham (2 - 5) Schedule: 3.81 (79) | 2.899 2.899  4 | |||
| 95. Arkansas St (3 - 5) Schedule: 2.98 (113) | 2.824 2.824  5 | |||
| 96. San Jose St (1 - 7) Schedule: 5.389 (7) | 2.817 2.817  1 | |||
| 97. Duke (1 - 6) Schedule: 4.722 (30) | 2.804 2.804  4 | |||
| 98. Central Michigan (2 - 6) Schedule: 3.401 (95) | 2.802 2.802  10 | |||
| 99. Minnesota (1 - 7) Schedule: 4.29 (51) | 2.788 2.788  3 | |||
| 100. Utah St (2 - 5) Schedule: 4.135 (64) | 2.734 2.734  10 | |||
| 101. Kansas (2 - 5) Schedule: 4.276 (52) | 2.578 2.578  4 | |||
| 102. UTEP  (5 - 3) Schedule: 1.897 (120) | 2.531 2.531  3 | |||
| 103. Ball St (2 - 6) Schedule: 3.439 (94) | 2.474 2.474  1 | |||
| 104. Tulane (3 - 4) Schedule: 3.492 (88) | 2.33 2.33  7 | |||
| 105. Middle Tennessee St (3 - 4) Schedule: 2.389 (119) | 2.293 2.293  5 | |||
| 106. Marshall (1 - 6) Schedule: 4.689 (32) | 2.182 2.182  3 | |||
| 107. UNLV (1 - 6) Schedule: 4.67 (34) | 2.167 2.167  1 | |||
| 108. Western Kentucky (1 - 6) Schedule: 3.643 (84) | 2.133 2.133  8 | |||
| 109. Rice (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.066 (71) | 2.006 2.006  | |||
| 110. Buffalo (2 - 5) Schedule: 3.78 (80) | 1.906 1.906  5 | |||
| 111. Bowling Green (1 - 7) Schedule: 3.606 (85) | 1.901 1.901  9 | |||
| 112. Louisiana-Monroe (3 - 4) Schedule: 3.283 (103) | 1.746 1.746  5 | |||
| 113. Memphis (1 - 6) Schedule: 4.122 (67) | 1.575 1.575  2 | |||
| 114. Florida Atlantic (1 - 5) Schedule: 3.13 (111) | 1.486 1.486  1 | |||
| 115. Eastern Michigan (1 - 7) Schedule: 3.822 (77) | 1.453 1.453  1 | |||
| 116. Louisiana-Lafayette (2 - 5) Schedule: 3.388 (96) | 1.347 1.347  4 | |||
| 117. New Mexico (0 - 7) Schedule: 4.153 (60) | 1.001 1.001  2 | |||
| 118. North Texas (1 - 6) Schedule: 2.886 (117) | 0.837 0.837  | |||
| 119. New Mexico St (1 - 6) Schedule: 3.889 (75) | 0.806 0.806  2 | |||
| 120. Akron (0 - 8) Schedule: 3.456 (92) | 0.255 0.255  |