Week 8
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| Place | Team | Rating | Strength of Schedule | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Northern Illinois (6 - 2) Schedule: 3.131 (11) | 4.787 4.787  | |||
| 2. Ohio U. (5 - 3) Schedule: 2.938 (12) | 4.293 4.293  2 | |||
| 3. Temple (6 - 2) Schedule: 3.452 (7) | 4.259 4.259  | |||
| 4. Toledo (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.253 (1) | 4.258 4.258  2 | |||
| 5. Western Michigan (3 - 4) Schedule: 3.256 (10) | 3.14 3.14  2 | |||
| 6. Miami OH (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.084 (2) | 3.111 3.111  1 | |||
| 7. Kent St (3 - 4) Schedule: 2.776 (13) | 2.934 2.934  4 | |||
| 8. Central Michigan (2 - 6) Schedule: 3.401 (9) | 2.802 2.802  2 | |||
| 9. Ball St (2 - 6) Schedule: 3.439 (8) | 2.474 2.474  | |||
| 10. Buffalo (2 - 5) Schedule: 3.78 (4) | 1.906 1.906  | |||
| 11. Bowling Green (1 - 7) Schedule: 3.606 (5) | 1.901 1.901  3 | |||
| 12. Eastern Michigan (1 - 7) Schedule: 3.822 (3) | 1.453 1.453  | |||
| 13. Akron (0 - 8) Schedule: 3.456 (6) | 0.255 0.255  |