Week 9
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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. TCU  (9 - 0) Schedule: 3.937 (71) | 7.453 7.453  1 | |||
| 2. Oregon (8 - 0) Schedule: 4.097 (62) | 7.415 7.415  1 | |||
| 3. Alabama (7 - 1) Schedule: 4.644 (32) | 7.312 7.312  1 | |||
| 4. Boise St (7 - 0) Schedule: 3.926 (72) | 7.231 7.231  2 | |||
| 5. Nebraska (7 - 1) Schedule: 4.634 (35) | 7.197 7.197  | |||
| 6. Missouri (7 - 1) Schedule: 5.021 (13) | 7.137 7.137  5 | |||
| 7. Stanford (7 - 1) Schedule: 4.597 (40) | 7.033 7.033  | |||
| 8. Oklahoma (7 - 1) Schedule: 5.102 (10) | 6.889 6.889  1 | |||
| 9. Auburn (9 - 0) Schedule: 4.875 (17) | 6.869 6.869  2 | |||
| 10. Utah (8 - 0) Schedule: 3.513 (90) | 6.763 6.763  2 | |||
| 11. Iowa (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.455 (47) | 6.721 6.721  11 | |||
| 12. Arizona (7 - 1) Schedule: 4.435 (50) | 6.623 6.623  1 | |||
| 13. Ohio State (8 - 1) Schedule: 3.814 (76) | 6.585 6.585  1 | |||
| 14. South Carolina (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.765 (23) | 6.57 6.57  4 | |||
| 15. LSU (7 - 1) Schedule: 4.722 (26) | 6.544 6.544  1 | |||
| 16. Oklahoma St (7 - 1) Schedule: 4.452 (48) | 6.508 6.508  1 | |||
| 17. Florida St (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.392 (51) | 6.324 6.324  1 | |||
| 18. Virginia Tech  (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.128 (61) | 6.3 6.3  3 | |||
| 19. Oregon St (4 - 3) Schedule: 5.864 (1) | 6.207 6.207  11 | |||
| 20. Arkansas (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.621 (38) | 6.194 6.194  4 | |||
| 21. Pittsburgh (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.641 (33) | 6.09 6.09  6 | |||
| 22. Michigan St (8 - 1) Schedule: 4.25 (58) | 6.086 6.086  7 | |||
| 23. Florida (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.046 (12) | 6.072 6.072  2 | |||
| 24. Nevada (7 - 1) Schedule: 3.564 (85) | 6.024 6.024  6 | |||
| 25. Southern Cal (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.012 (14) | 6.001 6.001  6 | |||
| 26. North Carolina St (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.49 (44) | 5.922 5.922  2 | |||
| 27. Miami FL (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.64 (34) | 5.903 5.903  4 | |||
| 28. Wisconsin (7 - 1) Schedule: 4.055 (64) | 5.856 5.856  2 | |||
| 29. Hawai`i (7 - 2) Schedule: 4.057 (63) | 5.725 5.725  2 | |||
| 30. Texas A&M (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.622 (37) | 5.722 5.722  1 | |||
| 31. Illinois (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.745 (24) | 5.669 5.669  2 | |||
| 32. California (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.137 (8) | 5.648 5.648  12 | |||
| 33. Central Florida (6 - 2) Schedule: 3.454 (94) | 5.634 5.634  4 | |||
| 34. Mississippi St (7 - 2) Schedule: 4.361 (53) | 5.613 5.613  | |||
| 35. Baylor (7 - 2) Schedule: 4.03 (67) | 5.541 5.541  | |||
| 36. Kansas St (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.99 (15) | 5.417 5.417  4 | |||
| 37. Arizona St (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.678 (31) | 5.381 5.381  2 | |||
| 38. Air Force (5 - 4) Schedule: 4.605 (39) | 5.366 5.366  3 | |||
| 39. North Carolina (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.78 (22) | 5.334 5.334  3 | |||
| 40. Georgia (4 - 5) Schedule: 4.694 (30) | 5.315 5.315  | |||
| 41. Texas (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.922 (16) | 5.189 5.189  3 | |||
| 42. Clemson (4 - 4) Schedule: 3.876 (74) | 4.978 4.978  | |||
| 43. Iowa St (5 - 4) Schedule: 5.106 (9) | 4.974 4.974  | |||
| 44. UCLA (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.6 (4) | 4.858 4.858  3 | |||
| 45. West Virginia (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.503 (91) | 4.817 4.817  3 | |||
| 46. Penn State (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.623 (36) | 4.803 4.803  16 | |||
| 47. Michigan (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.281 (57) | 4.779 4.779  2 | |||
| 48. Notre Dame  (4 - 5) Schedule: 4.847 (19) | 4.767 4.767  2 | |||
| 49. Syracuse (6 - 2) Schedule: 3.314 (101) | 4.753 4.753  19 | |||
| 50. San Diego St (6 - 2) Schedule: 2.976 (114) | 4.731 4.731  7 | |||
| 51. Northern Illinois (7 - 2) Schedule: 3.073 (111) | 4.728 4.728  1 | |||
| 52. Tulsa (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.493 (92) | 4.717 4.717  8 | |||
| 53. Colorado (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.461 (6) | 4.69 4.69  9 | |||
| 54. Fresno St (5 - 2) Schedule: 3.262 (104) | 4.627 4.627  1 | |||
| 55. East Carolina (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.449 (49) | 4.598 4.598  4 | |||
| 56. Kentucky (4 - 5) Schedule: 4.508 (43) | 4.582 4.582  1 | |||
| 57. Navy (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.897 (73) | 4.547 4.547  12 | |||
| 58. Washington (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.821 (2) | 4.489 4.489  | |||
| 59. Texas Tech (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.712 (28) | 4.479 4.479  7 | |||
| 60. Georgia Tech (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.687 (81) | 4.432 4.432  1 | |||
| 61. Houston (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.019 (112) | 4.403 4.403  10 | |||
| 62. Toledo (6 - 3) Schedule: 3.833 (75) | 4.319 4.319  5 | |||
| 63. Temple (7 - 2) Schedule: 3.168 (107) | 4.294 4.294  3 | |||
| 64. SMU (5 - 4) Schedule: 4.039 (66) | 4.279 4.279  5 | |||
| 65. Idaho (4 - 4) Schedule: 3.55 (88) | 4.253 4.253  6 | |||
| 66. Louisville (4 - 4) Schedule: 3.804 (77) | 4.223 4.223  3 | |||
| 67. Southern Miss (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.158 (108) | 4.207 4.207  11 | |||
| 68. Cincinnati (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.478 (45) | 4.197 4.197  14 | |||
| 69. Northwestern (6 - 2) Schedule: 3.1 (110) | 4.194 4.194  5 | |||
| 70. Maryland (6 - 2) Schedule: 3.329 (99) | 4.131 4.131  6 | |||
| 71. Army (5 - 3) Schedule: 2.769 (117) | 4.116 4.116  2 | |||
| 72. Ohio U. (6 - 3) Schedule: 2.769 (118) | 4.064 4.064  7 | |||
| 73. Mississippi (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.813 (20) | 4.062 4.062  3 | |||
| 74. Virginia (4 - 4) Schedule: 3.972 (69) | 4.06 4.06  4 | |||
| 75. South Florida (4 - 3) Schedule: 3.577 (84) | 4.047 4.047  1 | |||
| 76. Louisiana Tech (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.592 (41) | 3.834 3.834  4 | |||
| 77. Tennessee (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.48 (5) | 3.801 3.801  3 | |||
| 78. Boston College (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.74 (25) | 3.792 3.792  6 | |||
| 79. Rutgers (4 - 3) Schedule: 3.407 (97) | 3.604 3.604  | |||
| 80. Purdue (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.231 (59) | 3.587 3.587  5 | |||
| 81. Connecticut (4 - 4) Schedule: 3.529 (89) | 3.576 3.576  1 | |||
| 82. Troy (4 - 3) Schedule: 3.004 (113) | 3.45 3.45  5 | |||
| 83. Brigham Young (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.084 (11) | 3.373 3.373  2 | |||
| 84. Wyoming (2 - 7) Schedule: 5.288 (7) | 3.346 3.346  1 | |||
| 85. Kent St (4 - 4) Schedule: 2.817 (115) | 3.329 3.329  7 | |||
| 86. Alabama-Birmingham (3 - 5) Schedule: 3.959 (70) | 3.328 3.328  8 | |||
| 87. Duke (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.712 (27) | 3.199 3.199  10 | |||
| 88. Indiana (4 - 4) Schedule: 3.252 (105) | 3.198 3.198  2 | |||
| 89. Vanderbilt (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.706 (29) | 3.155 3.155  4 | |||
| 90. Miami OH (5 - 4) Schedule: 3.688 (80) | 3.151 3.151  | |||
| 91. Washington St (1 - 8) Schedule: 5.662 (3) | 3.068 3.068  4 | |||
| 92. Arkansas St (3 - 5) Schedule: 3.175 (106) | 3.02 3.02  3 | |||
| 93. Western Michigan (3 - 5) Schedule: 3.301 (103) | 2.994 2.994  4 | |||
| 94. Colorado St (3 - 6) Schedule: 4.514 (42) | 2.956 2.956  1 | |||
| 95. Utah St (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.358 (54) | 2.938 2.938  5 | |||
| 96. Florida Int'l (2 - 5) Schedule: 3.554 (86) | 2.843 2.843  8 | |||
| 97. Wake Forest (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.371 (52) | 2.746 2.746  6 | |||
| 98. Minnesota (1 - 8) Schedule: 4.472 (46) | 2.656 2.656  1 | |||
| 99. Kansas (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.284 (56) | 2.555 2.555  2 | |||
| 100. Central Michigan (2 - 7) Schedule: 3.141 (109) | 2.461 2.461  2 | |||
| 101. UTEP  (5 - 4) Schedule: 1.968 (120) | 2.456 2.456  1 | |||
| 102. San Jose St (1 - 8) Schedule: 4.813 (21) | 2.451 2.451  6 | |||
| 103. Louisiana-Monroe (4 - 4) Schedule: 3.365 (98) | 2.311 2.311  9 | |||
| 104. Tulane (3 - 5) Schedule: 3.63 (83) | 2.259 2.259  | |||
| 105. Florida Atlantic (2 - 5) Schedule: 3.312 (102) | 2.232 2.232  9 | |||
| 106. Middle Tennessee St (3 - 4) Schedule: 2.304 (119) | 2.207 2.207  1 | |||
| 107. Marshall (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.305 (55) | 2.197 2.197  1 | |||
| 108. UNLV (1 - 7) Schedule: 4.864 (18) | 2.134 2.134  1 | |||
| 109. Ball St (2 - 7) Schedule: 3.317 (100) | 2.128 2.128  6 | |||
| 110. Rice (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.155 (60) | 2.095 2.095  1 | |||
| 111. Bowling Green (2 - 7) Schedule: 3.453 (95) | 2.085 2.085  | |||
| 112. Buffalo (2 - 6) Schedule: 3.79 (78) | 1.783 1.783  2 | |||
| 113. Louisiana-Lafayette (2 - 6) Schedule: 3.458 (93) | 1.57 1.57  3 | |||
| 114. Western Kentucky (1 - 7) Schedule: 3.412 (96) | 1.552 1.552  6 | |||
| 115. North Texas (2 - 6) Schedule: 2.801 (116) | 1.548 1.548  3 | |||
| 116. Memphis (1 - 7) Schedule: 4.053 (65) | 1.284 1.284  3 | |||
| 117. Eastern Michigan (1 - 8) Schedule: 3.782 (79) | 1.197 1.197  2 | |||
| 118. New Mexico St (2 - 6) Schedule: 3.637 (82) | 1.024 1.024  1 | |||
| 119. New Mexico (0 - 8) Schedule: 3.995 (68) | 0.79 0.79  2 | |||
| 120. Akron (0 - 9) Schedule: 3.55 (87) | 0.296 0.296  |