Week 8
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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. Alabama (7 - 0) Schedule: 5.293 (32) | 9.194 9.194  | |||
| 2. Florida (7 - 0) Schedule: 5.856 (15) | 8.527 8.527  3 | |||
| 3. Oklahoma (5 - 1) Schedule: 5.504 (23) | 8.417 8.417  1 | |||
| 4. Kansas St (7 - 0) Schedule: 5.309 (30) | 8.207 8.207  3 | |||
| 5. Oregon (7 - 0) Schedule: 4.824 (53) | 8.184 8.184  3 | |||
| 6. Notre Dame  (7 - 0) Schedule: 5.755 (16) | 8.119 8.119  3 | |||
| 7. Texas Tech (6 - 1) Schedule: 5.594 (20) | 7.839 7.839  3 | |||
| 8. Oregon St (6 - 0) Schedule: 5.736 (17) | 7.763 7.763  2 | |||
| 9. Stanford (5 - 2) Schedule: 6.288 (3) | 7.522 7.522  7 | |||
| 10. Texas A&M (5 - 2) Schedule: 5.859 (14) | 7.499 7.499  1 | |||
| 11. South Carolina (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.515 (21) | 7.412 7.412  5 | |||
| 12. LSU (7 - 1) Schedule: 5.267 (35) | 7.139 7.139  6 | |||
| 13. Texas (5 - 2) Schedule: 5.986 (7) | 7.098 7.098  2 | |||
| 14. Southern Cal (6 - 1) Schedule: 4.771 (56) | 7.001 7.001  1 | |||
| 15. Rutgers (7 - 0) Schedule: 4.087 (100) | 6.893 6.893  5 | |||
| 16. Arizona (4 - 3) Schedule: 6.111 (6) | 6.884 6.884  19 | |||
| 17. Ohio State (8 - 0) Schedule: 4.789 (54) | 6.779 6.779  3 | |||
| 18. Arizona St (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.78 (55) | 6.682 6.682  6 | |||
| 19. Mississippi St (7 - 0) Schedule: 3.872 (110) | 6.651 6.651  6 | |||
| 20. Florida St (7 - 1) Schedule: 4.003 (102) | 6.609 6.609  3 | |||
| 21. Boise St (6 - 1) Schedule: 4.445 (77) | 6.586 6.586  | |||
| 22. Wisconsin (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.044 (43) | 6.575 6.575  9 | |||
| 23. TCU  (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.679 (61) | 6.545 6.545  1 | |||
| 24. West Virginia (5 - 2) Schedule: 5.928 (9) | 6.398 6.398  7 | |||
| 25. Oklahoma St (4 - 2) Schedule: 4.908 (49) | 6.388 6.388  25 | |||
| 26. Michigan (5 - 2) Schedule: 5.283 (33) | 6.373 6.373  2 | |||
| 27. Georgia (6 - 1) Schedule: 4.599 (65) | 6.358 6.358  8 | |||
| 28. Clemson (6 - 1) Schedule: 4.287 (87) | 6.351 6.351  6 | |||
| 29. Penn State (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.51 (74) | 6.311 6.311  8 | |||
| 30. Baylor (3 - 3) Schedule: 5.864 (13) | 6.299 6.299  1 | |||
| 31. Utah St (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.267 (89) | 6.285 6.285  4 | |||
| 32. Iowa St (4 - 3) Schedule: 5.917 (11) | 6.247 6.247  17 | |||
| 33. UCLA (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.893 (50) | 6.112 6.112  3 | |||
| 34. Mississippi (4 - 3) Schedule: 5.429 (25) | 6.11 6.11  2 | |||
| 35. Brigham Young (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.241 (36) | 6.109 6.109  7 | |||
| 36. San Jose St (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.441 (78) | 6.101 6.101  5 | |||
| 37. Louisiana Tech (6 - 1) Schedule: 3.95 (107) | 6.088 6.088  9 | |||
| 38. Cincinnati (5 - 1) Schedule: 3.665 (118) | 6.076 6.076  12 | |||
| 39. Louisiana-Monroe (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.537 (69) | 6.047 6.047  1 | |||
| 40. Arkansas (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.952 (8) | 5.955 5.955  4 | |||
| 41. Fresno St (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.446 (76) | 5.918 5.918  11 | |||
| 42. Nebraska (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.52 (73) | 5.892 5.892  1 | |||
| 43. Northern Illinois (7 - 1) Schedule: 3.437 (120) | 5.819 5.819  4 | |||
| 44. North Carolina (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.274 (88) | 5.777 5.777  8 | |||
| 45. Northwestern (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.534 (70) | 5.752 5.752  12 | |||
| 46. Louisville (7 - 0) Schedule: 3.889 (108) | 5.709 5.709  2 | |||
| 47. Michigan St (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.307 (31) | 5.561 5.561  | |||
| 48. Western Kentucky (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.421 (81) | 5.515 5.515  2 | |||
| 49. North Carolina St (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.358 (85) | 5.44 5.44  4 | |||
| 50. Tennessee (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.486 (24) | 5.424 5.424  5 | |||
| 51. Tulsa (7 - 1) Schedule: 3.772 (114) | 5.39 5.39  2 | |||
| 52. Toledo (7 - 1) Schedule: 3.996 (103) | 5.374 5.374  14 | |||
| 53. California (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.727 (18) | 5.34 5.34  13 | |||
| 54. Washington (3 - 4) Schedule: 6.359 (2) | 5.312 5.312  2 | |||
| 55. Purdue (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.505 (22) | 5.284 5.284  8 | |||
| 56. Duke (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.119 (97) | 5.259 5.259  12 | |||
| 57. San Diego St (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.092 (99) | 5.205 5.205  13 | |||
| 58. Louisiana-Lafayette (4 - 2) Schedule: 3.713 (115) | 5.189 5.189  7 | |||
| 59. Miami FL (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.649 (19) | 5.142 5.142  2 | |||
| 60. Nevada (6 - 2) Schedule: 3.952 (106) | 5.116 5.116  6 | |||
| 61. Iowa (4 - 3) Schedule: 5.046 (42) | 5.11 5.11  16 | |||
| 62. Syracuse (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.073 (40) | 5.102 5.102  13 | |||
| 63. Central Florida (5 - 2) Schedule: 3.698 (116) | 5.064 5.064  3 | |||
| 64. Kent St (6 - 1) Schedule: 3.195 (122) | 5.035 5.035  3 | |||
| 65. Utah (2 - 5) Schedule: 5.928 (10) | 5.028 5.028  | |||
| 66. SMU (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.865 (52) | 4.958 4.958  15 | |||
| 67. Missouri (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.904 (12) | 4.945 4.945  8 | |||
| 68. Virginia Tech  (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.575 (67) | 4.895 4.895  7 | |||
| 69. South Florida (2 - 5) Schedule: 5.321 (29) | 4.88 4.88  2 | |||
| 70. Troy (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.257 (90) | 4.794 4.794  6 | |||
| 71. New Mexico (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.429 (79) | 4.752 4.752  9 | |||
| 72. Vanderbilt (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.275 (34) | 4.725 4.725  1 | |||
| 73. Temple (3 - 3) Schedule: 5.002 (46) | 4.707 4.707  15 | |||
| 74. Ohio U. (7 - 0) Schedule: 2.708 (123) | 4.671 4.671  3 | |||
| 75. Indiana (2 - 5) Schedule: 4.644 (62) | 4.489 4.489  1 | |||
| 76. Minnesota (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.704 (58) | 4.485 4.485  7 | |||
| 77. Kentucky (1 - 7) Schedule: 6.395 (1) | 4.446 4.446  6 | |||
| 78. East Carolina (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.152 (96) | 4.411 4.411  | |||
| 79. Ball St (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.389 (83) | 4.405 4.405  3 | |||
| 80. Maryland (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.241 (92) | 4.377 4.377  4 | |||
| 81. Houston (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.604 (64) | 4.375 4.375  9 | |||
| 82. Kansas (1 - 6) Schedule: 6.144 (4) | 4.361 4.361  4 | |||
| 83. Marshall (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.118 (98) | 4.359 4.359  8 | |||
| 84. Air Force (4 - 3) Schedule: 3.557 (119) | 4.355 4.355  3 | |||
| 85. Auburn (1 - 6) Schedule: 6.14 (5) | 4.351 4.351  | |||
| 86. Bowling Green (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.307 (121) | 4.344 4.344  2 | |||
| 87. Georgia Tech (3 - 4) Schedule: 3.875 (109) | 4.332 4.332  3 | |||
| 88. Navy (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.564 (68) | 4.291 4.291  1 | |||
| 89. Texas St-San Marcos (3 - 3) Schedule: 4.618 (63) | 4.255 4.255  10 | |||
| 90. Middle Tennessee St (4 - 3) Schedule: 3.954 (105) | 4.196 4.196  10 | |||
| 91. Pittsburgh (3 - 4) Schedule: 3.975 (104) | 4.106 4.106  2 | |||
| 92. Wake Forest (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.205 (93) | 4.007 4.007  2 | |||
| 93. North Texas (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.525 (72) | 3.834 3.834  8 | |||
| 94. Washington St (2 - 5) Schedule: 5.368 (27) | 3.705 3.705  5 | |||
| 95. Connecticut (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.202 (94) | 3.66 3.66  11 | |||
| 96. Arkansas St (4 - 3) Schedule: 3.829 (112) | 3.646 3.646  4 | |||
| 97. Virginia (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.041 (44) | 3.617 3.617  1 | |||
| 98. Alabama-Birmingham (1 - 6) Schedule: 5.008 (45) | 3.571 3.571  6 | |||
| 99. Western Michigan (3 - 5) Schedule: 3.842 (111) | 3.541 3.541  5 | |||
| 100. Wyoming (1 - 6) Schedule: 5.001 (47) | 3.541 3.541  3 | |||
| 101. Illinois (2 - 5) Schedule: 5.094 (37) | 3.42 3.42  1 | |||
| 102. Rice (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.417 (82) | 3.411 3.411  2 | |||
| 103. Boston College (1 - 6) Schedule: 4.695 (59) | 3.345 3.345  6 | |||
| 104. UNLV (1 - 7) Schedule: 5.09 (38) | 3.2 3.2  1 | |||
| 105. UTEP  (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.047 (41) | 3.126 3.126  2 | |||
| 106. Miami OH (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.428 (80) | 3.112 3.112  1 | |||
| 107. Central Michigan (2 - 5) Schedule: 4.594 (66) | 2.803 2.803  3 | |||
| 108. Florida Int'l (1 - 7) Schedule: 4.526 (71) | 2.784 2.784  4 | |||
| 109. Florida Atlantic (1 - 6) Schedule: 4.751 (57) | 2.731 2.731  1 | |||
| 110. Tulane (1 - 6) Schedule: 5.388 (26) | 2.716 2.716  1 | |||
| 111. Hawai`i (1 - 5) Schedule: 4.991 (48) | 2.653 2.653  2 | |||
| 112. Buffalo (1 - 6) Schedule: 4.387 (84) | 2.513 2.513  6 | |||
| 113. Texas-San Antonio (5 - 2) Schedule: 1.429 (124) | 2.5 2.5  2 | |||
| 114. Southern Miss (0 - 7) Schedule: 5.362 (28) | 2.464 2.464  5 | |||
| 115. Colorado (1 - 6) Schedule: 4.88 (51) | 2.442 2.442  2 | |||
| 116. Colorado St (1 - 6) Schedule: 5.078 (39) | 2.428 2.428  3 | |||
| 117. Akron (1 - 7) Schedule: 4.035 (101) | 2.353 2.353  3 | |||
| 118. South Alabama (2 - 5) Schedule: 3.799 (113) | 2.251 2.251  3 | |||
| 119. Eastern Michigan (1 - 6) Schedule: 4.481 (75) | 2.194 2.194  3 | |||
| 120. Army (1 - 6) Schedule: 4.174 (95) | 2.185 2.185  4 | |||
| 121. Memphis (1 - 6) Schedule: 4.25 (91) | 2.148 2.148  3 | |||
| 122. Idaho (1 - 7) Schedule: 4.685 (60) | 2.126 2.126  2 | |||
| 123. New Mexico St (1 - 6) Schedule: 3.682 (117) | 1.799 1.799  | |||
| 124. Massachusetts (0 - 7) Schedule: 4.313 (86) | 1.046 1.046  |