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. Florida St (7 - 1) Schedule: 4.003 (11) | 6.609 6.609  | |||
| 2. Clemson (6 - 1) Schedule: 4.287 (6) | 6.351 6.351  | |||
| 3. North Carolina (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.274 (7) | 5.777 5.777  | |||
| 4. North Carolina St (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.358 (5) | 5.44 5.44  | |||
| 5. Duke (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.119 (10) | 5.259 5.259  2 | |||
| 6. Miami FL (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.649 (1) | 5.142 5.142  1 | |||
| 7. Virginia Tech  (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.575 (4) | 4.895 4.895  1 | |||
| 8. Maryland (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.241 (8) | 4.377 4.377  | |||
| 9. Georgia Tech (3 - 4) Schedule: 3.875 (12) | 4.332 4.332  | |||
| 10. Wake Forest (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.205 (9) | 4.007 4.007  | |||
| 11. Virginia (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.041 (2) | 3.617 3.617  1 | |||
| 12. Boston College (1 - 6) Schedule: 4.695 (3) | 3.345 3.345  1 |