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. Louisiana-Monroe (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.537 (2) | 6.047 6.047  | |||
| 2. Western Kentucky (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.421 (5) | 5.515 5.515  | |||
| 3. Louisiana-Lafayette (4 - 2) Schedule: 3.713 (10) | 5.189 5.189  | |||
| 4. Troy (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.257 (6) | 4.794 4.794  | |||
| 5. Middle Tennessee St (4 - 3) Schedule: 3.954 (7) | 4.196 4.196  | |||
| 6. North Texas (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.525 (4) | 3.834 3.834  1 | |||
| 7. Arkansas St (4 - 3) Schedule: 3.829 (8) | 3.646 3.646  1 | |||
| 8. Florida Int'l (1 - 7) Schedule: 4.526 (3) | 2.784 2.784  1 | |||
| 9. Florida Atlantic (1 - 6) Schedule: 4.751 (1) | 2.731 2.731  1 | |||
| 10. South Alabama (2 - 5) Schedule: 3.799 (9) | 2.251 2.251  |