Week 9
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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 (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.269 (4) | 5.841 5.841  | |||
| 2. Western Kentucky (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.151 (6) | 5.405 5.405  | |||
| 3. Middle Tennessee St (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.951 (9) | 4.476 4.476  2 | |||
| 4. Louisiana-Lafayette (4 - 3) Schedule: 3.689 (10) | 4.456 4.456  1 | |||
| 5. Troy (4 - 4) Schedule: 3.955 (8) | 4.306 4.306  1 | |||
| 6. Arkansas St (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.008 (7) | 4.286 4.286  1 | |||
| 7. North Texas (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.455 (3) | 3.535 3.535  1 | |||
| 8. Florida Atlantic (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.844 (1) | 3.193 3.193  1 | |||
| 9. Florida Int'l (1 - 8) Schedule: 4.597 (2) | 2.784 2.784  1 | |||
| 10. South Alabama (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.159 (5) | 2.551 2.551  |