Week 8
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All | ACC | American Athletic Conference | Big 10 | Big 12 | Conference USA | Division I-A Independents | Mid-American Conference | MWC | Pac-12 | SEC | Sun Belt Conference
| Place | Team | Rating | Strength of Schedule | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Florida St (7 - 0) Schedule: 4.922 (31) | 8.598 8.598  | |||
| 2. Alabama (8 - 0) Schedule: 4.844 (36) | 8.361 8.361  | |||
| 3. Oregon (8 - 0) Schedule: 4.504 (59) | 8.204 8.204  1 | |||
| 4. Missouri (7 - 1) Schedule: 5.322 (22) | 7.767 7.767  1 | |||
| 5. Baylor (7 - 0) Schedule: 4.119 (84) | 7.613 7.613  | |||
| 6. Stanford (7 - 1) Schedule: 5.495 (11) | 7.541 7.541  | |||
| 7. Arizona St (5 - 2) Schedule: 5.647 (7) | 7.266 7.266  2 | |||
| 8. Texas A&M (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.358 (21) | 7.176 7.176  4 | |||
| 9. Clemson (7 - 1) Schedule: 5.258 (23) | 7.117 7.117  1 | |||
| 10. LSU (7 - 2) Schedule: 4.784 (41) | 7.017 7.017  3 | |||
| 11. Brigham Young (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.216 (24) | 6.92 6.92  7 | |||
| 12. Ohio State (8 - 0) Schedule: 4.28 (72) | 6.912 6.912  5 | |||
| 13. South Carolina (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.605 (10) | 6.856 6.856  3 | |||
| 14. Florida (4 - 3) Schedule: 5.799 (2) | 6.752 6.752  4 | |||
| 15. Georgia (4 - 3) Schedule: 6.349 (1) | 6.729 6.729  4 | |||
| 16. Arizona (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.686 (48) | 6.6 6.6  10 | |||
| 17. Louisville (7 - 1) Schedule: 3.56 (111) | 6.556 6.556  4 | |||
| 18. Oklahoma St (6 - 1) Schedule: 4.121 (82) | 6.542 6.542  11 | |||
| 19. Michigan St (7 - 1) Schedule: 3.9 (94) | 6.463 6.463  11 | |||
| 20. Wisconsin (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.063 (86) | 6.443 6.443  | |||
| 21. Auburn (7 - 1) Schedule: 4.758 (42) | 6.408 6.408  3 | |||
| 22. Miami FL (7 - 0) Schedule: 4.039 (87) | 6.391 6.391  3 | |||
| 23. Southern Cal (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.441 (13) | 6.391 6.391  9 | |||
| 24. Oklahoma (7 - 1) Schedule: 4.637 (52) | 6.382 6.382  3 | |||
| 25. Washington (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.369 (19) | 6.333 6.333  2 | |||
| 26. Oregon St (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.521 (58) | 6.321 6.321  5 | |||
| 27. Texas Tech (7 - 1) Schedule: 3.981 (91) | 6.29 6.29  13 | |||
| 28. UCLA (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.831 (37) | 6.225 6.225  13 | |||
| 29. Central Florida (6 - 1) Schedule: 4.069 (85) | 6.171 6.171  7 | |||
| 30. Mississippi (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.422 (14) | 6.164 6.164  5 | |||
| 31. Texas (5 - 2) Schedule: 5.076 (29) | 6.118 6.118  16 | |||
| 32. Kansas St (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.369 (18) | 6.022 6.022  9 | |||
| 33. Virginia Tech  (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.121 (27) | 5.974 5.974  5 | |||
| 34. Houston (6 - 1) Schedule: 3.723 (101) | 5.956 5.956  16 | |||
| 35. Georgia Tech (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.855 (35) | 5.885 5.885  1 | |||
| 36. Notre Dame  (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.866 (34) | 5.86 5.86  | |||
| 37. Michigan (6 - 1) Schedule: 4.137 (79) | 5.833 5.833  4 | |||
| 38. Utah (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.768 (3) | 5.694 5.694  7 | |||
| 39. Iowa (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.736 (45) | 5.635 5.635  10 | |||
| 40. Ball St (8 - 1) Schedule: 3.191 (118) | 5.611 5.611  5 | |||
| 41. Northern Illinois (8 - 0) Schedule: 3.131 (119) | 5.517 5.517  1 | |||
| 42. East Carolina (5 - 2) Schedule: 3.851 (96) | 5.459 5.459  6 | |||
| 43. Indiana (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.106 (28) | 5.455 5.455  | |||
| 44. Tennessee (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.654 (6) | 5.425 5.425  7 | |||
| 45. Duke (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.233 (73) | 5.422 5.422  14 | |||
| 46. Toledo (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.825 (38) | 5.406 5.406  8 | |||
| 47. Fresno St (7 - 0) Schedule: 3.305 (114) | 5.346 5.346  1 | |||
| 48. Utah St (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.131 (80) | 5.336 5.336  4 | |||
| 49. Boise St (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.227 (75) | 5.277 5.277  5 | |||
| 50. Washington St (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.188 (25) | 5.24 5.24  8 | |||
| 51. Vanderbilt (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.903 (33) | 5.136 5.136  13 | |||
| 52. North Texas (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.763 (97) | 5.123 5.123  8 | |||
| 53. Bowling Green (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.658 (104) | 5.085 5.085  2 | |||
| 54. Nebraska (5 - 2) Schedule: 3.579 (110) | 5.055 5.055  12 | |||
| 55. TCU  (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.389 (16) | 5.052 5.052  16 | |||
| 56. North Carolina (2 - 5) Schedule: 5.609 (8) | 5.028 5.028  20 | |||
| 57. Boston College (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.656 (5) | 5.024 5.024  22 | |||
| 58. Louisiana-Lafayette (5 - 2) Schedule: 3.726 (100) | 5.012 5.012  6 | |||
| 59. Buffalo (6 - 2) Schedule: 3.388 (113) | 5.008 5.008  3 | |||
| 60. Minnesota (6 - 2) Schedule: 3.948 (92) | 5 5  10 | |||
| 61. Pittsburgh (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.786 (40) | 4.981 4.981  5 | |||
| 62. Maryland (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.387 (65) | 4.962 4.962  7 | |||
| 63. Northwestern (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.681 (49) | 4.939 4.939  2 | |||
| 64. Penn State (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.665 (50) | 4.902 4.902  11 | |||
| 65. Wake Forest (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.232 (74) | 4.829 4.829  2 | |||
| 66. Rice (6 - 2) Schedule: 3.54 (112) | 4.737 4.737  6 | |||
| 67. Arkansas (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.398 (15) | 4.71 4.71  1 | |||
| 68. Mississippi St (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.692 (47) | 4.7 4.7  | |||
| 69. Marshall (4 - 3) Schedule: 3.299 (115) | 4.699 4.699  12 | |||
| 70. Ohio U. (6 - 2) Schedule: 3.016 (121) | 4.544 4.544  5 | |||
| 71. Tulane (6 - 2) Schedule: 3.621 (107) | 4.519 4.519  3 | |||
| 72. Navy (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.222 (76) | 4.499 4.499  6 | |||
| 73. West Virginia (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.467 (12) | 4.389 4.389  6 | |||
| 74. Colorado (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.368 (20) | 4.263 4.263  1 | |||
| 75. Syracuse (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.405 (63) | 4.202 4.202  4 | |||
| 76. Iowa St (1 - 6) Schedule: 5.608 (9) | 4.14 4.14  3 | |||
| 77. Rutgers (4 - 3) Schedule: 3.948 (93) | 4.127 4.127  8 | |||
| 78. Illinois (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.654 (51) | 4.076 4.076  7 | |||
| 79. Cincinnati (5 - 2) Schedule: 2.179 (125) | 4.051 4.051  1 | |||
| 80. North Carolina St (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.58 (55) | 4.021 4.021  6 | |||
| 81. Western Kentucky (4 - 4) Schedule: 3.677 (103) | 4.008 4.008  4 | |||
| 82. San Jose St (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.321 (69) | 3.983 3.983  2 | |||
| 83. Colorado St (4 - 4) Schedule: 3.631 (106) | 3.908 3.908  2 | |||
| 84. Kentucky (1 - 6) Schedule: 5.387 (17) | 3.876 3.876  1 | |||
| 85. Memphis (1 - 5) Schedule: 4.629 (53) | 3.854 3.854  3 | |||
| 86. South Alabama (3 - 4) Schedule: 3.698 (102) | 3.848 3.848  5 | |||
| 87. Virginia (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.165 (26) | 3.788 3.788  3 | |||
| 88. Middle Tennessee St (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.474 (61) | 3.676 3.676  9 | |||
| 89. Nevada (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.121 (83) | 3.626 3.626  7 | |||
| 90. San Diego St (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.396 (64) | 3.612 3.612  1 | |||
| 91. Florida Atlantic (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.504 (60) | 3.573 3.573  4 | |||
| 92. SMU (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.742 (44) | 3.485 3.485  3 | |||
| 93. UNLV (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.727 (99) | 3.458 3.458  7 | |||
| 94. Troy (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.095 (120) | 3.419 3.419  2 | |||
| 95. Texas St-San Marcos (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.2 (117) | 3.399 3.399  1 | |||
| 96. Kansas (2 - 5) Schedule: 4.905 (32) | 3.307 3.307  3 | |||
| 97. Texas-San Antonio (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.293 (71) | 3.3 3.3  7 | |||
| 98. Wyoming (4 - 4) Schedule: 2.771 (124) | 3.258 3.258  2 | |||
| 99. Louisiana-Monroe (4 - 4) Schedule: 3.746 (98) | 3.209 3.209  4 | |||
| 100. Arkansas St (3 - 4) Schedule: 3.995 (90) | 3.066 3.066  5 | |||
| 101. Akron (2 - 7) Schedule: 4.573 (56) | 2.967 2.967  2 | |||
| 102. Kent St (2 - 7) Schedule: 4.622 (54) | 2.961 2.961  4 | |||
| 103. Army (3 - 5) Schedule: 3.653 (105) | 2.895 2.895  1 | |||
| 104. Tulsa (2 - 5) Schedule: 4.294 (70) | 2.874 2.874  1 | |||
| 105. California (1 - 7) Schedule: 5.734 (4) | 2.847 2.847  1 | |||
| 106. Temple (1 - 7) Schedule: 4.328 (66) | 2.724 2.724  1 | |||
| 107. Central Michigan (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.13 (81) | 2.704 2.704  1 | |||
| 108. Hawai`i (0 - 7) Schedule: 4.719 (46) | 2.508 2.508  1 | |||
| 109. South Florida (2 - 5) Schedule: 4.819 (39) | 2.338 2.338  1 | |||
| 110. Alabama-Birmingham (2 - 5) Schedule: 3.599 (108) | 2.327 2.327  9 | |||
| 111. Louisiana Tech (3 - 5) Schedule: 2.959 (122) | 2.239 2.239  7 | |||
| 112. New Mexico (2 - 5) Schedule: 3.21 (116) | 2.195 2.195  2 | |||
| 113. Purdue (1 - 6) Schedule: 4.941 (30) | 2.091 2.091  2 | |||
| 114. Connecticut (0 - 7) Schedule: 4.752 (43) | 2.073 2.073  2 | |||
| 115. Air Force (1 - 7) Schedule: 3.997 (89) | 1.782 1.782  2 | |||
| 116. Massachusetts (1 - 7) Schedule: 4.323 (68) | 1.725 1.725  1 | |||
| 117. Western Michigan (1 - 8) Schedule: 4.407 (62) | 1.718 1.718  3 | |||
| 118. Idaho (1 - 7) Schedule: 4.555 (57) | 1.633 1.633  1 | |||
| 119. Georgia St (0 - 8) Schedule: 4.203 (77) | 1.519 1.519  3 | |||
| 120. UTEP  (1 - 6) Schedule: 2.872 (123) | 1.286 1.286  3 | |||
| 121. Florida Int'l (1 - 6) Schedule: 4.019 (88) | 1.272 1.272  8 | |||
| 122. Southern Miss (0 - 7) Schedule: 4.328 (67) | 1.156 1.156  1 | |||
| 123. Eastern Michigan (1 - 7) Schedule: 4.173 (78) | 1.124 1.124  1 | |||
| 124. New Mexico St (1 - 7) Schedule: 3.867 (95) | 0.851 0.851  1 | |||
| 125. Miami OH (0 - 8) Schedule: 3.58 (109) | 0.478 0.478  1 |