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. Marshall (7 - 0) Schedule: 3.08 (13) | 6.813 6.813  | |||
| 2. Louisiana Tech (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.957 (1) | 5.504 5.504  | |||
| 3. Alabama-Birmingham (4 - 3) Schedule: 3.672 (11) | 4.586 4.586  | |||
| 4. Rice (3 - 3) Schedule: 4.458 (6) | 4.471 4.471  1 | |||
| 5. Middle Tennessee St (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.163 (8) | 4.349 4.349  3 | |||
| 6. Florida Int'l (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.676 (5) | 4.274 4.274  | |||
| 7. Western Kentucky (2 - 4) Schedule: 4.033 (9) | 4.26 4.26  3 | |||
| 8. Texas-San Antonio (2 - 5) Schedule: 4.923 (2) | 4.227 4.227  1 | |||
| 9. Florida Atlantic (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.894 (3) | 3.935 3.935  | |||
| 10. UTEP  (3 - 3) Schedule: 4.383 (7) | 3.746 3.746  | |||
| 11. Southern Miss (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.688 (4) | 3.608 3.608  1 | |||
| 12. Old Dominion (3 - 4) Schedule: 3.701 (10) | 3.315 3.315  1 | |||
| 13. North Texas (2 - 5) Schedule: 3.622 (12) | 2.353 2.353  |