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. Toledo (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.741 (1) | 4.873 4.873  | |||
| 2. Western Michigan (4 - 3) Schedule: 3.74 (8) | 4.379 4.379  2 | |||
| 3. Central Michigan (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.04 (4) | 4.128 4.128  | |||
| 4. Akron (4 - 3) Schedule: 3.648 (9) | 4.088 4.088  2 | |||
| 5. Northern Illinois (5 - 2) Schedule: 3.541 (11) | 3.959 3.959  1 | |||
| 6. Ball St (2 - 5) Schedule: 3.93 (5) | 3.658 3.658  1 | |||
| 7. Bowling Green (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.538 (12) | 3.568 3.568  2 | |||
| 8. Massachusetts (2 - 6) Schedule: 3.613 (10) | 3.026 3.026  1 | |||
| 9. Ohio U. (4 - 4) Schedule: 3.881 (7) | 2.898 2.898  2 | |||
| 10. Buffalo (3 - 4) Schedule: 2.956 (13) | 2.801 2.801  2 | |||
| 11. Miami OH (1 - 7) Schedule: 4.172 (3) | 2.623 2.623  1 | |||
| 12. Kent St (1 - 6) Schedule: 4.217 (2) | 2.439 2.439  1 | |||
| 13. Eastern Michigan (2 - 5) Schedule: 3.918 (6) | 1.679 1.679  1 |