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. Mississippi (7 - 0) Schedule: 5.655 (8) | 8.943 8.943  1 | |||
| 2. Auburn (5 - 1) Schedule: 6.507 (1) | 8.839 8.839  1 | |||
| 3. Mississippi St (6 - 0) Schedule: 5.796 (5) | 8.344 8.344  | |||
| 4. Alabama (6 - 1) Schedule: 5.901 (4) | 8.221 8.221  1 | |||
| 5. Georgia (6 - 1) Schedule: 5.316 (12) | 7.748 7.748  1 | |||
| 6. Missouri (5 - 2) Schedule: 5.502 (9) | 7.012 7.012  3 | |||
| 7. LSU (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.366 (11) | 6.898 6.898  1 | |||
| 8. Texas A&M (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.684 (6) | 6.655 6.655  2 | |||
| 9. Tennessee (3 - 4) Schedule: 6.427 (2) | 6.473 6.473  2 | |||
| 10. Arkansas (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.66 (7) | 6.096 6.096  1 | |||
| 11. South Carolina (4 - 3) Schedule: 5.412 (10) | 5.791 5.791  2 | |||
| 12. Florida (3 - 3) Schedule: 5.961 (3) | 5.505 5.505  2 | |||
| 13. Kentucky (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.12 (14) | 5.481 5.481  1 | |||
| 14. Vanderbilt (2 - 5) Schedule: 5.254 (13) | 3.085 3.085  |