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. Arkansas St (4 - 2) Schedule: 4.443 (1) | 5.496 5.496  | |||
| 2. Georgia Southern (5 - 2) Schedule: 2.885 (10) | 4.937 4.937  | |||
| 3. South Alabama (4 - 2) Schedule: 3.712 (6) | 4.192 4.192  | |||
| 4. Louisiana-Lafayette (3 - 3) Schedule: 4.197 (2) | 3.697 3.697  1 | |||
| 5. Louisiana-Monroe (3 - 3) Schedule: 4.113 (3) | 2.978 2.978  1 | |||
| 6. Appalachian St (2 - 5) Schedule: 3.098 (9) | 2.388 2.388  4 | |||
| 7. Georgia St (1 - 6) Schedule: 3.995 (4) | 2.325 2.325  2 | |||
| 8. New Mexico St (2 - 6) Schedule: 3.418 (7) | 2.28 2.28  | |||
| 9. Texas St-San Marcos (3 - 3) Schedule: 2.339 (11) | 2.015 2.015  2 | |||
| 10. Troy (1 - 6) Schedule: 3.992 (5) | 1.92 1.92  4 | |||
| 11. Idaho (1 - 6) Schedule: 3.383 (8) | 1.839 1.839  |