Week 8
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All | Big Sky Conference | Big South-Ohio Valley Conference | Colonial Athletic Association | Division I-AA Independents | Ivy League | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference | Northeast Conference | Ohio Valley Conference | Patriot League | Pioneer Football League | Southern Conference | Southland Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference
| Place | Team | Rating | Strength of Schedule | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. North Dakota St (7 - 0) Schedule: 3.055 (7) | 6.173 6.173  | |||
| 2. Illinois St (6 - 0) Schedule: 2.255 (10) | 5.049 5.049  | |||
| 3. South Dakota St (5 - 2) Schedule: 3.526 (5) | 4.504 4.504  3 | |||
| 4. Indiana St (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.087 (1) | 4.354 4.354  1 | |||
| 5. Missouri St (4 - 3) Schedule: 3.718 (2) | 4.332 4.332  | |||
| 6. Northern Iowa (3 - 4) Schedule: 3.352 (6) | 4.199 4.199  2 | |||
| 7. Youngstown St (5 - 2) Schedule: 2.596 (9) | 4.052 4.052  1 | |||
| 8. Southern Illinois (5 - 3) Schedule: 2.929 (8) | 3.857 3.857  1 | |||
| 9. Western Illinois (3 - 5) Schedule: 3.554 (4) | 3.055 3.055  | |||
| 10. South Dakota (2 - 5) Schedule: 3.676 (3) | 2.309 2.309  |