Week 9
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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 (8 - 0) Schedule: 3.075 (13) | 6.712 6.712  | |||
| 2. Louisiana Tech (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.726 (4) | 5.486 5.486  | |||
| 3. Rice (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.136 (7) | 4.559 4.559  1 | |||
| 4. UTEP  (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.381 (6) | 4.443 4.443  6 | |||
| 5. Western Kentucky (3 - 4) Schedule: 3.972 (9) | 4.396 4.396  2 | |||
| 6. Alabama-Birmingham (4 - 4) Schedule: 3.939 (10) | 4.27 4.27  3 | |||
| 7. Middle Tennessee St (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.045 (8) | 4.231 4.231  2 | |||
| 8. Florida Int'l (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.41 (5) | 4.004 4.004  2 | |||
| 9. Florida Atlantic (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.043 (1) | 3.836 3.836  | |||
| 10. Texas-San Antonio (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.739 (3) | 3.599 3.599  2 | |||
| 11. Southern Miss (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.768 (2) | 3.545 3.545  | |||
| 12. Old Dominion (3 - 5) Schedule: 3.937 (11) | 3.4 3.4  | |||
| 13. North Texas (2 - 6) Schedule: 3.581 (12) | 2.111 2.111  |