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. Toledo (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.531 (1) | 4.749 4.749  | |||
| 2. Western Michigan (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.582 (10) | 4.517 4.517  | |||
| 3. Central Michigan (5 - 4) Schedule: 3.85 (7) | 4.105 4.105  | |||
| 4. Northern Illinois (6 - 2) Schedule: 3.344 (12) | 4 4  1 | |||
| 5. Ball St (3 - 5) Schedule: 3.91 (5) | 3.937 3.937  1 | |||
| 6. Akron (4 - 4) Schedule: 3.553 (11) | 3.674 3.674  2 | |||
| 7. Bowling Green (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.59 (9) | 3.619 3.619  | |||
| 8. Massachusetts (2 - 7) Schedule: 3.734 (8) | 3.12 3.12  | |||
| 9. Buffalo (3 - 5) Schedule: 3.085 (13) | 2.749 2.749  1 | |||
| 10. Miami OH (2 - 7) Schedule: 3.891 (6) | 2.735 2.735  1 | |||
| 11. Ohio U. (4 - 5) Schedule: 3.911 (4) | 2.706 2.706  2 | |||
| 12. Kent St (1 - 7) Schedule: 3.947 (2) | 2.146 2.146  | |||
| 13. Eastern Michigan (2 - 6) Schedule: 3.932 (3) | 1.684 1.684  |