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. Mississippi (7 - 1) Schedule: 5.974 (3) | 8.755 8.755  | |||
| 2. Auburn (6 - 1) Schedule: 6.457 (2) | 8.571 8.571  | |||
| 3. Alabama (7 - 1) Schedule: 5.965 (5) | 8.325 8.325  1 | |||
| 4. Mississippi St (7 - 0) Schedule: 5.722 (8) | 8.238 8.238  1 | |||
| 5. Georgia (6 - 1) Schedule: 5.331 (12) | 7.76 7.76  | |||
| 6. LSU (7 - 2) Schedule: 5.782 (6) | 7.224 7.224  1 | |||
| 7. Missouri (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.206 (13) | 6.749 6.749  1 | |||
| 8. Texas A&M (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.691 (9) | 6.663 6.663  | |||
| 9. Arkansas (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.45 (10) | 6.299 6.299  1 | |||
| 10. Tennessee (3 - 5) Schedule: 6.521 (1) | 6.229 6.229  1 | |||
| 11. South Carolina (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.739 (7) | 5.964 5.964  | |||
| 12. Kentucky (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.712 (14) | 5.607 5.607  1 | |||
| 13. Florida (3 - 3) Schedule: 5.97 (4) | 5.511 5.511  1 | |||
| 14. Vanderbilt (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.434 (11) | 3.309 3.309  |