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. Georgia Southern (6 - 2) Schedule: 2.874 (10) | 5.203 5.203  1 | |||
| 2. Arkansas St (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.349 (2) | 5 5  1 | |||
| 3. Louisiana-Lafayette (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.411 (1) | 4.235 4.235  1 | |||
| 4. South Alabama (5 - 2) Schedule: 3.415 (8) | 4.175 4.175  1 | |||
| 5. Louisiana-Monroe (3 - 4) Schedule: 3.897 (5) | 2.745 2.745  | |||
| 6. Texas St-San Marcos (4 - 3) Schedule: 2.652 (11) | 2.552 2.552  3 | |||
| 7. New Mexico St (2 - 6) Schedule: 3.649 (6) | 2.514 2.514  1 | |||
| 8. Appalachian St (2 - 5) Schedule: 3.086 (9) | 2.377 2.377  2 | |||
| 9. Georgia St (1 - 7) Schedule: 4.136 (3) | 2.142 2.142  2 | |||
| 10. Idaho (1 - 6) Schedule: 3.487 (7) | 1.945 1.945  1 | |||
| 11. Troy (1 - 7) Schedule: 3.974 (4) | 1.855 1.855  1 |