Week 7
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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. Clemson (6 - 0) Schedule: 5.339 (6) | 7.819 7.819  | |||
| 2. Florida St (6 - 0) Schedule: 4.807 (9) | 7.551 7.551  | |||
| 3. North Carolina (5 - 1) Schedule: 4.354 (12) | 6.927 6.927  1 | |||
| 4. Pittsburgh (5 - 1) Schedule: 5.499 (5) | 6.749 6.749  1 | |||
| 5. Miami FL (4 - 2) Schedule: 4.937 (7) | 6.197 6.197  4 | |||
| 6. Virginia Tech  (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.656 (4) | 6.17 6.17  1 | |||
| 7. Duke (5 - 1) Schedule: 3.948 (14) | 6.093 6.093  | |||
| 8. North Carolina St (4 - 2) Schedule: 4.12 (13) | 6.035 6.035  | |||
| 9. Louisville (2 - 4) Schedule: 6.156 (1) | 5.981 5.981  3 | |||
| 10. Georgia Tech (2 - 5) Schedule: 5.713 (3) | 5.552 5.552  | |||
| 11. Virginia (2 - 4) Schedule: 6.141 (2) | 4.789 4.789  | |||
| 12. Syracuse (3 - 3) Schedule: 4.546 (11) | 4.723 4.723  1 | |||
| 13. Wake Forest (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.827 (8) | 4.499 4.499  1 | |||
| 14. Boston College (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.55 (10) | 4.394 4.394  |