Week 8
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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. Western Kentucky (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.145 (5) | 5.785 5.785  | |||
| 2. Louisiana Tech (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.238 (4) | 5.387 5.387  1 | |||
| 3. Marshall (7 - 1) Schedule: 2.759 (13) | 4.921 4.921  1 | |||
| 4. Southern Miss (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.318 (9) | 4.406 4.406  | |||
| 5. Florida Int'l (4 - 4) Schedule: 3.038 (12) | 3.788 3.788  1 | |||
| 6. Middle Tennessee St (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.291 (3) | 3.703 3.703  1 | |||
| 7. Rice (4 - 3) Schedule: 3.661 (7) | 3.449 3.449  | |||
| 8. Texas-San Antonio (1 - 6) Schedule: 4.674 (2) | 3.051 3.051  | |||
| 9. Florida Atlantic (1 - 6) Schedule: 3.703 (6) | 2.088 2.088  | |||
| 10. Old Dominion (3 - 4) Schedule: 3.577 (8) | 1.984 1.984  | |||
| 11. UTEP  (3 - 4) Schedule: 3.21 (10) | 1.684 1.684  2 | |||
| 12. UNC-Charlotte (2 - 5) Schedule: 3.145 (11) | 1.617 1.617  1 | |||
| 13. North Texas (0 - 7) Schedule: 4.885 (1) | 1.459 1.459  1 |