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. Toledo (7 - 0) Schedule: 3.783 (12) | 6.474 6.474  | |||
| 2. Bowling Green (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.707 (4) | 6.193 6.193  | |||
| 3. Central Michigan (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.894 (3) | 5.235 5.235  1 | |||
| 4. Western Michigan (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.898 (2) | 5.233 5.233  1 | |||
| 5. Northern Illinois (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.747 (13) | 5.15 5.15  1 | |||
| 6. Ohio U. (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.844 (11) | 4.436 4.436  1 | |||
| 7. Buffalo (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.067 (9) | 4.349 4.349  1 | |||
| 8. Akron (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.198 (7) | 4.075 4.075  1 | |||
| 9. Massachusetts (1 - 6) Schedule: 5.404 (1) | 3.432 3.432  2 | |||
| 10. Ball St (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.425 (6) | 3.229 3.229  | |||
| 11. Kent St (3 - 5) Schedule: 3.942 (10) | 3 3  2 | |||
| 12. Miami OH (1 - 7) Schedule: 4.608 (5) | 2.384 2.384  | |||
| 13. Eastern Michigan (1 - 7) Schedule: 4.196 (8) | 1.904 1.904  |