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. Georgia Southern (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.233 (5) | 5.864 5.864  | |||
| 2. Appalachian St (6 - 1) Schedule: 3.159 (11) | 5.836 5.836  | |||
| 3. Arkansas St (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.11 (8) | 4.196 4.196  | |||
| 4. Troy (2 - 5) Schedule: 4.513 (2) | 3.662 3.662  2 | |||
| 5. Texas St-San Marcos (2 - 4) Schedule: 4.323 (4) | 3.466 3.466  3 | |||
| 6. Idaho (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.463 (3) | 3.359 3.359  1 | |||
| 7. Louisiana-Lafayette (2 - 4) Schedule: 3.742 (9) | 3.216 3.216  2 | |||
| 8. South Alabama (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.215 (6) | 2.91 2.91  4 | |||
| 9. Louisiana-Monroe (1 - 6) Schedule: 4.744 (1) | 2.609 2.609  | |||
| 10. Georgia St (2 - 4) Schedule: 3.297 (10) | 2.115 2.115  | |||
| 11. New Mexico St (0 - 7) Schedule: 4.181 (7) | 1.44 1.44  |