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. Clemson (8 - 0) Schedule: 5.678 (16) | 8.338 8.338  | |||
| 2. Alabama (7 - 1) Schedule: 5.629 (19) | 8.091 8.091  | |||
| 3. Ohio State (8 - 0) Schedule: 5.068 (54) | 8.069 8.069  1 | |||
| 4. Notre Dame  (7 - 1) Schedule: 6.11 (7) | 7.903 7.903  1 | |||
| 5. Iowa (8 - 0) Schedule: 5.384 (39) | 7.864 7.864  2 | |||
| 6. Michigan (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.559 (23) | 7.809 7.809  3 | |||
| 7. LSU (7 - 0) Schedule: 5.336 (42) | 7.781 7.781  1 | |||
| 8. Florida (7 - 1) Schedule: 5.506 (28) | 7.765 7.765  4 | |||
| 9. Oklahoma (7 - 1) Schedule: 5.189 (49) | 7.754 7.754  3 | |||
| 10. Baylor (7 - 0) Schedule: 4.14 (97) | 7.671 7.671  | |||
| 11. TCU  (8 - 0) Schedule: 4.873 (61) | 7.544 7.544  5 | |||
| 12. Stanford (7 - 1) Schedule: 5.425 (33) | 7.513 7.513  3 | |||
| 13. Southern Cal (5 - 3) Schedule: 6.061 (8) | 7.444 7.444  | |||
| 14. Utah (7 - 1) Schedule: 5.634 (18) | 7.385 7.385  3 | |||
| 15. Florida St (7 - 1) Schedule: 4.991 (58) | 7.327 7.327  1 | |||
| 16. Michigan St (8 - 0) Schedule: 5.39 (38) | 7.325 7.325  1 | |||
| 17. Tennessee (4 - 4) Schedule: 6.183 (5) | 7.212 7.212  1 | |||
| 18. North Carolina (7 - 1) Schedule: 4.679 (72) | 7.085 7.085  1 | |||
| 19. Oklahoma St (8 - 0) Schedule: 4.627 (78) | 7.064 7.064  2 | |||
| 20. Mississippi St (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.865 (62) | 6.971 6.971  | |||
| 21. Memphis (8 - 0) Schedule: 4.388 (88) | 6.953 6.953  1 | |||
| 22. Navy (6 - 1) Schedule: 4.792 (65) | 6.951 6.951  2 | |||
| 23. Wisconsin (7 - 2) Schedule: 4.99 (59) | 6.915 6.915  2 | |||
| 24. California (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.928 (11) | 6.721 6.721  1 | |||
| 25. Mississippi (7 - 2) Schedule: 5.111 (52) | 6.695 6.695  6 | |||
| 26. Houston (8 - 0) Schedule: 3.388 (122) | 6.657 6.657  4 | |||
| 27. Temple (7 - 1) Schedule: 4.452 (85) | 6.607 6.607  | |||
| 28. Toledo (7 - 0) Schedule: 3.911 (110) | 6.602 6.602  4 | |||
| 29. Penn State (7 - 2) Schedule: 5.326 (44) | 6.592 6.592  6 | |||
| 30. Northwestern (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.803 (12) | 6.559 6.559  1 | |||
| 31. Pittsburgh (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.636 (17) | 6.536 6.536  5 | |||
| 32. UCLA (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.326 (45) | 6.49 6.49  11 | |||
| 33. Texas A&M (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.53 (25) | 6.4 6.4  | |||
| 34. Bowling Green (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.782 (67) | 6.269 6.269  2 | |||
| 35. Washington (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.623 (20) | 6.231 6.231  11 | |||
| 36. Duke (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.62 (79) | 6.219 6.219  2 | |||
| 37. North Carolina St (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.635 (76) | 6.201 6.201  | |||
| 38. West Virginia (3 - 4) Schedule: 6.171 (6) | 6.199 6.199  10 | |||
| 39. Virginia Tech  (4 - 5) Schedule: 5.546 (24) | 6.179 6.179  3 | |||
| 40. Miami FL (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.479 (31) | 6.048 6.048  10 | |||
| 41. Brigham Young (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.077 (53) | 6.044 6.044  2 | |||
| 42. Georgia Southern (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.09 (99) | 5.977 5.977  1 | |||
| 43. Boise St (7 - 2) Schedule: 3.802 (113) | 5.914 5.914  8 | |||
| 44. Georgia Tech (3 - 6) Schedule: 6.006 (10) | 5.89 5.89  4 | |||
| 45. Arkansas (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.519 (27) | 5.878 5.878  4 | |||
| 46. Oregon (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.201 (48) | 5.854 5.854  9 | |||
| 47. Louisville (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.715 (14) | 5.829 5.829  3 | |||
| 48. Georgia (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.046 (55) | 5.81 5.81  10 | |||
| 49. Western Kentucky (7 - 2) Schedule: 3.929 (108) | 5.791 5.791  2 | |||
| 50. Texas Tech (5 - 4) Schedule: 5.521 (26) | 5.789 5.789  2 | |||
| 51. Appalachian St (7 - 1) Schedule: 3.344 (123) | 5.777 5.777  6 | |||
| 52. Iowa St (3 - 5) Schedule: 6.043 (9) | 5.719 5.719  17 | |||
| 53. Washington St (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.004 (57) | 5.698 5.698  3 | |||
| 54. Cincinnati (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.402 (86) | 5.609 5.609  5 | |||
| 55. San Diego St (6 - 3) Schedule: 4.045 (102) | 5.588 5.588  8 | |||
| 56. Kansas St (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.561 (22) | 5.535 5.535  2 | |||
| 57. Nebraska (3 - 6) Schedule: 5.302 (47) | 5.528 5.528  9 | |||
| 58. Texas (3 - 5) Schedule: 6.438 (2) | 5.468 5.468  17 | |||
| 59. Louisiana Tech (6 - 3) Schedule: 3.982 (105) | 5.463 5.463  2 | |||
| 60. Utah St (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.618 (80) | 5.451 5.451  2 | |||
| 61. Auburn (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.741 (13) | 5.435 5.435  1 | |||
| 62. Western Michigan (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.608 (81) | 5.427 5.427  3 | |||
| 63. Central Michigan (5 - 4) Schedule: 4.85 (63) | 5.421 5.421  1 | |||
| 64. Arizona St (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.313 (46) | 5.369 5.369  6 | |||
| 65. Illinois (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.592 (21) | 5.285 5.285  12 | |||
| 66. East Carolina (4 - 5) Schedule: 5.505 (29) | 5.272 5.272  9 | |||
| 67. Marshall (8 - 1) Schedule: 2.805 (127) | 5.202 5.202  5 | |||
| 68. Northern Illinois (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.761 (114) | 5.163 5.163  1 | |||
| 69. South Florida (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.814 (64) | 5.115 5.115  1 | |||
| 70. Maryland (2 - 6) Schedule: 6.511 (1) | 5.086 5.086  2 | |||
| 71. Virginia (3 - 5) Schedule: 6.199 (4) | 5.002 5.002  4 | |||
| 72. Minnesota (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.344 (41) | 4.955 4.955  6 | |||
| 73. Syracuse (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.35 (40) | 4.901 4.901  2 | |||
| 74. Indiana (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.482 (30) | 4.888 4.888  1 | |||
| 75. Arizona (5 - 4) Schedule: 4.69 (70) | 4.863 4.863  9 | |||
| 76. Air Force (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.621 (117) | 4.788 4.788  7 | |||
| 77. Missouri (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.719 (69) | 4.759 4.759  1 | |||
| 78. Kentucky (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.422 (34) | 4.627 4.627  4 | |||
| 79. South Carolina (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.332 (43) | 4.609 4.609  1 | |||
| 80. Ohio U. (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.96 (107) | 4.552 4.552  1 | |||
| 81. Connecticut (4 - 5) Schedule: 4.767 (68) | 4.512 4.512  9 | |||
| 82. Rutgers (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.414 (36) | 4.503 4.503  3 | |||
| 83. Buffalo (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.071 (100) | 4.477 4.477  1 | |||
| 84. Southern Miss (6 - 3) Schedule: 3.13 (125) | 4.467 4.467  2 | |||
| 85. Boston College (3 - 6) Schedule: 5.031 (56) | 4.438 4.438  8 | |||
| 86. Purdue (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.715 (15) | 4.428 4.428  5 | |||
| 87. Wake Forest (3 - 6) Schedule: 5.139 (51) | 4.379 4.379  2 | |||
| 88. Tulsa (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.65 (75) | 4.35 4.35  1 | |||
| 89. Arkansas St (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.898 (111) | 4.192 4.192  1 | |||
| 90. Vanderbilt (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.657 (74) | 4.029 4.029  4 | |||
| 91. Oregon St (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.393 (37) | 3.958 3.958  1 | |||
| 92. Troy (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.788 (66) | 3.953 3.953  4 | |||
| 93. Colorado (4 - 5) Schedule: 3.923 (109) | 3.933 3.933  | |||
| 94. Akron (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.281 (92) | 3.873 3.873  5 | |||
| 95. Middle Tennessee St (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.179 (96) | 3.591 3.591  | |||
| 96. San Jose St (4 - 4) Schedule: 3.742 (116) | 3.538 3.538  5 | |||
| 97. Ball St (3 - 6) Schedule: 4.323 (90) | 3.479 3.479  10 | |||
| 98. Army (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.071 (101) | 3.43 3.43  7 | |||
| 99. Florida Int'l (4 - 5) Schedule: 2.961 (126) | 3.378 3.378  5 | |||
| 100. Texas St-San Marcos (2 - 5) Schedule: 4.59 (82) | 3.33 3.33  3 | |||
| 101. SMU (1 - 7) Schedule: 5.427 (32) | 3.318 3.318  5 | |||
| 102. Tulane (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.417 (35) | 3.296 3.296  2 | |||
| 103. Colorado St (3 - 5) Schedule: 3.997 (103) | 3.28 3.28  5 | |||
| 104. Rice (4 - 4) Schedule: 3.967 (106) | 3.266 3.266  5 | |||
| 105. Louisiana-Lafayette (3 - 4) Schedule: 3.544 (119) | 3.211 3.211  3 | |||
| 106. Massachusetts (1 - 7) Schedule: 5.153 (50) | 3.181 3.181  6 | |||
| 107. Idaho (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.235 (94) | 3.178 3.178  4 | |||
| 108. UNLV (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.391 (87) | 3.162 3.162  6 | |||
| 109. Nevada (4 - 4) Schedule: 3.263 (124) | 3.15 3.15  | |||
| 110. Kansas (0 - 8) Schedule: 6.32 (3) | 3.087 3.087  3 | |||
| 111. Kent St (3 - 5) Schedule: 3.991 (104) | 3.05 3.05  | |||
| 112. South Alabama (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.317 (91) | 3.012 3.012  | |||
| 113. Texas-San Antonio (1 - 7) Schedule: 4.268 (93) | 2.722 2.722  3 | |||
| 114. Hawai`i (2 - 7) Schedule: 4.569 (83) | 2.705 2.705  | |||
| 115. Florida Atlantic (2 - 6) Schedule: 3.748 (115) | 2.615 2.615  5 | |||
| 116. Miami OH (1 - 8) Schedule: 4.669 (73) | 2.55 2.55  | |||
| 117. Louisiana-Monroe (1 - 7) Schedule: 4.501 (84) | 2.53 2.53  2 | |||
| 118. Fresno St (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.629 (77) | 2.467 2.467  1 | |||
| 119. Georgia St (2 - 5) Schedule: 3.557 (118) | 2.294 2.294  | |||
| 120. Central Florida (0 - 9) Schedule: 4.987 (60) | 2.161 2.161  2 | |||
| 121. New Mexico (4 - 4) Schedule: 2.573 (128) | 2.103 2.103  | |||
| 122. Old Dominion (3 - 5) Schedule: 3.822 (112) | 1.973 1.973  | |||
| 123. New Mexico St (1 - 7) Schedule: 4.203 (95) | 1.895 1.895  5 | |||
| 124. Eastern Michigan (1 - 8) Schedule: 4.385 (89) | 1.881 1.881  1 | |||
| 125. North Texas (1 - 7) Schedule: 4.689 (71) | 1.817 1.817  2 | |||
| 126. Wyoming (1 - 8) Schedule: 4.101 (98) | 1.74 1.74  | |||
| 127. UTEP  (3 - 5) Schedule: 3.41 (121) | 1.658 1.658  3 | |||
| 128. UNC-Charlotte (2 - 6) Schedule: 3.473 (120) | 1.602 1.602  3 |