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 (4) | 8.338 8.338  | |||
| 2. Florida St (7 - 1) Schedule: 4.991 (11) | 7.327 7.327  | |||
| 3. North Carolina (7 - 1) Schedule: 4.679 (12) | 7.085 7.085  | |||
| 4. Pittsburgh (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.636 (5) | 6.536 6.536  | |||
| 5. Duke (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.62 (14) | 6.219 6.219  | |||
| 6. North Carolina St (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.635 (13) | 6.201 6.201  | |||
| 7. Virginia Tech  (4 - 5) Schedule: 5.546 (6) | 6.179 6.179  1 | |||
| 8. Miami FL (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.479 (7) | 6.048 6.048  2 | |||
| 9. Georgia Tech (3 - 6) Schedule: 6.006 (2) | 5.89 5.89  2 | |||
| 10. Louisville (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.715 (3) | 5.829 5.829  1 | |||
| 11. Virginia (3 - 5) Schedule: 6.199 (1) | 5.002 5.002  1 | |||
| 12. Syracuse (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.35 (8) | 4.901 4.901  1 | |||
| 13. Boston College (3 - 6) Schedule: 5.031 (10) | 4.438 4.438  | |||
| 14. Wake Forest (3 - 6) Schedule: 5.139 (9) | 4.379 4.379  |