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. Western Kentucky (7 - 2) Schedule: 3.929 (6) | 5.791 5.791  | |||
| 2. Louisiana Tech (6 - 3) Schedule: 3.982 (4) | 5.463 5.463  | |||
| 3. Marshall (8 - 1) Schedule: 2.805 (13) | 5.202 5.202  | |||
| 4. Southern Miss (6 - 3) Schedule: 3.13 (11) | 4.467 4.467  | |||
| 5. Middle Tennessee St (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.179 (3) | 3.591 3.591  1 | |||
| 6. Florida Int'l (4 - 5) Schedule: 2.961 (12) | 3.378 3.378  1 | |||
| 7. Rice (4 - 4) Schedule: 3.967 (5) | 3.266 3.266  | |||
| 8. Texas-San Antonio (1 - 7) Schedule: 4.268 (2) | 2.722 2.722  | |||
| 9. Florida Atlantic (2 - 6) Schedule: 3.748 (8) | 2.615 2.615  | |||
| 10. Old Dominion (3 - 5) Schedule: 3.822 (7) | 1.973 1.973  | |||
| 11. North Texas (1 - 7) Schedule: 4.689 (1) | 1.817 1.817  2 | |||
| 12. UTEP  (3 - 5) Schedule: 3.41 (10) | 1.658 1.658  1 | |||
| 13. UNC-Charlotte (2 - 6) Schedule: 3.473 (9) | 1.602 1.602  1 |