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. Toledo (7 - 0) Schedule: 3.911 (12) | 6.602 6.602  | |||
| 2. Bowling Green (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.782 (3) | 6.269 6.269  | |||
| 3. Western Michigan (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.608 (5) | 5.427 5.427  1 | |||
| 4. Central Michigan (5 - 4) Schedule: 4.85 (2) | 5.421 5.421  1 | |||
| 5. Northern Illinois (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.761 (13) | 5.163 5.163  | |||
| 6. Ohio U. (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.96 (11) | 4.552 4.552  | |||
| 7. Buffalo (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.071 (9) | 4.477 4.477  | |||
| 8. Akron (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.281 (8) | 3.873 3.873  | |||
| 9. Ball St (3 - 6) Schedule: 4.323 (7) | 3.479 3.479  1 | |||
| 10. Massachusetts (1 - 7) Schedule: 5.153 (1) | 3.181 3.181  1 | |||
| 11. Kent St (3 - 5) Schedule: 3.991 (10) | 3.05 3.05  | |||
| 12. Miami OH (1 - 8) Schedule: 4.669 (4) | 2.55 2.55  | |||
| 13. Eastern Michigan (1 - 8) Schedule: 4.385 (6) | 1.881 1.881  |