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. Georgia Southern (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.09 (7) | 5.977 5.977  | |||
| 2. Appalachian St (7 - 1) Schedule: 3.344 (11) | 5.777 5.777  | |||
| 3. Arkansas St (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.898 (8) | 4.192 4.192  | |||
| 4. Troy (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.788 (1) | 3.953 3.953  | |||
| 5. Texas St-San Marcos (2 - 5) Schedule: 4.59 (2) | 3.33 3.33  | |||
| 6. Louisiana-Lafayette (3 - 4) Schedule: 3.544 (10) | 3.211 3.211  1 | |||
| 7. Idaho (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.235 (5) | 3.178 3.178  1 | |||
| 8. South Alabama (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.317 (4) | 3.012 3.012  | |||
| 9. Louisiana-Monroe (1 - 7) Schedule: 4.501 (3) | 2.53 2.53  | |||
| 10. Georgia St (2 - 5) Schedule: 3.557 (9) | 2.294 2.294  | |||
| 11. New Mexico St (1 - 7) Schedule: 4.203 (6) | 1.895 1.895  |