Week 10
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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. Alabama (9 - 0) Schedule: 6.449 (7) | 9.802 9.802  | |||
| 2. Michigan (9 - 0) Schedule: 5.824 (27) | 9.034 9.034  | |||
| 3. Washington (9 - 0) Schedule: 5.314 (54) | 8.644 8.644  | |||
| 4. Ohio State (8 - 1) Schedule: 6.039 (19) | 8.612 8.612  1 | |||
| 5. Clemson (9 - 0) Schedule: 5.902 (23) | 8.28 8.28  1 | |||
| 6. Louisville (8 - 1) Schedule: 5.117 (64) | 8.061 8.061  | |||
| 7. Colorado (7 - 2) Schedule: 6.039 (18) | 7.936 7.936  1 | |||
| 8. Auburn (7 - 2) Schedule: 6.131 (15) | 7.84 7.84  1 | |||
| 9. Wisconsin (7 - 2) Schedule: 6.349 (12) | 7.833 7.833  | |||
| 10. Southern Cal (6 - 3) Schedule: 6.562 (4) | 7.721 7.721  3 | |||
| 11. Penn State (7 - 2) Schedule: 6.275 (13) | 7.709 7.709  5 | |||
| 12. Washington St (7 - 2) Schedule: 5.939 (21) | 7.656 7.656  | |||
| 13. LSU (5 - 3) Schedule: 6.382 (9) | 7.497 7.497  3 | |||
| 14. Western Michigan (9 - 0) Schedule: 4.221 (104) | 7.345 7.345  5 | |||
| 15. Texas A&M (7 - 2) Schedule: 5.821 (28) | 7.332 7.332  4 | |||
| 16. Florida St (6 - 3) Schedule: 6.546 (5) | 7.324 7.324  1 | |||
| 17. Stanford (6 - 3) Schedule: 6.615 (1) | 7.259 7.259  5 | |||
| 18. Virginia Tech  (7 - 2) Schedule: 5.51 (39) | 7.248 7.248  4 | |||
| 19. West Virginia (7 - 1) Schedule: 5.191 (60) | 7.209 7.209  1 | |||
| 20. North Carolina (7 - 2) Schedule: 5.71 (31) | 7.143 7.143  6 | |||
| 21. Boise St (8 - 1) Schedule: 5.295 (55) | 7.133 7.133  3 | |||
| 22. Utah (7 - 2) Schedule: 5.824 (26) | 7.019 7.019  2 | |||
| 23. Nebraska (7 - 2) Schedule: 5.628 (36) | 6.958 6.958  2 | |||
| 24. Mississippi (4 - 5) Schedule: 6.49 (6) | 6.88 6.88  1 | |||
| 25. Tennessee (6 - 3) Schedule: 6.064 (17) | 6.79 6.79  2 | |||
| 26. Florida (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.893 (78) | 6.725 6.725  11 | |||
| 27. San Diego St (8 - 1) Schedule: 4.094 (113) | 6.681 6.681  5 | |||
| 28. Oklahoma (7 - 2) Schedule: 5.398 (46) | 6.648 6.648  2 | |||
| 29. Brigham Young (5 - 4) Schedule: 5.914 (22) | 6.625 6.625  8 | |||
| 30. Temple (7 - 3) Schedule: 4.885 (79) | 6.586 6.586  6 | |||
| 31. Miami FL (5 - 4) Schedule: 5.428 (44) | 6.578 6.578  10 | |||
| 32. South Florida (7 - 2) Schedule: 4.825 (86) | 6.563 6.563  3 | |||
| 33. Appalachian St (7 - 2) Schedule: 4.595 (96) | 6.552 6.552  6 | |||
| 34. Tulsa (7 - 2) Schedule: 4.853 (85) | 6.499 6.499  5 | |||
| 35. Arkansas (6 - 3) Schedule: 6.017 (20) | 6.49 6.49  13 | |||
| 36. Minnesota (7 - 2) Schedule: 5.01 (68) | 6.489 6.489  8 | |||
| 37. Oklahoma St (7 - 2) Schedule: 5.003 (70) | 6.407 6.407  4 | |||
| 38. Houston (7 - 2) Schedule: 4.697 (89) | 6.379 6.379  3 | |||
| 39. Toledo (7 - 2) Schedule: 4.171 (109) | 6.358 6.358  5 | |||
| 40. UCLA (3 - 6) Schedule: 6.449 (8) | 6.341 6.341  | |||
| 41. TCU  (5 - 4) Schedule: 5.361 (49) | 6.183 6.183  16 | |||
| 42. Iowa (5 - 4) Schedule: 5.611 (37) | 6.169 6.169  4 | |||
| 43. Pittsburgh (5 - 4) Schedule: 5.702 (32) | 6.148 6.148  9 | |||
| 44. Troy (7 - 1) Schedule: 3.864 (121) | 6.056 6.056  2 | |||
| 45. North Carolina St (4 - 5) Schedule: 5.642 (35) | 6.021 6.021  1 | |||
| 46. Northwestern (4 - 5) Schedule: 6.16 (14) | 5.978 5.978  3 | |||
| 47. Central Florida (5 - 4) Schedule: 4.95 (75) | 5.965 5.965  6 | |||
| 48. Wyoming (7 - 2) Schedule: 4.877 (80) | 5.954 5.954  6 | |||
| 49. Texas (5 - 4) Schedule: 5.325 (53) | 5.95 5.95  | |||
| 50. Arizona St (5 - 4) Schedule: 6.068 (16) | 5.857 5.857  2 | |||
| 51. California (4 - 5) Schedule: 6.371 (10) | 5.845 5.845  4 | |||
| 52. Western Kentucky (7 - 3) Schedule: 4.216 (105) | 5.842 5.842  1 | |||
| 53. Oregon (3 - 6) Schedule: 6.351 (11) | 5.825 5.825  8 | |||
| 54. Baylor (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.141 (112) | 5.819 5.819  23 | |||
| 55. Navy (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.95 (74) | 5.803 5.803  | |||
| 56. Louisiana Tech (7 - 3) Schedule: 3.839 (123) | 5.763 5.763  | |||
| 57. Memphis (6 - 3) Schedule: 4.694 (90) | 5.721 5.721  10 | |||
| 58. Kansas St (5 - 4) Schedule: 5.327 (52) | 5.64 5.64  | |||
| 59. Georgia Tech (5 - 4) Schedule: 5.584 (38) | 5.571 5.571  9 | |||
| 60. Air Force (6 - 3) Schedule: 4.188 (107) | 5.534 5.534  9 | |||
| 61. Texas Tech (4 - 5) Schedule: 5.367 (47) | 5.522 5.522  2 | |||
| 62. Mississippi St (4 - 5) Schedule: 5.648 (34) | 5.512 5.512  9 | |||
| 63. Colorado St (5 - 4) Schedule: 5.049 (65) | 5.466 5.466  3 | |||
| 64. Oregon St (2 - 7) Schedule: 6.603 (2) | 5.4 5.4  1 | |||
| 65. Indiana (5 - 4) Schedule: 5.293 (56) | 5.382 5.382  3 | |||
| 66. Wake Forest (6 - 3) Schedule: 4.862 (83) | 5.379 5.379  6 | |||
| 67. Notre Dame  (3 - 6) Schedule: 5.487 (41) | 5.32 5.32  3 | |||
| 68. Georgia (5 - 4) Schedule: 5.476 (42) | 5.317 5.317  3 | |||
| 69. Maryland (5 - 4) Schedule: 5.005 (69) | 5.308 5.308  1 | |||
| 70. Vanderbilt (4 - 5) Schedule: 5.287 (57) | 5.137 5.137  2 | |||
| 71. Kentucky (5 - 4) Schedule: 5.337 (51) | 5.131 5.131  10 | |||
| 72. Ohio U. (7 - 3) Schedule: 3.893 (119) | 4.973 4.973  8 | |||
| 73. Boston College (4 - 5) Schedule: 5.169 (62) | 4.956 4.956  3 | |||
| 74. Duke (3 - 6) Schedule: 5.365 (48) | 4.919 4.919  2 | |||
| 75. Syracuse (4 - 5) Schedule: 5.82 (29) | 4.883 4.883  2 | |||
| 76. Arizona (2 - 7) Schedule: 6.586 (3) | 4.88 4.88  1 | |||
| 77. Arkansas St (4 - 4) Schedule: 5 (71) | 4.813 4.813  12 | |||
| 78. New Mexico (6 - 3) Schedule: 4.143 (111) | 4.791 4.791  5 | |||
| 79. South Carolina (5 - 4) Schedule: 5.182 (61) | 4.759 4.759  2 | |||
| 80. Old Dominion (6 - 3) Schedule: 3.837 (124) | 4.706 4.706  10 | |||
| 81. Michigan St (2 - 7) Schedule: 5.864 (25) | 4.677 4.677  1 | |||
| 82. Utah St (3 - 6) Schedule: 5.442 (43) | 4.639 4.639  3 | |||
| 83. SMU (4 - 5) Schedule: 5.354 (50) | 4.584 4.584  9 | |||
| 84. Northern Illinois (3 - 6) Schedule: 4.866 (82) | 4.57 4.57  7 | |||
| 85. Georgia Southern (4 - 5) Schedule: 4.666 (93) | 4.516 4.516  9 | |||
| 86. East Carolina (3 - 6) Schedule: 5.201 (58) | 4.49 4.49  1 | |||
| 87. Illinois (3 - 6) Schedule: 5.719 (30) | 4.482 4.482  9 | |||
| 88. Middle Tennessee St (6 - 3) Schedule: 3.777 (125) | 4.465 4.465  13 | |||
| 89. Army (5 - 4) Schedule: 3.688 (127) | 4.425 4.425  11 | |||
| 90. Idaho (5 - 4) Schedule: 4.895 (77) | 4.36 4.36  11 | |||
| 91. Kent St (3 - 6) Schedule: 4.672 (92) | 4.354 4.354  2 | |||
| 92. Virginia (2 - 7) Schedule: 5.504 (40) | 4.332 4.332  4 | |||
| 93. Texas-San Antonio (5 - 4) Schedule: 3.682 (128) | 4.306 4.306  13 | |||
| 94. Akron (5 - 5) Schedule: 4.618 (95) | 4.297 4.297  8 | |||
| 95. Central Michigan (5 - 5) Schedule: 4.504 (98) | 4.274 4.274  11 | |||
| 96. Rutgers (2 - 7) Schedule: 5.886 (24) | 4.268 4.268  2 | |||
| 97. Hawai`i (4 - 6) Schedule: 4.954 (73) | 4.238 4.238  2 | |||
| 98. South Alabama (4 - 5) Schedule: 4.58 (97) | 4.209 4.209  6 | |||
| 99. Iowa St (1 - 8) Schedule: 5.684 (33) | 4.201 4.201  3 | |||
| 100. Southern Miss (5 - 4) Schedule: 3.717 (126) | 4.129 4.129  13 | |||
| 101. Cincinnati (4 - 5) Schedule: 4.947 (76) | 4.097 4.097  4 | |||
| 102. Eastern Michigan (5 - 4) Schedule: 4.153 (110) | 4.092 4.092  5 | |||
| 103. Tulane (3 - 6) Schedule: 4.772 (88) | 3.961 3.961  4 | |||
| 104. Georgia St (2 - 7) Schedule: 4.875 (81) | 3.921 3.921  4 | |||
| 105. Miami OH (4 - 6) Schedule: 4.333 (102) | 3.897 3.897  6 | |||
| 106. Missouri (2 - 7) Schedule: 4.861 (84) | 3.825 3.825  3 | |||
| 107. Ball St (4 - 5) Schedule: 3.921 (118) | 3.815 3.815  3 | |||
| 108. Purdue (3 - 6) Schedule: 5.04 (66) | 3.77 3.77  2 | |||
| 109. Connecticut (3 - 7) Schedule: 5.166 (63) | 3.748 3.748  4 | |||
| 110. Louisiana-Lafayette (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.347 (101) | 3.589 3.589  2 | |||
| 111. San Jose St (3 - 7) Schedule: 5.03 (67) | 3.535 3.535  3 | |||
| 112. UNLV (3 - 6) Schedule: 4.203 (106) | 3.48 3.48  | |||
| 113. North Texas (4 - 5) Schedule: 3.926 (117) | 3.348 3.348  4 | |||
| 114. Nevada (3 - 6) Schedule: 4.084 (114) | 3.289 3.289  1 | |||
| 115. Louisiana-Monroe (3 - 6) Schedule: 4.675 (91) | 3.237 3.237  2 | |||
| 116. Massachusetts (2 - 8) Schedule: 4.631 (94) | 3.105 3.105  | |||
| 117. Bowling Green (1 - 8) Schedule: 5.192 (59) | 3.079 3.079  2 | |||
| 118. UNC-Charlotte (4 - 5) Schedule: 3.959 (116) | 3.075 3.075  3 | |||
| 119. Kansas (1 - 8) Schedule: 5.409 (45) | 2.862 2.862  1 | |||
| 120. New Mexico St (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.788 (87) | 2.826 2.826  1 | |||
| 121. Fresno St (1 - 9) Schedule: 4.96 (72) | 2.819 2.819  3 | |||
| 122. Florida Int'l (3 - 7) Schedule: 4.395 (100) | 2.643 2.643  | |||
| 123. Texas St-San Marcos (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.434 (99) | 2.599 2.599  | |||
| 124. UTEP  (3 - 6) Schedule: 3.993 (115) | 2.526 2.526  3 | |||
| 125. Florida Atlantic (2 - 7) Schedule: 3.849 (122) | 2.514 2.514  3 | |||
| 126. Marshall (2 - 7) Schedule: 3.875 (120) | 2.258 2.258  1 | |||
| 127. Buffalo (2 - 7) Schedule: 4.187 (108) | 2.129 2.129  1 | |||
| 128. Rice (1 - 8) Schedule: 4.242 (103) | 2.043 2.043  4 |