Week 8
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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 (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.462 (1) | 5.495 5.495  1 | |||
| 2. Louisiana Tech (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.919 (6) | 5.434 5.434  1 | |||
| 3. Middle Tennessee St (5 - 2) Schedule: 3.92 (5) | 5.078 5.078  1 | |||
| 4. Southern Miss (4 - 3) Schedule: 3.776 (11) | 4.333 4.333  1 | |||
| 5. Old Dominion (4 - 3) Schedule: 3.891 (7) | 4.197 4.197  2 | |||
| 6. North Texas (4 - 3) Schedule: 3.788 (10) | 3.848 3.848  1 | |||
| 7. Texas-San Antonio (3 - 4) Schedule: 3.476 (13) | 3.49 3.49  1 | |||
| 8. Marshall (2 - 5) Schedule: 3.954 (3) | 2.655 2.655  | |||
| 9. UNC-Charlotte (3 - 5) Schedule: 3.872 (8) | 2.627 2.627  | |||
| 10. Rice (1 - 6) Schedule: 4.273 (2) | 2.391 2.391  2 | |||
| 11. Florida Int'l (3 - 5) Schedule: 3.829 (9) | 2.271 2.271  | |||
| 12. Florida Atlantic (1 - 6) Schedule: 3.708 (12) | 2.191 2.191  2 | |||
| 13. UTEP  (2 - 5) Schedule: 3.938 (4) | 1.799 1.799  |