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 Michigan (8 - 0) Schedule: 4.371 (6) | 7.358 7.358  | |||
| 2. Toledo (6 - 1) Schedule: 4.026 (9) | 6.407 6.407  | |||
| 3. Akron (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.632 (3) | 5.14 5.14  1 | |||
| 4. Central Michigan (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.513 (4) | 4.761 4.761  1 | |||
| 5. Ohio U. (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.653 (11) | 4.378 4.378  | |||
| 6. Eastern Michigan (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.042 (8) | 4.311 4.311  | |||
| 7. Northern Illinois (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.89 (2) | 4.119 4.119  1 | |||
| 8. Kent St (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.456 (5) | 3.946 3.946  1 | |||
| 9. Ball St (4 - 4) Schedule: 3.513 (12) | 3.924 3.924  2 | |||
| 10. Bowling Green (1 - 7) Schedule: 5.159 (1) | 3.22 3.22  | |||
| 11. Miami OH (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.356 (7) | 3.092 3.092  | |||
| 12. Buffalo (1 - 6) Schedule: 3.844 (10) | 1.298 1.298  |