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. Alabama (8 - 0) Schedule: 6.187 (9) | 9.534 9.534  | |||
| 2. Michigan (8 - 0) Schedule: 5.637 (27) | 8.763 8.763  | |||
| 3. Washington (8 - 0) Schedule: 5.017 (59) | 8.229 8.229  1 | |||
| 4. Clemson (8 - 0) Schedule: 5.963 (14) | 8.166 8.166  1 | |||
| 5. Ohio State (7 - 1) Schedule: 5.732 (24) | 8.147 8.147  2 | |||
| 6. Louisville (7 - 1) Schedule: 5.002 (61) | 7.787 7.787  | |||
| 7. Auburn (6 - 2) Schedule: 6.001 (13) | 7.755 7.755  4 | |||
| 8. Colorado (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.766 (22) | 7.652 7.652  | |||
| 9. Wisconsin (6 - 2) Schedule: 6.361 (6) | 7.617 7.617  | |||
| 10. LSU (5 - 2) Schedule: 5.848 (20) | 7.59 7.59  2 | |||
| 11. Texas A&M (7 - 1) Schedule: 5.708 (26) | 7.525 7.525  1 | |||
| 12. Washington St (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.897 (16) | 7.356 7.356  2 | |||
| 13. Southern Cal (5 - 3) Schedule: 6.473 (4) | 7.335 7.335  6 | |||
| 14. Virginia Tech  (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.518 (31) | 7.317 7.317  4 | |||
| 15. Florida (6 - 1) Schedule: 4.711 (82) | 7.305 7.305  5 | |||
| 16. Penn State (6 - 2) Schedule: 6.102 (10) | 7.237 7.237  5 | |||
| 17. Florida St (5 - 3) Schedule: 6.443 (5) | 7.163 7.163  2 | |||
| 18. Boise St (7 - 1) Schedule: 5.322 (40) | 7.156 7.156  5 | |||
| 19. Western Michigan (8 - 0) Schedule: 4.16 (104) | 7.147 7.147  3 | |||
| 20. West Virginia (6 - 1) Schedule: 5.372 (37) | 7.145 7.145  13 | |||
| 21. Nebraska (7 - 1) Schedule: 5.1 (55) | 7.062 7.062  1 | |||
| 22. Stanford (5 - 3) Schedule: 6.524 (2) | 7.006 7.006  4 | |||
| 23. Tennessee (5 - 3) Schedule: 6.568 (1) | 6.909 6.909  6 | |||
| 24. Utah (7 - 2) Schedule: 5.562 (30) | 6.754 6.754  1 | |||
| 25. Mississippi (3 - 5) Schedule: 6.477 (3) | 6.728 6.728  2 | |||
| 26. North Carolina (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.566 (29) | 6.71 6.71  2 | |||
| 27. Appalachian St (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.714 (80) | 6.443 6.443  7 | |||
| 28. Minnesota (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.977 (64) | 6.417 6.417  12 | |||
| 29. South Florida (7 - 2) Schedule: 4.682 (84) | 6.411 6.411  1 | |||
| 30. Oklahoma (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.246 (46) | 6.407 6.407  1 | |||
| 31. Baylor (6 - 1) Schedule: 3.863 (114) | 6.379 6.379  4 | |||
| 32. San Diego St (7 - 1) Schedule: 3.94 (112) | 6.378 6.378  14 | |||
| 33. Oklahoma St (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.946 (66) | 6.36 6.36  12 | |||
| 34. Pittsburgh (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.486 (35) | 6.356 6.356  1 | |||
| 35. Houston (7 - 2) Schedule: 4.647 (85) | 6.326 6.326  3 | |||
| 36. Temple (6 - 3) Schedule: 4.853 (72) | 6.265 6.265  1 | |||
| 37. Brigham Young (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.957 (15) | 6.254 6.254  6 | |||
| 38. Iowa (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.133 (52) | 6.227 6.227  1 | |||
| 39. Tulsa (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.73 (78) | 6.218 6.218  12 | |||
| 40. UCLA (3 - 5) Schedule: 6.076 (11) | 6.206 6.206  4 | |||
| 41. Miami FL (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.173 (49) | 6.092 6.092  11 | |||
| 42. Troy (6 - 1) Schedule: 3.914 (113) | 6.038 6.038  1 | |||
| 43. Northwestern (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.816 (21) | 6.015 6.015  10 | |||
| 44. Toledo (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.003 (109) | 5.929 5.929  11 | |||
| 45. Oregon (3 - 5) Schedule: 6.071 (12) | 5.911 5.911  10 | |||
| 46. North Carolina St (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.263 (44) | 5.836 5.836  8 | |||
| 47. California (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.887 (17) | 5.826 5.826  5 | |||
| 48. Arkansas (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.74 (23) | 5.823 5.823  4 | |||
| 49. Texas (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.213 (48) | 5.735 5.735  10 | |||
| 50. Georgia Tech (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.272 (43) | 5.713 5.713  1 | |||
| 51. Western Kentucky (6 - 3) Schedule: 4.294 (100) | 5.683 5.683  6 | |||
| 52. Arizona St (5 - 4) Schedule: 5.852 (19) | 5.637 5.637  5 | |||
| 53. Central Florida (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.945 (67) | 5.62 5.62  3 | |||
| 54. Wyoming (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.768 (75) | 5.592 5.592  7 | |||
| 55. Navy (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.734 (76) | 5.562 5.562  7 | |||
| 56. Louisiana Tech (6 - 3) Schedule: 3.787 (120) | 5.552 5.552  2 | |||
| 57. TCU  (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.112 (53) | 5.503 5.503  14 | |||
| 58. Kansas St (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.979 (63) | 5.485 5.485  2 | |||
| 59. Texas Tech (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.076 (56) | 5.42 5.42  1 | |||
| 60. Wake Forest (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.824 (73) | 5.265 5.265  8 | |||
| 61. Kentucky (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.343 (39) | 5.258 5.258  14 | |||
| 62. Indiana (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.321 (41) | 5.257 5.257  7 | |||
| 63. Oregon St (2 - 6) Schedule: 6.315 (7) | 5.197 5.197  2 | |||
| 64. Notre Dame  (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.262 (45) | 5.19 5.19  12 | |||
| 65. Georgia (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.487 (34) | 5.157 5.157  3 | |||
| 66. Colorado St (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.159 (50) | 5.152 5.152  | |||
| 67. Memphis (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.512 (92) | 5.133 5.133  13 | |||
| 68. Maryland (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.303 (99) | 5.117 5.117  | |||
| 69. Air Force (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.057 (106) | 5.113 5.113  6 | |||
| 70. Boston College (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.814 (74) | 5.095 5.095  10 | |||
| 71. Mississippi St (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.369 (38) | 5.093 5.093  7 | |||
| 72. Vanderbilt (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.069 (57) | 5.055 5.055  1 | |||
| 73. Syracuse (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.499 (33) | 4.914 4.914  1 | |||
| 74. SMU (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.242 (47) | 4.911 4.911  | |||
| 75. Middle Tennessee St (6 - 2) Schedule: 3.687 (125) | 4.868 4.868  5 | |||
| 76. Duke (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.111 (54) | 4.763 4.763  3 | |||
| 77. Arizona (2 - 6) Schedule: 6.199 (8) | 4.742 4.742  13 | |||
| 78. Army (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.411 (128) | 4.701 4.701  20 | |||
| 79. Utah St (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.156 (51) | 4.634 4.634  8 | |||
| 80. Ohio U. (6 - 3) Schedule: 3.85 (116) | 4.633 4.633  6 | |||
| 81. South Carolina (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.313 (42) | 4.633 4.633  21 | |||
| 82. Michigan St (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.872 (18) | 4.627 4.627  11 | |||
| 83. New Mexico (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.054 (107) | 4.617 4.617  2 | |||
| 84. Central Michigan (5 - 4) Schedule: 4.446 (95) | 4.527 4.527  7 | |||
| 85. East Carolina (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.924 (70) | 4.487 4.487  15 | |||
| 86. Akron (5 - 4) Schedule: 4.337 (97) | 4.452 4.452  19 | |||
| 87. Southern Miss (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.713 (123) | 4.427 4.427  | |||
| 88. Virginia (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.513 (32) | 4.329 4.329  7 | |||
| 89. Arkansas St (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.967 (65) | 4.326 4.326  10 | |||
| 90. Old Dominion (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.752 (121) | 4.278 4.278  1 | |||
| 91. Northern Illinois (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.037 (58) | 4.266 4.266  5 | |||
| 92. South Alabama (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.554 (87) | 4.238 4.238  11 | |||
| 93. Kent St (3 - 6) Schedule: 4.55 (88) | 4.235 4.235  11 | |||
| 94. Georgia Southern (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.189 (103) | 4.205 4.205  11 | |||
| 95. Hawai`i (4 - 5) Schedule: 4.52 (91) | 4.145 4.145  10 | |||
| 96. Illinois (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.634 (28) | 4.139 4.139  14 | |||
| 97. Cincinnati (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.542 (89) | 4.082 4.082  7 | |||
| 98. Rutgers (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.729 (25) | 4.059 4.059  4 | |||
| 99. Tulane (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.499 (93) | 4.053 4.053  7 | |||
| 100. Georgia St (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.726 (79) | 4.023 4.023  3 | |||
| 101. Idaho (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.858 (71) | 3.974 3.974  | |||
| 102. Iowa St (1 - 7) Schedule: 5.4 (36) | 3.973 3.973  4 | |||
| 103. Missouri (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.943 (68) | 3.967 3.967  19 | |||
| 104. Ball St (4 - 4) Schedule: 3.461 (127) | 3.875 3.875  1 | |||
| 105. Connecticut (3 - 6) Schedule: 4.936 (69) | 3.826 3.826  16 | |||
| 106. Texas-San Antonio (4 - 4) Schedule: 3.497 (126) | 3.792 3.792  5 | |||
| 107. Eastern Michigan (5 - 4) Schedule: 3.847 (118) | 3.788 3.788  19 | |||
| 108. Louisiana-Lafayette (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.316 (98) | 3.775 3.775  | |||
| 109. North Texas (4 - 4) Schedule: 3.848 (117) | 3.616 3.616  2 | |||
| 110. Purdue (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.733 (77) | 3.515 3.515  1 | |||
| 111. Miami OH (3 - 6) Schedule: 4.268 (101) | 3.444 3.444  3 | |||
| 112. UNLV (3 - 6) Schedule: 4.051 (108) | 3.33 3.33  2 | |||
| 113. Nevada (3 - 5) Schedule: 3.857 (115) | 3.125 3.125  2 | |||
| 114. San Jose St (3 - 6) Schedule: 4.559 (86) | 3.103 3.103  2 | |||
| 115. Bowling Green (1 - 7) Schedule: 4.982 (62) | 3.043 3.043  3 | |||
| 116. Massachusetts (2 - 7) Schedule: 4.413 (96) | 3.017 3.017  5 | |||
| 117. Louisiana-Monroe (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.477 (94) | 2.759 2.759  4 | |||
| 118. Fresno St (1 - 8) Schedule: 4.713 (81) | 2.757 2.757  1 | |||
| 119. New Mexico St (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.684 (83) | 2.729 2.729  3 | |||
| 120. Kansas (1 - 7) Schedule: 5.002 (60) | 2.596 2.596  2 | |||
| 121. UNC-Charlotte (3 - 5) Schedule: 3.71 (124) | 2.465 2.465  1 | |||
| 122. Florida Int'l (3 - 6) Schedule: 3.996 (110) | 2.46 2.46  3 | |||
| 123. Texas St-San Marcos (2 - 5) Schedule: 3.975 (111) | 2.421 2.421  | |||
| 124. Rice (1 - 7) Schedule: 4.528 (90) | 2.411 2.411  | |||
| 125. Marshall (2 - 6) Schedule: 3.744 (122) | 2.378 2.378  6 | |||
| 126. Buffalo (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.156 (105) | 2.306 2.306  2 | |||
| 127. UTEP  (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.209 (102) | 2.081 2.081  | |||
| 128. Florida Atlantic (1 - 7) Schedule: 3.842 (119) | 1.985 1.985  2 |