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. Clemson (8 - 0) Schedule: 5.963 (2) | 8.166 8.166  | |||
| 2. Louisville (7 - 1) Schedule: 5.002 (12) | 7.787 7.787  | |||
| 3. Virginia Tech  (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.518 (4) | 7.317 7.317  1 | |||
| 4. Florida St (5 - 3) Schedule: 6.443 (1) | 7.163 7.163  1 | |||
| 5. North Carolina (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.566 (3) | 6.71 6.71  | |||
| 6. Pittsburgh (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.486 (7) | 6.356 6.356  1 | |||
| 7. Miami FL (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.173 (10) | 6.092 6.092  1 | |||
| 8. North Carolina St (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.263 (9) | 5.836 5.836  | |||
| 9. Georgia Tech (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.272 (8) | 5.713 5.713  | |||
| 10. Wake Forest (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.824 (13) | 5.265 5.265  | |||
| 11. Boston College (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.814 (14) | 5.095 5.095  2 | |||
| 12. Syracuse (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.499 (6) | 4.914 4.914  1 | |||
| 13. Duke (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.111 (11) | 4.763 4.763  1 | |||
| 14. Virginia (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.513 (5) | 4.329 4.329  |