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. Western Kentucky (6 - 3) Schedule: 4.294 (2) | 5.683 5.683  | |||
| 2. Louisiana Tech (6 - 3) Schedule: 3.787 (7) | 5.552 5.552  | |||
| 3. Middle Tennessee St (6 - 2) Schedule: 3.687 (12) | 4.868 4.868  | |||
| 4. Southern Miss (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.713 (10) | 4.427 4.427  | |||
| 5. Old Dominion (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.752 (8) | 4.278 4.278  | |||
| 6. Texas-San Antonio (4 - 4) Schedule: 3.497 (13) | 3.792 3.792  1 | |||
| 7. North Texas (4 - 4) Schedule: 3.848 (5) | 3.616 3.616  1 | |||
| 8. UNC-Charlotte (3 - 5) Schedule: 3.71 (11) | 2.465 2.465  1 | |||
| 9. Florida Int'l (3 - 6) Schedule: 3.996 (4) | 2.46 2.46  2 | |||
| 10. Rice (1 - 7) Schedule: 4.528 (1) | 2.411 2.411  | |||
| 11. Marshall (2 - 6) Schedule: 3.744 (9) | 2.378 2.378  3 | |||
| 12. UTEP  (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.209 (3) | 2.081 2.081  1 | |||
| 13. Florida Atlantic (1 - 7) Schedule: 3.842 (6) | 1.985 1.985  1 |