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 (3) | 9.534 9.534  | |||
| 2. Auburn (6 - 2) Schedule: 6.001 (4) | 7.755 7.755  1 | |||
| 3. LSU (5 - 2) Schedule: 5.848 (5) | 7.59 7.59  1 | |||
| 4. Texas A&M (7 - 1) Schedule: 5.708 (7) | 7.525 7.525  2 | |||
| 5. Florida (6 - 1) Schedule: 4.711 (14) | 7.305 7.305  1 | |||
| 6. Tennessee (5 - 3) Schedule: 6.568 (1) | 6.909 6.909  1 | |||
| 7. Mississippi (3 - 5) Schedule: 6.477 (2) | 6.728 6.728  | |||
| 8. Arkansas (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.74 (6) | 5.823 5.823  | |||
| 9. Kentucky (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.343 (10) | 5.258 5.258  2 | |||
| 10. Georgia (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.487 (8) | 5.157 5.157  1 | |||
| 11. Mississippi St (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.369 (9) | 5.093 5.093  1 | |||
| 12. Vanderbilt (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.069 (12) | 5.055 5.055  2 | |||
| 13. South Carolina (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.313 (11) | 4.633 4.633  1 | |||
| 14. Missouri (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.943 (13) | 3.967 3.967  1 |