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. Notre Dame  (6 - 1) Schedule: 6.024 (9) | 9.158 9.158  2 | |||
| 2. Georgia (7 - 0) Schedule: 5.521 (32) | 8.936 8.936  | |||
| 3. Penn State (7 - 0) Schedule: 5.557 (30) | 8.899 8.899  1 | |||
| 4. Alabama (8 - 0) Schedule: 5.464 (35) | 8.828 8.828  3 | |||
| 5. Clemson (6 - 1) Schedule: 6.029 (8) | 8.57 8.57  2 | |||
| 6. Central Florida (6 - 0) Schedule: 4.822 (71) | 8.441 8.441  | |||
| 7. Ohio State (6 - 1) Schedule: 5.131 (55) | 8.131 8.131  1 | |||
| 8. Miami FL (6 - 0) Schedule: 5.735 (22) | 8.066 8.066  3 | |||
| 9. Wisconsin (7 - 0) Schedule: 5.035 (62) | 8.043 8.043  | |||
| 10. Washington (6 - 1) Schedule: 4.77 (73) | 7.85 7.85  2 | |||
| 11. North Carolina St (6 - 1) Schedule: 5.787 (20) | 7.621 7.621  3 | |||
| 12. Oklahoma St (6 - 1) Schedule: 5.211 (51) | 7.559 7.559  1 | |||
| 13. TCU  (7 - 0) Schedule: 4.488 (93) | 7.556 7.556  2 | |||
| 14. Virginia Tech  (6 - 1) Schedule: 5.118 (58) | 7.525 7.525  6 | |||
| 15. Auburn (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.018 (63) | 7.379 7.379  3 | |||
| 16. Michigan (5 - 2) Schedule: 6.004 (10) | 7.304 7.304  6 | |||
| 17. Georgia Tech (4 - 2) Schedule: 5.621 (27) | 7.303 7.303  5 | |||
| 18. Michigan St (6 - 1) Schedule: 6.031 (7) | 7.202 7.202  3 | |||
| 19. Iowa St (5 - 2) Schedule: 5.456 (37) | 7.087 7.087  11 | |||
| 20. Oklahoma (6 - 1) Schedule: 5.239 (48) | 7.065 7.065  1 | |||
| 21. Mississippi St (5 - 2) Schedule: 5.314 (45) | 6.984 6.984  6 | |||
| 22. Washington St (7 - 1) Schedule: 4.796 (72) | 6.893 6.893  2 | |||
| 23. South Florida (7 - 0) Schedule: 3.781 (116) | 6.876 6.876  2 | |||
| 24. Southern Cal (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.916 (12) | 6.862 6.862  8 | |||
| 25. Stanford (5 - 2) Schedule: 5.409 (40) | 6.851 6.851  6 | |||
| 26. Iowa (4 - 3) Schedule: 5.789 (19) | 6.84 6.84  9 | |||
| 27. Wake Forest (4 - 3) Schedule: 5.477 (33) | 6.479 6.479  1 | |||
| 28. Toledo (6 - 1) Schedule: 4.668 (79) | 6.446 6.446  10 | |||
| 29. Florida St (2 - 4) Schedule: 7.054 (1) | 6.411 6.411  6 | |||
| 30. Navy (5 - 2) Schedule: 5.462 (36) | 6.289 6.289  4 | |||
| 31. Marshall (6 - 1) Schedule: 3.972 (109) | 6.287 6.287  17 | |||
| 32. Arizona St (4 - 3) Schedule: 5.915 (13) | 6.268 6.268  8 | |||
| 33. Fresno St (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.724 (75) | 6.253 6.253  20 | |||
| 34. South Carolina (5 - 2) Schedule: 5.199 (53) | 6.228 6.228  2 | |||
| 35. Texas (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.863 (15) | 6.208 6.208  2 | |||
| 36. Boise St (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.868 (67) | 6.186 6.186  5 | |||
| 37. Texas A&M (5 - 2) Schedule: 5.283 (47) | 6.126 6.126  2 | |||
| 38. Arizona (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.674 (78) | 6.114 6.114  4 | |||
| 39. Texas Tech (4 - 3) Schedule: 5.564 (29) | 6.099 6.099  10 | |||
| 40. Memphis (6 - 1) Schedule: 5.204 (52) | 6.057 6.057  10 | |||
| 41. Syracuse (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.617 (28) | 6.043 6.043  11 | |||
| 42. Purdue (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.68 (25) | 6.03 6.03  9 | |||
| 43. LSU (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.922 (65) | 6.015 6.015  12 | |||
| 44. West Virginia (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.423 (95) | 6.001 6.001  3 | |||
| 45. Boston College (4 - 4) Schedule: 6.579 (2) | 5.963 5.963  24 | |||
| 46. Northwestern (4 - 3) Schedule: 5.82 (17) | 5.918 5.918  10 | |||
| 47. Northern Illinois (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.161 (104) | 5.915 5.915  4 | |||
| 48. Louisville (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.326 (43) | 5.901 5.901  11 | |||
| 49. San Diego St (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.325 (44) | 5.9 5.9  23 | |||
| 50. UCLA (4 - 3) Schedule: 5.538 (31) | 5.841 5.841  11 | |||
| 51. Indiana (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.933 (11) | 5.836 5.836  12 | |||
| 52. SMU (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.437 (94) | 5.764 5.764  3 | |||
| 53. California (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.866 (14) | 5.718 5.718  10 | |||
| 54. Oregon (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.621 (26) | 5.641 5.641  9 | |||
| 55. Florida Atlantic (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.639 (82) | 5.632 5.632  8 | |||
| 56. Florida (3 - 3) Schedule: 5.745 (21) | 5.537 5.537  2 | |||
| 57. Colorado St (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.185 (102) | 5.51 5.51  | |||
| 58. Minnesota (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.624 (83) | 5.506 5.506  12 | |||
| 59. Virginia (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.866 (68) | 5.497 5.497  27 | |||
| 60. Duke (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.13 (56) | 5.431 5.431  16 | |||
| 61. Houston (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.974 (64) | 5.325 5.325  3 | |||
| 62. Pittsburgh (3 - 5) Schedule: 6.233 (3) | 5.278 5.278  11 | |||
| 63. Kansas St (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.038 (61) | 5.249 5.249  3 | |||
| 64. Tulane (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.214 (50) | 5.208 5.208  3 | |||
| 65. Nebraska (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.692 (24) | 5.205 5.205  3 | |||
| 66. Utah (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.606 (84) | 5.173 5.173  19 | |||
| 67. Maryland (3 - 4) Schedule: 6.224 (4) | 5.128 5.128  5 | |||
| 68. Tennessee (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.803 (18) | 5.085 5.085  4 | |||
| 69. Mississippi (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.475 (34) | 5.045 5.045  9 | |||
| 70. Kentucky (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.699 (77) | 5.031 5.031  5 | |||
| 71. Vanderbilt (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.426 (39) | 4.909 4.909  | |||
| 72. Western Michigan (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.143 (105) | 4.8 4.8  8 | |||
| 73. Colorado (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.642 (81) | 4.793 4.793  3 | |||
| 74. Army (6 - 2) Schedule: 3.816 (114) | 4.785 4.785  2 | |||
| 75. Troy (5 - 2) Schedule: 3.831 (113) | 4.774 4.774  14 | |||
| 76. Southern Miss (5 - 2) Schedule: 3.494 (120) | 4.673 4.673  4 | |||
| 77. Ohio U. (6 - 2) Schedule: 3.366 (123) | 4.663 4.663  16 | |||
| 78. Utah St (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.353 (98) | 4.647 4.647  10 | |||
| 79. Buffalo (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.597 (86) | 4.625 4.625  5 | |||
| 80. Miami OH (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.548 (89) | 4.617 4.617  15 | |||
| 81. Texas-San Antonio (4 - 2) Schedule: 2.843 (127) | 4.61 4.61  4 | |||
| 82. Arkansas St (4 - 2) Schedule: 2.806 (128) | 4.508 4.508  9 | |||
| 83. Eastern Michigan (2 - 5) Schedule: 4.546 (90) | 4.448 4.448  2 | |||
| 84. Arkansas (2 - 5) Schedule: 5.839 (16) | 4.375 4.375  6 | |||
| 85. Tulsa (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.147 (54) | 4.374 4.374  10 | |||
| 86. Rutgers (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.916 (66) | 4.359 4.359  13 | |||
| 87. North Carolina (1 - 7) Schedule: 6.186 (5) | 4.358 4.358  5 | |||
| 88. Cincinnati (2 - 6) Schedule: 6.034 (6) | 4.342 4.342  2 | |||
| 89. Akron (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.516 (91) | 4.332 4.332  3 | |||
| 90. New Mexico (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.563 (88) | 4.327 4.327  7 | |||
| 91. Temple (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.863 (69) | 4.228 4.228  5 | |||
| 92. Air Force (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.333 (100) | 4.18 4.18  8 | |||
| 93. Appalachian St (5 - 2) Schedule: 3.482 (121) | 4.18 4.18  12 | |||
| 94. Louisiana Tech (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.11 (106) | 4.176 4.176  8 | |||
| 95. North Texas (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.376 (97) | 4.168 4.168  16 | |||
| 96. Wyoming (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.007 (108) | 4.004 4.004  2 | |||
| 97. Missouri (2 - 5) Schedule: 5.289 (46) | 3.981 3.981  7 | |||
| 98. Florida Int'l (4 - 2) Schedule: 3.905 (110) | 3.92 3.92  1 | |||
| 99. New Mexico St (3 - 4) Schedule: 3.837 (112) | 3.894 3.894  1 | |||
| 100. Nevada (1 - 7) Schedule: 5.108 (59) | 3.624 3.624  6 | |||
| 101. Middle Tennessee St (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.752 (74) | 3.614 3.614  1 | |||
| 102. Central Michigan (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.208 (101) | 3.591 3.591  17 | |||
| 103. South Alabama (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.028 (107) | 3.576 3.576  1 | |||
| 104. UNLV (2 - 5) Schedule: 4.342 (99) | 3.537 3.537  17 | |||
| 105. Georgia St (3 - 3) Schedule: 3.806 (115) | 3.393 3.393  4 | |||
| 106. Baylor (0 - 7) Schedule: 5.357 (42) | 3.384 3.384  3 | |||
| 107. Connecticut (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.412 (96) | 3.29 3.29  6 | |||
| 108. Western Kentucky (5 - 2) Schedule: 2.346 (130) | 3.259 3.259  4 | |||
| 109. Illinois (2 - 5) Schedule: 4.843 (70) | 3.245 3.245  2 | |||
| 110. East Carolina (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.708 (23) | 3.196 3.196  10 | |||
| 111. Hawai`i (3 - 4) Schedule: 3.899 (111) | 3.187 3.187  1 | |||
| 112. Louisiana-Monroe (3 - 4) Schedule: 3.322 (124) | 3.11 3.11  5 | |||
| 113. Old Dominion (2 - 5) Schedule: 4.712 (76) | 2.955 2.955  3 | |||
| 114. Alabama-Birmingham (4 - 3) Schedule: 2.636 (129) | 2.947 2.947  9 | |||
| 115. Kent St (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.408 (41) | 2.914 2.914  | |||
| 116. Kansas (1 - 6) Schedule: 5.228 (49) | 2.912 2.912  5 | |||
| 117. Bowling Green (1 - 7) Schedule: 5.122 (57) | 2.776 2.776  | |||
| 118. Idaho (2 - 5) Schedule: 3.722 (117) | 2.757 2.757  15 | |||
| 119. Louisiana-Lafayette (3 - 4) Schedule: 3.545 (119) | 2.736 2.736  11 | |||
| 120. Massachusetts (1 - 6) Schedule: 3.395 (122) | 2.697 2.697  5 | |||
| 121. Brigham Young (1 - 7) Schedule: 5.102 (60) | 2.685 2.685  7 | |||
| 122. Oregon St (1 - 6) Schedule: 5.427 (38) | 2.526 2.526  4 | |||
| 123. Rice (1 - 6) Schedule: 4.597 (85) | 2.181 2.181  | |||
| 124. Coastal Carolina (1 - 6) Schedule: 3.687 (118) | 2.124 2.124  2 | |||
| 125. San Jose St (1 - 7) Schedule: 4.662 (80) | 2.091 2.091  1 | |||
| 126. Ball St (2 - 5) Schedule: 3.166 (126) | 1.859 1.859  4 | |||
| 127. UNC-Charlotte (1 - 7) Schedule: 4.166 (103) | 1.739 1.739  1 | |||
| 128. Georgia Southern (0 - 6) Schedule: 4.511 (92) | 1.523 1.523  1 | |||
| 129. UTEP  (0 - 7) Schedule: 4.567 (87) | 1.408 1.408  | |||
| 130. Texas St-San Marcos (1 - 6) Schedule: 3.27 (125) | 0.697 0.697  |