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. Toledo (6 - 1) Schedule: 4.668 (3) | 6.446 6.446  | |||
| 2. Northern Illinois (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.161 (9) | 5.915 5.915  | |||
| 3. Western Michigan (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.143 (10) | 4.8 4.8  | |||
| 4. Ohio U. (6 - 2) Schedule: 3.366 (11) | 4.663 4.663  3 | |||
| 5. Buffalo (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.597 (4) | 4.625 4.625  1 | |||
| 6. Miami OH (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.548 (5) | 4.617 4.617  2 | |||
| 7. Eastern Michigan (2 - 5) Schedule: 4.546 (6) | 4.448 4.448  2 | |||
| 8. Akron (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.516 (7) | 4.332 4.332  2 | |||
| 9. Central Michigan (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.208 (8) | 3.591 3.591  2 | |||
| 10. Kent St (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.408 (1) | 2.914 2.914  1 | |||
| 11. Bowling Green (1 - 7) Schedule: 5.122 (2) | 2.776 2.776  1 | |||
| 12. Ball St (2 - 5) Schedule: 3.166 (12) | 1.859 1.859  |