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. Clemson (7 - 0) Schedule: 4.506 (7) | 7.875 7.875  | |||
| 2. Wake Forest (6 - 1) Schedule: 4.461 (9) | 5.821 5.821  1 | |||
| 3. Virginia (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.402 (10) | 5.76 5.76  3 | |||
| 4. Florida St (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.574 (1) | 5.368 5.368  1 | |||
| 5. North Carolina (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.305 (2) | 5.358 5.358  1 | |||
| 6. Duke (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.551 (6) | 5.323 5.323  4 | |||
| 7. Pittsburgh (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.884 (4) | 5.125 5.125  2 | |||
| 8. Louisville (4 - 3) Schedule: 5.218 (3) | 5.118 5.118  1 | |||
| 9. Miami FL (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.488 (8) | 4.724 4.724  1 | |||
| 10. Boston College (4 - 3) Schedule: 3.669 (12) | 4.323 4.323  3 | |||
| 11. Syracuse (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.313 (11) | 4.243 4.243  1 | |||
| 12. Virginia Tech  (5 - 2) Schedule: 3.651 (13) | 4.069 4.069  | |||
| 13. North Carolina St (4 - 3) Schedule: 3.493 (14) | 3.805 3.805  2 | |||
| 14. Georgia Tech (2 - 5) Schedule: 4.856 (5) | 3.179 3.179  |