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. Alabama (7 - 0) Schedule: 4.603 (11) | 8.186 8.186  | |||
| 2. Auburn (6 - 1) Schedule: 5.511 (2) | 7.81 7.81  | |||
| 3. LSU (7 - 0) Schedule: 4.486 (12) | 7.659 7.659  | |||
| 4. Florida (7 - 1) Schedule: 4.989 (8) | 6.999 6.999  1 | |||
| 5. Georgia (6 - 1) Schedule: 4.183 (14) | 6.958 6.958  1 | |||
| 6. Missouri (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.203 (13) | 6.183 6.183  2 | |||
| 7. Texas A&M (4 - 3) Schedule: 5.358 (5) | 5.749 5.749  | |||
| 8. South Carolina (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.482 (3) | 5.226 5.226  | |||
| 9. Mississippi St (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.551 (1) | 5.024 5.024  | |||
| 10. Mississippi (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.24 (6) | 4.995 4.995  | |||
| 11. Kentucky (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.949 (9) | 4.179 4.179  | |||
| 12. Tennessee (2 - 5) Schedule: 5.372 (4) | 4.143 4.143  1 | |||
| 13. Arkansas (2 - 5) Schedule: 4.657 (10) | 3.811 3.811  1 | |||
| 14. Vanderbilt (2 - 5) Schedule: 5.232 (7) | 2.903 2.903  |