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. Appalachian St (6 - 0) Schedule: 3.673 (6) | 6.243 6.243  | |||
| 2. Louisiana-Lafayette (5 - 2) Schedule: 3.656 (7) | 5.287 5.287  | |||
| 3. Arkansas St (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.692 (2) | 4.319 4.319  | |||
| 4. Georgia St (5 - 2) Schedule: 3.887 (5) | 4.263 4.263  1 | |||
| 5. Louisiana-Monroe (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.547 (3) | 4.119 4.119  1 | |||
| 6. Troy (3 - 3) Schedule: 2.971 (10) | 3.87 3.87  | |||
| 7. Georgia Southern (3 - 3) Schedule: 4.325 (4) | 3.73 3.73  2 | |||
| 8. Coastal Carolina (3 - 4) Schedule: 3.126 (9) | 3.57 3.57  | |||
| 9. Texas St-San Marcos (2 - 4) Schedule: 4.759 (1) | 3.515 3.515  2 | |||
| 10. South Alabama (1 - 6) Schedule: 3.649 (8) | 1.702 1.702  |