Week 9
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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 (8 - 0) Schedule: 4.644 (7) | 8.054 8.054  | |||
| 2. Wake Forest (6 - 1) Schedule: 4.538 (8) | 5.891 5.891  | |||
| 3. Florida St (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.444 (1) | 5.607 5.607  1 | |||
| 4. Virginia (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.442 (11) | 5.499 5.499  1 | |||
| 5. North Carolina (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.341 (2) | 5.476 5.476  | |||
| 6. Louisville (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.312 (3) | 5.351 5.351  2 | |||
| 7. Duke (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.741 (6) | 5.327 5.327  1 | |||
| 8. Pittsburgh (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.012 (4) | 5.06 5.06  1 | |||
| 9. Miami FL (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.535 (9) | 4.894 4.894  | |||
| 10. Boston College (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.41 (12) | 4.514 4.514  | |||
| 11. Syracuse (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.513 (10) | 4.106 4.106  | |||
| 12. Virginia Tech  (5 - 2) Schedule: 3.691 (13) | 4.103 4.103  | |||
| 13. North Carolina St (4 - 3) Schedule: 3.466 (14) | 3.776 3.776  | |||
| 14. Georgia Tech (2 - 5) Schedule: 4.972 (5) | 3.297 3.297  |