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. Appalachian St (7 - 0) Schedule: 3.541 (8) | 6.352 6.352  | |||
| 2. Louisiana-Lafayette (5 - 2) Schedule: 3.772 (7) | 5.403 5.403  | |||
| 3. Arkansas St (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.684 (2) | 4.809 4.809  | |||
| 4. Georgia St (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.027 (6) | 4.651 4.651  | |||
| 5. Georgia Southern (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.177 (4) | 4.197 4.197  2 | |||
| 6. Louisiana-Monroe (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.573 (3) | 4.147 4.147  1 | |||
| 7. Coastal Carolina (3 - 4) Schedule: 3.323 (9) | 3.769 3.769  1 | |||
| 8. Troy (3 - 4) Schedule: 3.245 (10) | 3.676 3.676  2 | |||
| 9. Texas St-San Marcos (2 - 5) Schedule: 4.853 (1) | 3.267 3.267  | |||
| 10. South Alabama (1 - 7) Schedule: 4.112 (5) | 1.874 1.874  |