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. Liberty (7 - 0) Schedule: 3.249 (6) | 5.743 5.743  | |||
| 2. Western Kentucky (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.302 (3) | 5.135 5.135  | |||
| 3. Jacksonville St (6 - 2) Schedule: 3.251 (5) | 4.15 4.15  | |||
| 4. New Mexico St (5 - 3) Schedule: 2.445 (9) | 3.695 3.695  1 | |||
| 5. Middle Tennessee St (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.674 (1) | 3.607 3.607  1 | |||
| 6. Louisiana Tech (3 - 5) Schedule: 3.233 (7) | 2.953 2.953  | |||
| 7. Sam Houston St (0 - 7) Schedule: 4.568 (2) | 2.27 2.27  1 | |||
| 8. Florida Int'l (4 - 4) Schedule: 2.91 (8) | 2.163 2.163  1 | |||
| 9. UTEP  (2 - 6) Schedule: 3.732 (4) | 2.109 2.109  2 |