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. Toledo (7 - 1) Schedule: 2.997 (8) | 4.643 4.643  2 | |||
| 2. Miami OH (6 - 2) Schedule: 2.785 (11) | 4.405 4.405  | |||
| 3. Ohio U. (6 - 2) Schedule: 2.947 (10) | 4.344 4.344  2 | |||
| 4. Bowling Green (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.111 (1) | 3.896 3.896  1 | |||
| 5. Northern Illinois (4 - 4) Schedule: 3.723 (3) | 3.841 3.841  1 | |||
| 6. Buffalo (3 - 5) Schedule: 3.292 (7) | 2.961 2.961  1 | |||
| 7. Western Michigan (2 - 6) Schedule: 3.853 (2) | 2.657 2.657  1 | |||
| 8. Central Michigan (4 - 4) Schedule: 3.502 (5) | 2.504 2.504  2 | |||
| 9. Eastern Michigan (4 - 4) Schedule: 2.718 (12) | 2.453 2.453  | |||
| 10. Ball St (2 - 6) Schedule: 3.469 (6) | 1.701 1.701  1 | |||
| 11. Akron (1 - 7) Schedule: 2.977 (9) | 1.07 1.07  1 | |||
| 12. Kent St (1 - 7) Schedule: 3.637 (4) | 0.919 0.919  2 |