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. Ohio State (8 - 0) Schedule: 5.499 (11) | 8.616 8.616  | |||
| 2. Michigan (8 - 0) Schedule: 4.515 (68) | 8.46 8.46  | |||
| 3. Texas (7 - 1) Schedule: 5.529 (10) | 8.22 8.22  | |||
| 4. Oregon (7 - 1) Schedule: 5.046 (43) | 7.867 7.867  7 | |||
| 5. Florida St (8 - 0) Schedule: 4.865 (51) | 7.805 7.805  1 | |||
| 6. Kansas St (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.489 (13) | 7.713 7.713  3 | |||
| 7. Penn State (7 - 1) Schedule: 4.937 (49) | 7.708 7.708  2 | |||
| 8. Alabama (7 - 1) Schedule: 5.65 (6) | 7.689 7.689  1 | |||
| 9. Washington (8 - 0) Schedule: 5.047 (41) | 7.646 7.646  1 | |||
| 10. Oklahoma (7 - 1) Schedule: 5.127 (31) | 7.518 7.518  4 | |||
| 11. Notre Dame  (7 - 2) Schedule: 4.944 (48) | 7.244 7.244  2 | |||
| 12. Oregon St (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.164 (28) | 7.152 7.152  2 | |||
| 13. Georgia (8 - 0) Schedule: 3.933 (94) | 7.062 7.062  5 | |||
| 14. Mississippi (7 - 1) Schedule: 5.173 (25) | 7.02 7.02  2 | |||
| 15. Missouri (7 - 1) Schedule: 5.089 (37) | 6.889 6.889  | |||
| 16. LSU (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.119 (34) | 6.878 6.878  1 | |||
| 17. UCLA (6 - 2) Schedule: 5 (45) | 6.837 6.837  2 | |||
| 18. Tennessee (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.118 (35) | 6.613 6.613  2 | |||
| 19. Southern Cal (7 - 2) Schedule: 5.274 (20) | 6.573 6.573  5 | |||
| 20. Duke (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.171 (26) | 6.543 6.543  8 | |||
| 21. Utah (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.612 (8) | 6.49 6.49  7 | |||
| 22. Arizona (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.126 (32) | 6.408 6.408  9 | |||
| 23. Kansas (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.299 (18) | 6.345 6.345  10 | |||
| 24. Texas A&M (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.078 (39) | 6.345 6.345  1 | |||
| 25. Air Force (8 - 0) Schedule: 3.326 (124) | 6.343 6.343  | |||
| 26. Troy (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.594 (65) | 6.319 6.319  | |||
| 27. Louisville (7 - 1) Schedule: 4.526 (67) | 6.318 6.318  13 | |||
| 28. Oklahoma St (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.208 (24) | 6.207 6.207  8 | |||
| 29. TCU  (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.389 (15) | 6.115 6.115  3 | |||
| 30. Iowa (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.123 (33) | 6.097 6.097  2 | |||
| 31. James Madison (8 - 0) Schedule: 4.096 (90) | 6.088 6.088  9 | |||
| 32. North Carolina (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.541 (66) | 6.079 6.079  11 | |||
| 33. Liberty (8 - 0) Schedule: 3.586 (117) | 6.047 6.047  4 | |||
| 34. Wisconsin (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.24 (21) | 6.036 6.036  5 | |||
| 35. Iowa St (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.149 (29) | 6.001 6.001  | |||
| 36. Tulane (7 - 1) Schedule: 4.187 (86) | 5.935 5.935  6 | |||
| 37. Miami FL (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.154 (88) | 5.808 5.808  3 | |||
| 38. Maryland (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.115 (89) | 5.752 5.752  11 | |||
| 39. West Virginia (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.047 (42) | 5.611 5.611  11 | |||
| 40. Rutgers (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.07 (91) | 5.576 5.576  5 | |||
| 41. Nebraska (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.882 (50) | 5.562 5.562  13 | |||
| 42. Fresno St (7 - 1) Schedule: 3.722 (107) | 5.56 5.56  1 | |||
| 43. Texas Tech (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.289 (19) | 5.524 5.524  1 | |||
| 44. Colorado (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.677 (4) | 5.503 5.503  2 | |||
| 45. Memphis (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.005 (92) | 5.426 5.426  3 | |||
| 46. Brigham Young (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.057 (40) | 5.414 5.414  3 | |||
| 47. Washington St (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.32 (17) | 5.4 5.4  9 | |||
| 48. Minnesota (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.14 (30) | 5.374 5.374  10 | |||
| 49. Auburn (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.169 (27) | 5.341 5.341  12 | |||
| 50. SMU (6 - 2) Schedule: 3.237 (127) | 5.315 5.315  3 | |||
| 51. California (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.728 (2) | 5.277 5.277  1 | |||
| 52. Arkansas (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.218 (22) | 5.212 5.212  4 | |||
| 53. Kentucky (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.269 (82) | 5.174 5.174  4 | |||
| 54. Clemson (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.623 (61) | 5.135 5.135  15 | |||
| 55. Boise St (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.744 (56) | 5.126 5.126  11 | |||
| 56. UNLV (6 - 2) Schedule: 3.874 (100) | 5.071 5.071  4 | |||
| 57. Coastal Carolina (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.218 (84) | 5.067 5.067  15 | |||
| 58. Western Kentucky (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.6 (63) | 5.051 5.051  3 | |||
| 59. Virginia Tech  (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.633 (60) | 5.008 5.008  9 | |||
| 60. Central Florida (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.082 (38) | 4.958 4.958  4 | |||
| 61. Florida (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.305 (81) | 4.907 4.907  12 | |||
| 62. Toledo (7 - 1) Schedule: 3.229 (128) | 4.875 4.875  2 | |||
| 63. Miami OH (7 - 2) Schedule: 3.085 (131) | 4.833 4.833  11 | |||
| 64. Wyoming (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.097 (36) | 4.803 4.803  13 | |||
| 65. South Alabama (4 - 4) Schedule: 3.9 (98) | 4.782 4.782  18 | |||
| 66. Georgia St (6 - 2) Schedule: 3.92 (96) | 4.748 4.748  7 | |||
| 67. San Jose St (4 - 5) Schedule: 4.503 (70) | 4.688 4.688  11 | |||
| 68. Georgia Tech (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.69 (57) | 4.628 4.628  16 | |||
| 69. North Carolina St (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.512 (69) | 4.626 4.626  10 | |||
| 70. Mississippi St (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.987 (46) | 4.597 4.597  7 | |||
| 71. Boston College (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.493 (71) | 4.59 4.59  4 | |||
| 72. Houston (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.498 (12) | 4.557 4.557  2 | |||
| 73. Jacksonville St (7 - 2) Schedule: 3.268 (126) | 4.525 4.525  10 | |||
| 74. South Carolina (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.7 (3) | 4.472 4.472  9 | |||
| 75. Georgia Southern (6 - 2) Schedule: 3.492 (120) | 4.47 4.47  10 | |||
| 76. Texas-San Antonio (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.608 (115) | 4.466 4.466  5 | |||
| 77. Louisiana-Lafayette (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.498 (119) | 4.427 4.427  11 | |||
| 78. Utah St (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.654 (59) | 4.38 4.38  3 | |||
| 79. Purdue (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.663 (5) | 4.341 4.341  10 | |||
| 80. Arizona St (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.649 (7) | 4.32 4.32  17 | |||
| 81. Stanford (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.939 (1) | 4.318 4.318  14 | |||
| 82. Illinois (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.544 (9) | 4.312 4.312  2 | |||
| 83. Texas St-San Marcos (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.674 (109) | 4.267 4.267  10 | |||
| 84. Ohio U. (6 - 3) Schedule: 3.276 (125) | 4.21 4.21  8 | |||
| 85. Virginia (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.211 (23) | 4.201 4.201  4 | |||
| 86. Northwestern (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.014 (44) | 4.177 4.177  10 | |||
| 87. Bowling Green (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.334 (78) | 4.12 4.12  4 | |||
| 88. Syracuse (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.375 (75) | 4.112 4.112  26 | |||
| 89. Michigan St (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.376 (16) | 4.096 4.096  7 | |||
| 90. Rice (4 - 4) Schedule: 3.859 (101) | 4.09 4.09  3 | |||
| 91. Appalachian St (4 - 4) Schedule: 3.63 (114) | 4.072 4.072  5 | |||
| 92. Marshall (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.436 (72) | 4.003 4.003  15 | |||
| 93. Wake Forest (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.364 (77) | 3.956 3.956  1 | |||
| 94. Northern Illinois (4 - 4) Schedule: 3.754 (104) | 3.872 3.872  1 | |||
| 95. New Mexico St (6 - 3) Schedule: 2.611 (133) | 3.858 3.858  3 | |||
| 96. Colorado St (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.61 (62) | 3.822 3.822  2 | |||
| 97. Baylor (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.861 (52) | 3.82 3.82  8 | |||
| 98. Indiana (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.463 (14) | 3.792 3.792  10 | |||
| 99. Cincinnati (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.983 (47) | 3.773 3.773  9 | |||
| 100. Florida Atlantic (4 - 4) Schedule: 3.607 (116) | 3.734 3.734  1 | |||
| 101. Navy (3 - 4) Schedule: 3.928 (95) | 3.717 3.717  2 | |||
| 102. Middle Tennessee St (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.771 (55) | 3.704 3.704  2 | |||
| 103. Pittsburgh (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.595 (64) | 3.66 3.66  1 | |||
| 104. Old Dominion (4 - 4) Schedule: 3.826 (102) | 3.613 3.613  1 | |||
| 105. North Texas (3 - 5) Schedule: 3.646 (112) | 3.505 3.505  2 | |||
| 106. South Florida (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.175 (87) | 3.492 3.492  2 | |||
| 107. Arkansas St (4 - 4) Schedule: 3.917 (97) | 3.439 3.439  3 | |||
| 108. San Diego St (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.678 (58) | 3.274 3.274  2 | |||
| 109. Nevada (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.853 (53) | 3.216 3.216  6 | |||
| 110. Vanderbilt (2 - 7) Schedule: 4.784 (54) | 3.152 3.152  1 | |||
| 111. Buffalo (3 - 5) Schedule: 3.436 (122) | 3.105 3.105  2 | |||
| 112. Western Michigan (3 - 6) Schedule: 3.69 (108) | 3.049 3.049  7 | |||
| 113. Louisiana Tech (3 - 6) Schedule: 3.405 (123) | 3.021 3.021  1 | |||
| 114. Tulsa (3 - 5) Schedule: 3.982 (93) | 2.967 2.967  7 | |||
| 115. Alabama-Birmingham (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.366 (76) | 2.966 2.966  1 | |||
| 116. New Mexico (3 - 5) Schedule: 3.543 (118) | 2.942 2.942  4 | |||
| 117. Southern Miss (1 - 7) Schedule: 4.377 (74) | 2.702 2.702  1 | |||
| 118. Army (2 - 6) Schedule: 3.737 (106) | 2.659 2.659  7 | |||
| 119. Massachusetts (2 - 7) Schedule: 4.208 (85) | 2.592 2.592  8 | |||
| 120. Connecticut (1 - 7) Schedule: 4.319 (80) | 2.588 2.588  1 | |||
| 121. Louisiana-Monroe (2 - 6) Schedule: 3.889 (99) | 2.547 2.547  4 | |||
| 122. East Carolina (1 - 7) Schedule: 4.268 (83) | 2.53 2.53  | |||
| 123. Hawai`i (2 - 7) Schedule: 4.331 (79) | 2.496 2.496  3 | |||
| 124. Central Michigan (4 - 4) Schedule: 3.447 (121) | 2.448 2.448  1 | |||
| 125. UTEP  (3 - 6) Schedule: 3.743 (105) | 2.435 2.435  4 | |||
| 126. Sam Houston St (0 - 8) Schedule: 4.408 (73) | 2.244 2.244  | |||
| 127. Eastern Michigan (4 - 5) Schedule: 2.874 (132) | 2.217 2.217  3 | |||
| 128. Florida Int'l (4 - 5) Schedule: 3.206 (129) | 2.083 2.083  | |||
| 129. UNC-Charlotte (2 - 6) Schedule: 3.791 (103) | 2.039 2.039  4 | |||
| 130. Ball St (2 - 6) Schedule: 3.668 (110) | 1.9 1.9  | |||
| 131. Temple (2 - 6) Schedule: 3.637 (113) | 1.542 1.542  | |||
| 132. Akron (1 - 7) Schedule: 3.125 (130) | 1.218 1.218  | |||
| 133. Kent St (1 - 7) Schedule: 3.664 (111) | 0.947 0.947  |