Week 9
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All | Big Sky Conference | Big South-Ohio Valley Conference | Colonial Athletic Association | Division I-AA Independents | Ivy League | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference | Northeast Conference | Patriot League | Pioneer Football League | Southern Conference | Southland Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference | United Athletic Conference
| Place | Team | Rating | Strength of Schedule | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Mercer (7 - 1) Schedule: 2.088 (9) | 4.561 4.561  | |||
| 2. Chattanooga (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.316 (1) | 4.377 4.377  | |||
| 3. East Tennessee St (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.044 (4) | 4.058 4.058  | |||
| 4. Western Carolina (4 - 4) Schedule: 3.017 (5) | 3.26 3.26  1 | |||
| 5. Samford (3 - 4) Schedule: 3.077 (3) | 2.893 2.893  1 | |||
| 6. The Citadel (4 - 5) Schedule: 2.33 (8) | 2.191 2.191  1 | |||
| 7. Wofford (3 - 5) Schedule: 3.158 (2) | 2.067 2.067  1 | |||
| 8. Furman (2 - 5) Schedule: 2.93 (6) | 1.508 1.508  | |||
| 9. VMI (0 - 8) Schedule: 2.836 (7) | -0.172 -0.172  |