Week 8 Rankings:
| Division | Overall Rank | Team | Record | Overall Rating | Last Week | Difference | Win Rating | Win Rank | Points Rating | Points Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FBS | 1 | Florida | 7-0 | 0.894341 | 2 | 1 | 18.4332 | 1 | 18.341 | 5 | |
| FBS | 2 | Alabama | 7-0 | 0.875861 | 1 | -1 | 15.0002 | 4 | 26.8554 | 1 | |
| FBS | 3 | Kansas State | 7-0 | 0.822344 | 4 | 1 | 16.1988 | 3 | 19.0513 | 4 | |
| FBS | 4 | Notre Dame | 7-0 | 0.79768 | 3 | -1 | 16.5522 | 2 | 16.0345 | 8 | |
| FBS | 5 | Oregon | 7-0 | 0.778346 | 5 | 0 | 14.0253 | 7 | 21.84 | 2 | |
| FBS | 6 | Ohio State | 8-0 | 0.653761 | 6 | 0 | 14.2486 | 6 | 11.1519 | 15 | |
| FBS | 7 | Oklahoma | 5-1 | 0.65257 | 9 | 2 | 10.5751 | 11 | 21.7601 | 3 | |
| FBS | 8 | Oregon State | 6-0 | 0.642446 | 7 | -1 | 14.564 | 5 | 9.32127 | 21 | |
| FBS | 9 | Louisiana State | 7-1 | 0.599771 | 12 | 3 | 12.6937 | 8 | 11.333 | 14 | |
| FBS | 10 | Texas Tech | 6-1 | 0.578403 | 10 | 0 | 10.6529 | 10 | 15.5582 | 9 | |
| FBS | 11 | Mississippi State | 7-0 | 0.538199 | 13 | 2 | 10.9434 | 9 | 11.4727 | 13 | |
| FBS | 12 | South Carolina | 6-2 | 0.522959 | 8 | -4 | 9.3836 | 14 | 14.7899 | 10 | |
| FBS | 13 | Florida State | 7-1 | 0.492953 | 15 | 2 | 7.49955 | 20 | 17.8623 | 6 | |
| FBS | 14 | Texas A+M | 5-2 | 0.492351 | 11 | -3 | 7.76393 | 18 | 17.0435 | 7 | |
| FBS | 15 | Stanford | 5-2 | 0.462378 | 19 | 4 | 9.09617 | 16 | 10.7466 | 18 | |
| FBS | 16 | Rutgers | 7-0 | 0.435495 | 17 | 1 | 10.533 | 12 | 4.39377 | 41 | |
| FBS | 17 | Georgia | 6-1 | 0.424915 | 14 | -3 | 7.97555 | 17 | 10.9937 | 16 | |
| FBS | 18 | Michigan | 5-2 | 0.402348 | 25 | 7 | 6.85267 | 23 | 12.4475 | 12 | |
| FBS | 19 | Southern Cal | 6-1 | 0.395841 | 21 | 2 | 7.40399 | 21 | 10.3168 | 19 | |
| FBS | 20 | Louisville | 7-0 | 0.372651 | 18 | -2 | 9.6686 | 13 | 1.84957 | 53 | |
| FBS | 21 | Texas | 5-2 | 0.355445 | 26 | 5 | 6.29907 | 25 | 10.2819 | 20 | |
| FBS | 22 | Clemson | 6-1 | 0.338849 | 33 | 11 | 6.31705 | 24 | 8.89249 | 25 | |
| FBS | 23 | Arizona | 4-3 | 0.338774 | 41 | 18 | 6.24382 | 27 | 9.0998 | 24 | |
| FBS | 24 | Nebraska | 5-2 | 0.334526 | 32 | 8 | 6.28944 | 26 | 8.62458 | 26 | |
| FBS | 25 | Ohio | 7-0 | 0.332141 | 22 | -3 | 9.35047 | 15 | -0.48719 | 63 | |
| FBS | 26 | Wisconsin | 6-2 | 0.311356 | 39 | 13 | 6.17621 | 28 | 7.08783 | 28 | |
| FBS | 27 | Oklahoma State | 4-2 | 0.305329 | 42 | 15 | 3.51006 | 39 | 14.3712 | 11 | |
| FBS | 28 | Boise State | 6-1 | 0.296806 | 27 | -1 | 5.97169 | 29 | 6.51151 | 32 | |
| FBS | 29 | West Virginia | 5-2 | 0.294282 | 20 | -9 | 7.5292 | 19 | 1.76973 | 54 | |
| FBS | 30 | Louisiana Tech | 6-1 | 0.283985 | 28 | -2 | 4.91493 | 33 | 8.5579 | 27 | |
| FBS | 31 | Penn State | 5-2 | 0.27769 | 38 | 7 | 5.29127 | 31 | 6.95411 | 29 | |
| FBS | 32 | Tulsa | 7-1 | 0.270019 | 31 | -1 | 5.76978 | 30 | 4.94175 | 37 | |
| FBS | 33 | Iowa State | 4-3 | 0.262334 | 16 | -17 | 4.94109 | 32 | 6.73733 | 30 | |
| FBS | 34 | Toledo | 7-1 | 0.23538 | 45 | 11 | 6.88628 | 22 | -1.10239 | 65 | |
| FBS | 35 | Arizona State | 5-2 | 0.234812 | 30 | -5 | 2.72278 | 44 | 10.984 | 17 | |
| FBS | 36 | Texas Christian | 5-2 | 0.234429 | 29 | -7 | 3.31493 | 41 | 9.22768 | 22 | |
| FBS | 37 | U.C.L.A. | 5-2 | 0.222335 | 36 | -1 | 4.27806 | 35 | 5.4468 | 36 | |
| FBS | 38 | Northern Illinois | 7-1 | 0.211281 | 37 | -1 | 4.14994 | 36 | 4.92954 | 38 | |
| FBS | 39 | Western Kentucky | 5-2 | 0.199103 | 24 | -15 | 3.90466 | 38 | 4.66316 | 39 | |
| FBS | 40 | Cincinnati | 5-1 | 0.196421 | 23 | -17 | 4.37304 | 34 | 3.0822 | 46 | |
| FBS | 41 | Northwestern | 6-2 | 0.184572 | 35 | -6 | 4.12613 | 37 | 2.84704 | 47 | |
| FBS | 42 | North Carolina | 5-3 | 0.169674 | 34 | -8 | 1.54814 | 51 | 9.15886 | 23 | |
| FBS | 43 | San Jose State | 5-2 | 0.162034 | 57 | 14 | 3.35434 | 40 | 3.28017 | 45 | |
| FBS | 44 | Utah State | 6-2 | 0.151957 | 49 | 5 | 2.07735 | 48 | 6.18941 | 33 | |
| FBS | 45 | UL-Monroe | 5-2 | 0.149186 | 51 | 6 | 2.24655 | 46 | 5.47314 | 35 | |
| FBS | 46 | No Carolina State | 5-2 | 0.135168 | 50 | 4 | 3.26764 | 42 | 1.36833 | 56 | |
| FBS | 47 | Duke | 6-2 | 0.123251 | 59 | 12 | 3.20295 | 43 | 0.59672 | 59 | |
| FBS | 48 | U-C-F | 5-2 | 0.120686 | 47 | -1 | 1.83368 | 49 | 4.38005 | 42 | |
| FBS | 49 | Michigan State | 4-4 | 0.120149 | 40 | -9 | 1.80465 | 50 | 4.42134 | 40 | |
| FBS | 50 | Fresno State | 5-3 | 0.10029 | 58 | 8 | 0.47345 | 59 | 6.7004 | 31 | |
| FBS | 51 | Tennessee | 3-4 | 0.0888393 | 48 | -3 | 1.12922 | 53 | 3.86701 | 44 | |
| FBS | 52 | Mississippi | 4-3 | 0.0807544 | 53 | 1 | 0.80935 | 55 | 4.14771 | 43 | |
| FBS | 53 | Missouri | 3-4 | 0.0558923 | 55 | 2 | 0.74796 | 58 | 2.32355 | 49 | |
| FBS | 54 | Brigham Young | 4-4 | 0.0529129 | 60 | 6 | -0.54824 | 66 | 5.86054 | 34 | |
| FBS | 55 | Kent State | 6-1 | 0.0463022 | 63 | 8 | 2.46404 | 45 | -3.44963 | 76 | |
| FBS | 56 | Washington | 3-4 | 0.0380614 | 52 | -4 | 2.16655 | 47 | -3.2467 | 74 | |
| FBS | 57 | Baylor | 3-3 | 0.0350965 | 54 | -3 | 0.23293 | 60 | 2.14886 | 51 | |
| FBS | 58 | Iowa | 4-3 | 0.0204192 | 43 | -15 | 1.41645 | 52 | -2.48233 | 70 | |
| FBS | 59 | Vanderbilt | 3-4 | 0.0161878 | 68 | 9 | 0.12472 | 61 | 0.94077 | 57 | |
| FBS | 60 | Miami-Florida | 4-4 | 0.00934284 | 56 | -4 | 0.90994 | 54 | -1.89878 | 69 | |
| FBS | 61 | UL-Lafayette | 4-2 | 0.00852194 | 44 | -17 | -0.26284 | 64 | 1.45248 | 55 | |
| FBS | 62 | Nevada-Reno | 6-2 | 0.00149515 | 46 | -16 | 0.07135 | 62 | -0.08745 | 61 | |
| FBS | 63 | Purdue | 3-4 | -0.00713196 | 69 | 6 | -0.9604 | 70 | 2.22394 | 50 | |
| FBS | 64 | Troy | 4-3 | -0.0101813 | 65 | 1 | -0.24735 | 63 | -0.09951 | 62 | |
| FBS | 65 | Virginia Tech | 4-4 | -0.0107674 | 61 | -4 | -1.12536 | 73 | 2.41173 | 48 | |
| FBS | 66 | Ball State | 5-3 | -0.0205037 | 73 | 7 | 0.79975 | 56 | -3.98233 | 79 | |
| FBS | 67 | Navy | 4-3 | -0.0285279 | 75 | 8 | 0.75278 | 57 | -4.49194 | 84 | |
| FBS | 68 | San Diego State | 5-3 | -0.0428176 | 79 | 11 | -1.34708 | 76 | 0.47563 | 60 | |
| FBS | 69 | Arkansas State | 4-3 | -0.0519534 | 71 | 2 | -0.82279 | 68 | -1.78815 | 67 | |
| FBS | 70 | Arkansas | 3-4 | -0.053913 | 72 | 2 | -1.00108 | 72 | -1.42651 | 66 | |
| FBS | 71 | California | 3-5 | -0.0681421 | 66 | -5 | -2.10263 | 77 | 0.63694 | 58 | |
| FBS | 72 | Maryland | 4-3 | -0.0822242 | 62 | -10 | -0.38155 | 65 | -5.51271 | 90 | |
| FBS | 73 | Bowling Green | 5-3 | -0.0865534 | 76 | 3 | -0.97571 | 71 | -4.13016 | 80 | |
| FBS | 74 | Minnesota | 4-3 | -0.0938644 | 64 | -10 | -0.93944 | 69 | -4.82487 | 88 | |
| FBS | 75 | East Carolina | 5-3 | -0.1002 | 77 | 2 | -1.29673 | 74 | -4.29418 | 82 | |
| FBS | 76 | Temple | 3-3 | -0.105013 | 67 | -9 | -1.31777 | 75 | -4.62063 | 86 | |
| FBS | 77 | Syracuse | 3-4 | -0.116246 | 89 | 12 | -2.59811 | 78 | -1.79485 | 68 | |
| FBS | 78 | Wake Forest | 4-3 | -0.134572 | 83 | 5 | -0.77592 | 67 | -8.58102 | 99 | |
| FBS | 79 | New Mexico | 4-4 | -0.153162 | 70 | -9 | -2.69591 | 79 | -4.48408 | 83 | |
| FBS | 80 | Utah | 2-5 | -0.153549 | 81 | 1 | -3.98184 | 86 | -0.76814 | 64 | |
| FBS | 81 | North Texas | 3-4 | -0.171777 | 93 | 12 | -2.92863 | 80 | -5.30566 | 89 | |
| FBS | 82 | Marshall | 3-4 | -0.175873 | 91 | 9 | -3.63832 | 84 | -3.56771 | 78 | |
| FBS | 83 | Georgia Tech | 3-4 | -0.178614 | 87 | 4 | -5.6758 | 94 | 2.14853 | 52 | |
| FBS | 84 | Air Force | 4-3 | -0.189818 | 96 | 12 | -4.10887 | 87 | -3.31999 | 75 | |
| FBS | 85 | Houston | 3-4 | -0.194817 | 74 | -11 | -3.96867 | 85 | -4.13127 | 81 | |
| FBS | 86 | S-M-U | 3-4 | -0.19876 | 98 | 12 | -4.62735 | 90 | -2.52962 | 71 | |
| FBS | 87 | South Florida | 2-5 | -0.200938 | 84 | -3 | -4.35011 | 88 | -3.51298 | 77 | |
| FBS | 88 | Middle Tennessee | 4-3 | -0.202392 | 80 | -8 | -3.47063 | 81 | -6.19288 | 91 | |
| FBS | 89 | Texas-San Antonio | 5-2 | -0.213678 | 78 | -11 | -3.49197 | 82 | -7.03992 | 94 | |
| FBS | 90 | Kentucky | 1-7 | -0.221949 | 86 | -4 | -4.49744 | 89 | -4.77648 | 87 | |
| FBS | 91 | Auburn | 1-6 | -0.241832 | 88 | -3 | -5.72678 | 96 | -2.79615 | 72 | |
| FBS | 92 | Texas State | 3-3 | -0.252263 | 85 | -7 | -3.55839 | 83 | -9.95506 | 104 | |
| FBS | 93 | Pittsburgh | 3-4 | -0.279838 | 100 | 7 | -6.15876 | 97 | -4.59935 | 85 | |
| FBS | 94 | Connecticut | 3-5 | -0.283471 | 82 | -12 | -5.69105 | 95 | -6.25493 | 92 | |
| FBS | 95 | Illinois | 2-5 | -0.294691 | 94 | -1 | -5.08843 | 92 | -8.91487 | 100 | |
| FBS | 96 | Indiana | 2-5 | -0.305305 | 90 | -6 | -7.47432 | 101 | -2.81769 | 73 | |
| FBS | 97 | Western Michigan | 3-5 | -0.332129 | 92 | -5 | -6.70059 | 98 | -7.23346 | 95 | |
| FBS | 98 | Central Michigan | 2-5 | -0.366304 | 95 | -3 | -5.14261 | 93 | -14.5267 | 113 | |
| FBS | 99 | UTEP | 2-6 | -0.372135 | 108 | 9 | -7.47186 | 100 | -8.20915 | 98 | |
| FBS | 100 | Virginia | 2-6 | -0.374183 | 97 | -3 | -7.16647 | 99 | -9.26408 | 101 | |
| FBS | 101 | Miami-Ohio | 3-4 | -0.383265 | 99 | -2 | -4.76711 | 91 | -16.9873 | 116 | |
| FBS | 102 | Rice | 2-6 | -0.399863 | 101 | -1 | -8.50472 | 103 | -7.43345 | 96 | |
| FBS | 103 | South Alabama | 2-5 | -0.438602 | 110 | 7 | -8.10613 | 102 | -11.7159 | 107 | |
| FBS | 104 | U-A-B | 1-6 | -0.459062 | 102 | -2 | -10.3027 | 106 | -6.96372 | 93 | |
| FBS | 105 | Kansas | 1-6 | -0.466656 | 103 | -2 | -10.3048 | 107 | -7.56949 | 97 | |
| FBS | 106 | Washington State | 2-5 | -0.481416 | 107 | 1 | -9.82465 | 105 | -10.1577 | 105 | |
| FBS | 107 | Florida Intl | 1-7 | -0.506928 | 106 | -1 | -10.7558 | 109 | -9.49963 | 102 | |
| FBS | 108 | Tulane | 1-6 | -0.529675 | 104 | -4 | -8.53137 | 104 | -17.8143 | 120 | |
| FBS | 109 | Buffalo | 1-6 | -0.574901 | 105 | -4 | -11.4759 | 110 | -12.8777 | 109 | |
| FBS | 110 | Florida Atlantic | 1-6 | -0.603761 | 112 | 2 | -12.1204 | 111 | -13.3249 | 112 | |
| FBS | 111 | Southern Miss | 0-7 | -0.604749 | 109 | -2 | -12.2275 | 112 | -13.0924 | 110 | |
| FBS | 112 | Hawaii | 1-5 | -0.613858 | 114 | 2 | -10.6257 | 108 | -18.4938 | 121 | |
| FBS | 113 | Boston College | 1-6 | -0.621129 | 111 | -2 | -13.8858 | 117 | -9.57981 | 103 | |
| FBS | 114 | Akron | 1-7 | -0.629698 | 113 | -1 | -13.5682 | 115 | -11.1959 | 106 | |
| FBS | 115 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 1-7 | -0.632419 | 115 | 0 | -13.4305 | 114 | -11.8163 | 108 | |
| FBS | 116 | Memphis | 1-6 | -0.669373 | 117 | 1 | -13.0255 | 113 | -15.9738 | 114 | |
| FBS | 117 | Wyoming | 1-6 | -0.67619 | 116 | -1 | -14.1737 | 118 | -13.1772 | 111 | |
| FBS | 118 | Eastern Michigan | 1-6 | -0.705704 | 124 | 6 | -13.6412 | 116 | -17.1066 | 118 | |
| FBS | 119 | Colorado State | 1-6 | -0.717039 | 120 | 1 | -14.2224 | 119 | -16.3262 | 115 | |
| FBS | 120 | New Mexico State | 1-6 | -0.775138 | 119 | -1 | -15.4631 | 121 | -17.3918 | 119 | |
| FBS | 121 | Army | 1-6 | -0.783187 | 118 | -3 | -15.807 | 122 | -17.0382 | 117 | |
| FBS | 122 | Colorado | 1-6 | -0.788029 | 121 | -1 | -14.5024 | 120 | -21.2297 | 122 | |
| FBS | 123 | Massachusetts | 0-7 | -0.909769 | 122 | -1 | -16.4806 | 123 | -25.2736 | 123 | |
| FBS | 124 | Idaho | 1-7 | -0.914966 | 123 | -1 | -16.5591 | 124 | -25.4636 | 124 | |
| FBS | 125 | Division 1AA | 10-89 | -1.13359 | 125 | 0 | -20.6924 | 125 | -31.0331 | 125 |