Week 8 Rankings:
| Division | Overall Rank | Team | Record | Overall Rating | Last Week | Difference | Win Rating | Win Rank | Points Rating | Points Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FBS | 1 | Florida State | 6-0 | 0.922823 | 3 | 2 | 14.7717 | 2 | 28.4591 | 3 | |
| FBS | 2 | Alabama | 7-0 | 0.913692 | 1 | -1 | 15.8965 | 1 | 23.1768 | 4 | |
| FBS | 3 | Oregon | 7-0 | 0.856591 | 2 | -1 | 13.0571 | 4 | 28.9916 | 2 | |
| FBS | 4 | Missouri | 7-0 | 0.800524 | 5 | 1 | 14.702 | 3 | 17.2593 | 6 | |
| FBS | 5 | Baylor | 6-0 | 0.753753 | 6 | 1 | 10.0249 | 13 | 31.2739 | 1 | |
| FBS | 6 | Ohio State | 7-0 | 0.703769 | 8 | 2 | 12.5844 | 5 | 16.5136 | 9 | |
| FBS | 7 | Miami-Florida | 6-0 | 0.655559 | 10 | 3 | 11.3636 | 6 | 16.7938 | 8 | |
| FBS | 8 | Stanford | 6-1 | 0.616582 | 13 | 5 | 10.6257 | 8 | 16.0403 | 11 | |
| FBS | 9 | Clemson | 6-1 | 0.574806 | 4 | -5 | 10.3491 | 10 | 13.2089 | 16 | |
| FBS | 10 | Auburn | 6-1 | 0.565221 | 16 | 6 | 10.3405 | 11 | 12.3436 | 18 | |
| FBS | 11 | Virginia Tech | 6-1 | 0.558765 | 14 | 3 | 10.8535 | 7 | 9.71941 | 27 | |
| FBS | 12 | Texas Tech | 7-0 | 0.552274 | 15 | 3 | 10.3332 | 12 | 11.1578 | 21 | |
| FBS | 13 | Fresno State | 6-0 | 0.512085 | 20 | 7 | 10.5972 | 9 | 6.34812 | 41 | |
| FBS | 14 | U.C.L.A. | 5-1 | 0.486555 | 7 | -7 | 7.91838 | 17 | 14.4933 | 14 | |
| FBS | 15 | Louisiana State | 6-2 | 0.483294 | 9 | -6 | 7.56393 | 18 | 15.5819 | 12 | |
| FBS | 16 | Arizona State | 5-2 | 0.475318 | 28 | 12 | 6.90283 | 22 | 17.4349 | 5 | |
| FBS | 17 | Louisville | 6-1 | 0.444878 | 11 | -6 | 6.31731 | 24 | 16.8827 | 7 | |
| FBS | 18 | Michigan | 6-1 | 0.435385 | 26 | 8 | 8.03251 | 16 | 9.24337 | 29 | |
| FBS | 19 | Oklahoma | 6-1 | 0.42966 | 21 | 2 | 8.26398 | 15 | 7.79544 | 35 | |
| FBS | 20 | Texas A+M | 5-2 | 0.409775 | 17 | -3 | 7.24576 | 19 | 9.9362 | 25 | |
| FBS | 21 | U-C-F | 5-1 | 0.399964 | 29 | 8 | 7.15168 | 20 | 9.38581 | 28 | |
| FBS | 22 | Northern Illinois | 7-0 | 0.373318 | 27 | 5 | 9.10556 | 14 | -0.802 | 71 | |
| FBS | 23 | Georgia | 4-3 | 0.371803 | 12 | -11 | 6.37172 | 23 | 9.81258 | 26 | |
| FBS | 24 | Brigham Young | 5-2 | 0.358494 | 30 | 6 | 5.27339 | 29 | 12.8855 | 17 | |
| FBS | 25 | Notre Dame | 5-2 | 0.337928 | 39 | 14 | 7.01861 | 21 | 4.08912 | 48 | |
| FBS | 26 | South Carolina | 5-2 | 0.335631 | 18 | -8 | 5.45085 | 28 | 10.0422 | 24 | |
| FBS | 27 | Wisconsin | 5-2 | 0.319171 | 35 | 8 | 3.50843 | 38 | 16.1407 | 10 | |
| FBS | 28 | Washington | 4-3 | 0.311587 | 22 | -6 | 3.99537 | 36 | 13.5132 | 15 | |
| FBS | 29 | Oregon State | 6-1 | 0.303566 | 31 | 2 | 5.53875 | 27 | 6.68793 | 39 | |
| FBS | 30 | Mississippi | 4-3 | 0.301831 | 42 | 12 | 5.66318 | 26 | 6.03555 | 43 | |
| FBS | 31 | Oklahoma State | 5-1 | 0.294328 | 37 | 6 | 4.41186 | 34 | 10.2552 | 22 | |
| FBS | 32 | Georgia Tech | 4-3 | 0.289911 | 41 | 9 | 2.96634 | 42 | 15.5283 | 13 | |
| FBS | 33 | Michigan State | 6-1 | 0.288928 | 32 | -1 | 5.7434 | 25 | 4.50936 | 46 | |
| FBS | 34 | Houston | 5-1 | 0.288416 | 19 | -15 | 4.58778 | 30 | 9.0083 | 32 | |
| FBS | 35 | Florida | 4-3 | 0.285019 | 25 | -10 | 4.54938 | 31 | 8.84066 | 33 | |
| FBS | 36 | Utah | 4-3 | 0.281847 | 23 | -13 | 3.73229 | 37 | 11.7581 | 19 | |
| FBS | 37 | Nebraska | 5-1 | 0.269835 | 24 | -13 | 4.12212 | 35 | 9.0972 | 31 | |
| FBS | 38 | Ball State | 7-1 | 0.230305 | 33 | -5 | 4.5123 | 32 | 3.85324 | 50 | |
| FBS | 39 | Pittsburgh | 4-2 | 0.215175 | 36 | -3 | 4.49802 | 33 | 2.48985 | 57 | |
| FBS | 40 | Arizona | 4-2 | 0.214854 | 49 | 9 | 2.53578 | 45 | 10.1805 | 23 | |
| FBS | 41 | Penn State | 4-2 | 0.203958 | 38 | -3 | 3.27335 | 39 | 6.25612 | 42 | |
| FBS | 42 | Tennessee | 4-3 | 0.202218 | 46 | 4 | 3.1277 | 40 | 6.66594 | 40 | |
| FBS | 43 | Duke | 5-2 | 0.18484 | 43 | 0 | 2.53986 | 44 | 7.34849 | 36 | |
| FBS | 44 | Boise State | 5-2 | 0.177246 | 45 | 1 | 1.91022 | 52 | 9.11347 | 30 | |
| FBS | 45 | Texas | 4-2 | 0.174426 | 44 | -1 | 3.08385 | 41 | 4.23106 | 47 | |
| FBS | 46 | Southern Cal | 4-3 | 0.165527 | 40 | -6 | 2.20269 | 47 | 6.86315 | 38 | |
| FBS | 47 | East Carolina | 5-2 | 0.141193 | 50 | 3 | 2.04209 | 50 | 5.21203 | 45 | |
| FBS | 48 | Vanderbilt | 4-3 | 0.110975 | 71 | 23 | 1.65476 | 54 | 3.90094 | 49 | |
| FBS | 49 | Minnesota | 5-2 | 0.110714 | 65 | 16 | 2.84096 | 43 | -0.79082 | 70 | |
| FBS | 50 | Ohio | 5-2 | 0.109077 | 54 | 4 | 1.89697 | 53 | 2.76986 | 54 | |
| FBS | 51 | Mississippi State | 3-3 | 0.102935 | 52 | 1 | 0.65574 | 58 | 7.07738 | 37 | |
| FBS | 52 | Rutgers | 4-2 | 0.102852 | 47 | -5 | 2.11294 | 49 | 1.33601 | 62 | |
| FBS | 53 | Marshall | 4-2 | 0.0975841 | 55 | 2 | 0.30954 | 61 | 7.93756 | 34 | |
| FBS | 54 | Iowa | 4-3 | 0.0886847 | 53 | -1 | 1.18174 | 55 | 3.6708 | 51 | |
| FBS | 55 | Rice | 5-2 | 0.0744507 | 51 | -4 | 2.36141 | 46 | -2.30626 | 79 | |
| FBS | 56 | Maryland | 5-2 | 0.07132 | 34 | -22 | 1.98977 | 51 | -1.13771 | 73 | |
| FBS | 57 | Washington State | 4-4 | 0.0669039 | 56 | -1 | 1.04112 | 56 | 2.18058 | 60 | |
| FBS | 58 | Tulane | 5-2 | 0.062875 | 57 | -1 | 2.11339 | 48 | -2.41644 | 81 | |
| FBS | 59 | North Texas | 4-3 | 0.0604463 | 60 | 1 | 0.7668 | 57 | 2.65407 | 55 | |
| FBS | 60 | Indiana | 3-4 | 0.0457694 | 48 | -12 | -0.39984 | 64 | 5.86739 | 44 | |
| FBS | 61 | Boston College | 3-3 | 0.0287823 | 61 | 0 | 0.48796 | 59 | 0.78045 | 64 | |
| FBS | 62 | Buffalo | 5-2 | 0.0118543 | 67 | 5 | 0.45785 | 60 | -0.68929 | 69 | |
| FBS | 63 | Bowling Green | 5-2 | 0.00781258 | 64 | 1 | -0.64873 | 66 | 3.28552 | 53 | |
| FBS | 64 | Utah State | 4-4 | 0.00658836 | 72 | 8 | -2.73657 | 76 | 11.3856 | 20 | |
| FBS | 65 | Toledo | 4-3 | -0.011483 | 73 | 8 | 0.07411 | 63 | -1.36895 | 74 | |
| FBS | 66 | UL-Lafayette | 4-2 | -0.0151915 | 79 | 13 | -1.01055 | 67 | 2.55088 | 56 | |
| FBS | 67 | Wake Forest | 4-3 | -0.0187754 | 76 | 9 | 0.13464 | 62 | -2.2913 | 78 | |
| FBS | 68 | Northwestern | 4-3 | -0.0233486 | 58 | -10 | -0.57763 | 65 | 0.08217 | 66 | |
| FBS | 69 | Texas Christian | 3-4 | -0.0258154 | 62 | -7 | -1.19512 | 68 | 2.28035 | 58 | |
| FBS | 70 | Western Kentucky | 4-3 | -0.0654035 | 63 | -7 | -1.45957 | 71 | -0.39335 | 67 | |
| FBS | 71 | Syracuse | 3-4 | -0.079323 | 59 | -12 | -1.60625 | 73 | -1.12217 | 72 | |
| FBS | 72 | West Virginia | 3-4 | -0.0825337 | 70 | -2 | -1.26857 | 70 | -2.75205 | 83 | |
| FBS | 73 | Arkansas State | 3-3 | -0.102209 | 75 | 2 | -1.96221 | 75 | -1.8688 | 76 | |
| FBS | 74 | Illinois | 3-3 | -0.102351 | 66 | -8 | -2.87484 | 78 | 1.70875 | 61 | |
| FBS | 75 | Colorado | 3-3 | -0.128806 | 88 | 13 | -1.57637 | 72 | -5.88228 | 89 | |
| FBS | 76 | Navy | 3-3 | -0.137442 | 68 | -8 | -3.30358 | 83 | 0.1034 | 65 | |
| FBS | 77 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 4-3 | -0.153561 | 78 | 1 | -1.25431 | 69 | -9.47208 | 102 | |
| FBS | 78 | South Alabama | 3-3 | -0.155197 | 87 | 9 | -2.82392 | 77 | -3.4497 | 86 | |
| FBS | 79 | Cincinnati | 5-2 | -0.157047 | 82 | 3 | -4.3159 | 86 | 2.24722 | 59 | |
| FBS | 80 | No Carolina State | 3-3 | -0.157227 | 77 | -3 | -3.00999 | 80 | -2.90804 | 84 | |
| FBS | 81 | Virginia | 2-5 | -0.164239 | 74 | -7 | -3.53731 | 85 | -1.49106 | 75 | |
| FBS | 82 | UL-Monroe | 3-4 | -0.171884 | 81 | -1 | -1.66657 | 74 | -9.56903 | 103 | |
| FBS | 83 | Troy | 4-3 | -0.176651 | 83 | 0 | -2.94231 | 79 | -4.99667 | 88 | |
| FBS | 84 | San Jose State | 3-3 | -0.184202 | 90 | 6 | -3.15426 | 82 | -4.87123 | 87 | |
| FBS | 85 | North Carolina | 1-5 | -0.189945 | 85 | 0 | -4.77845 | 90 | 0.98061 | 63 | |
| FBS | 86 | Arkansas | 3-5 | -0.20808 | 80 | -6 | -3.08731 | 81 | -7.37489 | 94 | |
| FBS | 87 | Wyoming | 4-3 | -0.216102 | 69 | -18 | -4.54395 | 87 | -2.39616 | 80 | |
| FBS | 88 | Texas State | 4-3 | -0.222151 | 84 | -4 | -3.45737 | 84 | -7.23897 | 92 | |
| FBS | 89 | Kansas State | 2-4 | -0.225391 | 93 | 4 | -6.30318 | 97 | 3.65428 | 52 | |
| FBS | 90 | Middle Tennessee | 3-4 | -0.263227 | 92 | 2 | -4.63713 | 88 | -6.45088 | 90 | |
| FBS | 91 | Colorado State | 3-4 | -0.281657 | 106 | 15 | -6.08792 | 96 | -2.47161 | 82 | |
| FBS | 92 | Florida Atlantic | 2-5 | -0.288163 | 95 | 3 | -6.03438 | 95 | -3.29269 | 85 | |
| FBS | 93 | Nevada-Reno | 3-4 | -0.297942 | 89 | -4 | -5.11739 | 92 | -7.81819 | 95 | |
| FBS | 94 | S-M-U | 2-4 | -0.298452 | 103 | 9 | -4.93127 | 91 | -8.59839 | 98 | |
| FBS | 95 | San Diego State | 3-3 | -0.311737 | 96 | 1 | -4.75957 | 89 | -10.5204 | 104 | |
| FBS | 96 | Kansas | 2-4 | -0.31871 | 94 | -2 | -5.35844 | 94 | -8.81824 | 100 | |
| FBS | 97 | Memphis | 1-5 | -0.324272 | 86 | -11 | -7.56781 | 101 | -0.64693 | 68 | |
| FBS | 98 | Texas-San Antonio | 2-5 | -0.349391 | 98 | 0 | -6.45867 | 98 | -7.36779 | 93 | |
| FBS | 99 | Kentucky | 1-5 | -0.350913 | 97 | -2 | -7.86145 | 102 | -1.99109 | 77 | |
| FBS | 100 | Tulsa | 2-4 | -0.380307 | 101 | 1 | -6.7042 | 99 | -9.30227 | 101 | |
| FBS | 101 | Central Michigan | 3-5 | -0.395373 | 99 | -2 | -5.21212 | 93 | -16.5866 | 116 | |
| FBS | 102 | Army | 3-5 | -0.40178 | 91 | -11 | -7.51018 | 100 | -8.14569 | 96 | |
| FBS | 103 | California | 1-6 | -0.469517 | 100 | -3 | -8.34623 | 104 | -11.2113 | 105 | |
| FBS | 104 | Iowa State | 1-5 | -0.471255 | 105 | 1 | -9.55901 | 109 | -6.60242 | 91 | |
| FBS | 105 | U-A-B | 2-4 | -0.472871 | 107 | 2 | -8.2348 | 103 | -11.9644 | 109 | |
| FBS | 106 | Akron | 2-6 | -0.482645 | 110 | 4 | -8.61396 | 105 | -11.3895 | 107 | |
| FBS | 107 | Kent State | 2-6 | -0.497263 | 102 | -5 | -8.90737 | 107 | -11.6065 | 108 | |
| FBS | 108 | South Florida | 2-4 | -0.499971 | 108 | 0 | -8.65439 | 106 | -12.856 | 112 | |
| FBS | 109 | New Mexico | 2-5 | -0.523516 | 104 | -5 | -10.3822 | 111 | -8.26658 | 97 | |
| FBS | 110 | Purdue | 1-6 | -0.561372 | 111 | 1 | -9.47282 | 108 | -15.3966 | 115 | |
| FBS | 111 | Louisiana Tech | 2-5 | -0.587941 | 109 | -2 | -10.8113 | 112 | -12.6226 | 110 | |
| FBS | 112 | Idaho | 1-6 | -0.632197 | 113 | 1 | -9.72249 | 110 | -21.0591 | 120 | |
| FBS | 113 | Temple | 1-6 | -0.649639 | 121 | 8 | -13.2928 | 115 | -8.64755 | 99 | |
| FBS | 114 | Hawaii | 0-6 | -0.663874 | 114 | 0 | -12.9625 | 114 | -11.2828 | 106 | |
| FBS | 115 | Eastern Michigan | 1-6 | -0.690819 | 112 | -3 | -11.4609 | 113 | -19.7189 | 118 | |
| FBS | 116 | Air Force | 1-6 | -0.709201 | 115 | -1 | -13.6638 | 116 | -12.7759 | 111 | |
| FBS | 117 | UTEP | 1-5 | -0.799634 | 116 | -1 | -15.733 | 119 | -13.1188 | 113 | |
| FBS | 118 | Florida Intl | 1-5 | -0.846093 | 118 | 0 | -13.8064 | 117 | -25.0582 | 125 | |
| FBS | 119 | Massachusetts | 1-6 | -0.848398 | 117 | -2 | -15.5977 | 118 | -18.2262 | 117 | |
| FBS | 120 | Southern Miss | 0-6 | -0.919458 | 119 | -1 | -16.1345 | 120 | -22.7812 | 123 | |
| FBS | 121 | Connecticut | 0-6 | -0.959692 | 120 | -1 | -19.2608 | 122 | -14.2554 | 114 | |
| FBS | 122 | New Mexico State | 0-7 | -1.0496 | 123 | 1 | -18.44 | 121 | -25.9198 | 126 | |
| FBS | 123 | Western Michigan | 0-8 | -1.06402 | 124 | 1 | -19.7953 | 123 | -21.94 | 121 | |
| FBS | 124 | Miami-Ohio | 0-7 | -1.06692 | 122 | -2 | -20.2361 | 125 | -20.4778 | 119 | |
| FBS | 125 | Division 1AA | 14-84 | -1.09968 | 125 | 0 | -19.9059 | 124 | -24.8505 | 124 | |
| FBS | 126 | Georgia State | 0-7 | -1.32287 | 126 | 0 | -25.8856 | 126 | -22.2625 | 122 |