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Ranking All of College Football's FBS Conferences Heading into Week 8

Maiah HollanderOct 17, 2011

Week 8 is upon us and with BCS Rankings finally revealed, teams are looking for blood. 

Each conference is getting down to the nitty gritty, especially for the surprising number of undefeated teams this season (10 in case you were wondering).

As the campaign wears on, fans are pulling for their favorite teams and, as Bowl season draws nearer, the pressure is on. 

1. Big 12

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Oklahoma gave a sluggish effort against Kansas and still won by 30—the final game of the season at Oklahoma State could decide a BCS berth.

  1. Oklahoma
  2. Oklahoma State 
  3. Kansas State
  4. Texas A&M
  5. Texas
  6. Baylor
  7. Texas Tech
  8. Missouri
  9. Iowa State
  10. Kansas

2. SEC

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RB Trent Richardson is starting to catch fire—beware SEC defenses. 

  1. Alabama
  2. LSU 
  3. Arkansas
  4. Georgia
  5. Auburn
  6. South Carolina
  7. Florida
  8. Tennessee
  9. Vanderbilt
  10. Mississippi State
  11. Ole Miss
  12. Kentucky

3. Big 10

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After a 59-7 destruction of Indiana, the Badgers get into the meat of their schedule facing Michigan State and Ohio State back-to-back on the road. 

  1. Wisconsin
  2. Michigan State
  3. Michigan
  4. Illinois 
  5. Nebraska
  6. Penn State
  7. Ohio State
  8. Iowa
  9. Purdue
  10. Northwestern
  11. Minnesota 
  12. Indiana 

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4. Pac-12

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The prelude to the Cardinal season is done—this week they face a hungry Washington squad who is also undefeated in conference. 

  1. Stanford
  2. Oregon
  3. Washington
  4. Arizona State
  5. USC
  6. Utah
  7. Cal
  8. UCLA
  9. Washington State
  10. Oregon State
  11. Colorado
  12. Arizona

5. ACC

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Finally, Clemson unveils its expected flakiness; the difference, however, is they actually came back and beat Maryland 56-45.  

  1. Clemson
  2. Virginia Tech
  3. Georgia Tech
  4. Wake Forest
  5. Virginia
  6. North Carolina
  7. Florida State
  8. Duke
  9. Miami 
  10. Maryland
  11. North Carolina State 
  12. Boston College

6. Big East

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The Mountaineers had a bye before two upcoming tricky road games at Syracuse and Rutgers.

  1. West Virginia 
  2. Cincinnati
  3. Rutgers
  4. Connecticut
  5. Pitt
  6. Syracuse
  7. South Florida
  8. Louisville  

7. Mountain West

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QB Kellen Moore was his normal superman self—he threw as many touchdown passes (4) as he did incompletions.

  1. Boise State
  2. TCU
  3. San Diego State
  4. Wyoming
  5. Air Force
  6. Colorado State
  7. UNLV
  8. New Mexico

8. Independents

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The Fighting Irish are on a four-game winning streak, and after their open date, play their annual showdown with USC.
  1. Notre Dame
  2. BYU
  3. Navy
  4. Army

9. Conference USA

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Cougars' QB Case Keenum was able to rest his arm this week, which means the Marshall secondary better be ready.

  1. Houston
  2. SMU
  3. Southern Miss
  4. Tulsa
  5. UTEP
  6. East Carolina
  7. UCF
  8. Marshall
  9. Rice
  10. Tulane
  11. Memphis
  12. UAB

10. MAC

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The Rockets are positioned to make a run in the MAC as their next three games are at home. 

  1. Toledo
  2. Temple
  3. Eastern Michigan
  4. Northern Illinois
  5. Ball State
  6. Western Michigan
  7. Bowling Green
  8. Ohio
  9. Miami, Ohio
  10. Central Michigan
  11. Buffalo
  12. Akron
  13. Kent State

11. WAC

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The Wolf Pack are starting to roll, and with three home games in the next four, they might be the WAC favorites.

  1. Nevada
  2. Fresno State
  3. San Jose State
  4. Hawaii
  5. Louisiana Tech
  6. Utah State
  7. New Mexico State
  8. Idaho

12. The Sun Belt

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The Ragin' Cajuns are starting to get muy caliente, and with a couple very winnable games on tap, they could be 8-1 heading into their big rivalry game against Louisiana-Monroe

  1. Louisiana-Lafayette 
  2. Arkansas State
  3. Western Kentucky
  4. Florida International
  5. Louisiana-Monroe
  6. Troy
  7. North Texas State
  8. Middle Tennessee State
  9. Florida Atlantic
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