Week 10
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| Place | Team | Rating | Strength of Schedule | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Western Michigan (8 - 1) Schedule: 4.271 (7) | 6.79 6.79  1 | |||
| 2. Toledo (8 - 1) Schedule: 3.973 (11) | 6.789 6.789  1 | |||
| 3. Northern Illinois (5 - 4) Schedule: 4.899 (1) | 5.513 5.513  | |||
| 4. Ohio U. (5 - 4) Schedule: 4.006 (10) | 5.152 5.152  | |||
| 5. Marshall (5 - 4) Schedule: 3.903 (13) | 4.373 4.373  | |||
| 6. Miami OH (5 - 4) Schedule: 4.085 (8) | 4.301 4.301  | |||
| 7. Akron (4 - 5) Schedule: 4.426 (3) | 3.943 3.943  | |||
| 8. Ball St (4 - 5) Schedule: 4.705 (2) | 3.59 3.59  | |||
| 9. Bowling Green (2 - 7) Schedule: 4.062 (9) | 2.777 2.777  | |||
| 10. Eastern Michigan (2 - 7) Schedule: 4.34 (6) | 2.265 2.265  1 | |||
| 11. Central Michigan (1 - 8) Schedule: 4.408 (5) | 1.98 1.98  1 | |||
| 12. Kent St (1 - 9) Schedule: 4.412 (4) | 1.827 1.827  | |||
| 13. Buffalo (2 - 7) Schedule: 3.95 (12) | 1.797 1.797  |