Week 6
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All | ACC | Big 10 | Big 12 | Big East | Big West | Conference USA | Division I-A Independents | Mid-American Conference | MWC | Pac-12 | SEC | WAC
| Place | Team | Rating | Strength of Schedule | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Western Michigan (5 - 1) Schedule: 4.794 (7) | 6.509 6.509  | |||
| 2. Northern Illinois (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.327 (3) | 6.411 6.411  4 | |||
| 3. Toledo (5 - 1) Schedule: 3.766 (13) | 6.29 6.29  1 | |||
| 4. Ohio U. (3 - 3) Schedule: 5.173 (4) | 5.662 5.662  | |||
| 5. Akron (4 - 2) Schedule: 5.074 (5) | 5.256 5.256  2 | |||
| 6. Miami OH (3 - 3) Schedule: 4.692 (8) | 5.096 5.096  1 | |||
| 7. Marshall (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.269 (12) | 4.501 4.501  | |||
| 8. Ball St (1 - 4) Schedule: 6.397 (1) | 4.054 4.054  3 | |||
| 9. Bowling Green (1 - 5) Schedule: 4.636 (9) | 2.98 2.98  1 | |||
| 10. Eastern Michigan (1 - 5) Schedule: 5.491 (2) | 2.917 2.917  2 | |||
| 11. Central Michigan (1 - 5) Schedule: 4.797 (6) | 2.406 2.406  2 | |||
| 12. Kent St (1 - 5) Schedule: 4.488 (11) | 2.302 2.302  1 | |||
| 13. Buffalo (1 - 5) Schedule: 4.609 (10) | 2.161 2.161  1 |