Week 7
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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. Northern Illinois (4 - 2) Schedule: 5.353 (4) | 6.7 6.7  1 | |||
| 2. Toledo (6 - 1) Schedule: 3.973 (13) | 6.661 6.661  1 | |||
| 3. Western Michigan (5 - 1) Schedule: 4.629 (9) | 6.344 6.344  2 | |||
| 4. Ohio U. (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.776 (8) | 5.814 5.814  | |||
| 5. Akron (4 - 3) Schedule: 5.452 (3) | 5.217 5.217  | |||
| 6. Miami OH (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.478 (10) | 5.178 5.178  | |||
| 7. Ball St (2 - 4) Schedule: 5.986 (1) | 4.525 4.525  1 | |||
| 8. Marshall (2 - 4) Schedule: 4.431 (12) | 4.017 4.017  1 | |||
| 9. Bowling Green (1 - 6) Schedule: 4.854 (6) | 3.066 3.066  | |||
| 10. Eastern Michigan (1 - 6) Schedule: 5.582 (2) | 2.958 2.958  | |||
| 11. Central Michigan (1 - 5) Schedule: 5.073 (5) | 2.682 2.682  | |||
| 12. Kent St (1 - 6) Schedule: 4.821 (7) | 2.322 2.322  | |||
| 13. Buffalo (1 - 5) Schedule: 4.432 (11) | 1.976 1.976  |