Week 11
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All | Atlantic 10 Conference | Big Sky Conference | Division I-AA Independents | Gateway Football Conference | Ivy League | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | Northeast Conference | Ohio Valley Conference | Patriot League | Pioneer Football Conference | Southern Conference | Southland Conference | SouthWAC
| Place | Team | Rating | Strength of Schedule | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Western Kentucky (8 - 3) Schedule: 1.956 (6) | 3.92 3.92  | |||
| 2. Northern Iowa (9 - 2) Schedule: 2.353 (3) | 3.615 3.615  | |||
| 3. Youngstown St (8 - 2) Schedule: 1.272 (8) | 3.36 3.36  | |||
| 4. Western Illinois (5 - 5) Schedule: 2.489 (1) | 2.088 2.088  1 | |||
| 5. SW Missouri St (6 - 5) Schedule: 1.93 (7) | 1.967 1.967  1 | |||
| 6. Illinois St (2 - 9) Schedule: 2.239 (5) | 0.912 0.912  | |||
| 7. Indiana St (3 - 8) Schedule: 2.408 (2) | 0.401 0.401  | |||
| 8. Southern Illinois (1 - 9) Schedule: 2.256 (4) | 0.069 0.069  |