Week 12
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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: 2.02 (7) | 3.984 3.984  | |||
| 2. Northern Iowa (9 - 2) Schedule: 2.489 (4) | 3.751 3.751  | |||
| 3. Youngstown St (8 - 3) Schedule: 1.857 (8) | 3.58 3.58  | |||
| 4. Western Illinois (5 - 5) Schedule: 2.594 (1) | 2.193 2.193  | |||
| 5. SW Missouri St (6 - 5) Schedule: 2.021 (6) | 2.058 2.058  | |||
| 6. Illinois St (2 - 9) Schedule: 2.307 (5) | 0.98 0.98  | |||
| 7. Indiana St (3 - 8) Schedule: 2.515 (3) | 0.508 0.508  | |||
| 8. Southern Illinois (1 - 10) Schedule: 2.55 (2) | 0.229 0.229  |