Week 6
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All | ACC | Big 10 | Big 12 | Big East | Conference USA | Division I-A Independents | Mid-American Conference | MWC | Pac-12 | SEC | Sun Belt Conference | WAC
| Place | Team | Rating | Strength of Schedule | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Michigan (5 - 1) Schedule: 6.372 (5) | 8.902 8.902  | |||
| 2. Illinois (5 - 1) Schedule: 6.009 (8) | 7.882 7.882  1 | |||
| 3. Ohio State (3 - 2) Schedule: 6.651 (3) | 7.607 7.607  1 | |||
| 4. Purdue (4 - 1) Schedule: 6.319 (6) | 7.32 7.32  | |||
| 5. Michigan St (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.776 (9) | 6.792 6.792  2 | |||
| 6. Iowa (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.6 (11) | 6.753 6.753  | |||
| 7. Northwestern (4 - 1) Schedule: 5.686 (10) | 6.718 6.718  2 | |||
| 8. Wisconsin (4 - 3) Schedule: 6.049 (7) | 6.32 6.32  1 | |||
| 9. Minnesota (1 - 4) Schedule: 6.481 (4) | 5.624 5.624  1 | |||
| 10. Indiana (1 - 4) Schedule: 6.938 (2) | 5.529 5.529  2 | |||
| 11. Penn State (0 - 4) Schedule: 7.568 (1) | 4.38 4.38  |