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. Toledo (5 - 0) Schedule: 5.052 (7) | 8.246 8.246  | |||
| 2. Bowling Green (4 - 2) Schedule: 4.963 (9) | 6.544 6.544  | |||
| 3. Marshall (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.726 (11) | 6.405 6.405  | |||
| 4. Western Michigan (4 - 2) Schedule: 5.027 (8) | 5.951 5.951  | |||
| 5. Ohio U. (1 - 4) Schedule: 6.043 (1) | 5.55 5.55  2 | |||
| 6. Miami OH (4 - 2) Schedule: 5.354 (4) | 5.37 5.37  | |||
| 7. Northern Illinois (2 - 4) Schedule: 5.816 (3) | 5.031 5.031  2 | |||
| 8. Akron (2 - 4) Schedule: 5.989 (2) | 4.841 4.841  1 | |||
| 9. Kent St (2 - 4) Schedule: 5.254 (5) | 4.137 4.137  1 | |||
| 10. Central Michigan (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.237 (6) | 4.061 4.061  2 | |||
| 11. Ball St (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.19 (12) | 3.435 3.435  1 | |||
| 12. Buffalo (1 - 5) Schedule: 4.814 (10) | 2.721 2.721  1 | |||
| 13. Eastern Michigan (1 - 5) Schedule: 3.505 (13) | 0.747 0.747  |