Week 6
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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. Northern Iowa (5 - 1) Schedule: 2.914 (2) | 4.363 4.363  | |||
| 2. Youngstown St (5 - 1) Schedule: 1.298 (8) | 3.545 3.545  | |||
| 3. Western Kentucky (4 - 2) Schedule: 1.45 (7) | 2.934 2.934  | |||
| 4. Western Illinois (4 - 1) Schedule: 1.454 (6) | 1.953 1.953  1 | |||
| 5. SW Missouri St (2 - 4) Schedule: 3.054 (1) | 1.758 1.758  1 | |||
| 6. Southern Illinois (1 - 4) Schedule: 1.963 (5) | 0.526 0.526  2 | |||
| 7. Illinois St (0 - 6) Schedule: 2.373 (4) | 0.338 0.338  1 | |||
| 8. Indiana St (1 - 5) Schedule: 2.683 (3) | 0.209 0.209  1 |