Week 7
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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 - 1) Schedule: 4.664 (11) | 7.217 7.217  | |||
| 2. Marshall (5 - 1) Schedule: 4.58 (12) | 6.461 6.461  1 | |||
| 3. Bowling Green (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.78 (9) | 6.364 6.364  1 | |||
| 4. Miami OH (5 - 2) Schedule: 5.322 (4) | 5.671 5.671  2 | |||
| 5. Western Michigan (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.987 (6) | 5.574 5.574  1 | |||
| 6. Northern Illinois (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.644 (3) | 5.177 5.177  1 | |||
| 7. Ohio U. (1 - 5) Schedule: 5.657 (2) | 4.855 4.855  2 | |||
| 8. Akron (2 - 5) Schedule: 5.872 (1) | 4.66 4.66  | |||
| 9. Kent St (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.85 (7) | 4.374 4.374  | |||
| 10. Ball St (2 - 4) Schedule: 4.809 (8) | 4.288 4.288  1 | |||
| 11. Central Michigan (2 - 4) Schedule: 5.076 (5) | 3.613 3.613  1 | |||
| 12. Buffalo (1 - 6) Schedule: 4.695 (10) | 2.419 2.419  | |||
| 13. Eastern Michigan (1 - 5) Schedule: 3.594 (13) | 0.835 0.835  |