Week 7
2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025
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 (6 - 1) Schedule: 2.767 (1) | 4.202 4.202  | |||
| 2. Western Kentucky (5 - 2) Schedule: 1.839 (7) | 3.633 3.633  1 | |||
| 3. Youngstown St (6 - 1) Schedule: 1.16 (8) | 3.337 3.337  1 | |||
| 4. Western Illinois (4 - 2) Schedule: 2.058 (6) | 2.249 2.249  | |||
| 5. SW Missouri St (2 - 5) Schedule: 2.667 (2) | 1.335 1.335  | |||
| 6. Indiana St (2 - 5) Schedule: 2.574 (3) | 0.675 0.675  2 | |||
| 7. Illinois St (0 - 7) Schedule: 2.407 (4) | 0.411 0.411  | |||
| 8. Southern Illinois (1 - 5) Schedule: 2.266 (5) | 0.344 0.344  2 |