Week 12
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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. Ohio State (13 - 0) Schedule: 5.534 (8) | 8.009 8.009  | |||
| 2. Iowa (11 - 1) Schedule: 5.329 (10) | 8.002 8.002  | |||
| 3. Penn State (9 - 3) Schedule: 5.697 (3) | 7.621 7.621  | |||
| 4. Michigan (9 - 3) Schedule: 6.286 (1) | 7.254 7.254  | |||
| 5. Wisconsin (7 - 6) Schedule: 5.843 (2) | 6.276 6.276  1 | |||
| 6. Purdue (6 - 6) Schedule: 5.515 (9) | 6.263 6.263  1 | |||
| 7. Minnesota (7 - 5) Schedule: 5.165 (11) | 5.696 5.696  | |||
| 8. Illinois (5 - 7) Schedule: 5.561 (7) | 5.414 5.414  | |||
| 9. Michigan St (4 - 8) Schedule: 5.671 (5) | 4.677 4.677  | |||
| 10. Northwestern (3 - 9) Schedule: 5.665 (6) | 3.752 3.752  | |||
| 11. Indiana (3 - 9) Schedule: 5.675 (4) | 3.51 3.51  |