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. Bowling Green (5 - 0) Schedule: 3.7 (13) | 6.917 6.917  | |||
| 2. Marshall (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.832 (6) | 6.46 6.46  | |||
| 3. Toledo (4 - 2) Schedule: 3.692 (14) | 5.24 5.24  1 | |||
| 4. Miami OH (4 - 3) Schedule: 5.147 (2) | 5.183 5.183  1 | |||
| 5. Central Florida (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.106 (3) | 5.091 5.091  1 | |||
| 6. Northern Illinois (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.96 (4) | 4.979 4.979  1 | |||
| 7. Western Michigan (2 - 4) Schedule: 5.358 (1) | 4.796 4.796  2 | |||
| 8. Central Michigan (3 - 3) Schedule: 4.243 (11) | 4.32 4.32  | |||
| 9. Kent St (2 - 4) Schedule: 4.48 (9) | 3.559 3.559  | |||
| 10. Ball St (2 - 4) Schedule: 4.912 (5) | 3.154 3.154  | |||
| 11. Ohio U. (2 - 5) Schedule: 4.711 (7) | 2.943 2.943  2 | |||
| 12. Akron (1 - 6) Schedule: 4.503 (8) | 2.853 2.853  1 | |||
| 13. Buffalo (1 - 6) Schedule: 4.259 (10) | 2.428 2.428  1 | |||
| 14. Eastern Michigan (3 - 4) Schedule: 3.889 (12) | 2.053 2.053  2 |