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. Ohio State (8 - 0) Schedule: 5.228 (10) | 8.079 8.079  | |||
| 2. Michigan (6 - 1) Schedule: 6.155 (1) | 7.456 7.456  | |||
| 3. Iowa (7 - 1) Schedule: 5.272 (9) | 7.362 7.362  1 | |||
| 4. Penn State (5 - 2) Schedule: 5.788 (5) | 7.356 7.356  1 | |||
| 5. Wisconsin (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.635 (6) | 6.651 6.651  | |||
| 6. Minnesota (7 - 1) Schedule: 4.184 (11) | 6.584 6.584  | |||
| 7. Purdue (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.973 (3) | 6.131 6.131  | |||
| 8. Michigan St (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.545 (8) | 4.915 4.915  | |||
| 9. Illinois (2 - 5) Schedule: 5.575 (7) | 4.709 4.709  1 | |||
| 10. Indiana (3 - 4) Schedule: 6.029 (2) | 4.7 4.7  1 | |||
| 11. Northwestern (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.901 (4) | 4.143 4.143  |