Week 13
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All | Atlantic 10 Conference | Big Sky Conference | Big South-Ohio Valley 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 (10 - 2) Schedule: 3.041 (1) | 4.67 4.67  | |||
| 2. Western Kentucky (9 - 3) Schedule: 2.412 (7) | 4.349 4.349  1 | |||
| 3. Western Illinois (9 - 3) Schedule: 2.898 (2) | 4.244 4.244  1 | |||
| 4. Southern Illinois (10 - 2) Schedule: 2.011 (8) | 4.12 4.12  2 | |||
| 5. Youngstown St (5 - 7) Schedule: 2.825 (3) | 2.691 2.691  | |||
| 6. Illinois St (6 - 6) Schedule: 2.494 (6) | 2.386 2.386  | |||
| 7. SW Missouri St (4 - 7) Schedule: 2.573 (5) | 2.309 2.309  | |||
| 8. Indiana St (3 - 9) Schedule: 2.794 (4) | 0.996 0.996  |