Week 6
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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 (5 - 1) Schedule: 2.745 (1) | 4.833 4.833  | |||
| 2. Western Illinois (5 - 1) Schedule: 2.365 (4) | 4.493 4.493  2 | |||
| 3. Southern Illinois (6 - 0) Schedule: 0.076 (8) | 3.917 3.917  | |||
| 4. Youngstown St (4 - 3) Schedule: 2.465 (2) | 3.608 3.608  2 | |||
| 5. Western Kentucky (4 - 2) Schedule: 1.937 (6) | 3.153 3.153  | |||
| 6. SW Missouri St (3 - 3) Schedule: 1.684 (7) | 1.918 1.918  | |||
| 7. Indiana St (3 - 4) Schedule: 2.442 (3) | 1.428 1.428  1 | |||
| 8. Illinois St (3 - 4) Schedule: 2.215 (5) | 1.41 1.41  1 |