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. Purdue (5 - 1) Schedule: 5.378 (6) | 7.673 7.673  | |||
| 2. Wisconsin (7 - 0) Schedule: 4.841 (11) | 7.434 7.434  1 | |||
| 3. Michigan (6 - 1) Schedule: 5.508 (4) | 7.231 7.231  1 | |||
| 4. Iowa (4 - 2) Schedule: 5.866 (2) | 6.897 6.897  1 | |||
| 5. Minnesota (5 - 2) Schedule: 5.156 (8) | 6.668 6.668  3 | |||
| 6. Michigan St (4 - 3) Schedule: 5.131 (9) | 5.856 5.856  3 | |||
| 7. Ohio State (3 - 3) Schedule: 5.724 (3) | 5.627 5.627  1 | |||
| 8. Northwestern (3 - 3) Schedule: 5.985 (1) | 5.316 5.316  1 | |||
| 9. Penn State (2 - 4) Schedule: 5.47 (5) | 5.107 5.107  1 | |||
| 10. Indiana (2 - 4) Schedule: 5.007 (10) | 4.308 4.308  | |||
| 11. Illinois (2 - 5) Schedule: 5.368 (7) | 4.227 4.227  |