Week 8
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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. Wisconsin (8 - 0) Schedule: 4.944 (11) | 7.476 7.476  1 | |||
| 2. Michigan (7 - 1) Schedule: 5.718 (4) | 7.396 7.396  1 | |||
| 3. Purdue (5 - 2) Schedule: 5.562 (7) | 7.337 7.337  2 | |||
| 4. Iowa (5 - 2) Schedule: 5.87 (2) | 6.948 6.948  | |||
| 5. Minnesota (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.084 (9) | 6.864 6.864  | |||
| 6. Ohio State (4 - 3) Schedule: 5.682 (5) | 6.121 6.121  1 | |||
| 7. Michigan St (4 - 3) Schedule: 5.069 (10) | 5.796 5.796  1 | |||
| 8. Northwestern (3 - 4) Schedule: 6.228 (1) | 5.356 5.356  | |||
| 9. Penn State (2 - 5) Schedule: 5.756 (3) | 5.254 5.254  | |||
| 10. Illinois (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.605 (6) | 4.152 4.152  1 | |||
| 11. Indiana (2 - 5) Schedule: 5.262 (8) | 4.14 4.14  1 |