Week 11
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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 (11 - 0) Schedule: 5.165 (9) | 8.815 8.815  | |||
| 2. Michigan (11 - 0) Schedule: 5.632 (6) | 8.598 8.598  | |||
| 3. Wisconsin (10 - 1) Schedule: 4.94 (10) | 7.562 7.562  | |||
| 4. Penn State (7 - 4) Schedule: 5.746 (2) | 6.634 6.634  | |||
| 5. Minnesota (5 - 6) Schedule: 5.97 (1) | 5.878 5.878  1 | |||
| 6. Iowa (6 - 5) Schedule: 5.393 (8) | 5.8 5.8  1 | |||
| 7. Purdue (7 - 4) Schedule: 4.928 (11) | 4.88 4.88  2 | |||
| 8. Michigan St (4 - 7) Schedule: 5.516 (7) | 4.804 4.804  1 | |||
| 9. Indiana (5 - 6) Schedule: 5.726 (3) | 4.794 4.794  1 | |||
| 10. Illinois (2 - 9) Schedule: 5.716 (4) | 4.39 4.39  | |||
| 11. Northwestern (3 - 8) Schedule: 5.674 (5) | 4.27 4.27  |