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. Ohio State (8 - 0) Schedule: 5.679 (6) | 9.458 9.458  | |||
| 2. Michigan (8 - 0) Schedule: 6.264 (1) | 9.296 9.296  | |||
| 3. Wisconsin (7 - 1) Schedule: 4.669 (11) | 7.71 7.71  | |||
| 4. Iowa (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.782 (5) | 6.71 6.71  | |||
| 5. Penn State (5 - 3) Schedule: 6.059 (3) | 6.666 6.666  | |||
| 6. Michigan St (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.827 (4) | 5.776 5.776  | |||
| 7. Minnesota (3 - 5) Schedule: 6.133 (2) | 5.676 5.676  | |||
| 8. Indiana (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.555 (7) | 4.863 4.863  1 | |||
| 9. Purdue (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.717 (10) | 4.719 4.719  1 | |||
| 10. Illinois (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.452 (8) | 4.241 4.241  | |||
| 11. Northwestern (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.975 (9) | 3.548 3.548  |