Week 10
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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 (10 - 0) Schedule: 4.522 (9) | 7.942 7.942  | |||
| 2. Penn State (7 - 3) Schedule: 4.985 (2) | 6.386 6.386  1 | |||
| 3. Michigan (8 - 2) Schedule: 4.941 (3) | 6.361 6.361  1 | |||
| 4. Illinois (7 - 3) Schedule: 4.787 (4) | 6.16 6.16  1 | |||
| 5. Purdue (7 - 3) Schedule: 4.533 (8) | 5.904 5.904  1 | |||
| 6. Wisconsin (7 - 3) Schedule: 4.716 (5) | 5.508 5.508  | |||
| 7. Michigan St (5 - 5) Schedule: 4.682 (6) | 5.421 5.421  | |||
| 8. Indiana (6 - 4) Schedule: 4 (11) | 4.576 4.576  1 | |||
| 9. Iowa (5 - 5) Schedule: 4.61 (7) | 4.541 4.541  1 | |||
| 10. Northwestern (5 - 5) Schedule: 4.501 (10) | 4.078 4.078  2 | |||
| 11. Minnesota (1 - 9) Schedule: 5.069 (1) | 2.943 2.943  |