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 (10 - 1) Schedule: 4.734 (6) | 7.693 7.693  | |||
| 2. Illinois (8 - 3) Schedule: 5.093 (1) | 6.488 6.488  2 | |||
| 3. Penn State (8 - 3) Schedule: 4.725 (7) | 6.385 6.385  1 | |||
| 4. Michigan (8 - 3) Schedule: 5.052 (2) | 6.126 6.126  1 | |||
| 5. Wisconsin (8 - 3) Schedule: 4.959 (4) | 5.888 5.888  1 | |||
| 6. Michigan St (6 - 5) Schedule: 4.772 (5) | 5.691 5.691  1 | |||
| 7. Purdue (7 - 4) Schedule: 4.623 (8) | 5.616 5.616  2 | |||
| 8. Indiana (6 - 5) Schedule: 4.157 (11) | 4.615 4.615  | |||
| 9. Iowa (6 - 5) Schedule: 4.582 (9) | 4.592 4.592  | |||
| 10. Northwestern (6 - 5) Schedule: 4.495 (10) | 4.171 4.171  | |||
| 11. Minnesota (1 - 10) Schedule: 5.002 (3) | 2.994 2.994  |