Week 6
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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 (6 - 0) Schedule: 4.815 (5) | 8.589 8.589  | |||
| 2. Illinois (5 - 1) Schedule: 5.13 (2) | 6.939 6.939  | |||
| 3. Penn State (4 - 2) Schedule: 4.234 (8) | 6.154 6.154  4 | |||
| 4. Purdue (5 - 1) Schedule: 4.162 (9) | 6.154 6.154  1 | |||
| 5. Indiana (5 - 1) Schedule: 3.848 (11) | 5.737 5.737  1 | |||
| 6. Wisconsin (5 - 1) Schedule: 4.459 (6) | 5.683 5.683  2 | |||
| 7. Michigan St (4 - 2) Schedule: 4.372 (7) | 5.634 5.634  4 | |||
| 8. Michigan (4 - 2) Schedule: 4.885 (3) | 5.456 5.456  | |||
| 9. Northwestern (3 - 3) Schedule: 4.87 (4) | 4.512 4.512  1 | |||
| 10. Iowa (2 - 4) Schedule: 4.119 (10) | 3.911 3.911  1 | |||
| 11. Minnesota (1 - 5) Schedule: 5.513 (1) | 3.668 3.668  |