Week 7
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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 (7 - 0) Schedule: 4.277 (9) | 8.042 8.042  | |||
| 2. Penn State (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.491 (6) | 6.663 6.663  2 | |||
| 3. Illinois (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.841 (3) | 6.25 6.25  1 | |||
| 4. Michigan (5 - 2) Schedule: 5.045 (1) | 6.042 6.042  4 | |||
| 5. Michigan St (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.236 (10) | 5.768 5.768  2 | |||
| 6. Purdue (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.29 (8) | 5.477 5.477  3 | |||
| 7. Wisconsin (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.774 (4) | 5.289 5.289  1 | |||
| 8. Indiana (5 - 2) Schedule: 3.744 (11) | 4.905 4.905  3 | |||
| 9. Northwestern (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.669 (5) | 4.46 4.46  | |||
| 10. Iowa (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.329 (7) | 4.293 4.293  | |||
| 11. Minnesota (1 - 6) Schedule: 5.044 (2) | 3.355 3.355  |