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: 4.476 (7) | 7.916 7.916  | |||
| 2. Penn State (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.457 (8) | 6.521 6.521  | |||
| 3. Michigan (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.224 (1) | 6.377 6.377  1 | |||
| 4. Michigan St (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.792 (4) | 5.992 5.992  1 | |||
| 5. Illinois (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.004 (3) | 5.962 5.962  2 | |||
| 6. Purdue (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.291 (9) | 5.797 5.797  | |||
| 7. Wisconsin (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.273 (10) | 5.19 5.19  | |||
| 8. Indiana (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.067 (11) | 4.924 4.924  | |||
| 9. Northwestern (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.483 (6) | 4.598 4.598  | |||
| 10. Iowa (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.491 (5) | 3.994 3.994  | |||
| 11. Minnesota (1 - 7) Schedule: 5.029 (2) | 3.375 3.375  |