Week 15
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All | Big Sky Conference | Big South-Ohio Valley Conference | Colonial Athletic Association | Ivy League | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference | Northeast Conference | Ohio Valley Conference | Patriot League | Pioneer Football Conference | Southern Conference | Southland Conference | SouthWAC
| Place | Team | Rating | Strength of Schedule | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. North Dakota St (14 - 1) Schedule: 3.475 (5) | 5.869 5.869  | |||
| 2. South Dakota St (9 - 4) Schedule: 3.558 (3) | 4.563 4.563  | |||
| 3. Northern Iowa (5 - 6) Schedule: 3.47 (6) | 4.189 4.189  | |||
| 4. Indiana St (7 - 4) Schedule: 3.013 (10) | 4.091 4.091  | |||
| 5. Southern Illinois (6 - 5) Schedule: 3.533 (4) | 4.038 4.038  1 | |||
| 6. Youngstown St (7 - 4) Schedule: 3.301 (9) | 3.991 3.991  1 | |||
| 7. Illinois St (9 - 4) Schedule: 3.311 (8) | 3.981 3.981  2 | |||
| 8. Missouri St (3 - 8) Schedule: 4.219 (1) | 2.913 2.913  | |||
| 9. South Dakota (1 - 10) Schedule: 3.901 (2) | 1.998 1.998  | |||
| 10. Western Illinois (3 - 8) Schedule: 3.458 (7) | 1.061 1.061  |