Week 12
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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 (10 - 1) Schedule: 3.011 (9) | 5.367 5.367  | |||
| 2. South Dakota St (8 - 3) Schedule: 3.31 (6) | 4.496 4.496  1 | |||
| 3. Northern Iowa (5 - 6) Schedule: 3.405 (5) | 4.123 4.123  3 | |||
| 4. Indiana St (7 - 4) Schedule: 2.972 (10) | 4.051 4.051  2 | |||
| 5. Southern Illinois (6 - 5) Schedule: 3.485 (4) | 3.989 3.989  | |||
| 6. Illinois St (8 - 3) Schedule: 3.117 (8) | 3.972 3.972  2 | |||
| 7. Youngstown St (7 - 4) Schedule: 3.179 (7) | 3.871 3.871  | |||
| 8. Missouri St (3 - 8) Schedule: 4.157 (1) | 2.85 2.85  | |||
| 9. South Dakota (1 - 10) Schedule: 3.843 (2) | 1.938 1.938  | |||
| 10. Western Illinois (3 - 8) Schedule: 3.486 (3) | 1.09 1.09  |