Week 7
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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. South Dakota St (5 - 1) Schedule: 3.186 (6) | 4.978 4.978  1 | |||
| 2. North Dakota St (5 - 1) Schedule: 2.293 (10) | 4.923 4.923  1 | |||
| 3. Indiana St (5 - 2) Schedule: 3.148 (7) | 4.612 4.612  | |||
| 4. Illinois St (6 - 1) Schedule: 2.495 (9) | 3.921 3.921  1 | |||
| 5. Youngstown St (4 - 2) Schedule: 3.064 (8) | 3.676 3.676  1 | |||
| 6. Northern Iowa (1 - 5) Schedule: 3.857 (2) | 3.394 3.394  | |||
| 7. Southern Illinois (4 - 3) Schedule: 3.188 (5) | 3.333 3.333  | |||
| 8. Western Illinois (3 - 3) Schedule: 3.651 (3) | 2.526 2.526  | |||
| 9. Missouri St (1 - 6) Schedule: 4.548 (1) | 2.43 2.43  1 | |||
| 10. South Dakota (1 - 5) Schedule: 3.476 (4) | 2.228 2.228  1 |