Week 9
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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 (9 - 0) Schedule: 5.096 (6) | 7.121 7.121  | |||
| 2. Nebraska (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.938 (8) | 6.473 6.473  3 | |||
| 3. Wisconsin (6 - 3) Schedule: 5.2 (5) | 6.425 6.425  1 | |||
| 4. Michigan (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.591 (2) | 6.213 6.213  1 | |||
| 5. Northwestern (7 - 2) Schedule: 4.839 (10) | 6.128 6.128  1 | |||
| 6. Penn State (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.778 (11) | 6.071 6.071  2 | |||
| 7. Michigan St (5 - 4) Schedule: 5.678 (1) | 6.044 6.044  | |||
| 8. Iowa (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.354 (4) | 5.185 5.185  1 | |||
| 9. Indiana (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.773 (12) | 4.983 4.983  1 | |||
| 10. Purdue (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.395 (3) | 4.934 4.934  2 | |||
| 11. Minnesota (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.851 (9) | 4.931 4.931  | |||
| 12. Illinois (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.044 (7) | 3.236 3.236  |