Week 9
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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 (7 - 1) Schedule: 2.715 (10) | 5.316 5.316  | |||
| 2. Indiana St (7 - 2) Schedule: 2.962 (8) | 4.917 4.917  | |||
| 3. South Dakota St (6 - 2) Schedule: 3.251 (7) | 4.349 4.349  | |||
| 4. Southern Illinois (5 - 4) Schedule: 3.792 (4) | 4.126 4.126  1 | |||
| 5. Illinois St (7 - 2) Schedule: 2.766 (9) | 3.949 3.949  1 | |||
| 6. Northern Iowa (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.022 (2) | 3.85 3.85  2 | |||
| 7. Youngstown St (4 - 4) Schedule: 3.491 (5) | 3.351 3.351  | |||
| 8. Missouri St (3 - 6) Schedule: 4.317 (1) | 3.272 3.272  | |||
| 9. South Dakota (1 - 7) Schedule: 3.914 (3) | 2.008 2.008  1 | |||
| 10. Western Illinois (3 - 5) Schedule: 3.483 (6) | 1.722 1.722  1 |