Week 11
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All | Big Sky Conference | Big South-Ohio Valley Conference | Colonial Athletic Association | Division I-AA Independents | 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 - 0) Schedule: 3.098 (3) | 6.154 6.154  | |||
| 2. Northern Iowa (6 - 5) Schedule: 3.021 (4) | 3.83 3.83  | |||
| 3. Youngstown St (8 - 3) Schedule: 2.425 (9) | 3.604 3.604  | |||
| 4. South Dakota St (7 - 4) Schedule: 2.925 (6) | 3.532 3.532  1 | |||
| 5. Southern Illinois (6 - 5) Schedule: 3.196 (2) | 3.402 3.402  1 | |||
| 6. Missouri St (5 - 7) Schedule: 3.004 (5) | 3.242 3.242  2 | |||
| 7. Illinois St (5 - 6) Schedule: 3.355 (1) | 2.859 2.859  | |||
| 8. South Dakota (4 - 7) Schedule: 2.817 (7) | 1.828 1.828  | |||
| 9. Western Illinois (4 - 7) Schedule: 2.354 (10) | 1.792 1.792  | |||
| 10. Indiana St (1 - 10) Schedule: 2.652 (8) | 0.666 0.666  |