Week 12
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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 (11 - 0) Schedule: 2.976 (6) | 6.092 6.092  | |||
| 2. South Dakota St (8 - 4) Schedule: 2.987 (5) | 3.901 3.901  2 | |||
| 3. Northern Iowa (7 - 5) Schedule: 2.943 (7) | 3.896 3.896  1 | |||
| 4. Southern Illinois (7 - 5) Schedule: 3.023 (4) | 3.565 3.565  1 | |||
| 5. Missouri St (5 - 7) Schedule: 3.097 (3) | 3.335 3.335  1 | |||
| 6. Youngstown St (8 - 4) Schedule: 2.566 (9) | 3.29 3.29  3 | |||
| 7. Illinois St (5 - 6) Schedule: 3.361 (1) | 2.865 2.865  | |||
| 8. South Dakota (4 - 8) Schedule: 3.134 (2) | 1.919 1.919  | |||
| 9. Western Illinois (4 - 8) Schedule: 2.499 (10) | 1.773 1.773  | |||
| 10. Indiana St (1 - 11) Schedule: 2.75 (8) | 0.575 0.575  |