Week 14
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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 (12 - 0) Schedule: 3.074 (6) | 6.239 6.239  | |||
| 2. South Dakota St (9 - 5) Schedule: 3.153 (5) | 3.976 3.976  | |||
| 3. Northern Iowa (7 - 5) Schedule: 3.018 (7) | 3.97 3.97  | |||
| 4. Southern Illinois (7 - 5) Schedule: 3.157 (4) | 3.699 3.699  | |||
| 5. Missouri St (5 - 7) Schedule: 3.227 (2) | 3.465 3.465  | |||
| 6. Youngstown St (8 - 4) Schedule: 2.686 (9) | 3.41 3.41  | |||
| 7. Illinois St (5 - 6) Schedule: 3.482 (1) | 2.985 2.985  | |||
| 8. South Dakota (4 - 8) Schedule: 3.175 (3) | 1.96 1.96  | |||
| 9. Western Illinois (4 - 8) Schedule: 2.631 (10) | 1.904 1.904  | |||
| 10. Indiana St (1 - 11) Schedule: 2.875 (8) | 0.699 0.699  |