Week 10
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All | ACC | American Athletic Conference | Big 10 | Big 12 | Conference USA | Division I-A Independents | Mid-American Conference | MWC | Pac-12 | SEC | Sun Belt Conference
| Place | Team | Rating | Strength of Schedule | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Nebraska (8 - 1) Schedule: 4.887 (9) | 7.426 7.426  | |||
| 2. Michigan St (7 - 1) Schedule: 4.904 (7) | 7.381 7.381  | |||
| 3. Ohio State (7 - 1) Schedule: 4.644 (13) | 7.156 7.156  | |||
| 4. Wisconsin (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.571 (14) | 6.802 6.802  | |||
| 5. Iowa (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.75 (12) | 6.01 6.01  2 | |||
| 6. Minnesota (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.756 (11) | 5.832 5.832  1 | |||
| 7. Maryland (6 - 3) Schedule: 5.209 (4) | 5.757 5.757  1 | |||
| 8. Penn State (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.898 (8) | 5.121 5.121  1 | |||
| 9. Northwestern (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.415 (3) | 4.987 4.987  1 | |||
| 10. Michigan (4 - 5) Schedule: 5.175 (5) | 4.888 4.888  3 | |||
| 11. Purdue (3 - 6) Schedule: 5.647 (1) | 4.601 4.601  1 | |||
| 12. Rutgers (5 - 4) Schedule: 4.865 (10) | 4.545 4.545  2 | |||
| 13. Illinois (4 - 5) Schedule: 5.428 (2) | 4.315 4.315  1 | |||
| 14. Indiana (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.162 (6) | 4.284 4.284  3 |