Week 11
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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. Ohio State (8 - 1) Schedule: 4.894 (9) | 7.34 7.34  2 | |||
| 2. Nebraska (8 - 1) Schedule: 4.714 (13) | 7.247 7.247  1 | |||
| 3. Michigan St (7 - 2) Schedule: 5.093 (4) | 7.072 7.072  1 | |||
| 4. Wisconsin (7 - 2) Schedule: 4.51 (14) | 6.859 6.859  | |||
| 5. Minnesota (7 - 2) Schedule: 4.771 (10) | 6.139 6.139  1 | |||
| 6. Maryland (6 - 3) Schedule: 5.043 (7) | 5.593 5.593  1 | |||
| 7. Iowa (6 - 3) Schedule: 4.72 (12) | 5.419 5.419  2 | |||
| 8. Penn State (5 - 4) Schedule: 4.732 (11) | 5.137 5.137  | |||
| 9. Michigan (5 - 5) Schedule: 5.054 (6) | 4.916 4.916  1 | |||
| 10. Northwestern (3 - 6) Schedule: 5.36 (3) | 4.837 4.837  1 | |||
| 11. Rutgers (5 - 4) Schedule: 4.932 (8) | 4.608 4.608  1 | |||
| 12. Purdue (3 - 7) Schedule: 5.64 (1) | 4.361 4.361  1 | |||
| 13. Illinois (4 - 5) Schedule: 5.407 (2) | 4.292 4.292  | |||
| 14. Indiana (3 - 6) Schedule: 5.074 (5) | 4.08 4.08  |