Week 12
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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 (9 - 1) Schedule: 5.182 (6) | 7.535 7.535  | |||
| 2. Michigan St (8 - 2) Schedule: 5.16 (8) | 7.33 7.33  1 | |||
| 3. Wisconsin (8 - 2) Schedule: 4.775 (13) | 7.266 7.266  1 | |||
| 4. Nebraska (8 - 2) Schedule: 5.013 (10) | 6.92 6.92  2 | |||
| 5. Minnesota (7 - 3) Schedule: 5.036 (9) | 6.12 6.12  | |||
| 6. Iowa (7 - 3) Schedule: 4.693 (14) | 5.639 5.639  1 | |||
| 7. Maryland (6 - 4) Schedule: 5.424 (4) | 5.532 5.532  1 | |||
| 8. Penn State (6 - 4) Schedule: 4.779 (12) | 5.432 5.432  | |||
| 9. Northwestern (4 - 6) Schedule: 5.588 (2) | 5.244 5.244  1 | |||
| 10. Michigan (5 - 5) Schedule: 5.212 (5) | 5.075 5.075  1 | |||
| 11. Rutgers (6 - 4) Schedule: 4.965 (11) | 4.979 4.979  | |||
| 12. Purdue (3 - 7) Schedule: 5.651 (1) | 4.374 4.374  | |||
| 13. Illinois (4 - 6) Schedule: 5.468 (3) | 4.149 4.149  | |||
| 14. Indiana (3 - 7) Schedule: 5.181 (7) | 3.984 3.984  |