Week 14
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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. Michigan St (10 - 2) Schedule: 4.973 (12) | 7.449 7.449  1 | |||
| 2. Ohio State (11 - 1) Schedule: 5.013 (11) | 7.309 7.309  1 | |||
| 3. Wisconsin (10 - 2) Schedule: 4.885 (13) | 7.189 7.189  | |||
| 4. Nebraska (9 - 3) Schedule: 5.062 (9) | 6.652 6.652  | |||
| 5. Minnesota (8 - 4) Schedule: 5.23 (5) | 6.116 6.116  | |||
| 6. Iowa (7 - 5) Schedule: 5.106 (8) | 5.689 5.689  | |||
| 7. Maryland (7 - 5) Schedule: 5.215 (6) | 5.343 5.343  | |||
| 8. Northwestern (5 - 7) Schedule: 5.258 (4) | 5.127 5.127  | |||
| 9. Penn State (6 - 6) Schedule: 4.861 (14) | 4.991 4.991  | |||
| 10. Michigan (5 - 7) Schedule: 5.294 (3) | 4.88 4.88  | |||
| 11. Rutgers (7 - 5) Schedule: 5.055 (10) | 4.858 4.858  | |||
| 12. Illinois (6 - 6) Schedule: 5.42 (1) | 4.576 4.576  | |||
| 13. Indiana (4 - 8) Schedule: 5.169 (7) | 4.1 4.1  1 | |||
| 14. Purdue (3 - 9) Schedule: 5.417 (2) | 3.91 3.91  1 |