Week 15
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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 League | Southern Conference | Southland Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference
| Place | Team | Rating | Strength of Schedule | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. North Dakota St (12 - 1) Schedule: 3.364 (7) | 5.98 5.98  | |||
| 2. Illinois St (11 - 1) Schedule: 2.969 (10) | 5.286 5.286  1 | |||
| 3. Northern Iowa (9 - 5) Schedule: 3.726 (6) | 5.204 5.204  1 | |||
| 4. South Dakota St (9 - 5) Schedule: 3.826 (4) | 4.771 4.771  | |||
| 5. Indiana St (8 - 6) Schedule: 3.928 (2) | 4.046 4.046  | |||
| 6. Youngstown St (7 - 5) Schedule: 3.219 (9) | 3.743 3.743  | |||
| 7. Southern Illinois (6 - 6) Schedule: 3.284 (8) | 3.416 3.416  | |||
| 8. Missouri St (4 - 8) Schedule: 3.922 (3) | 3.291 3.291  1 | |||
| 9. Western Illinois (5 - 7) Schedule: 3.777 (5) | 3.275 3.275  1 | |||
| 10. South Dakota (2 - 10) Schedule: 4.097 (1) | 2.033 2.033  |