Week 16
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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 (14 - 1) Schedule: 5.662 (1) | 8.063 8.063  | |||
| 2. Michigan St (11 - 2) Schedule: 5.284 (7) | 7.646 7.646  | |||
| 3. Wisconsin (11 - 3) Schedule: 5.265 (10) | 7.026 7.026  | |||
| 4. Nebraska (9 - 4) Schedule: 5.198 (11) | 6.588 6.588  | |||
| 5. Minnesota (8 - 5) Schedule: 5.422 (5) | 6.026 6.026  | |||
| 6. Iowa (7 - 6) Schedule: 5.152 (12) | 5.495 5.495  | |||
| 7. Maryland (7 - 6) Schedule: 5.443 (4) | 5.286 5.286  | |||
| 8. Penn State (7 - 6) Schedule: 5.068 (14) | 5.264 5.264  1 | |||
| 9. Rutgers (8 - 5) Schedule: 5.148 (13) | 5.197 5.197  2 | |||
| 10. Northwestern (5 - 7) Schedule: 5.271 (9) | 5.14 5.14  2 | |||
| 11. Michigan (5 - 7) Schedule: 5.471 (3) | 5.056 5.056  1 | |||
| 12. Illinois (6 - 7) Schedule: 5.492 (2) | 4.491 4.491  | |||
| 13. Indiana (4 - 8) Schedule: 5.277 (8) | 4.208 4.208  | |||
| 14. Purdue (3 - 9) Schedule: 5.404 (6) | 3.896 3.896  |