Week 5
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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. Nebraska (5 - 0) Schedule: 5.101 (3) | 7.958 7.958  | |||
| 2. Maryland (4 - 1) Schedule: 5.087 (4) | 7.211 7.211  1 | |||
| 3. Michigan St (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.813 (7) | 7.024 7.024  3 | |||
| 4. Wisconsin (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.092 (14) | 6.527 6.527  | |||
| 5. Ohio State (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.525 (11) | 6.306 6.306  5 | |||
| 6. Minnesota (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.453 (12) | 5.947 5.947  1 | |||
| 7. Indiana (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.868 (1) | 5.815 5.815  5 | |||
| 8. Northwestern (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.678 (8) | 5.725 5.725  5 | |||
| 9. Penn State (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.597 (10) | 5.712 5.712  4 | |||
| 10. Iowa (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.66 (9) | 5.683 5.683  2 | |||
| 11. Rutgers (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.148 (13) | 5.55 5.55  2 | |||
| 12. Illinois (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.431 (2) | 4.72 4.72  | |||
| 13. Michigan (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.979 (5) | 4.461 4.461  2 | |||
| 14. Purdue (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.831 (6) | 3.869 3.869  |