Week 6
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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 - 1) Schedule: 4.968 (6) | 7.199 7.199  | |||
| 2. Ohio State (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.955 (8) | 7.178 7.178  3 | |||
| 3. Michigan St (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.991 (5) | 6.901 6.901  | |||
| 4. Minnesota (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.793 (10) | 6.279 6.279  2 | |||
| 5. Wisconsin (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.434 (13) | 6.134 6.134  1 | |||
| 6. Maryland (4 - 2) Schedule: 5.039 (4) | 6.133 6.133  4 | |||
| 7. Northwestern (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.061 (3) | 6.109 6.109  1 | |||
| 8. Penn State (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.68 (11) | 5.78 5.78  1 | |||
| 9. Indiana (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.148 (2) | 5.777 5.777  2 | |||
| 10. Iowa (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.642 (12) | 5.658 5.658  | |||
| 11. Rutgers (5 - 1) Schedule: 4.071 (14) | 5.357 5.357  | |||
| 12. Michigan (2 - 4) Schedule: 5.167 (1) | 4.585 4.585  1 | |||
| 13. Purdue (3 - 3) Schedule: 4.965 (7) | 4.472 4.472  1 | |||
| 14. Illinois (3 - 3) Schedule: 4.896 (9) | 3.964 3.964  2 |