Week 7
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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: 4.659 (11) | 6.883 6.883  | |||
| 2. Michigan St (5 - 1) Schedule: 4.82 (6) | 6.788 6.788  1 | |||
| 3. Ohio State (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.465 (12) | 6.679 6.679  1 | |||
| 4. Minnesota (5 - 1) Schedule: 4.777 (7) | 6.21 6.21  | |||
| 5. Wisconsin (4 - 2) Schedule: 4.36 (13) | 6 6  | |||
| 6. Iowa (5 - 1) Schedule: 4.683 (10) | 5.884 5.884  4 | |||
| 7. Maryland (4 - 2) Schedule: 4.716 (8) | 5.81 5.81  1 | |||
| 8. Northwestern (3 - 3) Schedule: 4.956 (4) | 5.62 5.62  1 | |||
| 9. Penn State (4 - 2) Schedule: 4.712 (9) | 5.464 5.464  1 | |||
| 10. Rutgers (5 - 1) Schedule: 3.899 (14) | 5.175 5.175  1 | |||
| 11. Indiana (3 - 3) Schedule: 4.947 (5) | 5.109 5.109  2 | |||
| 12. Michigan (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.063 (2) | 4.693 4.693  | |||
| 13. Purdue (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.199 (1) | 4.436 4.436  | |||
| 14. Illinois (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.964 (3) | 3.962 3.962  |