Week 8
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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 (6 - 1) Schedule: 4.863 (7) | 7.288 7.288  | |||
| 2. Ohio State (5 - 1) Schedule: 4.72 (11) | 7.187 7.187  1 | |||
| 3. Michigan St (6 - 1) Schedule: 4.835 (9) | 7.126 7.126  1 | |||
| 4. Minnesota (6 - 1) Schedule: 4.89 (6) | 6.223 6.223  | |||
| 5. Maryland (5 - 2) Schedule: 5.059 (5) | 6.123 6.123  2 | |||
| 6. Wisconsin (4 - 2) Schedule: 4.309 (13) | 5.944 5.944  1 | |||
| 7. Iowa (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.825 (10) | 5.725 5.725  1 | |||
| 8. Northwestern (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.285 (2) | 5.329 5.329  | |||
| 9. Penn State (4 - 2) Schedule: 4.551 (12) | 5.302 5.302  | |||
| 10. Rutgers (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.225 (14) | 4.778 4.778  | |||
| 11. Indiana (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.18 (3) | 4.712 4.712  | |||
| 12. Michigan (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.079 (4) | 4.705 4.705  | |||
| 13. Purdue (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.33 (1) | 4.562 4.562  | |||
| 14. Illinois (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.862 (8) | 3.857 3.857  |