Week 9
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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 (7 - 1) Schedule: 4.989 (7) | 7.426 7.426  | |||
| 2. Michigan St (7 - 1) Schedule: 4.797 (9) | 7.269 7.269  1 | |||
| 3. Ohio State (6 - 1) Schedule: 4.648 (12) | 6.975 6.975  1 | |||
| 4. Wisconsin (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.584 (13) | 6.516 6.516  2 | |||
| 5. Minnesota (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.736 (10) | 5.807 5.807  1 | |||
| 6. Maryland (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.168 (4) | 5.631 5.631  1 | |||
| 7. Iowa (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.666 (11) | 5.564 5.564  | |||
| 8. Northwestern (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.292 (3) | 5.333 5.333  | |||
| 9. Penn State (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.829 (8) | 5.255 5.255  | |||
| 10. Rutgers (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.583 (14) | 4.75 4.75  | |||
| 11. Indiana (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.084 (6) | 4.615 4.615  | |||
| 12. Purdue (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.315 (2) | 4.544 4.544  1 | |||
| 13. Michigan (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.315 (1) | 4.516 4.516  1 | |||
| 14. Illinois (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.138 (5) | 4.351 4.351  |