Week 10
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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. Ohio State (9 - 0) Schedule: 4.967 (13) | 7.888 7.888  | |||
| 2. Michigan (7 - 2) Schedule: 5.339 (11) | 7.744 7.744  1 | |||
| 3. Iowa (9 - 0) Schedule: 5.209 (12) | 7.59 7.59  1 | |||
| 4. Michigan St (8 - 1) Schedule: 5.359 (9) | 6.994 6.994  | |||
| 5. Wisconsin (8 - 2) Schedule: 4.963 (14) | 6.84 6.84  | |||
| 6. Northwestern (7 - 2) Schedule: 5.717 (2) | 6.461 6.461  1 | |||
| 7. Penn State (7 - 3) Schedule: 5.344 (10) | 6.404 6.404  1 | |||
| 8. Nebraska (4 - 6) Schedule: 5.4 (7) | 5.671 5.671  | |||
| 9. Illinois (5 - 4) Schedule: 5.373 (8) | 5.572 5.572  | |||
| 10. Maryland (2 - 7) Schedule: 6.424 (1) | 4.978 4.978  | |||
| 11. Minnesota (4 - 5) Schedule: 5.496 (6) | 4.883 4.883  | |||
| 12. Indiana (4 - 5) Schedule: 5.576 (3) | 4.858 4.858  | |||
| 13. Rutgers (3 - 6) Schedule: 5.537 (5) | 4.309 4.309  | |||
| 14. Purdue (2 - 7) Schedule: 5.553 (4) | 3.926 3.926  |