Week 12
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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 (10 - 1) Schedule: 5.184 (12) | 7.849 7.849  | |||
| 2. Michigan (9 - 2) Schedule: 5.31 (11) | 7.63 7.63  | |||
| 3. Iowa (11 - 0) Schedule: 5.153 (13) | 7.427 7.427  | |||
| 4. Michigan St (10 - 1) Schedule: 5.652 (4) | 7.397 7.397  | |||
| 5. Northwestern (9 - 2) Schedule: 5.649 (5) | 6.55 6.55  1 | |||
| 6. Wisconsin (8 - 3) Schedule: 5.015 (14) | 6.546 6.546  1 | |||
| 7. Penn State (7 - 4) Schedule: 5.454 (8) | 6.187 6.187  | |||
| 8. Nebraska (5 - 6) Schedule: 5.327 (10) | 5.879 5.879  | |||
| 9. Illinois (5 - 6) Schedule: 5.602 (7) | 5.257 5.257  | |||
| 10. Minnesota (5 - 6) Schedule: 5.694 (3) | 5.247 5.247  | |||
| 11. Indiana (5 - 6) Schedule: 5.648 (6) | 5.223 5.223  | |||
| 12. Maryland (2 - 9) Schedule: 6.418 (1) | 4.67 4.67  | |||
| 13. Rutgers (4 - 7) Schedule: 5.39 (9) | 4.272 4.272  | |||
| 14. Purdue (2 - 9) Schedule: 5.888 (2) | 4.185 4.185  |