Week 6
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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. Michigan (5 - 1) Schedule: 6.279 (2) | 9.297 9.297  | |||
| 2. Ohio State (6 - 0) Schedule: 4.97 (12) | 7.655 7.655  2 | |||
| 3. Northwestern (5 - 1) Schedule: 6.043 (3) | 7.569 7.569  1 | |||
| 4. Iowa (6 - 0) Schedule: 5.311 (9) | 7.49 7.49  1 | |||
| 5. Penn State (5 - 1) Schedule: 5.033 (11) | 6.757 6.757  4 | |||
| 6. Wisconsin (4 - 2) Schedule: 5.276 (10) | 6.617 6.617  | |||
| 7. Michigan St (6 - 0) Schedule: 4.504 (13) | 6.334 6.334  2 | |||
| 8. Illinois (4 - 2) Schedule: 5.361 (8) | 6.011 6.011  | |||
| 9. Minnesota (4 - 2) Schedule: 5.417 (7) | 5.709 5.709  2 | |||
| 10. Indiana (4 - 2) Schedule: 5.642 (4) | 5.635 5.635  3 | |||
| 11. Nebraska (2 - 4) Schedule: 5.461 (6) | 5.612 5.612  1 | |||
| 12. Maryland (2 - 4) Schedule: 6.29 (1) | 5.054 5.054  1 | |||
| 13. Rutgers (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.322 (14) | 4.242 4.242  1 | |||
| 14. Purdue (1 - 5) Schedule: 5.47 (5) | 4.126 4.126  2 |