Week 7
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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. Toledo (6 - 0) Schedule: 3.915 (10) | 6.655 6.655  | |||
| 2. Bowling Green (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.75 (4) | 5.839 5.839  1 | |||
| 3. Western Michigan (3 - 3) Schedule: 5.436 (1) | 5.253 5.253  6 | |||
| 4. Central Michigan (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.896 (3) | 5.11 5.11  3 | |||
| 5. Ohio U. (5 - 2) Schedule: 3.908 (11) | 5.087 5.087  3 | |||
| 6. Northern Illinois (4 - 3) Schedule: 3.95 (9) | 5.015 5.015  2 | |||
| 7. Akron (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.242 (7) | 4.114 4.114  2 | |||
| 8. Buffalo (2 - 4) Schedule: 3.899 (12) | 3.648 3.648  2 | |||
| 9. Kent St (3 - 4) Schedule: 3.79 (13) | 3.319 3.319  2 | |||
| 10. Ball St (2 - 5) Schedule: 4.35 (6) | 3.16 3.16  2 | |||
| 11. Massachusetts (1 - 5) Schedule: 5.038 (2) | 3.155 3.155  1 | |||
| 12. Miami OH (1 - 6) Schedule: 4.613 (5) | 2.559 2.559  | |||
| 13. Eastern Michigan (1 - 6) Schedule: 4.089 (8) | 2.008 2.008  |