Week 10
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All | Big Sky Conference | Big South-Ohio Valley Conference | Colonial Athletic Association | Division I-AA Independents | Ivy League | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference | Northeast Conference | Ohio Valley Conference | Patriot League | Pioneer Football League | Southern Conference | Southland Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference
| Place | Team | Rating | Strength of Schedule | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. North Dakota St (8 - 1) Schedule: 4.498 (1) | 6.357 6.357  | |||
| 2. South Dakota St (6 - 3) Schedule: 3.831 (4) | 4.91 4.91  | |||
| 3. Northern Iowa (4 - 5) Schedule: 4.024 (2) | 4.807 4.807  1 | |||
| 4. Youngstown St (6 - 3) Schedule: 3.889 (3) | 4.465 4.465  1 | |||
| 5. Western Illinois (6 - 3) Schedule: 3.664 (6) | 3.956 3.956  | |||
| 6. Illinois St (5 - 5) Schedule: 3.558 (7) | 3.544 3.544  1 | |||
| 7. South Dakota (4 - 5) Schedule: 3.747 (5) | 3.226 3.226  1 | |||
| 8. Southern Illinois (3 - 6) Schedule: 3.058 (9) | 2.745 2.745  1 | |||
| 9. Indiana St (4 - 6) Schedule: 3.302 (8) | 2.516 2.516  1 | |||
| 10. Missouri St (4 - 5) Schedule: 3.016 (10) | 2.228 2.228  |