Week 6
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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 (5 - 0) Schedule: 4.186 (1) | 6.374 6.374  | |||
| 2. Youngstown St (4 - 1) Schedule: 2.756 (7) | 4.744 4.744  2 | |||
| 3. South Dakota St (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.287 (4) | 4.288 4.288  | |||
| 4. Northern Iowa (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.763 (2) | 3.994 3.994  2 | |||
| 5. Western Illinois (4 - 1) Schedule: 2.805 (6) | 3.488 3.488  | |||
| 6. South Dakota (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.51 (3) | 2.618 2.618  4 | |||
| 7. Illinois St (2 - 4) Schedule: 3.146 (5) | 2.496 2.496  1 | |||
| 8. Southern Illinois (2 - 3) Schedule: 2.56 (8) | 2.493 2.493  1 | |||
| 9. Missouri St (3 - 2) Schedule: 1.881 (10) | 1.985 1.985  1 | |||
| 10. Indiana St (3 - 3) Schedule: 2.38 (9) | 1.785 1.785  1 |