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. Michigan (6 - 0) Schedule: 5.749 (3) | 8.992 8.992  | |||
| 2. Ohio State (6 - 0) Schedule: 5.419 (5) | 8.642 8.642  | |||
| 3. Wisconsin (4 - 2) Schedule: 6.313 (1) | 7.457 7.457  | |||
| 4. Nebraska (6 - 0) Schedule: 4.759 (11) | 7.17 7.17  | |||
| 5. Penn State (4 - 2) Schedule: 5.893 (2) | 6.577 6.577  | |||
| 6. Minnesota (4 - 2) Schedule: 4.822 (10) | 5.972 5.972  3 | |||
| 7. Iowa (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.388 (12) | 5.952 5.952  1 | |||
| 8. Northwestern (3 - 3) Schedule: 5.406 (6) | 5.5 5.5  2 | |||
| 9. Indiana (3 - 3) Schedule: 5.36 (7) | 5.451 5.451  1 | |||
| 10. Maryland (4 - 2) Schedule: 3.802 (13) | 4.707 4.707  3 | |||
| 11. Michigan St (2 - 4) Schedule: 5.314 (8) | 4.27 4.27  | |||
| 12. Illinois (2 - 4) Schedule: 4.836 (9) | 4.118 4.118  1 | |||
| 13. Rutgers (2 - 5) Schedule: 5.581 (4) | 3.785 3.785  1 | |||
| 14. Purdue (3 - 3) Schedule: 3.787 (14) | 3.25 3.25  |