Week 9
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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 (8 - 0) Schedule: 5.637 (7) | 8.763 8.763  | |||
| 2. Ohio State (7 - 1) Schedule: 5.732 (5) | 8.147 8.147  | |||
| 3. Wisconsin (6 - 2) Schedule: 6.361 (1) | 7.617 7.617  | |||
| 4. Penn State (6 - 2) Schedule: 6.102 (2) | 7.237 7.237  | |||
| 5. Nebraska (7 - 1) Schedule: 5.1 (11) | 7.062 7.062  | |||
| 6. Minnesota (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.977 (12) | 6.417 6.417  1 | |||
| 7. Iowa (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.133 (10) | 6.227 6.227  1 | |||
| 8. Northwestern (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.816 (4) | 6.015 6.015  | |||
| 9. Indiana (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.321 (9) | 5.257 5.257  1 | |||
| 10. Maryland (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.303 (14) | 5.117 5.117  1 | |||
| 11. Michigan St (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.872 (3) | 4.627 4.627  1 | |||
| 12. Illinois (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.634 (8) | 4.139 4.139  1 | |||
| 13. Rutgers (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.729 (6) | 4.059 4.059  | |||
| 14. Purdue (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.733 (13) | 3.515 3.515  |