Week 9
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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 (7 - 1) Schedule: 4.406 (1) | 6.024 6.024  | |||
| 2. South Dakota St (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.821 (4) | 4.617 4.617  | |||
| 3. Youngstown St (6 - 2) Schedule: 3.502 (6) | 4.617 4.617  | |||
| 4. Northern Iowa (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.057 (2) | 4.411 4.411  | |||
| 5. Western Illinois (6 - 2) Schedule: 3.569 (5) | 4.057 4.057  | |||
| 6. South Dakota (4 - 4) Schedule: 3.83 (3) | 3.364 3.364  | |||
| 7. Illinois St (4 - 5) Schedule: 3.454 (7) | 3.299 3.299  | |||
| 8. Indiana St (4 - 5) Schedule: 3.092 (8) | 2.69 2.69  1 | |||
| 9. Southern Illinois (2 - 6) Schedule: 2.774 (9) | 2.301 2.301  1 | |||
| 10. Missouri St (4 - 4) Schedule: 2.626 (10) | 2.159 2.159  |