Week 11
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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 (9 - 1) Schedule: 6.162 (7) | 9.077 9.077  | |||
| 2. Ohio State (9 - 1) Schedule: 5.843 (12) | 7.98 7.98  2 | |||
| 3. Iowa (6 - 4) Schedule: 6.328 (5) | 7.872 7.872  1 | |||
| 4. Penn State (7 - 3) Schedule: 6.517 (4) | 7.643 7.643  1 | |||
| 5. Purdue (5 - 5) Schedule: 6.598 (3) | 7.072 7.072  2 | |||
| 6. Michigan St (6 - 4) Schedule: 6.746 (1) | 6.974 6.974  | |||
| 7. Northwestern (6 - 4) Schedule: 6.629 (2) | 6.744 6.744  1 | |||
| 8. Wisconsin (6 - 4) Schedule: 5.804 (13) | 6.678 6.678  1 | |||
| 9. Maryland (5 - 5) Schedule: 6.025 (11) | 6.102 6.102  | |||
| 10. Minnesota (5 - 5) Schedule: 6.073 (10) | 5.891 5.891  2 | |||
| 11. Nebraska (3 - 7) Schedule: 6.171 (6) | 5.846 5.846  1 | |||
| 12. Indiana (5 - 5) Schedule: 6.082 (8) | 5.764 5.764  1 | |||
| 13. Illinois (4 - 6) Schedule: 5.471 (14) | 4.626 4.626  | |||
| 14. Rutgers (1 - 9) Schedule: 6.082 (9) | 3.602 3.602  |