Week 12
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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 (10 - 1) Schedule: 6.205 (9) | 9.019 9.019  | |||
| 2. Iowa (7 - 4) Schedule: 6.187 (11) | 7.975 7.975  1 | |||
| 3. Ohio State (10 - 1) Schedule: 5.875 (13) | 7.931 7.931  1 | |||
| 4. Penn State (8 - 3) Schedule: 6.307 (5) | 7.616 7.616  | |||
| 5. Purdue (5 - 6) Schedule: 6.622 (2) | 6.946 6.946  | |||
| 6. Wisconsin (7 - 4) Schedule: 5.967 (12) | 6.873 6.873  2 | |||
| 7. Northwestern (7 - 4) Schedule: 6.556 (3) | 6.868 6.868  | |||
| 8. Michigan St (6 - 5) Schedule: 6.665 (1) | 6.803 6.803  2 | |||
| 9. Maryland (5 - 6) Schedule: 6.283 (6) | 6.245 6.245  | |||
| 10. Nebraska (4 - 7) Schedule: 6.214 (8) | 5.993 5.993  1 | |||
| 11. Indiana (5 - 6) Schedule: 6.403 (4) | 5.956 5.956  1 | |||
| 12. Minnesota (5 - 6) Schedule: 6.188 (10) | 5.821 5.821  2 | |||
| 13. Illinois (4 - 7) Schedule: 5.717 (14) | 4.568 4.568  | |||
| 14. Rutgers (1 - 10) Schedule: 6.255 (7) | 3.722 3.722  |