Week 13
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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 - 2) Schedule: 6.141 (6) | 8.494 8.494  | |||
| 2. Ohio State (11 - 1) Schedule: 5.967 (12) | 8.078 8.078  1 | |||
| 3. Iowa (8 - 4) Schedule: 5.972 (11) | 7.677 7.677  1 | |||
| 4. Penn State (9 - 3) Schedule: 6.062 (10) | 7.578 7.578  | |||
| 5. Purdue (6 - 6) Schedule: 6.385 (1) | 6.809 6.809  | |||
| 6. Northwestern (8 - 4) Schedule: 6.139 (7) | 6.544 6.544  1 | |||
| 7. Michigan St (7 - 5) Schedule: 6.23 (4) | 6.429 6.429  1 | |||
| 8. Wisconsin (7 - 5) Schedule: 5.815 (13) | 6.327 6.327  2 | |||
| 9. Minnesota (6 - 6) Schedule: 6.063 (9) | 6.044 6.044  3 | |||
| 10. Maryland (5 - 7) Schedule: 6.233 (3) | 5.882 5.882  1 | |||
| 11. Nebraska (4 - 8) Schedule: 6.145 (5) | 5.876 5.876  1 | |||
| 12. Indiana (5 - 7) Schedule: 6.267 (2) | 5.73 5.73  1 | |||
| 13. Illinois (4 - 8) Schedule: 5.636 (14) | 4.463 4.463  | |||
| 14. Rutgers (1 - 11) Schedule: 6.079 (8) | 3.684 3.684  |