Week 5
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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. Ohio State (5 - 0) Schedule: 5.26 (12) | 8.146 8.146  2 | |||
| 2. Penn State (4 - 1) Schedule: 5.558 (6) | 7.92 7.92  1 | |||
| 3. Wisconsin (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.652 (5) | 7.804 7.804  1 | |||
| 4. Michigan (4 - 1) Schedule: 5.447 (9) | 7.66 7.66  | |||
| 5. Iowa (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.699 (4) | 7.613 7.613  1 | |||
| 6. Maryland (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.292 (11) | 6.596 6.596  1 | |||
| 7. Michigan St (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.473 (8) | 6.592 6.592  | |||
| 8. Indiana (4 - 1) Schedule: 5.157 (13) | 6.248 6.248  | |||
| 9. Purdue (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.725 (3) | 6.037 6.037  | |||
| 10. Minnesota (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.462 (14) | 5.727 5.727  1 | |||
| 11. Northwestern (1 - 3) Schedule: 6.564 (1) | 5.434 5.434  1 | |||
| 12. Illinois (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.55 (7) | 5.247 5.247  2 | |||
| 13. Nebraska (0 - 4) Schedule: 6.408 (2) | 4.246 4.246  | |||
| 14. Rutgers (1 - 4) Schedule: 5.331 (10) | 3.398 3.398  |