Week 6
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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 (6 - 0) Schedule: 5.432 (12) | 8.347 8.347  | |||
| 2. Michigan (5 - 1) Schedule: 5.861 (6) | 8.206 8.206  2 | |||
| 3. Penn State (4 - 1) Schedule: 5.66 (9) | 8.022 8.022  1 | |||
| 4. Iowa (4 - 1) Schedule: 5.862 (5) | 7.932 7.932  1 | |||
| 5. Wisconsin (4 - 1) Schedule: 5.549 (10) | 7.757 7.757  2 | |||
| 6. Maryland (3 - 2) Schedule: 6.144 (3) | 6.586 6.586  | |||
| 7. Purdue (2 - 3) Schedule: 6.001 (4) | 6.315 6.315  2 | |||
| 8. Michigan St (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.773 (7) | 6.251 6.251  1 | |||
| 9. Minnesota (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.749 (8) | 6.225 6.225  1 | |||
| 10. Northwestern (2 - 3) Schedule: 6.455 (2) | 5.969 5.969  1 | |||
| 11. Indiana (4 - 2) Schedule: 5.459 (11) | 5.859 5.859  3 | |||
| 12. Illinois (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.879 (14) | 5.365 5.365  | |||
| 13. Nebraska (0 - 5) Schedule: 7.107 (1) | 4.893 4.893  | |||
| 14. Rutgers (1 - 5) Schedule: 5.306 (13) | 3.089 3.089  |