Week 8
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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 (7 - 1) Schedule: 6.264 (3) | 8.908 8.908  | |||
| 2. Iowa (6 - 1) Schedule: 6.107 (8) | 8.732 8.732  1 | |||
| 3. Purdue (4 - 3) Schedule: 6.198 (5) | 7.57 7.57  5 | |||
| 4. Ohio State (7 - 1) Schedule: 5.466 (12) | 7.521 7.521  2 | |||
| 5. Wisconsin (5 - 2) Schedule: 5.934 (10) | 7.515 7.515  | |||
| 6. Penn State (5 - 2) Schedule: 5.602 (11) | 7.291 7.291  2 | |||
| 7. Maryland (4 - 3) Schedule: 6.108 (7) | 6.424 6.424  1 | |||
| 8. Michigan St (4 - 3) Schedule: 6.335 (2) | 6.384 6.384  1 | |||
| 9. Northwestern (4 - 3) Schedule: 6.119 (6) | 6.059 6.059  1 | |||
| 10. Minnesota (3 - 4) Schedule: 6.227 (4) | 5.727 5.727  1 | |||
| 11. Indiana (4 - 4) Schedule: 6.105 (9) | 5.724 5.724  | |||
| 12. Nebraska (1 - 6) Schedule: 6.885 (1) | 5.653 5.653  | |||
| 13. Illinois (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.382 (13) | 4.589 4.589  | |||
| 14. Rutgers (1 - 7) Schedule: 5.371 (14) | 3.086 3.086  |