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. Ohio State (11 - 0) Schedule: 5.428 (9) | 9.146 9.146  | |||
| 2. Penn State (9 - 2) Schedule: 5.886 (2) | 7.893 7.893  | |||
| 3. Michigan (9 - 2) Schedule: 5.681 (5) | 7.837 7.837  1 | |||
| 4. Wisconsin (9 - 2) Schedule: 5.687 (3) | 7.722 7.722  1 | |||
| 5. Iowa (8 - 3) Schedule: 5.684 (4) | 7.134 7.134  1 | |||
| 6. Minnesota (10 - 1) Schedule: 5.057 (12) | 7.097 7.097  1 | |||
| 7. Michigan St (5 - 6) Schedule: 6.047 (1) | 5.95 5.95  1 | |||
| 8. Indiana (7 - 4) Schedule: 4.846 (14) | 5.641 5.641  1 | |||
| 9. Illinois (6 - 5) Schedule: 5.04 (13) | 5.452 5.452  | |||
| 10. Nebraska (5 - 6) Schedule: 5.345 (11) | 5.195 5.195  | |||
| 11. Purdue (4 - 7) Schedule: 5.63 (6) | 4.794 4.794  | |||
| 12. Maryland (3 - 8) Schedule: 5.378 (10) | 4.079 4.079  | |||
| 13. Northwestern (2 - 9) Schedule: 5.504 (8) | 3.824 3.824  | |||
| 14. Rutgers (2 - 9) Schedule: 5.568 (7) | 2.849 2.849  |