Week 16
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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 (13 - 1) Schedule: 6.03 (3) | 9.325 9.325  | |||
| 2. Penn State (11 - 2) Schedule: 5.706 (5) | 7.838 7.838  1 | |||
| 3. Wisconsin (10 - 4) Schedule: 6.186 (1) | 7.814 7.814  1 | |||
| 4. Michigan (9 - 4) Schedule: 6.103 (2) | 7.361 7.361  | |||
| 5. Iowa (10 - 3) Schedule: 5.628 (7) | 7.224 7.224  | |||
| 6. Minnesota (11 - 2) Schedule: 5.442 (11) | 6.981 6.981  | |||
| 7. Michigan St (7 - 6) Schedule: 5.799 (4) | 5.862 5.862  | |||
| 8. Indiana (8 - 5) Schedule: 4.922 (14) | 5.614 5.614  | |||
| 9. Nebraska (5 - 7) Schedule: 5.508 (9) | 5.264 5.264  | |||
| 10. Illinois (6 - 7) Schedule: 4.971 (13) | 4.832 4.832  | |||
| 11. Purdue (4 - 8) Schedule: 5.581 (8) | 4.708 4.708  | |||
| 12. Northwestern (3 - 9) Schedule: 5.471 (10) | 4.245 4.245  | |||
| 13. Maryland (3 - 9) Schedule: 5.371 (12) | 4.119 4.119  | |||
| 14. Rutgers (2 - 10) Schedule: 5.684 (6) | 2.877 2.877  |