Week 16
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All | Big Sky Conference | Big South-Ohio Valley Conference | Colonial Athletic Association | Ivy League | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference | Northeast Conference | Ohio Valley Conference | Patriot League | Pioneer Football League | Southern Conference | Southland Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference
| Place | Team | Rating | Strength of Schedule | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. North Dakota St (16 - 0) Schedule: 3.064 (6) | 6.357 6.357  | |||
| 2. South Dakota St (8 - 5) Schedule: 3.092 (5) | 4.646 4.646  | |||
| 3. Northern Iowa (10 - 5) Schedule: 3.538 (2) | 4.329 4.329  | |||
| 4. Illinois St (10 - 5) Schedule: 2.91 (8) | 3.746 3.746  1 | |||
| 5. Southern Illinois (7 - 5) Schedule: 2.986 (7) | 3.716 3.716  1 | |||
| 6. South Dakota (5 - 7) Schedule: 3.432 (3) | 3.217 3.217  | |||
| 7. Youngstown St (6 - 6) Schedule: 2.659 (10) | 3.072 3.072  | |||
| 8. Indiana St (5 - 7) Schedule: 2.719 (9) | 2.34 2.34  | |||
| 9. Missouri St (1 - 10) Schedule: 3.64 (1) | 0.802 0.802  | |||
| 10. Western Illinois (1 - 11) Schedule: 3.18 (4) | 0.649 0.649  |