Week 7
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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: 5.406 (3) | 9.242 9.242  | |||
| 2. Wisconsin (6 - 0) Schedule: 5.082 (4) | 8.458 8.458  | |||
| 3. Penn State (6 - 0) Schedule: 4.255 (9) | 7.313 7.313  | |||
| 4. Michigan St (4 - 3) Schedule: 6.331 (1) | 6.885 6.885  | |||
| 5. Iowa (4 - 2) Schedule: 4.804 (6) | 6.288 6.288  | |||
| 6. Minnesota (6 - 0) Schedule: 4.213 (10) | 6.135 6.135  1 | |||
| 7. Michigan (5 - 1) Schedule: 4.424 (8) | 5.878 5.878  1 | |||
| 8. Indiana (4 - 2) Schedule: 3.775 (12) | 5.016 5.016  2 | |||
| 9. Nebraska (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.79 (7) | 4.659 4.659  | |||
| 10. Northwestern (1 - 4) Schedule: 5.766 (2) | 4.6 4.6  1 | |||
| 11. Purdue (2 - 4) Schedule: 5 (5) | 4.413 4.413  1 | |||
| 12. Maryland (3 - 3) Schedule: 3.635 (13) | 4.135 4.135  4 | |||
| 13. Illinois (2 - 4) Schedule: 3.507 (14) | 2.943 2.943  | |||
| 14. Rutgers (1 - 5) Schedule: 4.109 (11) | 1.666 1.666  |