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. Ohio State (7 - 0) Schedule: 5.079 (4) | 8.98 8.98  | |||
| 2. Wisconsin (6 - 1) Schedule: 4.633 (8) | 7.427 7.427  | |||
| 3. Penn State (7 - 0) Schedule: 4.62 (9) | 7.393 7.393  | |||
| 4. Michigan St (4 - 3) Schedule: 5.914 (1) | 6.469 6.469  | |||
| 5. Minnesota (7 - 0) Schedule: 4.114 (12) | 6.374 6.374  1 | |||
| 6. Iowa (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.761 (7) | 6.164 6.164  1 | |||
| 7. Michigan (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.769 (5) | 5.868 5.868  | |||
| 8. Indiana (5 - 2) Schedule: 3.851 (13) | 5.103 5.103  | |||
| 9. Nebraska (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.764 (6) | 4.634 4.634  | |||
| 10. Purdue (2 - 5) Schedule: 5.198 (3) | 4.568 4.568  1 | |||
| 11. Northwestern (1 - 5) Schedule: 5.881 (2) | 4.195 4.195  1 | |||
| 12. Maryland (3 - 4) Schedule: 3.805 (14) | 4.047 4.047  | |||
| 13. Illinois (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.168 (11) | 3.79 3.79  | |||
| 14. Rutgers (1 - 6) Schedule: 4.483 (10) | 1.778 1.778  |