Week 8
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| Place | Team | Rating | Strength of Schedule | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. South Dakota St (7 - 1) Schedule: 3.146 (7) | 5.288 5.288  | |||
| 2. North Dakota St (5 - 2) Schedule: 2.548 (11) | 4.294 4.294  1 | |||
| 3. Southern Illinois (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.15 (6) | 3.958 3.958  1 | |||
| 4. Northern Iowa (4 - 4) Schedule: 3.024 (8) | 3.474 3.474  2 | |||
| 5. Illinois St (5 - 2) Schedule: 2.8 (9) | 3.248 3.248  2 | |||
| 6. North Dakota (4 - 3) Schedule: 3.544 (5) | 3.162 3.162  1 | |||
| 7. Youngstown St (4 - 3) Schedule: 2.703 (10) | 2.897 2.897  1 | |||
| 8. Missouri St (2 - 5) Schedule: 4.082 (2) | 2.764 2.764  4 | |||
| 9. South Dakota (2 - 5) Schedule: 4.132 (1) | 2.498 2.498  | |||
| 10. Indiana St (1 - 6) Schedule: 3.661 (4) | 1.991 1.991  | |||
| 11. Western Illinois (0 - 7) Schedule: 3.936 (3) | 0.918 0.918  |