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: 5.163 (5) | 8.544 8.544  2 | |||
| 2. Michigan (7 - 0) Schedule: 4.404 (12) | 8.302 8.302  1 | |||
| 3. Penn State (6 - 0) Schedule: 4.5 (11) | 8.227 8.227  1 | |||
| 4. Iowa (6 - 1) Schedule: 5.328 (3) | 6.613 6.613  2 | |||
| 5. Wisconsin (4 - 2) Schedule: 4.921 (9) | 6.286 6.286  1 | |||
| 6. Maryland (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.035 (14) | 6.016 6.016  1 | |||
| 7. Rutgers (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.196 (13) | 5.442 5.442  | |||
| 8. Nebraska (3 - 3) Schedule: 5.013 (8) | 5.161 5.161  | |||
| 9. Minnesota (3 - 3) Schedule: 5.217 (4) | 4.875 4.875  | |||
| 10. Purdue (2 - 5) Schedule: 5.824 (1) | 4.71 4.71  | |||
| 11. Michigan St (2 - 4) Schedule: 5.036 (7) | 4.471 4.471  | |||
| 12. Illinois (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.573 (2) | 4.336 4.336  1 | |||
| 13. Northwestern (3 - 3) Schedule: 5.098 (6) | 4.125 4.125  1 | |||
| 14. Indiana (2 - 4) Schedule: 4.816 (10) | 3.355 3.355  |