Week 9
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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 (8 - 0) Schedule: 5.499 (3) | 8.616 8.616  | |||
| 2. Michigan (8 - 0) Schedule: 4.515 (12) | 8.46 8.46  | |||
| 3. Penn State (7 - 1) Schedule: 4.937 (10) | 7.708 7.708  | |||
| 4. Iowa (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.123 (8) | 6.097 6.097  1 | |||
| 5. Wisconsin (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.24 (6) | 6.036 6.036  1 | |||
| 6. Maryland (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.115 (13) | 5.752 5.752  2 | |||
| 7. Rutgers (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.07 (14) | 5.576 5.576  | |||
| 8. Nebraska (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.882 (11) | 5.562 5.562  | |||
| 9. Minnesota (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.14 (7) | 5.374 5.374  | |||
| 10. Purdue (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.663 (1) | 4.341 4.341  | |||
| 11. Illinois (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.544 (2) | 4.312 4.312  | |||
| 12. Northwestern (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.014 (9) | 4.177 4.177  1 | |||
| 13. Michigan St (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.376 (5) | 4.096 4.096  1 | |||
| 14. Indiana (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.463 (4) | 3.792 3.792  |