Week 15
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All | Big Sky Conference | Big South-Ohio Valley Conference | Colonial Athletic Association | Division I-AA Independents | Ivy League | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference | Northeast Conference | Patriot League | Pioneer Football League | Southern Conference | Southland Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference | United Athletic Conference
| Place | Team | Rating | Strength of Schedule | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. North Dakota St (14 - 2) Schedule: 4.207 (2) | 6.603 6.603  | |||
| 2. South Dakota St (12 - 3) Schedule: 3.925 (4) | 6.37 6.37  | |||
| 3. South Dakota (11 - 3) Schedule: 3.654 (7) | 5.446 5.446  | |||
| 4. Missouri St (8 - 4) Schedule: 3.461 (8) | 4.386 4.386  | |||
| 5. Illinois St (10 - 4) Schedule: 3.293 (10) | 4.027 4.027  | |||
| 6. North Dakota (5 - 7) Schedule: 3.807 (5) | 3.476 3.476  | |||
| 7. Youngstown St (4 - 8) Schedule: 3.416 (9) | 2.714 2.714  | |||
| 8. Southern Illinois (4 - 8) Schedule: 4.228 (1) | 2.689 2.689  | |||
| 9. Northern Iowa (3 - 9) Schedule: 3.737 (6) | 1.903 1.903  | |||
| 10. Indiana St (4 - 8) Schedule: 2.784 (11) | 1.654 1.654  | |||
| 11. Murray St (1 - 11) Schedule: 3.948 (3) | 1.372 1.372  |