Week 6
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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: 5.611 (3) | 9.454 9.454  | |||
| 2. Wisconsin (5 - 0) Schedule: 4.487 (7) | 7.807 7.807  2 | |||
| 3. Penn State (5 - 0) Schedule: 4.07 (10) | 7.453 7.453  | |||
| 4. Michigan St (4 - 2) Schedule: 6.106 (1) | 7.379 7.379  2 | |||
| 5. Iowa (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.455 (8) | 6.539 6.539  | |||
| 6. Michigan (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.795 (5) | 5.972 5.972  3 | |||
| 7. Minnesota (5 - 0) Schedule: 3.955 (12) | 5.522 5.522  1 | |||
| 8. Maryland (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.669 (13) | 5.017 5.017  2 | |||
| 9. Nebraska (4 - 2) Schedule: 4.489 (6) | 4.963 4.963  2 | |||
| 10. Indiana (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.173 (9) | 4.927 4.927  2 | |||
| 11. Northwestern (1 - 4) Schedule: 5.614 (2) | 4.443 4.443  | |||
| 12. Purdue (1 - 4) Schedule: 5.13 (4) | 3.686 3.686  | |||
| 13. Illinois (2 - 3) Schedule: 2.827 (14) | 2.735 2.735  | |||
| 14. Rutgers (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.07 (11) | 1.886 1.886  |