Week 5
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All | ACC | Big 10 | Big 12 | Big East | Big West | Conference USA | Division I-A Independents | Mid-American Conference | MWC | Pac-12 | SEC | WAC
| Place | Team | Rating | Strength of Schedule | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Florida St (5 - 0) Schedule: 6.088 (26) | 9.488 9.488  1 | |||
| 2. Virginia Tech  (4 - 0) Schedule: 6.257 (20) | 9.396 9.396  1 | |||
| 3. TCU  (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.843 (73) | 8.843 8.843  2 | |||
| 4. Miami FL (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.837 (35) | 8.754 8.754  3 | |||
| 5. Nebraska (4 - 0) Schedule: 5.879 (33) | 8.657 8.657  1 | |||
| 6. Ohio State (4 - 0) Schedule: 5.673 (42) | 8.517 8.517  5 | |||
| 7. Southern Miss (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.351 (54) | 8.185 8.185  1 | |||
| 8. Clemson (5 - 0) Schedule: 4.224 (96) | 8.111 8.111  3 | |||
| 9. Auburn (5 - 0) Schedule: 5.413 (52) | 7.95 7.95  9 | |||
| 10. Mississippi St (3 - 1) Schedule: 6.122 (25) | 7.928 7.928  | |||
| 11. Oregon (4 - 1) Schedule: 5.729 (40) | 7.927 7.927  1 | |||
| 12. Northwestern (4 - 1) Schedule: 6.199 (22) | 7.731 7.731  14 | |||
| 13. Georgia (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.288 (60) | 7.688 7.688  15 | |||
| 14. Iowa St (4 - 0) Schedule: 5.431 (51) | 7.687 7.687  7 | |||
| 15. East Carolina (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.791 (37) | 7.542 7.542  15 | |||
| 16. Mississippi (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.86 (34) | 7.477 7.477  15 | |||
| 17. South Carolina (4 - 1) Schedule: 5.763 (39) | 7.458 7.458  4 | |||
| 18. Oklahoma (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.008 (101) | 7.446 7.446  2 | |||
| 19. Notre Dame  (2 - 2) Schedule: 7.17 (1) | 7.429 7.429  10 | |||
| 20. Washington (3 - 1) Schedule: 6.368 (17) | 7.407 7.407  6 | |||
| 21. Georgia Tech (3 - 2) Schedule: 6.375 (16) | 7.284 7.284  19 | |||
| 22. Texas A&M (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.299 (58) | 7.202 7.202  5 | |||
| 23. Kansas St (5 - 0) Schedule: 3.397 (112) | 7.127 7.127  10 | |||
| 24. Florida (4 - 1) Schedule: 5.13 (63) | 7.106 7.106  9 | |||
| 25. Arizona (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.861 (72) | 7.078 7.078  21 | |||
| 26. North Carolina St (4 - 0) Schedule: 5.295 (59) | 6.981 6.981  1 | |||
| 27. West Virginia (3 - 1) Schedule: 6.418 (15) | 6.952 6.952  2 | |||
| 28. Wisconsin (3 - 2) Schedule: 6.593 (11) | 6.944 6.944  4 | |||
| 29. Pittsburgh (4 - 0) Schedule: 3.672 (108) | 6.7 6.7  6 | |||
| 30. Michigan (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.954 (67) | 6.687 6.687  11 | |||
| 31. Michigan St (3 - 1) Schedule: 6.636 (9) | 6.615 6.615  23 | |||
| 32. Oregon St (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.658 (82) | 6.568 6.568  16 | |||
| 33. UCLA (4 - 1) Schedule: 6.443 (13) | 6.536 6.536  5 | |||
| 34. Southern Cal (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.345 (55) | 6.492 6.492  11 | |||
| 35. Colorado St (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.277 (95) | 6.444 6.444  15 | |||
| 36. Minnesota (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.664 (81) | 6.293 6.293  6 | |||
| 37. Alabama (2 - 3) Schedule: 6.598 (10) | 6.293 6.293  15 | |||
| 38. Boise St (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.758 (106) | 6.285 6.285  1 | |||
| 39. Louisville (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.459 (50) | 6.284 6.284  5 | |||
| 40. Indiana (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.52 (48) | 6.277 6.277  2 | |||
| 41. UNLV (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.184 (62) | 6.218 6.218  18 | |||
| 42. Purdue (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.621 (85) | 6.208 6.208  23 | |||
| 43. North Carolina (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.786 (38) | 6.188 6.188  21 | |||
| 44. Boston College (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.536 (47) | 6.174 6.174  21 | |||
| 45. Arkansas (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.635 (43) | 6.083 6.083  18 | |||
| 46. Texas (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.429 (111) | 6.012 6.012  21 | |||
| 47. Central Florida (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.409 (91) | 6.009 6.009  28 | |||
| 48. Western Michigan (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.723 (78) | 5.984 5.984  25 | |||
| 49. Tennessee (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.412 (53) | 5.962 5.962  29 | |||
| 50. Missouri (1 - 3) Schedule: 6.892 (3) | 5.948 5.948  26 | |||
| 51. Syracuse (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.911 (71) | 5.932 5.932  30 | |||
| 52. Toledo (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.765 (105) | 5.928 5.928  18 | |||
| 53. Akron (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.99 (30) | 5.903 5.903  15 | |||
| 54. Kentucky (2 - 3) Schedule: 6.441 (14) | 5.882 5.882  10 | |||
| 55. Virginia (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.813 (74) | 5.874 5.874  1 | |||
| 56. Ohio U. (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.803 (36) | 5.778 5.778  11 | |||
| 57. Miami OH (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.944 (69) | 5.745 5.745  21 | |||
| 58. Fresno St (1 - 2) Schedule: 6.125 (23) | 5.701 5.701  3 | |||
| 59. Northern Illinois (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.991 (66) | 5.634 5.634  15 | |||
| 60. Arizona St (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.488 (89) | 5.609 5.609  1 | |||
| 61. San Jose St (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.941 (70) | 5.559 5.559  9 | |||
| 62. Maryland (2 - 2) Schedule: 6.21 (21) | 5.546 5.546  4 | |||
| 63. Marshall (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.145 (98) | 5.437 5.437  26 | |||
| 64. LSU (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.803 (76) | 5.414 5.414  13 | |||
| 65. Rutgers (2 - 3) Schedule: 6.276 (19) | 5.409 5.409  2 | |||
| 66. Texas Tech (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.586 (110) | 5.406 5.406  9 | |||
| 67. Illinois (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.506 (88) | 5.239 5.239  18 | |||
| 68. Temple (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.402 (92) | 5.198 5.198  8 | |||
| 69. Baylor (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.51 (49) | 5.15 5.15  3 | |||
| 70. Brigham Young (2 - 4) Schedule: 6.725 (8) | 5.139 5.139  17 | |||
| 71. Colorado (0 - 4) Schedule: 6.867 (5) | 5.084 5.084  24 | |||
| 72. Air Force (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.982 (102) | 4.91 4.91  12 | |||
| 73. Tulane (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.723 (41) | 4.88 4.88  11 | |||
| 74. Stanford (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.589 (46) | 4.873 4.873  10 | |||
| 75. Memphis (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.805 (75) | 4.785 4.785  13 | |||
| 76. Vanderbilt (1 - 4) Schedule: 6.085 (27) | 4.727 4.727  3 | |||
| 77. Alabama-Birmingham (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.382 (113) | 4.661 4.661  9 | |||
| 78. Cincinnati (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.325 (56) | 4.637 4.637  5 | |||
| 79. Iowa (0 - 5) Schedule: 7.146 (2) | 4.579 4.579  6 | |||
| 80. UTEP  (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.545 (87) | 4.55 4.55  2 | |||
| 81. Arkansas St (0 - 5) Schedule: 6.54 (12) | 4.379 4.379  12 | |||
| 82. Oklahoma St (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.949 (68) | 4.365 4.365  11 | |||
| 83. New Mexico (3 - 3) Schedule: 4.788 (77) | 4.28 4.28  7 | |||
| 84. Penn State (2 - 4) Schedule: 5.916 (32) | 4.17 4.17  10 | |||
| 85. Nevada (1 - 3) Schedule: 6.757 (7) | 4.052 4.052  29 | |||
| 86. Kansas (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.126 (99) | 3.976 3.976  9 | |||
| 87. Wyoming (1 - 4) Schedule: 5.302 (57) | 3.813 3.813  21 | |||
| 88. Washington St (2 - 2) Schedule: 3.732 (107) | 3.707 3.707  5 | |||
| 89. Idaho (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.372 (93) | 3.706 3.706  7 | |||
| 90. Connecticut (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.635 (109) | 3.59 3.59  9 | |||
| 91. New Mexico St (0 - 4) Schedule: 5.994 (29) | 3.52 3.52  6 | |||
| 92. Tulsa (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.33 (114) | 3.509 3.509  4 | |||
| 93. Eastern Michigan (1 - 4) Schedule: 5.6 (45) | 3.386 3.386  6 | |||
| 94. California (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.419 (90) | 3.32 3.32  3 | |||
| 95. SMU (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.673 (80) | 3.238 3.238  3 | |||
| 96. Wake Forest (0 - 4) Schedule: 6.335 (18) | 3.213 3.213  16 | |||
| 97. Navy (0 - 4) Schedule: 6.875 (4) | 3.208 3.208  14 | |||
| 98. Middle Tennessee St (1 - 3) Schedule: 5.105 (64) | 3.204 3.204  2 | |||
| 99. Rice (1 - 4) Schedule: 5.235 (61) | 3.127 3.127  2 | |||
| 100. Utah (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.192 (97) | 3.03 3.03  10 | |||
| 101. Central Michigan (1 - 4) Schedule: 5.627 (44) | 3.025 3.025  12 | |||
| 102. San Diego St (0 - 4) Schedule: 6.123 (24) | 3.024 3.024  | |||
| 103. North Texas (0 - 4) Schedule: 5.975 (31) | 2.999 2.999  | |||
| 104. Houston (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.076 (100) | 2.976 2.976  4 | |||
| 105. Duke (0 - 5) Schedule: 6.797 (6) | 2.958 2.958  1 | |||
| 106. Bowling Green (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.619 (86) | 2.921 2.921  3 | |||
| 107. Ball St (0 - 4) Schedule: 6.013 (28) | 2.673 2.673  15 | |||
| 108. Army (0 - 4) Schedule: 4.643 (84) | 2.59 2.59  1 | |||
| 109. Buffalo (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.658 (83) | 2.325 2.325  3 | |||
| 110. Kent St (0 - 5) Schedule: 5.085 (65) | 2.186 2.186  10 | |||
| 111. Utah St (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.901 (103) | 1.947 1.947  7 | |||
| 112. Louisiana Tech (1 - 4) Schedule: 3.095 (115) | 1.65 1.65  1 | |||
| 113. Louisiana-Lafayette (0 - 5) Schedule: 4.341 (94) | 1.502 1.502  1 | |||
| 114. Hawai`i (0 - 3) Schedule: 4.688 (79) | 1.321 1.321  1 | |||
| 115. Louisiana-Monroe (1 - 4) Schedule: 3.816 (104) | 0.944 0.944  10 |