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. Nebraska (4 - 0) Schedule: 5.879 (3) | 8.657 8.657  | |||
| 2. Iowa St (4 - 0) Schedule: 5.431 (5) | 7.687 7.687  2 | |||
| 3. Oklahoma (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.008 (9) | 7.446 7.446  1 | |||
| 4. Texas A&M (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.299 (6) | 7.202 7.202  1 | |||
| 5. Kansas St (5 - 0) Schedule: 3.397 (12) | 7.127 7.127  1 | |||
| 6. Texas (3 - 1) Schedule: 3.429 (11) | 6.012 6.012  3 | |||
| 7. Missouri (1 - 3) Schedule: 6.892 (1) | 5.948 5.948  2 | |||
| 8. Texas Tech (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.586 (10) | 5.406 5.406  | |||
| 9. Baylor (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.51 (4) | 5.15 5.15  2 | |||
| 10. Colorado (0 - 4) Schedule: 6.867 (2) | 5.084 5.084  3 | |||
| 11. Oklahoma St (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.949 (7) | 4.365 4.365  1 | |||
| 12. Kansas (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.126 (8) | 3.976 3.976  |