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. Virginia Tech  (4 - 0) Schedule: 6.257 (3) | 9.396 9.396  | |||
| 2. Miami FL (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.837 (4) | 8.754 8.754  | |||
| 3. West Virginia (3 - 1) Schedule: 6.418 (1) | 6.952 6.952  | |||
| 4. Pittsburgh (4 - 0) Schedule: 3.672 (8) | 6.7 6.7  | |||
| 5. Boston College (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.536 (5) | 6.174 6.174  1 | |||
| 6. Syracuse (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.911 (6) | 5.932 5.932  2 | |||
| 7. Rutgers (2 - 3) Schedule: 6.276 (2) | 5.409 5.409  2 | |||
| 8. Temple (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.402 (7) | 5.198 5.198  1 |