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. Western Michigan (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.723 (9) | 5.984 5.984  5 | |||
| 2. Toledo (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.765 (13) | 5.928 5.928  3 | |||
| 3. Akron (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.99 (2) | 5.903 5.903  1 | |||
| 4. Ohio U. (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.803 (3) | 5.778 5.778  1 | |||
| 5. Miami OH (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.944 (8) | 5.745 5.745  4 | |||
| 6. Northern Illinois (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.991 (7) | 5.634 5.634  1 | |||
| 7. Marshall (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.145 (12) | 5.437 5.437  5 | |||
| 8. Eastern Michigan (1 - 4) Schedule: 5.6 (5) | 3.386 3.386  | |||
| 9. Central Michigan (1 - 4) Schedule: 5.627 (4) | 3.025 3.025  | |||
| 10. Bowling Green (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.619 (11) | 2.921 2.921  2 | |||
| 11. Ball St (0 - 4) Schedule: 6.013 (1) | 2.673 2.673  1 | |||
| 12. Buffalo (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.658 (10) | 2.325 2.325  1 | |||
| 13. Kent St (0 - 5) Schedule: 5.085 (6) | 2.186 2.186  2 |