Week 5
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All | ACC | Big 10 | Big 12 | Big East | Conference USA | Division I-A Independents | Mid-American Conference | MWC | Pac-12 | SEC | Sun Belt Conference | WAC
| Place | Team | Rating | Strength of Schedule | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Virginia Tech  (5 - 0) Schedule: 5.229 (6) | 9.163 9.163  1 | |||
| 2. Boston College (4 - 1) Schedule: 5.747 (5) | 8.067 8.067  1 | |||
| 3. Miami FL (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.2 (8) | 8.039 8.039  2 | |||
| 4. Syracuse (4 - 2) Schedule: 6.445 (3) | 6.944 6.944  | |||
| 5. West Virginia (2 - 3) Schedule: 6.886 (2) | 6.242 6.242  | |||
| 6. Temple (1 - 3) Schedule: 6.959 (1) | 4.934 4.934  | |||
| 7. Rutgers (1 - 4) Schedule: 6.218 (4) | 4.641 4.641  1 | |||
| 8. Pittsburgh (1 - 3) Schedule: 4.747 (7) | 3.494 3.494  1 |