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. Louisville (5 - 1) Schedule: 5.208 (8) | 7.004 7.004  1 | |||
| 2. Southern Miss (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.893 (9) | 6.544 6.544  1 | |||
| 3. East Carolina (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.784 (2) | 6.272 6.272  | |||
| 4. TCU  (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.369 (10) | 5.783 5.783  | |||
| 5. Memphis (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.582 (4) | 5.635 5.635  1 | |||
| 6. Cincinnati (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.235 (6) | 5.295 5.295  1 | |||
| 7. Alabama-Birmingham (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.212 (7) | 5.038 5.038  2 | |||
| 8. Army (1 - 3) Schedule: 5.413 (5) | 3.881 3.881  2 | |||
| 9. Tulane (1 - 5) Schedule: 5.647 (3) | 3.836 3.836  1 | |||
| 10. Houston (0 - 4) Schedule: 6.116 (1) | 3.251 3.251  1 |