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. Toledo (5 - 0) Schedule: 5.432 (8) | 8.622 8.622  | |||
| 2. Bowling Green (4 - 1) Schedule: 5.205 (11) | 7.332 7.332  1 | |||
| 3. Marshall (3 - 1) Schedule: 6.176 (4) | 7.33 7.33  2 | |||
| 4. Western Michigan (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.039 (12) | 5.919 5.919  2 | |||
| 5. Northern Illinois (2 - 3) Schedule: 6.616 (2) | 5.908 5.908  3 | |||
| 6. Miami OH (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.61 (6) | 5.494 5.494  1 | |||
| 7. Ohio U. (0 - 4) Schedule: 6.866 (1) | 5.163 5.163  2 | |||
| 8. Central Michigan (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.534 (7) | 5.15 5.15  4 | |||
| 9. Akron (2 - 3) Schedule: 6.327 (3) | 5.072 5.072  1 | |||
| 10. Kent St (1 - 4) Schedule: 5.634 (5) | 4.055 4.055  | |||
| 11. Buffalo (1 - 4) Schedule: 5.22 (10) | 3.461 3.461  | |||
| 12. Ball St (0 - 4) Schedule: 5.341 (9) | 3.418 3.418  | |||
| 13. Eastern Michigan (1 - 4) Schedule: 3.963 (13) | 1.437 1.437  |