Week 5
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All | Atlantic 10 Conference | Big Sky Conference | Division I-AA Independents | Gateway Football Conference | Ivy League | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | Northeast Conference | Ohio Valley Conference | Patriot League | Pioneer Football Conference | Southern Conference | Southland Conference | SouthWAC
| Place | Team | Rating | Strength of Schedule | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Northern Iowa (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.498 (1) | 5.078 5.078  | |||
| 2. Youngstown St (4 - 1) Schedule: 1.32 (8) | 3.433 3.433  2 | |||
| 3. Western Kentucky (3 - 2) Schedule: 1.919 (5) | 3.078 3.078  1 | |||
| 4. SW Missouri St (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.432 (2) | 2.46 2.46  1 | |||
| 5. Western Illinois (3 - 1) Schedule: 1.579 (6) | 1.689 1.689  | |||
| 6. Illinois St (0 - 5) Schedule: 2.701 (4) | 0.674 0.674  1 | |||
| 7. Indiana St (1 - 4) Schedule: 2.985 (3) | 0.637 0.637  1 | |||
| 8. Southern Illinois (1 - 3) Schedule: 1.566 (7) | -0.03 -0.03  |