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: 5.632 (2) | 9.195 9.195  | |||
| 2. Miami FL (5 - 0) Schedule: 4.577 (5) | 8.395 8.395  | |||
| 3. Pittsburgh (5 - 1) Schedule: 3.882 (7) | 5.971 5.971  2 | |||
| 4. Boston College (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.404 (3) | 5.97 5.97  1 | |||
| 5. West Virginia (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.552 (6) | 4.77 4.77  1 | |||
| 6. Syracuse (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.891 (4) | 3.801 3.801  | |||
| 7. Temple (1 - 4) Schedule: 5.643 (1) | 3.691 3.691  | |||
| 8. Rutgers (1 - 4) Schedule: 3.793 (8) | 1.646 1.646  |