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 (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.328 (2) | 6.807 6.807  | |||
| 2. TCU  (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.166 (5) | 5.985 5.985  1 | |||
| 3. Cincinnati (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.635 (1) | 5.537 5.537  1 | |||
| 4. Southern Miss (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.648 (10) | 5.471 5.471  | |||
| 5. Houston (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.007 (3) | 4.166 4.166  | |||
| 6. Tulane (3 - 3) Schedule: 3.737 (9) | 4.092 4.092  1 | |||
| 7. Memphis (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.131 (6) | 3.909 3.909  1 | |||
| 8. East Carolina (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.882 (7) | 3.79 3.79  | |||
| 9. Alabama-Birmingham (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.587 (4) | 3.398 3.398  | |||
| 10. Army (0 - 5) Schedule: 3.768 (8) | 0.183 0.183  |