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. Bowling Green (4 - 0) Schedule: 3.544 (13) | 7.128 7.128  | |||
| 2. Marshall (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.369 (2) | 6.481 6.481  | |||
| 3. Miami OH (4 - 2) Schedule: 5.15 (5) | 5.405 5.405  | |||
| 4. Toledo (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.042 (11) | 5.299 5.299  | |||
| 5. Western Michigan (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.41 (1) | 4.992 4.992  | |||
| 6. Central Florida (1 - 3) Schedule: 5.157 (4) | 4.799 4.799  1 | |||
| 7. Northern Illinois (3 - 3) Schedule: 4.905 (7) | 4.708 4.708  1 | |||
| 8. Central Michigan (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.319 (14) | 3.766 3.766  1 | |||
| 9. Kent St (2 - 4) Schedule: 4.467 (9) | 3.545 3.545  1 | |||
| 10. Ball St (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.771 (8) | 3.253 3.253  2 | |||
| 11. Akron (0 - 6) Schedule: 5.197 (3) | 2.649 2.649  2 | |||
| 12. Eastern Michigan (3 - 3) Schedule: 4.135 (10) | 2.579 2.579  2 | |||
| 13. Ohio U. (1 - 5) Schedule: 5.072 (6) | 2.424 2.424  2 | |||
| 14. Buffalo (1 - 5) Schedule: 3.88 (12) | 2.359 2.359  2 |