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. New Mexico St (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.867 (3) | 5.31 5.31  1 | |||
| 2. North Texas (1 - 5) Schedule: 5.899 (2) | 4.616 4.616  1 | |||
| 3. Idaho (1 - 5) Schedule: 6.266 (1) | 4.255 4.255  | |||
| 4. Louisiana-Lafayette (1 - 4) Schedule: 5.54 (4) | 3.364 3.364  | |||
| 5. Arkansas St (4 - 3) Schedule: 3.328 (7) | 2.913 2.913  2 | |||
| 6. Middle Tennessee St (0 - 5) Schedule: 5.051 (6) | 2.761 2.761  | |||
| 7. Louisiana-Monroe (0 - 5) Schedule: 5.074 (5) | 1.995 1.995  2 |