Week 5
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All | Atlantic 10 Conference | Big Sky Conference | Big South-Ohio Valley 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. Gardner-Webb (4 - 1) Schedule: 1.376 (3) | 1.592 1.592  | |||
| 2. Liberty (1 - 4) Schedule: 2.24 (1) | 0.649 0.649  1 | |||
| 3. Elon (2 - 3) Schedule: 1.661 (2) | 0.629 0.629  1 | |||
| 4. Charleston Southern (3 - 2) Schedule: -1.86 (4) | -1.658 -1.658  |