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. Oklahoma (5 - 0) Schedule: 6.359 (15) | 9.67 9.67  | |||
| 2. Arkansas (4 - 0) Schedule: 6.727 (5) | 9.466 9.466  | |||
| 3. Georgia (4 - 1) Schedule: 6.501 (12) | 8.86 8.86  | |||
| 4. Nebraska (5 - 0) Schedule: 5.53 (41) | 8.569 8.569  2 | |||
| 5. Minnesota (6 - 0) Schedule: 5.083 (66) | 8.516 8.516  2 | |||
| 6. Florida St (5 - 0) Schedule: 4.97 (70) | 8.303 8.303  2 | |||
| 7. Southern Cal (4 - 1) Schedule: 5.565 (39) | 8.207 8.207  6 | |||
| 8. LSU (5 - 0) Schedule: 4.394 (93) | 7.867 7.867  3 | |||
| 9. Iowa (5 - 1) Schedule: 5.656 (38) | 7.827 7.827  | |||
| 10. Miami FL (5 - 0) Schedule: 5.122 (61) | 7.649 7.649  5 | |||
| 11. Washington St (5 - 1) Schedule: 4.882 (77) | 7.63 7.63  4 | |||
| 12. Virginia Tech  (5 - 0) Schedule: 4.334 (96) | 7.624 7.624  2 | |||
| 13. Ohio State (5 - 0) Schedule: 5.747 (34) | 7.615 7.615  3 | |||
| 14. Tennessee (4 - 1) Schedule: 5.982 (24) | 7.499 7.499  10 | |||
| 15. Texas (4 - 1) Schedule: 5.394 (47) | 7.468 7.468  9 | |||
| 16. Miami OH (4 - 1) Schedule: 5.77 (33) | 7.421 7.421  4 | |||
| 17. Oregon St (5 - 1) Schedule: 5.352 (49) | 7.345 7.345  6 | |||
| 18. Purdue (4 - 1) Schedule: 5.282 (55) | 7.322 7.322  8 | |||
| 19. Alabama (2 - 4) Schedule: 7.481 (1) | 7.262 7.262  1 | |||
| 20. South Carolina (3 - 2) Schedule: 6.352 (16) | 7.259 7.259  1 | |||
| 21. Kansas St (4 - 2) Schedule: 5.419 (45) | 7.22 7.22  2 | |||
| 22. Virginia (4 - 1) Schedule: 5.316 (51) | 7.183 7.183  17 | |||
| 23. Michigan (4 - 2) Schedule: 4.958 (71) | 6.932 6.932  12 | |||
| 24. Boise St (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.903 (75) | 6.899 6.899  16 | |||
| 25. Kansas (4 - 1) Schedule: 5.02 (69) | 6.891 6.891  3 | |||
| 26. Oklahoma St (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.339 (95) | 6.879 6.879  3 | |||
| 27. Northern Illinois (5 - 0) Schedule: 5.089 (65) | 6.754 6.754  11 | |||
| 28. Michigan St (5 - 1) Schedule: 5.309 (52) | 6.739 6.739  4 | |||
| 29. Louisville (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.774 (83) | 6.705 6.705  12 | |||
| 30. Air Force (5 - 1) Schedule: 5.048 (67) | 6.676 6.676  12 | |||
| 31. Wake Forest (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.954 (26) | 6.658 6.658  6 | |||
| 32. Boston College (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.977 (25) | 6.616 6.616  2 | |||
| 33. UNLV (4 - 1) Schedule: 5.403 (46) | 6.533 6.533  | |||
| 34. Syracuse (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.929 (74) | 6.528 6.528  6 | |||
| 35. Pittsburgh (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.514 (91) | 6.526 6.526  4 | |||
| 36. Utah (4 - 1) Schedule: 5.434 (44) | 6.515 6.515  2 | |||
| 37. UCLA (3 - 2) Schedule: 6.032 (22) | 6.457 6.457  14 | |||
| 38. Maryland (4 - 2) Schedule: 4.817 (81) | 6.39 6.39  18 | |||
| 39. California (3 - 4) Schedule: 6.477 (13) | 6.306 6.306  4 | |||
| 40. Colorado St (3 - 3) Schedule: 5.803 (32) | 6.214 6.214  14 | |||
| 41. Bowling Green (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.954 (106) | 6.201 6.201  7 | |||
| 42. Texas Tech (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.822 (80) | 6.187 6.187  24 | |||
| 43. Clemson (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.673 (37) | 6.167 6.167  16 | |||
| 44. Penn State (2 - 4) Schedule: 6.39 (14) | 6.098 6.098  6 | |||
| 45. North Texas (2 - 3) Schedule: 6.709 (7) | 6.097 6.097  4 | |||
| 46. North Carolina St (3 - 3) Schedule: 5.224 (57) | 6.081 6.081  | |||
| 47. Tulsa (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.723 (35) | 6.08 6.08  5 | |||
| 48. Fresno St (3 - 3) Schedule: 6.63 (8) | 6.046 6.046  23 | |||
| 49. Wisconsin (5 - 1) Schedule: 4.953 (73) | 5.972 5.972  8 | |||
| 50. Oregon (4 - 2) Schedule: 5.504 (43) | 5.949 5.949  3 | |||
| 51. Iowa St (2 - 3) Schedule: 6.721 (6) | 5.931 5.931  6 | |||
| 52. Cincinnati (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.106 (64) | 5.858 5.858  8 | |||
| 53. Brigham Young (3 - 3) Schedule: 6.233 (17) | 5.853 5.853  9 | |||
| 54. Louisiana Tech (2 - 3) Schedule: 6.191 (18) | 5.826 5.826  12 | |||
| 55. Stanford (2 - 1) Schedule: 4.765 (84) | 5.775 5.775  8 | |||
| 56. TCU  (5 - 0) Schedule: 3.326 (116) | 5.722 5.722  9 | |||
| 57. Auburn (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.39 (48) | 5.708 5.708  27 | |||
| 58. New Mexico (3 - 3) Schedule: 5.107 (63) | 5.693 5.693  17 | |||
| 59. Georgia Tech (3 - 3) Schedule: 5.822 (31) | 5.666 5.666  15 | |||
| 60. Washington (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.211 (58) | 5.641 5.641  19 | |||
| 61. Southern Miss (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.91 (27) | 5.55 5.55  12 | |||
| 62. Florida (3 - 3) Schedule: 4.956 (72) | 5.535 5.535  26 | |||
| 63. Northwestern (2 - 4) Schedule: 6.754 (4) | 5.43 5.43  13 | |||
| 64. Notre Dame  (1 - 3) Schedule: 7.156 (2) | 5.408 5.408  4 | |||
| 65. San Diego St (3 - 3) Schedule: 4.526 (90) | 5.382 5.382  5 | |||
| 66. Connecticut (4 - 2) Schedule: 3.891 (111) | 5.374 5.374  3 | |||
| 67. Marshall (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.25 (56) | 5.36 5.36  12 | |||
| 68. Toledo (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.142 (60) | 5.317 5.317  7 | |||
| 69. Troy (3 - 3) Schedule: 5.863 (29) | 5.313 5.313  1 | |||
| 70. Arizona St (2 - 3) Schedule: 6.522 (11) | 5.276 5.276  11 | |||
| 71. Missouri (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.865 (113) | 5.253 5.253  7 | |||
| 72. South Florida (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.471 (92) | 5.209 5.209  14 | |||
| 73. Colorado (2 - 3) Schedule: 6.543 (10) | 5.176 5.176  10 | |||
| 74. West Virginia (1 - 4) Schedule: 5.687 (36) | 5.069 5.069  6 | |||
| 75. Houston (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.918 (110) | 5.045 5.045  2 | |||
| 76. Western Michigan (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.153 (99) | 5.044 5.044  5 | |||
| 77. Wyoming (1 - 4) Schedule: 6.116 (20) | 4.995 4.995  5 | |||
| 78. Kentucky (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.703 (86) | 4.928 4.928  11 | |||
| 79. Temple (1 - 4) Schedule: 5.835 (30) | 4.924 4.924  8 | |||
| 80. Texas A&M (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.871 (28) | 4.889 4.889  22 | |||
| 81. Mississippi (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.093 (102) | 4.859 4.859  8 | |||
| 82. Rutgers (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.383 (94) | 4.76 4.76  4 | |||
| 83. Hawai`i (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.81 (82) | 4.68 4.68  4 | |||
| 84. Alabama-Birmingham (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.29 (54) | 4.599 4.599  15 | |||
| 85. Navy (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.935 (109) | 4.45 4.45  16 | |||
| 86. Illinois (1 - 5) Schedule: 5.52 (42) | 4.291 4.291  2 | |||
| 87. Memphis (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.883 (112) | 4.216 4.216  11 | |||
| 88. North Carolina (0 - 5) Schedule: 6.813 (3) | 4.21 4.21  9 | |||
| 89. Nevada (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.937 (108) | 4.153 4.153  1 | |||
| 90. Baylor (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.949 (107) | 4.113 4.113  15 | |||
| 91. Ball St (3 - 3) Schedule: 4.291 (97) | 4.105 4.105  5 | |||
| 92. Tulane (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.238 (98) | 4.051 4.051  1 | |||
| 93. Ohio U. (1 - 4) Schedule: 5.304 (53) | 3.957 3.957  9 | |||
| 94. Middle Tennessee St (0 - 5) Schedule: 5.984 (23) | 3.948 3.948  9 | |||
| 95. Mississippi St (1 - 4) Schedule: 5.146 (59) | 3.945 3.945  2 | |||
| 96. Arizona (1 - 5) Schedule: 6.128 (19) | 3.85 3.85  1 | |||
| 97. Utah St (1 - 4) Schedule: 5.553 (40) | 3.81 3.81  14 | |||
| 98. Kent St (3 - 3) Schedule: 4.658 (88) | 3.746 3.746  16 | |||
| 99. New Mexico St (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.583 (89) | 3.711 3.711  5 | |||
| 100. Louisiana-Lafayette (0 - 6) Schedule: 6.604 (9) | 3.622 3.622  5 | |||
| 101. Akron (3 - 3) Schedule: 3.351 (115) | 3.519 3.519  1 | |||
| 102. Central Florida (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.85 (79) | 3.485 3.485  10 | |||
| 103. Duke (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.889 (76) | 3.407 3.407  | |||
| 104. Idaho (1 - 5) Schedule: 5.319 (50) | 3.217 3.217  3 | |||
| 105. Indiana (1 - 5) Schedule: 5.115 (62) | 2.989 2.989  1 | |||
| 106. Vanderbilt (1 - 5) Schedule: 4.096 (101) | 2.818 2.818  4 | |||
| 107. San Jose St (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.059 (103) | 2.802 2.802  9 | |||
| 108. SMU (0 - 5) Schedule: 4.723 (85) | 2.59 2.59  | |||
| 109. East Carolina (0 - 5) Schedule: 6.056 (21) | 2.567 2.567  3 | |||
| 110. Central Michigan (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.141 (100) | 2.529 2.529  1 | |||
| 111. Rice (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.681 (87) | 2.523 2.523  3 | |||
| 112. Arkansas St (3 - 3) Schedule: 2.765 (117) | 2.501 2.501  3 | |||
| 113. UTEP  (2 - 4) Schedule: 4.048 (104) | 2.281 2.281  | |||
| 114. Louisiana-Monroe (0 - 6) Schedule: 4.01 (105) | 1.711 1.711  2 | |||
| 115. Buffalo (0 - 6) Schedule: 4.874 (78) | 1.639 1.639  | |||
| 116. Army (0 - 5) Schedule: 5.023 (68) | 1.461 1.461  | |||
| 117. Eastern Michigan (1 - 5) Schedule: 3.737 (114) | 0.987 0.987  |