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. Northern Iowa (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.164 (1) | 5.396 5.396  | |||
| 2. Youngstown St (4 - 2) Schedule: 2.15 (2) | 4.214 4.214  | |||
| 3. Southern Illinois (5 - 0) Schedule: -0.018 (8) | 3.864 3.864  1 | |||
| 4. Western Illinois (4 - 1) Schedule: 1.919 (5) | 3.606 3.606  1 | |||
| 5. Western Kentucky (3 - 2) Schedule: 1.427 (7) | 2.76 2.76  | |||
| 6. SW Missouri St (3 - 2) Schedule: 1.511 (6) | 1.918 1.918  | |||
| 7. Illinois St (3 - 3) Schedule: 2.137 (3) | 1.81 1.81  | |||
| 8. Indiana St (3 - 3) Schedule: 2.035 (4) | 1.077 1.077  |