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. California (3 - 0) Schedule: 5.809 (39) | 9.942 9.942  | |||
| 2. Utah (5 - 0) Schedule: 6.2 (22) | 9.527 9.527  1 | |||
| 3. Southern Cal (4 - 0) Schedule: 6.477 (15) | 9.388 9.388  1 | |||
| 4. Georgia (4 - 0) Schedule: 6.872 (6) | 9.337 9.337  6 | |||
| 5. South Carolina (4 - 1) Schedule: 6.713 (10) | 9.279 9.279  2 | |||
| 6. Miami FL (4 - 0) Schedule: 5.428 (59) | 8.803 8.803  2 | |||
| 7. Arizona St (5 - 0) Schedule: 5.876 (36) | 8.792 8.792  2 | |||
| 8. Florida St (3 - 1) Schedule: 6.328 (16) | 8.387 8.387  | |||
| 9. Purdue (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.994 (80) | 8.294 8.294  15 | |||
| 10. Oklahoma (4 - 0) Schedule: 5.314 (63) | 8.256 8.256  16 | |||
| 11. Oklahoma St (4 - 0) Schedule: 5.224 (67) | 8.207 8.207  7 | |||
| 12. Minnesota (5 - 0) Schedule: 5.166 (71) | 8.113 8.113  6 | |||
| 13. Texas (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.835 (87) | 7.815 7.815  2 | |||
| 14. Louisville (4 - 0) Schedule: 3.812 (110) | 7.812 7.812  5 | |||
| 15. Texas A&M (3 - 1) Schedule: 6.326 (17) | 7.808 7.808  | |||
| 16. Auburn (5 - 0) Schedule: 4.48 (96) | 7.8 7.8  11 | |||
| 17. Virginia (4 - 0) Schedule: 4.054 (105) | 7.798 7.798  | |||
| 18. Stanford (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.676 (44) | 7.7 7.7  5 | |||
| 19. Boise St (5 - 0) Schedule: 5.122 (74) | 7.455 7.455  4 | |||
| 20. Ohio State (3 - 1) Schedule: 6.002 (28) | 7.417 7.417  4 | |||
| 21. Missouri (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.432 (58) | 7.207 7.207  16 | |||
| 22. Texas Tech (3 - 2) Schedule: 6.182 (23) | 7.194 7.194  8 | |||
| 23. Arkansas (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.646 (46) | 7.093 7.093  11 | |||
| 24. Troy (3 - 2) Schedule: 6.289 (18) | 7.092 7.092  15 | |||
| 25. Southern Miss (3 - 0) Schedule: 4.789 (88) | 7.031 7.031  17 | |||
| 26. Florida (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.964 (82) | 7.024 7.024  5 | |||
| 27. Michigan (4 - 1) Schedule: 5.189 (69) | 6.991 6.991  6 | |||
| 28. Navy (5 - 0) Schedule: 5.045 (78) | 6.942 6.942  17 | |||
| 29. LSU (3 - 2) Schedule: 6.221 (21) | 6.941 6.941  4 | |||
| 30. UCLA (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.397 (61) | 6.914 6.914  21 | |||
| 31. Wisconsin (5 - 0) Schedule: 4.094 (104) | 6.905 6.905  2 | |||
| 32. Boston College (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.603 (94) | 6.871 6.871  | |||
| 33. Maryland (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.948 (84) | 6.806 6.806  7 | |||
| 34. West Virginia (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.615 (92) | 6.805 6.805  13 | |||
| 35. Colorado (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.631 (48) | 6.744 6.744  13 | |||
| 36. Virginia Tech  (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.886 (34) | 6.743 6.743  8 | |||
| 37. Tennessee (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.931 (31) | 6.711 6.711  18 | |||
| 38. North Carolina St (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.746 (42) | 6.658 6.658  3 | |||
| 39. Air Force (2 - 3) Schedule: 6.802 (9) | 6.655 6.655  4 | |||
| 40. Washington St (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.472 (56) | 6.625 6.625  4 | |||
| 41. Kansas (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.762 (41) | 6.547 6.547  13 | |||
| 42. Fresno St (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.41 (97) | 6.457 6.457  22 | |||
| 43. Oregon St (1 - 4) Schedule: 7.895 (1) | 6.438 6.438  9 | |||
| 44. Nebraska (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.122 (73) | 6.43 6.43  8 | |||
| 45. Alabama-Birmingham (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.86 (37) | 6.405 6.405  2 | |||
| 46. New Mexico (2 - 3) Schedule: 6.823 (8) | 6.344 6.344  16 | |||
| 47. Marshall (1 - 3) Schedule: 7.172 (5) | 6.327 6.327  1 | |||
| 48. Northwestern (2 - 3) Schedule: 7.247 (3) | 6.255 6.255  2 | |||
| 49. Notre Dame  (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.96 (30) | 6.253 6.253  14 | |||
| 50. Iowa (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.67 (45) | 6.169 6.169  3 | |||
| 51. Alabama (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.427 (60) | 6.167 6.167  13 | |||
| 52. Northern Illinois (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.012 (79) | 6.114 6.114  9 | |||
| 53. Brigham Young (2 - 3) Schedule: 7.237 (4) | 6.076 6.076  3 | |||
| 54. Memphis (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.804 (111) | 5.91 5.91  11 | |||
| 55. Arizona (1 - 3) Schedule: 6.696 (11) | 5.892 5.892  | |||
| 56. Iowa St (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.992 (29) | 5.82 5.82  1 | |||
| 57. UTEP  (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.578 (50) | 5.795 5.795  18 | |||
| 58. Wyoming (3 - 1) Schedule: 4.604 (93) | 5.597 5.597  8 | |||
| 59. Connecticut (4 - 1) Schedule: 4.346 (101) | 5.583 5.583  10 | |||
| 60. South Florida (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.877 (35) | 5.553 5.553  2 | |||
| 61. Wake Forest (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.409 (98) | 5.531 5.531  3 | |||
| 62. Pittsburgh (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.302 (64) | 5.438 5.438  3 | |||
| 63. Vanderbilt (1 - 3) Schedule: 6.108 (24) | 5.416 5.416  20 | |||
| 64. Kansas St (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.488 (54) | 5.395 5.395  3 | |||
| 65. Bowling Green (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.554 (95) | 5.392 5.392  28 | |||
| 66. Colorado St (1 - 4) Schedule: 6.645 (13) | 5.388 5.388  17 | |||
| 67. TCU  (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.247 (66) | 5.367 5.367  13 | |||
| 68. Syracuse (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.287 (65) | 5.334 5.334  8 | |||
| 69. North Carolina (2 - 3) Schedule: 6.68 (12) | 5.321 5.321  6 | |||
| 70. Penn State (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.21 (68) | 5.168 5.168  11 | |||
| 71. Toledo (3 - 2) Schedule: 4.78 (89) | 5.168 5.168  1 | |||
| 72. Louisiana Tech (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.795 (40) | 5.16 5.16  2 | |||
| 73. San Diego St (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.756 (90) | 5.013 5.013  17 | |||
| 74. Miami OH (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.974 (81) | 4.841 4.841  10 | |||
| 75. Hawai`i (1 - 2) Schedule: 4.637 (91) | 4.819 4.819  23 | |||
| 76. Clemson (1 - 3) Schedule: 6.486 (14) | 4.782 4.782  2 | |||
| 77. Cincinnati (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.469 (57) | 4.768 4.768  | |||
| 78. Oregon (1 - 3) Schedule: 5.906 (32) | 4.724 4.724  9 | |||
| 79. Rice (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.929 (85) | 4.568 4.568  11 | |||
| 80. Mississippi (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.372 (62) | 4.45 4.45  12 | |||
| 81. SMU (1 - 4) Schedule: 6.272 (19) | 4.396 4.396  2 | |||
| 82. Baylor (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.07 (76) | 4.373 4.373  | |||
| 83. Michigan St (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.389 (99) | 4.334 4.334  10 | |||
| 84. New Mexico St (1 - 4) Schedule: 7.253 (2) | 4.333 4.333  20 | |||
| 85. Utah St (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.887 (33) | 4.301 4.301  4 | |||
| 86. Illinois (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.066 (77) | 4.264 4.264  8 | |||
| 87. Georgia Tech (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.877 (86) | 4.218 4.218  2 | |||
| 88. Ball St (1 - 4) Schedule: 6.011 (27) | 4.124 4.124  10 | |||
| 89. Washington (0 - 4) Schedule: 6.831 (7) | 4.105 4.105  1 | |||
| 90. Duke (1 - 4) Schedule: 5.634 (47) | 4.067 4.067  10 | |||
| 91. Louisiana-Lafayette (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.823 (109) | 4.004 4.004  4 | |||
| 92. Rutgers (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.366 (100) | 3.969 3.969  4 | |||
| 93. Houston (1 - 4) Schedule: 6.075 (25) | 3.948 3.948  7 | |||
| 94. Ohio U. (3 - 2) Schedule: 3.184 (115) | 3.885 3.885  16 | |||
| 95. Arkansas St (1 - 4) Schedule: 5.48 (55) | 3.769 3.769  1 | |||
| 96. Tulsa (1 - 4) Schedule: 5.822 (38) | 3.765 3.765  16 | |||
| 97. Mississippi St (1 - 4) Schedule: 5.494 (53) | 3.761 3.761  8 | |||
| 98. Kentucky (1 - 3) Schedule: 5.597 (49) | 3.745 3.745  26 | |||
| 99. UNLV (1 - 4) Schedule: 5.514 (52) | 3.742 3.742  2 | |||
| 100. Indiana (2 - 3) Schedule: 4.336 (102) | 3.668 3.668  9 | |||
| 101. East Carolina (0 - 4) Schedule: 6.229 (20) | 3.345 3.345  1 | |||
| 102. Middle Tennessee St (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.911 (106) | 3.32 3.32  5 | |||
| 103. North Texas (1 - 4) Schedule: 5.566 (51) | 3.305 3.305  1 | |||
| 104. San Jose St (2 - 2) Schedule: 4.152 (103) | 3.137 3.137  2 | |||
| 105. Nevada (2 - 3) Schedule: 3.325 (113) | 2.999 2.999  6 | |||
| 106. Idaho (1 - 4) Schedule: 5.082 (75) | 2.907 2.907  5 | |||
| 107. Louisiana-Monroe (0 - 4) Schedule: 6.065 (26) | 2.891 2.891  4 | |||
| 108. Army (0 - 4) Schedule: 5.677 (43) | 2.836 2.836  4 | |||
| 109. Temple (1 - 4) Schedule: 5.173 (70) | 2.808 2.808  4 | |||
| 110. Akron (1 - 4) Schedule: 4.963 (83) | 2.755 2.755  3 | |||
| 111. Western Michigan (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.563 (112) | 2.513 2.513  2 | |||
| 112. Kent St (1 - 4) Schedule: 3.036 (116) | 2.415 2.415  3 | |||
| 113. Tulane (1 - 2) Schedule: 3.832 (108) | 2.383 2.383  2 | |||
| 114. Eastern Michigan (1 - 4) Schedule: 3.855 (107) | 2.307 2.307  | |||
| 115. Central Michigan (2 - 2) Schedule: 2.864 (117) | 1.887 1.887  1 | |||
| 116. Buffalo (1 - 4) Schedule: 3.186 (114) | 1.608 1.608  1 | |||
| 117. Central Florida (0 - 4) Schedule: 5.122 (72) | 1.403 1.403  9 |