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. Louisville (4 - 0) Schedule: 3.812 (10) | 7.812 7.812  | |||
| 2. Southern Miss (3 - 0) Schedule: 4.789 (8) | 7.031 7.031  | |||
| 3. Alabama-Birmingham (3 - 1) Schedule: 5.86 (4) | 6.405 6.405  | |||
| 4. Memphis (4 - 1) Schedule: 3.804 (11) | 5.91 5.91  2 | |||
| 5. South Florida (2 - 2) Schedule: 5.877 (3) | 5.553 5.553  | |||
| 6. TCU  (3 - 2) Schedule: 5.247 (7) | 5.367 5.367  2 | |||
| 7. Cincinnati (2 - 3) Schedule: 5.469 (6) | 4.768 4.768  | |||
| 8. Houston (1 - 4) Schedule: 6.075 (2) | 3.948 3.948  | |||
| 9. East Carolina (0 - 4) Schedule: 6.229 (1) | 3.345 3.345  | |||
| 10. Army (0 - 4) Schedule: 5.677 (5) | 2.836 2.836  | |||
| 11. Tulane (1 - 2) Schedule: 3.832 (9) | 2.383 2.383  |